Afternoons for Tuesday 15 April 2025

1:15 The mates behind Between Two Beers

Award winning podcasters and mates Steve Holloway and Seamus Marten love to have a yarn. 

In fact, they've made a career out of it with their "Between Two Beers" podcast, interviewing everyone from sporting legends and media personalities to a sexologist, about their lives and what makes them tick.

But you don't have to be famous to tell a good story. Sometimes the best ones are your own.

Their latest venture, Reflections, aims to capture those family stories in conversations that you always think you have time to have but may never get around to.

1:25 The G.O.A.T

When we talk about the farming sector our mind goes straight to sheep and beef stock, dairy farming... but today we want to show love to New Zealand's humble goat farmers. 

Angora goats produce mohair, and if its a cold day where youn are, you're probably wearing some right now. 

Dave Brown has played a big role in our production of mohair over the years, and mentored other farmers to get the best from their stock. 

His farm is stationed in Waipū, south of Whangārei. 

1:35 The MacGyver of predator control

We love checking in with the ongoing conservation projects around the country, and today we're heading to Waiheke Island. 

There have been major progress in the effort to eradicate predators from Waiheke over the past five years, and it sounds like all the hard work is paying off. 

Phil Salisbury is rat and stoat team leader for Te Korowai o Waiheke - he's been called the "MacGyver of predator control".

1:45 Tech Tuesday: PS5 and tariffs, and Meta's lawsuit 

Tech commentator Tim Batt is in studio to talk about how tariffs are affecting the prices of everyday electronic goods, and he examines the impending Meta vs FTC legal case. 

2:10 Book Critic: the place of variety in children's reading

One of the crucial factors in developing a reading culture for young people is variety, making sure children have a choice. So, this week Catherine has compiled some examples from different styles and formats of print reading for tweens and YA readers.

You can read full descriptions of each book on Catherine's blog.

Popular Non-fiction
 

Mythologica: an encyclopaedia of gods, monsters and mortals from ancient Greece

By Dr Stephen Kershaw

Published in 2019

 

Graphic Novels

Muhammad Najem – War Reporter

Written by Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus (Illustrations by Julie Robine)

Published in 2022

Non-Fiction

Feathered Freaks: A compendium of the world’s weirdest birds

By Declan Peckman

Published in 2024

Chapter Books with Pictures

How to Train Your Dragon

By Cressida Cowell

Published in 2003

For Ages 13/14+ years

Popular Non-fiction

Prisoners of Geography: our world explained in 12 simple maps

By Tim Marshall

Published in 2019

Graphic Novels

Project Nought

By Chelsey Nought

Published in 2023

Non-Fiction

Atomic Habits

By James Clear

Published in 2018

 

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Our Australian correspondent describes the latest news around a number of gunshot fatalities in New South Wales, including an accidental shooting of a nine year-old boy. Brad also has an update on the impending election, and how housing for first home buyers is clearly on the agenda of each party.

2:30 Music feature: Tom Petty

Today we're looking at the Work of Thomas Earl Petty. 

Born October 20th 1950. Died October 2nd 2017.

You might know him best simply as Tom Petty

Over the course of his career he's sold over 80 million records.

Our int the music of Tom Petty is musician and sometimes Afternoons music critic Dianne Swann.

3:10 Feature interview:  James Bonding with Matt Gourley

If there's a secret lair where designs for producing popular podcasts are developed, Matt Gourley has a key.   He admits to having an irresponsible number of podcasts. In fact he is the OG of podcasting, putting his first one out there in 2006.  

Now he's the creative force behind James Bonding and he's a producer and sidekick on the Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast.  He can geek out with the best of them over James Bond trivia and riffs with Conan O'Brien and their star-studded array of guests.   We'll talk to Matt Gourley about what makes audio storytelling so compelling. 

3:30 Thrift

A lot more of us are buying seasonal vegetable boxes but we don't always know what we're going to get.

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman and producer Olivia WIlson preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.