Gap Year
Divide your age by two and add seven. It's the rule nobody made up officially, yet somehow everyone knows it. But where did it come from - and does it actually mean anything? This episode pulls apart ...
7 Jul 45min
The Angel in the Algorithm - Madelaine Thomas on protecting your intimate images
Madelaine Thomas had her intimate images leaked without consent while working as a dominatrix - and couldn't find any technology that would have helped her identify the culprit. So she built it. A b...
2 Jul 22min
Skin In The Game
Sex work is often called the world's oldest profession. It’s survived moral panics, technological leaps, a global pandemic, and endless political debate. This episode looks at the state of sex work in...
30 Jun 42min
Bella DePaulo - Single at Heart
Social Psychologist and author Bella DePaulo is 72, single by choice, and has spent decades proving that single life isn't a consolation prize. In this conversation she shares the research on why marr...
25 Jun 35min
The Waiting Room
From Bridget Jones to #SoloGlowUp, the story of singleness has had a rebrand. But is it liberation - or just a better-looking waiting room?Melody Thomas meets two people sitting with that question. Be...
23 Jun 45min
Tom Scott on navigating heartbreak and growth through music
Tom Scott - musician, father, and one of Aotearoa's most compelling voices - joins Melody for a wide-ranging conversation about love, loss, and what it actually takes to change. Tom's album Anitya is ...
18 Jun 35min
Things Fell Apart
What makes some relationships survive betrayal while others collapse over something small?John and Anna built a life over fifteen years together - then nearly lost it all. Not in one moment, but slowl...
16 Jun 47min
Digital Dangers - The New Rules, with Netsafe's Sean Lyons
You don't have to do anything to become a victim of image-based sexual abuse. AI can now fabricate intimate images from a single photo - and the shame, fear, and coercion that follow are just as real ...
12 Jun 26min
