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How to be a (very stable) genius
Professor Craig Wright is author of The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit - Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness. He's travelled the world looking to unearth the hidden lessons from… Audio
Trump continues election fight as Biden makes key appointments
Donald Trump has questioned whether the Supreme Court would ever hear a case airing his unproven allegations of election fraud, as Joe Biden names more officials in his new administration.
Trump supporters march to support false election claims
Thousands of Trump supporters marched to back his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud as he pushes ahead with legal challenges to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Video
Reporting the fact-free claims of Team Trump
Since losing the US election, president Donald Trump and his allies have mounted an evidence-free campaign to portray the vote as rigged. That's thrown the dysfunctions of the country's media… Audio
Our Current Song: The Warratahs, 'New World'
Iconic Kiwi band The Warratahs are back on the road again and currently promoting their new single, New World. Lead singer and guitarist Barry Saunders joins the show to discuss the new track and… Audio
Legal scholar Kim Wehle: the path to a US election result
Author and constitutional scholar Kim Wehle is a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a former assistant attorney. She was associate independent counsel in the Whitewater… Audio
Masha Gessen: Surviving Autocracy
Within 48 hours of Donald Trump's 2016 victory, Masha Gessen's essay Autocracy: Rules for Survival had gone viral. A staff writer at The New Yorker, Gessen's Soviet childhood and two decades covering… Audio
As it happened: Trump and Biden in final US presidential debate
Joe Biden has renewed his attacks on President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in today's final debate. See how it all unfolded with RNZ's live blog.
Trump, Biden face-off in final debate
In a little under two hours, US President Donald Trump and Presidential hopeful Joe Biden, will make a final pitch to American voters in their final televised debate.
New rules are in place to limit… Audio
More than 10 million Americans have already cast their ballots
US Correspondent Simon Marks joins Checkpoint with the latest on the US Election and Trump and Biden's campaign, why so many people are voting early and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's… Audio
'Taiwan is a bigger problem than Hong Kong for China'
Taiwan appears to be at risk of being caught up in the power struggle between China and the US. Richard McGregor is the author of Xi Jinping: The Backlash. He joins us to discuss Taiwan issue and the… Audio
US Correspondent: 'Presidency race picture troubling'
Elizabeth Warren quit the Democratic presidential race this week, leaving Joe Biden (77) and Bernie Sanders (78) as the last major contenders battling Donald Trump (73). Karen Kasler wonders when the… Audio
Donald Trump's 'bonkers' week in US politics
It's been yet another big week in US politics, with Donald Trump capping things off with a rambling, vitriolic speech in the wake of his impeachment acquittal. US correspondent Karen Kasler has been… Audio
Former US vice president Biden to announce 2020 election run
Former US Vice President Joe Biden is set to announce later this week that he will run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination for the 2020 election.
Robert Mueller delivers the goods on Russian interference
Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election has charged 13 Russians and three organisations with interfering in the US election to help Donald Trump… Audio
The Russia Probe for Dummies
The investigation into Russian interference in the US election gained some real traction over the weekend. For those not following this closely it can start seeming a bit murky. So we thought we'd do… Audio
Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn admits lying to FBI
Michael Flynn is the most senior member of the Trump administration to have been charged in the Russia investigation.
FBI director defends comments on Clinton emails
The FBI Director James Comey says he feels 'mildly nauseous' at the thought he swayed the US election but says his decision to say Hillary Clinton remained under investigation over her emails was the… Audio
Jump in US, Brit migrants after Brexit, Trump win
The number of British immigrants arriving in New Zealand has risen on the back of the country's Brexit vote, and figures also suggest a jump in US immigrants since Donald Trump was elected.
CIA says Russia helped Trump win election - report
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, according to a report in the Washington Post.