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Jesse Mulligan
Jesse joined RNZ National in 2015 but spent almost ten years as a commercial radio announcer earlier in his career. Since then he’s worked in public relations, television, live comedy and print. He has a strong interest in food, as weekly restaurant critic for NZ Herald Viva, and regular culinary correspondent for NZ Herald Travel. He was a core cast member on 7 Days, a presenter on Seven Sharp, host of TV One’s Best Bits and host of The Project on Three.
Jesse grew up in Hamilton, where he was educated from kindergarten through to his Bachelor of Laws at University of Waikato. He now lives in Grey Lynn with his wife Victoria and their four children.
RNZ Programmes
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Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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NZ Live
Weekly music sessions from New Zealand performers.
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Your Money With Mary Holm
Investment author and columnist Mary Holm talks to Jesse Mulligan every fortnight about her top tips for how to make your money work.
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Crimes NZ
Jesse Mulligan talks with investigators, journalists and others about major crimes in New Zealand
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Sports History NZ
Jesse Mulligan talks to athletes, administrators and journalists about major moments in New Zealand sport.
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Search results for Jesse Mulligan
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The Pre-Panel for 29 January 2025
29 Jan 2025Today on The Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Also, producer Sam Hollis shares the perfect second date. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 28 January 2025
28 Jan 2025Today on The Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Also, is the book always better than the movie? According to producer Sam Hollis, no. Audio
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How a listener caught a wasp
Earlier on the show we found ourselves talking about ways to track down a wasps nest. One suggestion was to lightly freeze the wasp, tie a string to its leg and watch where it goes.
Listener, Tejo… Audio
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Feature interview: The Economist on what's coming in 2025
28 Jan 20252024 taught us to expect the unbelievable says Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist magazine with last year's assassination attempts on Donald Trump, exploding walkie-talkies in the Middle… Audio
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Music feature: the scores of Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane, Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver - many consider these to be some of the greatest movies ever made, and there's one person linking them all together... Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of… Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad is back and raring to go. There's been plenty of news over the ditch lately. Brad discuses the even contentious Australia Day, the Australian Open Tennis and Australian Rules Football legend Neil… Audio
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Book Critic: Does great literature equal great television?
Pip Adam muses on novel adaptations into TV or films. She suggests a number of NZ books that would lend themselves to a multi-episode TV series. Pip's choices include Wednesday's Children by Robin… Audio
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Tech Tuesday: FPV drones, keyboards and Deepseek
28 Jan 2025VerTech manager Daneil Watson is back for 2025. He's talking about FPV (first person view) drones and how to get started with the hobby, he's reviewing a new portable keyboard from Logitech -the MX… Audio
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Immersive 'fulldome' show XYZZY nominated for global awards
Created by Simon Ward and Jess Johnson, in collaboration with Tuhura Otago Museum, the full dome show XYZZY has been nominated for the 2025 Best of Earth Awards, one of the highest honors in fulldome… Audio
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An egg-cellent trap
28 Jan 2025As we work towards becoming predator free by 2050, it's been pointed out that we need some better tools in our toolkit. Marcus King is a conservationist and former engineer who turned his hand to pest… Audio
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What you need to retire on
Thinking about how much money you might need to retire can be a scary prospect, particularly if you're already struggling to make ends meet while you're working. "FORO" or Fear Of Running Out is top… Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 27 January 2025
27 Jan 2025Today on The Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Also, as Saturday Night Live turns 50, producer Sam Hollis quizzes Wallace and Jesse about the many iconic (and… Audio
