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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

A fresh and intelligent start to your day - catch the very latest international and domestic news developments, sport, entertainment and business on Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, on Newstalk ZB.

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5,476 episodesEN-NZ

Show overview

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 5,476 episodes. That works out to roughly 590 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 3 min and 4 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-NZ-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 931 episodes already out so far this year. Published by NZME.

Episodes
5,476
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
3 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

A fresh and intelligent start to your day - catch the very latest international and domestic news developments, sport, entertainment and business on Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, on Newstalk ZB.

Bill Geradts: Armageddon Expo Organiser on this year's Auckland event

Oct 22, 20264 min

Francesca Rudkin: Why are charter schools vilified?

Oct 22, 20262 min

Full Show Podcast: 23 October 2026

Oct 22, 202634 min

Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on CPI falling to 3.7%

Oct 22, 20265 min

Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB Sports Reader ahead of the Indian cricket tour

Oct 21, 20264 min

Simon Bridges: Auckland Business Chamber CEO on the Mood of the Boardroom weeks out from the election

Oct 21, 20264 min

Mike Jones: BNZ Chief Economist on the latest inflation figures being released today

Oct 21, 20263 min

Full Show Podcast: 22 October 2026

Oct 21, 202634 min

Ryan Bridge: My final election prediction, Qiulae's out

Oct 21, 20261 min

Sarah Helm: NZ Drug Foundation Executive Director on the new report showing three people are dying a week from preventable overdoses

Oct 20, 20263 min

Sarah Dalton: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director on Labour's plan to cut down ED wait times

Oct 20, 20264 min

Full Show Podcast: 21 October 2026

Oct 20, 202634 min

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive says retailers are celebrating a Police crackdown crime

Oct 20, 20263 min

Andrew Dickens: A Government before Christmas is unlikely

Oct 20, 20261 min

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the NZ Superannuation Fund posting a return of 14.17%

Oct 19, 20264 min

Danielle Adsett: New Zealand Apples and Pears CEO on the India Free Trade Agreement coming into effect

Oct 19, 20264 min

Full Show Podcast: 20 October 2026

Oct 19, 202634 min

Steve McCracken: Secondary Principals Association Chair and B416 Expert Advisory Panel member on Labour's social media policy

Oct 19, 20263 min

Andrew Dickens: We need more dentists

Oct 19, 20262 min

Full Show Podcast: 19 October 2026

Oct 18, 202634 min
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