Global currency markets are on a rollercoaster, and the kiwi dollar's along for the ride. Why is there so much turbulence, and how might it affect you? Christina Leung from the NZ Institute of Economic Research joins Jess to explain.

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Dr Mike Reid from Local Government NZ puts rate rises in perspective, and explains to Jess McCarthy why many people don't think local government even matters, despite it affecting more of our everyday life than you think.

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Jess McCarthy talks to Dr Claire Charters from the University of Auckland about how a change in monarch could change relations between Māori and the head of state, and how republicanism could affect the future of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

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With independence movements simmering in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, will a change in monarch give them the boost they need to get out of the union? Jess talks to Stuff correspondent Andrea Vance, who's been in the UK for events since the Queen's death, and has previously reported from all countries in the UK.

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Aside from the pomp and ceremony, there's a legal reason he needs to have a coronation. Dr Cindy McCreery from the University of Sydney joins Jess McCarthy to explain in our latest episode - as well as explaining why it'll take so long, and why it'll have no bearing on when we get a public holiday.

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It's the job he's been waiting for his whole life, but in the wake of his mother's death, how will Charles III execute his role as monarch? Royal Commentator Phil Dampier tells us about the new King's hot temper, and what he'll do with rogue relatives.

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Stuff Explained is a weekly podcast which seeks to demystify complicated topics and make news more accessible, more relatable and more understandable. 

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