Kennedy Warne, the founding editor of New Zealand Geographic connects his lifelong exploration of the underwater world with a global story of humanity's relationship with the sea in his new book Soundings.

The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis has launched his bid to be the next US president. What makes this move big news is of course his rivalry with Donald Trump for the hearts and votes of conservative Americans. We discuss his prospects with POLITICO'S Josh Gerstein.

In 1970, David Curtis was the youngest singer ever to make the NZ Top 20 charts. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. His son, musicican Michael Vercoe joins us to share his third single 'Vegas'.

We hear about the amount of money we'll need in retirement and for many people it seems like a long way from reality. The KiwiSaver advisory firm National Capital has released its first KiwiSaver Value for Money Report. Managing director Clive Fernandes joins us.

A town in northern Finland was hit this year by 26 frost quakes in 7 hours. So what are frost quakes? Jarkko Okkonen joins us from the Geological Society of Finland.

When they say in recipes to add a dash of salt or a pinch of salt; how much is that, exactly? How about a dollop, a drizzle of olive oil or a smidgeon? Claire Cock-Starkey, author of 'The Curious History of Weights & Measures' explains all.

This week Christall Lowe's book KAI - Food stories and recipes from my family table won the Judith Binney Prize for illustrated non-fiction at the Ockham book awards

Regular listeners will remember Irish wildlife ecologist and bird behaviouralist Grainne Cleary who is usually based in Melbourne. Grainne has made it to Aotearoa for the Auckland Writers Festival and has had a chance to check our birdlife for the very first time - find out what she thinks.

Gore blimey - a little local political difficulty pulls national media focus; Politicians seeking platforms for political reveals.

Basketball star Tai Wynyard, the youngest-ever Tall Black to step onto the court and play for his country, has taken his family to China, to play for the Shanghai Sharks.