Take 5
Hosted by Zan Rowe and Zan · ABC Australia
4.6from 39 ratings
- 408
- Episodes
- 119
- Transcribed
- 39
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Take 5
The Take 5 is a music podcast where the people you love, share five songs they love. Each guest has a different theme, and the memories attached to their most beloved songs flip them to fan mode, often giving a rare insight into their creative heart. Hosted by Zan Rowe.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Jun 2017
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
119 of 408 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Take 5 with Jacinda Ardern
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Take 5 with David Byrne
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Take 5 with Darren Hayes from Savage Garden
Inside a recent episode
Take 5 with Jacinda Ardern
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It shifted very quickly. Did you feel free? Eventually. Eventually. Someone said to me, it'll take you two years. And I thought, oh, no, once the job is done, it's done. But I understand what they mean now. You know, if you've been so active for so long and your mind's been on and you've never been able to be more than, you know, 30 centimetres away from your phone, it takes a while. It takes a while. Yeah. What are you most proud of in your time as PM? You spend so much time thinking about what you'll do and all the policies that you'll do. And there's certainly a long list of things I'm proud of on climate change and child poverty and things we did to try and improve Māori and Crown relations. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Take 5
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jacinda Ardern
- David Byrne
- Darren Hayes
- Shania Twain
- Peter Garrett
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 39 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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- Quality
- 69
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Questions about Take 5
Who hosts Take 5?
Zan Rowe and Zan host the show. Published by ABC Australia.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Take 5 take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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