Jesse Mulligan
Easy Eats: red curry chicken and pumpkin tray bake
Kelly Gibney says good quality spice pastes are one of the best short cuts to get a delicious meal on the dinner table fast. Audio
Music Critic: Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell
Dianne Swann profiles solo artist Jason Isbell's new album Foxes in the Snow. Audio
Muttonbirding and living off the land
For many of us getting food is as simple as visiting the supermarket, but Dan Tarrant has had a lifetime of working and living off the land in the rugged deep south. Audio
Heading off: farmers and the move to high-country tourism
Heading Off is our weekly travel segment where we pick a destination and learn what's it's like to visit, what you'll see and what you can do. Audio
Social housing for crayfish
We're heading to the Bay of Plenty where a special project is underway to restore marine life. Audio
Op shops cannot take your dumping anymore
Rubbish dumping continues to be a headache for charity op shops around the country. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 6 May 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith. Audio
Feature interview: how the pandemic changed education
It happened without warning and preparation. Students around the world became lab rats for the world's largest experiment in online and distance learning when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to… Audio
Music feature: Afternoons' favourite duets
Yesterday Jesse asked you to send through your favourite duets and we had some wonderful suggestions. Today Jesse plays some of your favourites and chats to some listeners who sent in their… Audio
Information Center Cold Call: Dunedin
Every week Jesse calls a randomly selected information center somewhere in New Zealand. He doesn't know who will pick up and they don't know he's calling. The goal is to learn more about where they… Audio
Book Critic: Clarie Mabey
Claire Mabey reviews Silverborn by Jessica Townsend, The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey and Crooked Cross by Sally Carson. Audio
Tech Tuesday
Vertech's Dan Watson is all about security at the moment. He outlines what to do if you lose your phone and shares two services that can help you if your intimate photos are being shared on the… Audio
Tall Tales from Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard
Legendary songwriter Thom Yorke and acclaimed English record producer Mark Pritchard have teamed up with groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawanda for a project that's been ten years in the… Audio
Hamilton's dog chronicler
For two decades, local photographer Kirsty Lyall has been taking photographs of dogs playing and zooming around playing in Days Park on the banks of the Waikato River And of course, she even treats… Audio
Dominic Hoey's new book
Dominic Hoey, the author of best-selling novels Iceland, and Poor People with Money joins Jesse in studio to discuss his much anticipated third novel - 1985. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 2 May 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Jose Barbosa. They discuss a pricesless painting getting damaged by a child at a museum in Rotterdam museum. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 2 May 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Jose Barbosa. They discuss a priceless painting getting damaged by a child at a museum in Rotterdam museum. Audio
Freaky Friday
Each week we ask you to share your spooky encounters, your eerie coincidences, your unexplained mysteries. Today, Tracy calls in with her story of a nagging sense that her son was heading for trouble… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
Today Dr Grant asks: Is the current state of world affairs really as bad as we think? As ever history has the answers. Audio
Solving the World's Problems
Ali Jones has more than a couple of thoughts on wastage and her recent efforts to reduce her own waste in her life. Audio
