Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.Late bloomers are people who find a way to be successful when no one expects them too. Henry Oliver is a writer who finds inspiration in people who were living one kind of life and then said perhaps I… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today's guest SallyAnn Harbison has been working in the field for over 30 years. She's the Director of Auckland Universities' Forensic science programme, and leads the forensic biology team at ESR… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Claire Chitham reviews a swath of new TV shows to put on your must watch list. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A kiwi company has taken out a string of top awards at the international Biophilic Design Awards. If you've never heard of biophlic design - it's greenscaping at scale, bringing nature inside by… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Pie lovers on the West Coast are about to get a chance to put their tastebuds to the test. The West Coast Pie of the Year Challenge kicks off today with local businesses putting together teams to… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Take, make, dispose. That's how our current linear economy is described. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This week's critter is the prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookie), an uncommon species of deep-sea shark that lives throughout the Pacific Ocean. All sharks have rough skin, but this shark has… Read more Audio

3:26 PM.Lynda Hallinan has all the tips you need for a weekend spent in the garden. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Violet hails from Otago and began releasing her brand of indie-folksy tunes about five years ago. Last year she released her debut LP 'Donegal' and she plays NZ Live in our in Tamaki Makaurau studio.

2:10 PM.Afternoons producer and ace film reviewer Sam Hollis reviews kiwi body-horror Grafted and a new documentary on Disney+ The Contestant. Read more Audio

1:53 PM.This week's story is equal parts scary and sweet. Nick shares his tale of how even the death of a loved one didn't halt the love of particular card game. Read more Audio

1:36 PM.Whangarei woman Heather Easterbrook is one of four New Zealand surfers heading to the ISA World Masters Surfing Championships in El Salvador. Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Dr Ngaire Tihema works for VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) in Papua New Guinea and they are in desperate need of a Mushroom Cultivator. Ngaire explains what the job entails and why they need it filled… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.We've been to the moon. Now a moon is coming to us. For the next couple of months we're set to become a two moon planet. A 10m wide asteroid - officially known as 2024PT - will begin orbiting the… Read more Audio

3:16 PM.Mary Holm: How is your financial wellbeing? Read more Audio

2:28 PM.Mark Richardson reflects on his time in cricket and broadcasting. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Zac Arnold talks James Stuteley's project Yon Loader and his new song Another Year.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Malcolm Sproull says there aren't enough business and money minded people in the non-profit sector. Read more Audio

1:27 PM.New Zealand Merino Company will make its suppliers to administer pain relief to lambs during tailing. Read more Audio

1:18 PM.Researchers warn "it's now or never" in the fight against the invasive freshwater gold clam. Read more Audio

Almost 30 years ago a team of researchers banded together to investigate an aggressive form of stomach cancer that was responsible for early deaths in one Tauranga whānau.

Together, Kimi Hauora… Read more Audio