Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.Boys today are overwhelmed. They're trying to decode masculinity, navigate friendship and emotion, and survive the chaos of online life. Christopher Pepper, an award-winning health educator, and… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Harvey is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough album 'To Bring You My Love'. She's received multiple BRIT and Grammy… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today Brad talks to Jesse about police recruitment, cracking down on Australian telcos after those network outages, and sport. Audio

2:10 PM.Fans of the show the Great British Bake Off might remember the name Ruby Tandoh. She was a runner up of that show in 2013, and since then has written four cookbooks. Her latest offering is called 'All… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Last week the giant cloud that is Amazon Web Services went down -causing outages for huge parts of the web - including servers here in New Zealand. The outage revealed how much the world is reliant on… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Taupo's newly elected mayor has told local residents that he might have to skip art gallery openings, cocktail parties and marae visits in his community, not because he isn't interested, but because… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.At just 25, University of Otago medical student Josiah Bugden has managed to balance the demands of his final year of study with a rapidly expanding side project - CourseSpy - a platform helping… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Labour first started working on a blueprint for a capital gains tax under David Lange, but it was scrapped after Labour's 1990 election defeat. Fast forward to 2019 when Jacinda Ardern ruled out… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Labour has announced it will campaign on a capital gains tax at next year's election. The tax will apply to commercial and residential properties -excluding the family home and farms - the revenue… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Yellow Brick Road's Martin Bosley joins Jesse to share his avocado and prawn Sandwich with tahini ginger dressing. He says it's a well-mannered and truly pretty sandwich, all subtle pinks and greens… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Time for NZ Live and today things are bound to get groovy. Yurt Party are an Otautahi-Christchurch band who have sold out shows with their Balkan and Latin-inspired music. Their album '200' is out… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Yes, it's that time of the week when we dig into your strange or harrowing stories. Now next Friday is the 31st of October, Halloween, and we want to make sure we have the spookiest story we can find… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Trainee New Zealand police detective Amber Chauval has just returned from Nambia where she spent time with an anti-poaching unit at the Zannier Reserve. It was her fourth trip to Africa, she's… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.Now to news coming out of Auckland -Biosecurity NZ is urging people to be on the lookout for yellow legged hornets. Why you might ask? Well, for the first time, a yellow legged hornet queen has been… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.As the wild weather subsides for most of us, attention is now turning to the clean-up job and filing insurance claims To share some advice on how to get your claim accepted quickly, Patrick O'Meara… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Culture 101 host Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson talk to Jesse about how you maintain a family brand, why you can't fire your siblings and why actors keep getting plastic… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The Grammy winning music producer talks to Jesse about a fundraiser for not-for-profit initiative Big Fan. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Chef Darren Jarrett reveals he's much more than that in his soon-to-be-released cookbook. Read more Audio