REAL STUDENT RADIO
AUT•AUCKLAND CITY•NZ
DOCUMENTARIES
10 minute stories from final year AUT Radio & Audio students.
MY IRON DAD (2025)
Rachael Barron explores why her father Gordon returned to the brutal world of Ironman triathlons — and why one finish line wasn’t enough.
I WANNA EAT HORSE (2025)
After a painful run-in with a horse, Liam Carter sets out on a tongue-in-cheek quest for revenge, tracking down and tasting horse meat to decide if it’s worth it
SCREAMING IN SILENCE (2025)
Briana Pine’s cousin Declan had a breakthrough that allowed him to finally communicate, revealing the strength of a mother’s fight and a family navigating autism
BE KIND TO ALL KINDS (2024)
Gaby Bailey spends her days rehabilitating animals, exclusively working with reptiles, birds, fish and the generally ‘unusual’ (Sophie Kiddey).
POLITICS TO PASTURES (2024)
Sir Lockwood Smith’s journey: from an admirable political career to his current life as a Belgium Blue Cattle Farmer (Jaden Sheppard).
LIKE A STRIPPER (2024)
I'm Quinn Plunkett, and I’m diving into the world of strippers… asking why they enjoy their profession and finding out what the job entails.
RIDERS ON THE STORM (2023)
Every Sunday is a motorcycle group changing the mental wellbeing of its members for the better. (Max Roskilly)
I’LL NEVER GET BOARD (2023)
Mackenzie Watson wants to find out why many grown up people still love to play board games.
DON’T FRET (2023)
Follow Mayank Kumar's journey as he learns why his young guitar students' chose to play this instrument in the first place.
ON THE ROPES (2022)
Va'a Magalogo reflects on losing his last boxing fight in 2017, and about how it affected him for almost a year.
WHY DO WE TELL JOKES? (2022)
Open mic comedy can be brutal. Connor Hopkins asks why people do it… what motivates open mic comedians?
WORD ON THE STREET (2022)
Mila van der Plas explores the experiences of four of Auckland's finest slam poets and their journey to the stage.
ADH-SHE (2021)
Neve Duff explores the under-diagnosis of women and girls with the ADHD, and the different ways it manifests.
NATURE OR NURTURE? (2021)
Tabitha Huxford faces her fear of singing, and undertakes vocal training find out if talent is born or created.
KIWI AS? (2021)
How well do the classic notions of Kiwi identity hold up in modern Aotearoa? Caitlin Steele investigates.
WHAT MAKES A DRUMMER? (2019)
What’s the magic spark a drummer needs? Ben Ricketts sets out the case for why drummers deserve more recognition.
COFFIN TALK (2020)
Siobhan Cuthill goes behind the scenes at a funeral home. She hears why those in the job find satisfaction in their profession.
YES CUP STACKING IS A SPORT (2020)
Cup Stacking is a sport. Simon Cooper looks into the early days of the sport in New Zealand to see how it has evolved.
TO CONFORM OR NOT TO (2019)
Olivia Gillard takes the Asch Conformity test to find out why we conform, and if it’s even bad that we do.
THE HUNGRY KINA (2019)
Ayana Piper-Healion checks out how kina are doing, and what impact overfishing has had on them and their marine habitat.
V HOUSE (2019)
Courtney McPhee visits a house of vegans to find out what made this student flat collectively switch to a plant-based diet.
PODCASTS
Five minute stories from second year AUT Radio & Audio students.
THE RIVER OF RETURN (2025)
I’m Zeon Wallbank, and this is The River of Return. A journey back to our roots, a wade through the waters of identity, and what it means to come home, one story at a time.
THE UNNOTICEABLES (2025)
Be careful, because once you learn about the creepy crawly cryptids that go bump in the night… they’ll never again be unnoticeable
NEW ALBUM WEEKLY (2025)
The podcast where we dive into the latest and greatest albums of each week, as well as crown one of them
THE ALBUM OF THE WEEK.
IN TOUCH (2024)
Yarns for Aotearoa touch rugby fans. Join your host Liam Carter for some of the greatest stories from our sport. You’ll hear from icons of the game, the best of the best.
KATIE GOES ROGUE (2024)
This podcast sounds really random. That’s because it is. The podcast with the wackiest stories from around Aotearoa with Katie Bilbrough… this is Katie Goes Rogue.
THE DUMB ENQUIRY (2024)
How does crying work? Why can’t we just print money to stop a recession? From a little silly to downright idiotic, The Dumb Enquiry answers all your questions.
BENCHWARMERS (2023)
A show that covers the world’s craziest sports! From extreme ironing to Bossaball and even worm charming. Perfect for sports fanatics who are looking for light-hearted entertainment.
BEATBOOSTED (2023)
Focussing on the up-and- coming names in the Hip-Hop scene. This podcast explores each artist’s musical journey while telling their story. Building a connection with each artist for you.
ANIME-LYSIS (2023)
A deep dive into the world of Psychological Horror Anime. Explaining & unpacking key themes and ideas in these anime, breaking down some of the most popular psychological horror.
MANDARIN MASTERMIND (2022)
Ordering food in a foreign language can be intimidating. What if you ordered the wrong meal? In this episode, we’ll master key phrases in Mandarin to order food in a restaurant.
HUM KA JAANI? (2022)
Laugh as Raenal explains why he's a rulebreaker for his meals. Mayank and Monshil discuss their lives as "part-time vegetarians", and how this affected their school shared lunches.
CLICK, CLACK, SLIDE (2022)
Shhh... no one mentions it out loud, but it happened in your town, a fatal train crash and a burial for half a body. Click, Clack, Slide is one of the most well-known urban tales in New Zealand.
QUEENDOM (2021)
A look at how Erykah Badu’s raw and unwavering authentic style, ‘izm’, divine feminine power, and her poignant advocacy of the feminine divine inspires women from around the globe.
JOHNSON’S JOHNSON (2021)
President Lyndon Johnson had a very active term in office, and is known for the Civil Rights Act and the Vietnam War. But it should also be known that he had a notably large penis.
K-POP CHOP (2020)
K-pop stands for Korean pop, pop for popular music. The name of the genre is first recorded in English around 1990–95. Strongly influenced by Western popular music, K-pop took off in 1992.
TRINKETS (2020)
Welcome to Trinkets, the New Zealand jewelry podcast. Discussing brands, things to watch out for, and things to make sure you know when it comes to taking care of your jewelry.
SWIFTIE SESSION (2019)
Swiftie Session is New Zealand’s best Taylor Swift fan show, brought to you by two of Taylor Swift’s biggest fans. Talking all things Tay Tay. This episode is about her 2nd album, ‘Fearless’.
PROCRASTINATION (2019)
A master class in bad habits: episode one, procrastination. I don’t really feel like writing the rest of this description right now, but I’ll definitely give it a go again in a couple of hours.
FEATURES
Three minute features from final year AUT Radio & Audio students.
