Celebrated commentator Keith Quinn looks back on the ninth Rugby World Cup in Japan and what last night's emphatic final victory means for the Springboks and South Africa as a whole.

Anne Audain overcame incredible odds to become the world's winningest road racer, and in the process, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars through lucrative deals with the likes of Nike and Pepsi. She's in the Musical Chair this week.

You mightn't know that 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table, but Professor Allan Blackman certainly does. He's doing all he can to ensure people can enjoy the Periodic Table in all its glory.

Mobile grammarian Ellen Jovin joins the show for an update on her Grammar Table tour across the United States and to offer her take on the Associated Press assertion that the hyphen is a thing of the past.

Author Graeme Lay says it's misleading for people to accuse Captain James Cook as being an imperialist and a destroyer of cultures, when he was largely revered by Maori in New Zealand.

Should people who look and act younger than they are be legally allowed to change their age in order to avoid ageism and discrimination? Joona Räsänen is a bioethicist at the University of Oslo in Norway and thinks they should.

Amy Fletcher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury. She offers her take on the pros and cons of Deep Fakes.

Blaze breaks out on TVNZ's doorstep; MediaWorks TV sell-off turns political; alarming oil claims get an airing; history behind a paywall - and on screen for free.

There is a definite method to the madness when it comes to the language used in Nigerian scam emails. Deborah Schaffer is a professor of English at MSU Billings and has researched the role of language in these scams.

New Zealander Lorraine Cook is a Feilding-born former DOC worker who has been working as a conservationist in the Seychelles for the past two and a half years.