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The Podcast Hour

Designed to help you discover what to listen to next, host Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world.

Ranked #1

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Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend: Jeff Goldblum

Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend: Jeff Goldblum

The US talkshow host Conan O'Brien worked as a comedy writer for Saturday Night Live and on The Simpsons before getting ... Read more

15 Mar 2019

9mins

Ranked #2

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'David Tennant Does A Podcast with...Olivia Colman'

'David Tennant Does A Podcast with...Olivia Colman'

He's probably best known for playing Doctor Who, or for his role as a dishevelled detective in Broadchurch...now the Sco... Read more

1 Mar 2019

7mins

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Ranked #3

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Tracking a serial conman: 'Who The Hell is Hamish?'

Tracking a serial conman: 'Who The Hell is Hamish?'

Tracy Hall had been separated from her husband for over a year when she first met a man called Max Tavita via a dating a... Read more

1 Mar 2019

10mins

Ranked #4

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Celebrating life's simple pleasures: 'The Pleasures of Brecht'

Celebrating life's simple pleasures: 'The Pleasures of Brecht'

After years of exile from Germany through the Second World War, in 1954 the German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht wr... Read more

27 Jul 2019

13mins

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Ranked #5

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The Podcast Hour for Saturday 6 April 2019

The Podcast Hour for Saturday 6 April 2019

Getting to grips with language in 'The Allusionist', the 'IRL' podcast asks how technology's changing the way we read, a... Read more

5 Apr 2019

48mins

Ranked #6

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'Paradise': The unsolved murder of 2 British backpackers

'Paradise': The unsolved murder of 2 British backpackers

Back in 1978 the bodies of two British backpackers were found in the sea off the Guatemalan coast in central America. It... Read more

20 Jul 2019

12mins

Ranked #7

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The Podcast Hour for Saturday 27 April 2019

The Podcast Hour for Saturday 27 April 2019

Freddie Mercury is one of the inspiring figures explored on 'Great Lives', 'WTF with Marc Maron' hits 1000 episodes, 'Mo... Read more

27 Apr 2019

47mins

Ranked #8

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'The Untold': taking listeners inside life-changing stories

'The Untold': taking listeners inside life-changing stories

Imagine getting right into the middle of a true story developing around you while you're listening. That's the narrative... Read more

25 May 2019

18mins

Ranked #9

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A powerful history of Whiteness and race: 'Scene on Radio'

A powerful history of Whiteness and race: 'Scene on Radio'

Over 14 episodes of 'Seeing White' from 'Scene on Radio', former radio reporter turned academic John Biewen enlists prom... Read more

4 May 2019

13mins

Ranked #10

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Parental Guidance Recommended: parenting tips from famous Aussies

Parental Guidance Recommended: parenting tips from famous Aussies

Ever wondered what high-profile Australians are like as parents? Comedian and mother-of-two Terri Psiakis coaxes some in... Read more

23 Nov 2018

11mins

Ranked #11

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Word nerd? Try 'Something Rhymes with Purple'

Word nerd? Try 'Something Rhymes with Purple'

Word nerds, Scrabble geeks, and language freaks are going to enjoy 'Something Rhymes with Purple'! Maggie Hough emailed ... Read more

20 Jul 2019

10mins

Ranked #12

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'13 Minutes to the Moon': the moon landing reconsidered

'13 Minutes to the Moon': the moon landing reconsidered

Almost 50 years ago, in July 1969, the US astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went to the Moon on... Read more

18 May 2019

18mins

Ranked #13

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David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast

David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast

His children's books have sold more than 25 million copies in just 10 years. As well as being a writer, he's an actor, c... Read more

15 Mar 2019

10mins

Ranked #14

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'The Beautiful Brain': head injuries and sport

'The Beautiful Brain': head injuries and sport

'The Beautiful Brain' (Audible) is a series about the brain and how it gets affected by the sports we play. The show foc... Read more

22 Jun 2019

8mins

Ranked #15

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The Podcast Hour for Saturday 29 June 2019

The Podcast Hour for Saturday 29 June 2019

Featuring 'The Shrink Next Door', 'Inside The Comedian with David Reed', 'True Crime New Zealand' and 'Borrowed'.

29 Jun 2019

47mins

Ranked #16

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The Podcast Hour for Saturday 25 May 2019

The Podcast Hour for Saturday 25 May 2019

'The Document' explores how to cover a free solo climb of a 1000 metre vertical rockface, and speaks to the doco maker w... Read more

25 May 2019

47mins

Ranked #17

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Digital downsizing? The 'Outside' podcast

Digital downsizing? The 'Outside' podcast

Even if you worry about using your smartphone too much, the idea of simply unplugging or ditching it altogether just isn... Read more

13 Jul 2019

9mins

Ranked #18

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The Podcast Hour for Saturday 8 June 2019

The Podcast Hour for Saturday 8 June 2019

Overthinkers unite in 'Adrift'. 'A Way With Words' explores interesting words and phrases. 'Brexitcast' gives you a behi... Read more

8 Jun 2019

47mins

Ranked #19

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The Podcast Hour for Saturday 1 June 2019

The Podcast Hour for Saturday 1 June 2019

The podcast poet: 'Have You Heard George's Podcast?' aims for social change. 'Backlisted' brings new life to old books. ... Read more

1 Jun 2019

48mins

Ranked #20

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Getting to grips with language: 'The Allusionist'

Getting to grips with language: 'The Allusionist'

The English language is full of weird and wonderful words and 'The Allusionist' (Radiotopia) delights in finding the sto... Read more

5 Apr 2019

21mins

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