Afternoons Podcast Options

2:20 PM.Invercargill-born artist Sam Cullen joins Jesse in the Auckland studio to share songs from his brand new EP, Love Again.  Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Our weekly segment where we ask listeners to share their strange and spooky stories. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Some of Aotearoa's best locally produced foods have been recognised in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer awards. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.It's long been thought that where you choose to sit your driver's licence test impacts how easy or difficult it will be to pass. Now, new data released by Waka Kotahi has given credence to this. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.For the past five years the Department of Conservation has been working hard to rid the Emerald Lakes near the summit of Mt Tongariro of invasive weeds. This morning, they announced the mission a… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today's NZ Sporting History guest is from a family of well known sporting achievers. Golfer Ryan Fox has just finished competing at the Masters in the US and he's also New Zealand's highest ranked… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.For a lot of people these days, being single means being on a dating app. Now there's a new local one helping people find a good match. It was launched yesterday and it's founder Emily Heazlewood… Read more Audio

1:23 PM.A Hakes Bay employer likes to employ anyone for a vacant position - as long as they want the job. Xtreme Contracting Ltd did.operations manager Ziggy Bawden speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Even if you don't recognise Aardman Animations by name we're certain you'll have fond memories of their work. Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep. Now Canterbury University will be involved with their… Read more Audio

5:00 AM.Journalist Rebekah White meets two people who have been counting albatrosses on remote islands in the subantarctic for more than three decades. Their research shows that at least one species is en… Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Conversations are what connect us. We evolved to be social, but sometimes talking to each other feels stressful, even miserable says Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist with the New York… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Arthur Tompkins is a District Court Judge, author, teacher, and expert in art crime. He also sits on the Supreme Court of the Pitcairn Islands. Judge Tompkins is with Jesse today to talk about some of… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today Sam's Easy East midweek meal recipe is a great way to introduce a bit of steak to the evening meal. She's sharing a simple but super tasty fajitas recipe that is a hit with younger eaters as… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.It was sad when iconic Pukekohe Park Raceway would shut down in 2023. Thankfully the park's racing legacy has been preserved in a new short-documentary titled 'Checkered Flag'. Director Natalie Wilson… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Eczema is a common condition amongst Kiwi kids and adolescents. In fact, between 13 and 15 percent of them experience the effects Author Kristin Kelly has published a book for them to better… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.For 13 years, Christchurch company ArcActive has been developing a battery system for affordable home energy storage. Next month, the company is building its first factory and taking its lead-acid… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Politics isn't what's dividing America, class is. This is the conclusion of Batya Ungar-Sargon, the deputy editor of Newsweek. Jesse speaks to her about her new book and travels across the U.S.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today we are celebrating the music of New Zealand's beloved supergroup, When The Cat's Away. Formed in 1986, the group is on tour for the first time in three decades, performing all the favourites.  Read more Audio