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  • Guy Montgomery on how to be funny

    Guy Mongomery just won The Fred Award for Best New Zealand show at this year’s International Comedy Festival.. The spcial prize was created in honour of Kiwi comedy legend John Clarke and his character Fred Dagg. So we've got him on to explain all about how to do stand up comedy.

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    17 min
  • Smoky New York, political uproar, side hustles and Fun Fact Friday

    New York has some of the worst air quality in the world at the moment due to massive fires in Canada. We hear from the streets what it is like there at the moment.

    It has been a crazy week in politics. We'll tell you why, plus side hustles and Fun Fact Friday

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    21 min
  • Golf shock, India - China conflict, AI pantry save, Chartreuse shortage

    Has money won out in the golfing merger between America's PGA and Saudi's LIV tour? We get the inside steer with Kiwi golfing icon Greg Turner.

    Why are India and China chucking out each other's journalists? The plan for AI to help you use up everything in your larder, plus the dire shortage of a key cocktail ingredient.

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    23 min
  • Petrol prices, brain drain, Prince Harry at court, reheating leftovers

    The global change which might make your petrol price jump up soon, and we have the numbers on how much of a brain drain to Aussie is happening right now.

    Prince Harry's in court suing a bunch of newspapers - we'll explain all that. Plus a surprising controversy - do you reheat your leftovers or eat them cold?

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    21 min
  • Why tech is both fantastic and scary

    There’s a lot going on in the world of tech, stuff is moving FAST … and the thing is, there’s a lot of SNAKE OIL out there too. 

    So, we asked Allyn Robyns from tech policy think Tank Brainbox, to identify three burgeoning areas of technology that he’s EXCITED about, and three that he’s a bit SCARED of … but, naturally, he didn’t follow instructions …

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    26 min
  • Satellite fails, surcharge rules, pardoning witches and Fun Fact Friday

    A failed launch has resulted in a North Korean spy satellite crashing into the sea off South Korea. Why should we be worried about further attempts?

    Another weekend with surcharges, we explain when they're OK, plus why Connecticut is pardoning witches and Fun Fact Friday.

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    19 min
  • House price bottom, AI vs trolls, Russian mercenaries, animal handsome

    Recent reports indicate the housing market might be bottoming out, so we ask Stuff's business editor: is now the right time to buy?

    One of the tennis grand slams is using AI to stop social media abuse, a mystery over Russian mercenaries and the Chatham Islands, and what sort of animal handsome are you?

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    21 min
  • Consultant chaos, reffing bias, US economic bandaid, powerball conflict

    A row has blown up in Australia over the local branch of consultancy PWC, we explain what it's been accused of and why the federal government there is fuming.

    Plus can refs avoid being biased? Will the US settle a deal before it runs out of money? And a tale as American as apple pie - a record breaking lottery win followed by a lawsuit.

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    21 min
  • Dud census, ChatGPT mistakes, recession or not, flying manners

    The 2018 census was a bit of a disaster and it looks like a repeat this year, but why is it important and what relevance does a dud load of stats have to you?

    Plus common mistakes using ChatGPT and how to sort them, will we have a recession or not? - and gross things not to do on a plane.

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    20 min

About Newsable

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Newsable is all about what everyone’s talking about. Highbrow, lowbrow, exclusives, analysis and hot takes - it’s a fresh way to get up to speed on the day’s big stories, delivered in a uniquely Stuff way. Newsable brings you the news you need to know, when it happens.

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