Public Broadcasting funding package - will listeners hear a difference? Did Elon Musk's submarine help? The Word with Miriam Meyerhoff, Professor of Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington.

Update on the rescue efforts happening in a northern Thailand cave complex, do you live in rental accommodation? and we catch up with BBC's Will Flockton following the high profile resignations from Cabinet over Brexit...

The Defence Minister Ron Mark today made the announcement of a $2.346 billion Boeing P8 Poseidon aircraft fleet for the RNZAF they'll begin operations from 2023. Robert Ayson, Professor of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington discusses the purchase of the P8's; an update on the Thai cave rescue from Richard Ehrlich our Asia correspondent who is in Bangkok; and it's Monday so we talk books with Karen McMillan from NZ Booklovers.

A new Exhibition called Elle and Youthquake is opening this weekend in Hamilton at the Waikato Fashion Museum, celebrating the work of Wendy Ganley and her Boutique that was called Elle. Kelly Dix from the New Zealand Fashion Museum tells us all about it; secondhand bookshops don't generally make a lot of cash and the Hard to Find Bookshop is no exception, but they're pretty sure a miracle happened, Warwick Jordan explains; and Kiwi Rules takes us to Gisborne for young locals Sit Down In Front who pick a new New Zealand track to play.

Tonight on the show: Law firm Russell McVeagh commissioned their own report on the culture of the firm and Dame Margaret Bazely was the subsequent author of it... it's a very damning report, and I'll talk to lawyer Steph Dyhrberg the convenor of Wellington Women Lawyers' Association in a moment about the fallout the report has generated... and do you know what the term 'The Third Place' means? It's a place to be social that isn't your home or your work... it might be a cafe or the local hall... but it's a place to strengthen community... Jessica Rose of Women in Urbanism will join us to discuss the necessity of having a third place... and tonight Wellington is celebrating the best of the capital's business ventures... we hope to talk to the winner of the Wellington Gold Award later in the hour...

Auckland council gets tough on illegal dumping, Girlboss is the networking organisation whose mission is to inspire, empower and equip New Zealand girls and Words on a Wednesday.

High court decision on benefit claimant's loans. People with disabilities looking for love. News app takes over local news.

Epic kayak expedition. Exploring the Community Law Manual.

Will Flockton joins us from the UK - which is still in Europe and seems in a bit of a mess as to how to get out of it. This week's Kiwi Rules is chosen by the singer songwriter - Holly Arrowsmith.

Is the building code good enough? Update on Tauranga Marine Reserve. Talking film scores with Mahuia Bridgman Cooper.