A magazine programme with long-form, in-depth feature interviews on current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 3 hours 9 minutes
Matthew Galloway: why take phosphate from the Western Sahara?
From his house on Otago Harbour, designer and artist Matthew Galloway sees the same view every evening as the sun sets: a plume of smoke rising from the chimney of the Ravensdown Factory. The factory processes phosphate rock into fertiliser for our farms, but to make this product New Zealand imports the phosphate from occupied Western Sahara.
Bill Browder: the man high on Putin’s hit list
For the last 12 years Bill Browder has been firmly in the sights of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Initially a supporter of Putin, Browder's company Hermitage Capital Management was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005 - when it was blacklisted. Browder was deemed a threat to national security and deported to the UK.
Jim Lynch: creating a blueprint for the end of extinction
A proposed 3313-hectare fenced ecosanctuary in Wainuiomata would see critically endangered species such as kakapo, kokako and hihi return to the valley, says its author Jim Lynch.
Jennifer Egan: sharing your unconscious in The Candy House
American writer Jennifer Egan has described her new novel The Candy House as the sibling to her 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad.
Pauline Autet: the many firsts of the 2022 Venice Biennale
Often dubbed 'the Art Olympics', the Venice Biennale is all about representation. While the Russian pavilion is closed this year, near the centre of the biennale a large wooden temporary pavilion has been erected. It stands smouldering, scorched by fire, expressing the situation in Ukraine.
James Griffiths: Shanghai lockdown stirs online dissent
The 26 million residents of Shanghai have been dealing with strict lockdown conditions since late March due to China's zero-Covid strategy.
Megan Dunn: is the future of art a Femmebot?
This week Megan Dunn looks at the first 'humanoid' robot artist Ai-Da, who is about to present her exhibition, Leaping into the Metaverse at the Venice Biennale.
Julia Croft: taking Terrapolis to the stage
Experimental theatre-maker Julia Croft seeks to reimagine a more sustainable way of living in her new solo show Terrapolis.
Keith Kahn-Harris: the surprising journey spurred by Kinder eggs
London-based sociologist Dr Keith Kahn Harris has written about some weighty issues, including the heavy metal music scene and antisemitism, but his latest book sprang out of a fascination with the omnipresent Kinder Surprise Egg.