Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.Dr Elizabeth Dunn and PhD student Dunigan Folk from the University of British Columbia decided to study the studies that claim to understand what makes us happy and found some surprisingly results. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.The Flaming Lips have carried the torch for psychedelic music for over 30 years. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Jese is joined by Michael Rennie, a member of the Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara nations and a presenter and senior producer for NITV, the National Indigenous branch of Australia's SBS. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Afternoons book reviewer Catherine Robertson offers her latest literary recommendations. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Comedian and podcast titan Tim Batt delivers the latest in the world of tech. Today Tim and Jesse discuss Australian's new social media ban. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A Hawke's Bay bird-watching experience has been voted one of the top 15 family-friendly excursions in the world. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.After 15 years the hogs have come back to the Canterbury A&P Show. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Released in 1984, Vigil was a watershed moment for the New Zealand film industry. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Every week Jesse calls an information center, out of the blue and at random. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Rachel Antony is the CEO of Greenstone TV and is ready to answer your questions about TV and how to make it.  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Our TV critic Dominic Corry reviews the spinoff Dune: Prophecy and checks in on The Simpsons. Read more Audio

1:38 PM.We all like to think we've touched the lives of others in some way, but it's hard to go past Reverend Barbara Walker. Read more Audio

1:29 PM.The last 12 months have not been easy for our fresh produce producers, says United Fresh. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Last week it was reported that former heavyweight boxer Dave Letele's South Auckland foodbank would not have enough stock to last until Christmas. Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Rachael Quinn is a professional organsier and housekeeper, she's here to answer any and all questions around cleaning and keeping the house shipshape. Today she's talking about ways to create a… Read more Audio

3:16 PM.Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Sabato's director Jacqui Dixon shares a special delicious stuffing recipe just in time for Christmas.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Live from the Otautahi, Christchurch studio RNZ presents Goodwill, the latest project from Will McGillivray. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Hotshot producer and film review Sam Hollis reviews Jason Reitman's Saturday Night Live and Aubrey Plaza's latest:  My Old Ass. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Greg tells a tale of a scared stand of trees and the spookiness that ensued. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Greyhounds As Pets is a charity organisation dedicated to finding homes for retired racing greyhounds. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Planetary health labelling is food labelling which contains data that can be used to calculate the environmental impact of the product. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A couple of months ago the wider Kaikōura district became our newest Dark Sky Sanctuary. Exciting news for Kaikōura, but it does mean the Council will have to make some changes. Read more Audio