Afternoons Podcast Options

1:35 PM.If you've ever scowled at being told to, quote, "act your age", then Leigh Elder's new book is for you. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A new tool is promising to revolutionise the way we farm. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A group has laid out its vision for how public bodies should take long-term impacts and future wellbeing into account.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Chances are, you already know the warning signs if your child is being bullied. But what about if your child is the bully?  Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today, we're joined by Culture 101 co-host and regular Afternoons pop culture expert Perlina Lau. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for pasta filled with spinach and ricotta. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Are the days of big musical acts snubbing New Zealand over? In the past few years the likes of Taylor Swift, Oasis and Lady Gaga have left New Zealand off their world tour schedule forcing fans to… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.High jumper Hamish Kerr has won gold at the World Athletics Championships overnight in Tokyo It's been a brilliant two days on the track for New Zealand.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.There are new speed cameras on the streets of Auckland and they come in the form of non descript trailers, without any signage.  Read more Audio

2:16 PM.Time to check what's happening in Australia and today Brad Foster focuses on a new report from the Australian Climate Service, the banks coming under fire and a John Farnham Musical! Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to talk about her reading recommendations. Fangs for Nothing by Steffanie Holmes (Atria/Simon and Schuster) The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw (Allen and Unwin) Murder on… Read more Audio

1:49 PM.It's Tuesday which means we get an insight into the issues bubbling away in the tech world ... Tim Batt is here to share the latest and today he's looking at Nintendo and a patent legal challenge. Read more Audio

1:32 PM.How New Zealand media covered Covid-19 made the pandemic seem like a competition or a war the country was winning. That's according to a University of Otago study. Bioethics researchers analysed more… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Mark Campbell has won this year's National James Dyson Award and taken home $11,000 NZD in prize money. Read more Audio

1:11 PM.A shortage of registered pharmacists means the sector is under an immense amount of pressure.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Loneliness isn't the urgent crisis we've been led to believe. It's not a new problem. It's not an emergency and it's not beyond our control says psychiatrist and Professor at Trinity College Dublin… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Time for our expert feature. Today we're looking at energy. That is electricity, petrol, oil and all the fuels that make the modern word run. The expert we'll be putting talking to is Geoff Bertram… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Time now for me to make a cold call, which always adds some spontaneity to my, and hopefully your, Monday. Will they answer? Will they be happy to chat? Today Jesse chances his luck with the… Read more Audio