Afternoons Podcast Options

1:20 PM.Today we're joined by the recently crowned 3 times winner of "best in show" at the New Zealand Morris Minor convention - John Twaddle. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Believe it or not, that's the question which has turned into a full-blown debate not only on the internet, but also around the watercooler. People have been passionately posturing over the… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Mike Walsh is one of our most successful coaches, leading The Black Socks to four consecutive world championship finals, winning two and taking the Women's White Socks team to the Olympics Today we've… Read more Audio

2:23 PM.Today Alan Doak looks at DNA Trail: The Promise, a podcast about Laura Ancell who is searching for the real family of her late father. He also discusses Titanic - Ship of Dreams where host Paul McGann… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Lindsay Alexander is a NZ whaling historian based in Kororareka, Russell. He has been researching the topic for more than 12 years and has written a number of books based on the real often forgotten… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Nationwide tours are usually the preserve of musicians, comedians, entertainers, maybe the odd politician. But much less common - people aiming to disrupt the funeral industry But Fergus Wheeler… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Our first story today takes us to Waikato - where a special anniversary is being marked this week. Te Wananga o Aotearoa is celebrating 40 years since it was established in Te Awamutu. It was set up… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.Last month Jesse talked with Riku van Tonder. Riku is an archery champion, competing to a high level in tournaments around the world. After emigrating from South Africa to New Zealand he struggled… Read more Audio

Join Claire Concannon aboard the DOC research vessel Southern Winds.  

Claire is with a team from Victoria University of Wellington, led by Professor James Bell, studying Fiordland’s underwater… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.This is how huge tech platforms like Google and Meta roll; first, they're good to their users; then they abuse them to make things better for business customers, then they exploit their business… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's time for Bookmarks where we invite interesting New Zealanders onto the show to discuss their cultural interests Today Jesse is joined in the Auckland studio by Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney turns quinoa into something akin to fried rice in a lovely use of this seed which has a pleasant, gentle pop to its texture. Get the recipe here. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Rachel Ashby reviews and plays the new single from Wellington based artist Hemi Hemmingway, (To Be) Without You. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.We've talked about travelling solo, planning a nudist adventure, and even going to Mars. Today we're keeping it a bit more local... Well at least more so than Mars... Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Our national arboretum near Gisborne encompasses over 131 hectares planted in exotic and native trees, shrubs and climber plantings. Eastwoodhill is regarded as the largest and most comprehensive… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Bumble bees are the only insects that can pollinate tomatoes. Professor Jenny Jandt from Otago Uni's zoology department has just completed a study looking at how we can help the bumble bees thrive and… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Earlier this week we received an email from a listener Craig Dowling. He told us that he'd been selected - out of hundreds - to compete in a reality TV show. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.A global effort to make communication clearer, kinder, and more meaningful for everyone started in the front seat of Jefferson Fisher's car. He's a Texas trial lawyer who started recording videos from… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's time for our Tuesday music feature and today we're diving into the back catalog of the pioneers of funk rock... the Red Hot Chili Peppers! Formed in 1983 the band burst onto the Los Angeles scene… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Brad discusses the incoming Aussie election, the huge court case of Erin Patterson (the accused mushroom poisoner) and the happy ending for a sausage dog stuck on an island for 529 days. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Pip Adam talks about the horror maestro's work and the horror genre in general. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Tim Batt talks Chat GPT and how they appear to have ramped up the LLM to 'Full Sycophancy Mode'. Read more Audio