Best Capture By Lucy Podcasts (2024)

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Screentime: Skywalkers, Mr Bigstuff, NZIFF picks 9:55

1h ago9:55

9:55

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Skywalkers (Netflix), a documentary that follows two Moscow daredevils and lovers who scale some of the world's tallest buildings. But will KL's Merdeka building defeat them? Mr Bigstuff (Neon) is a British series that follows two estranged brothers - and how their reunion doesn't go smoo…

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How to manage anxiety for young people 23:49

2h ago23:49

23:49

Clinical and health psychologist Dr Toni Lindsay says anxiety is a bit like chocolate: a little bit is ok, but too much can make you spin out.

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Tech: Why the West is looking skyward for the internet 12:42

2h ago12:42

12:42

Technology commentator Juha Saarinen joins Kathryn to look at why an alternative to subsea internet cables is being considered by Western nations.

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Around the motu : Ellen Curnow in Westport 9:55

2h ago9:55

9:55

It's three years since Westport's devastating floods which left a quarter of the town's homes red or yellow stickered. Ellen looks back and looks forward.

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Book review: The End and Everything Before It 5:03

32m ago5:03

5:03

Phil Vine reviews The End and Everything Before It by Finegan Kruckemeyer published by Text Publishing

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What latest neuroimaging tell us about migraines and the brain 28:24

2h ago28:24

28:24

Auckland neurologist Dr Ray Bose specialises in migraine and says some of the brain changes being identified can be reversed by medications targeting a key neurotransmitter in the brain.

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UK correspondent Matthew Parris 9:24

1h ago9:24

9:24

UK correspondent Matthew Parris talks to Kathryn about Sir Keir Starmer's moves to stop local residents blocking housebuilding as Labour's first King's Speech approaches.

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Lucky the Pig who outswam Cyclone Gabrielle 10:12

2h ago10:12

10:12

When Stacey Smith and her family were able to return home after their Hawke's Bay home was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, they found a pig had managed to swim into their house and climb to safety on a mattress.

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Republican lawmaker Julie Emerson from the RNC in Milwaukee 15:41

1h ago15:41

15:41

The Republican National Convention is in full swing in Milwaukee where Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance have been formally nominated as candidates on the Republic ticket for November's election.

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Public system will struggle to administer new cancer drugs 12:21

2h ago12:21

12:21

Cancer doctors are welcoming the funding of 13 new cancer drugs, but say with potentially 175,000 cancer patients getting them in the first year, the system for administering them won't cope.

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Science: More extreme weather, 'fast fashion' fix 9:57

23m ago9:57

9:57

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with three new studies: the first focuses on what climate change is set to do to New Zealand's weather patterns in the coming years. Researchers in the US have found a way to make it easier to separate out fibres in textile waste. Could it provide a solution to how to recycle the world's annual 92 m…

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Migration down, more NZers depart, fertility declines 15:41

1h ago15:41

15:41

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley discusses where New Zealand's population is heading, as migration numbers track down, more and more Kiwis leave our shores, and fertility rates continue to decline.

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Latest inflation figures just released 5:36

35m ago5:36

5:36

Inflation has slowed to a three year low, with consumer prices rising 0.4 percent in the three months ended June.

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Around the Motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua 11:54

1h ago11:54

11:54

Kelly rounds up the news from Rotorua - including a controversial e-bike trial for Kainga Ora tenants and an unusual Mongrol Mob carjacking.

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Book Review - Practice by Rosalind Brown 5:20

1h ago5:20

5:20

Hannah August reviews Practice by Rosalind Brown published by Orion Publishing

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How Khalida Popal uses football to fight for women's rights 31:00

2h ago31:00

31:00

Khalida Popal found a passion for football against an unlikely backdrop in Afghanistan, in the mid-'90s; a time where women were not seen to have a place in sport. She eventually rallied a team and became co-founder and the first captain of the women's national football team.

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Australia: Union scandal, Tenancious D cancels, MH17 anniversary marked 8:09

2h ago8:09

8:09

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the allegations levelled against the construction union, the CFMEU and Tenacious D quitting their tour.

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Renewed push to build a 'run-of-river' hydro scheme in the West Coast 16:49

2h ago16:49

16:49

A West Coast lines company is reigniting a bid to build a run-of-river hydro scheme in its region - but it's facing staunch opposition.

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What would road user charges for all cars look like? 18:29

3h ago18:29

18:29

The government wants to move the entire vehicle fleet to paying road-user-charges - but how would this work, and when will it happen?

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Sports-chat with Glen Larmer 11:04

2d ago11:04

11:04

We are just 10 days away from the Olympic Games opening ceremony, Glen also casts an eye over Wimbledon, the finals of the European and South American football champs. and the All Blacks' win at the weekend.

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Emily Pattullo on her new psychological thriller 12:23

1d ago12:23

12:23

Author Emily Pattullo's new novel explores decisions we make when we're young, and the far reaching consequences they can have.

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Business commentator Oliver Lewis 18:59

1h ago18:59

18:59

Fletcher's cost management focus pauses software rollout until 2026. Oliver also talks to Kathryn about the KiwiRail board recommended build-and-sell option to resolve a $551m ferry contract.