Best Plain Zero Podcasts (2025)

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497: Teen Wolf 43:49

25d ago43:49

43:49

Time is running out. Give me a keg of beer. Win in the end. Nick loves basketball.By Plain Zero

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Urban Issues with Bill McKay 10:42

1h ago10:42

10:42

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

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How a trip to Spain inspired a cookbook 8:25

2h ago8:25

8:25

We all lament the end of a holiday and the return to normality - but one of my next guests found a novel way to keep the spirit of her trip alive.

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Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Lianne Dalziel 25:37

2h ago25:37

25:37

Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government, a National Party member and currently volunteering for the party's deputy leader, Nicola Willis.

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Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui 9:27

2h ago9:27

9:27

Whanganui social services are bracing for the planned pullback of police from mental health callouts, the mayoral race is heating up, St George's is on the chopping block, and Whanganui has "once in a lifetime" softball talent.

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Book review: Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert 5:53

2h ago5:53

5:53

Sonja de Friez reviews Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert published by Hachette

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Professor Martin Stiles on fixing heartbeats 27:27

3h ago27:27

27:27

Martin Stiles is the man credited with fixing the heart rhythms of some of our great Olympians.

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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney 9:38

2h ago9:38

9:38

Trump-aligned candidate leads Romania's presidential race, German spy agency classifies far-right AfD party as extremist, Vatican installs chimney for conclave smoke signals, and a spate of cryptocurrency-linked kidnappings in France.

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Calls to keep plain language law as it heads for repeal 7:21

2h ago7:21

7:21

A law to enforce the use of plain language in official documents and on government websites is being scrapped over criticism it is achieving nothing more than extra costs and red tape, but proponents argue that's not true and the Act needs to stay.

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Councils and insurers continue to lead climate adaptation decisions 33:38

2h ago33:38

33:38

Local councils and insurers are increasingly deciding which properties are at climate risk, in a legislative void.

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Identity Crisis: Aaron Painter on Mobile ID Verification, Cryptography, and Reducing Cyber Risk 51:25

3h ago51:25

51:25

Catch the Video episode: https://youtu.be/zMNsjSGT-yw Aaron Painter, former global executive at Microsoft, discusses the rising risks of deepfakes, how deep fake videos increase security risks, and how mobile-based identity verification helps like the new company he founded called Nametag. In this story David Mauro interviews Aaron and discusses id…

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The week that was 12:03

13h ago12:03

12:03

Our comedians Irene Pink and Donna Brookbanks with a few of the funny stories from the last week, including the British boy who's won his second consecutive gull screeching championship.

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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman 16:09

13h ago16:09

16:09

Sam Ackerman brings us the latest sports from New Zealand and the rest of the world.

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Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington 11:06

14h ago11:06

11:06

Tom discusses the latest events in Te Whanganui-a-Tara including local government update and the missing Wellington Water report.

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Canterbury and Wellington weather updates 7:03

14h ago7:03

7:03

Back to the wild weather that has been battering the country - in particular Canterbury and Wellington.

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Book review: 38 Londres Street by Phillipe Sands 4:12

14h ago4:12

4:12

Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews 38 Londres Street by Phillipe Sands published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

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Screenwriter Angela Franklyn: overcoming adversity 23:15

15h ago23:15

23:15

Angela Franklyn's stage and screen career in London was stopped in its tracks when she was diagnosed with a rare health condition.

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Asia correspondent Ed White 10:25

15h ago10:25

10:25

Edward White discusses the ongoing reaction in Beijing to Donald Trump's trade tarrif war.

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Open source library software used worldwide 8:03

15h ago8:03

8:03

Open-source library software Koha, developed in Levin, is now used by 19,000 libraries around the world.

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How Hackers Think.🔥Chris Roberts🔥Latest AI Risks for Business 58:38

1d ago58:38

58:38

Rural Healthcare and small/midsized businesses are being tipped over the edge. Not by Tariffs or high interest rates, but by investments needed into protecting their people and systems from disruption. How can you protect yourself from something you don’t know? A risk you don’t understand. What if you could think like a hacker… and use that power t…

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Screentime: Warfare, Drop, Sinners, Small Things Like These 11:14

1d ago11:14

11:14

Film and television reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about four movies out in cinemas

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Separating parents: mediation to stay out of court 20:19

1d ago20:19

20:19

Jill Goldson has spent decades working as a mediator with separating parents, together with their children

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Tech correspondent Peter Griffin 16:33

4d ago16:33

16:33

Peter Griffin is a Wellington-based science and technology journalist

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Around the motu : Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch 10:52

1d ago10:52

10:52

Keiller discusses the latest events in Otautahi

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Book review: Wonderland by Tracy Farr 3:24

1d ago3:24

3:24

Louise O'Brien reviews Wonderland by Tracy Farr published by The Cuba Press

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Southland aunty teaching others to find a feed 27:38

1d ago27:38

27:38

She is known by many up and down the country as Whaea T - the aunty who will teach you how to hunt, fish and gather

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UK: Local elections, Net Zero row, Kneecap fight 12:21

1d ago12:21

12:21

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about Sir Keir Starmer's first big test with voters since the general election

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Child trafficking law change within reach? 12:51

1d ago12:51

12:51

A legal specialist in human trafficking says a simple amendment to the Crimes Act - which would enable prosecutions against child traffickers brought - is within reach

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Whakapapa ski field prepares for season ahead 25:16

1d ago25:16

25:16

Whakapapa ski field has joined Turoa in moving out of the hands of the receivers with a 10 year concession being granted

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Where house sellers made 100% gains within 5 years 9:55

3d ago9:55

9:55

RNZ's Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at the data which shows the regions where house sellers were able to bank a sizeable capital gain.

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Where heart meets art: Wellington's hand-crafted cremation urns 13:50

3d ago13:50

13:50

When Bridgit Sisson's beloved mum died in 2023, she wanted to keep her ashes close but couldn't find a vessel she felt resembled her.

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Music: Short, long, short - what's going on? 26:09

6d ago26:09

26:09

Throughout the '50s and '60s songs were short, got longer in the '70s and 80s, then shorter in the streaming era. But does a short song mean you get short changed?

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Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga 8:22

3d ago8:22

8:22

Five Tauranga homeowners are desperate for a solution three years after a huge slip forced them out of their homes, but the council is refusing to help.

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Book review: The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue 3:37

4d ago3:37

3:37

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue published by Pan Macmillan.

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Shilo Kino: 'Writing this book was a form of medicine' 26:52

3d ago26:52

26:52

Author Shilo Kino won a major award for her first book The Porangi Boy- and now her first novel for adults - released last year - is a finalist in Ockham Book Awards.

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Australia: Election campaign draws to close 8:56

3d ago8:56

8:56

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at how the last polls are falling for the Albanese government and opposition parties ahead of the election this weekend.

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Cornerstone of Christchurch theatre returns to the city 8:28

3d ago8:28

8:28

The Court Theatre returning to the central city in Christchurch this week, fourteen years on from the devastating quakes that drove it out of the Arts Centre.

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Physician associates - health workforce solution? 31:36

3d ago31:36

31:36

The government's consulting on health workforce regulation, but has already given the green light to a new role - physician associate. What do they do and is this a solution to staff shortages?

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This is how AI will change medtech (and how you can take advantage) 49:27

3d ago49:27

49:27

I'm joined by Santosh Iyer, Founder and CEO of Moonshot, as we explore the mission to train the modern healthcare workforce in emerging technologies, the true potential of AI in medtech, and strategies for innovating within highly regulated healthcare environments. In this episode, we dive deep into: Moonshot's Mission and Vision → Training healthc…

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Sports-chat with Marc Hinton 11:22

4d ago11:22

11:22

Auckland FC win the Premier's Plate, the Warriors win in a Christchurch NRL match as the Super Rugby season inches towards the playoffs with Australian and New Zealand teams dominating the top six

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Wetapunga: Older than dinosaurs and a little weird looking 16:50

4d ago16:50

16:50

If you had to design the scariest insect you can imagine - it might come out looking something like a Wetapunga

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Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson 17:12

4d ago17:12

17:12

Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk

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Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa 9:52

4d ago9:52

9:52

Piers Fuller is the editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, based in Masterton

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Book review: Preachers, Pastors, Prophets: The Dominican Friars of Aotearoa 3:48

4d ago3:48

3:48

Harry Broad reviews Preachers, Pastors, Prophets: The Dominican Friars of Aotearoa New Zealand by Susannah Grant published by Otago University Press

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Flaxmere's biggest champion: Henare O'Keefe 24:48

4d ago24:48

24:48

Henare O'Keefe is adamant that Flaxmere is on the up, and his part in that is no small matter

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USA correspondent Ron Elving 12:09

4d ago12:09

12:09

Ron Elving is a Senior Editor and Correspondent, Washington Desk for NPR news.

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This year's 40-Hour Challenge 12:57

4d ago12:57

12:57

What was once the 40-Hour Famine is now the 40-Hour Challenge, and this year World Vision is hoping to inspire young New Zealanders with a test for the modern era - to go offline for 40 hours

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Are taxpayers getting bang for buck? 24:40

4d ago24:40

24:40

Outgoing Auditor General John Ryan says whoever is in power should be able to say what it wants to achieve, how much it will cost, and what progress is being made

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