Afternoons for Monday 15 October 2018
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First song - Dylan Joel
1:12 PM.Today for first song we have Melbourne singer songwriter and rapper, Dylan Joel in the studio. He's here to talk about the new singles and his just finished tour. Read more Audio
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National Party leak enquiry - the result
1:19 PM.National Party leader Simon Bridges says the inquiry into who leaked his expenses points to National MP Jami-Lee Ross. Read more Audio
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Cycling New Zealand in the firing line
1:26 PM.Cycling New Zealand's high performance programme has been eviscerated in a new report. RNZ sports report Clay Wilson joins us to explain more Read more Audio
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Kōrero Pono: a multi-media exhibition of true stories from NZ's criminal justice system
1:31 PM.New Zealanders who've experienced the criminal justice system tell their own stories in the Wellington exhibition Kōrero Pono (True Stories). Their statements are accompanied by portraits and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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World Food Day
1:42 PM.Clarissa Mackay is the founder of advocacy group Eat Right Be Bright, which provides free lunches for two Auckland schools tomorrow. She joins us to talk about why school lunches should be funded for… Read more Audio
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Great album
1:50 PM.'My Head Is an Animal' is the debut studio album by the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men. Audio
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Television Critic Linda Burgess
2:12 PM.Linda reviews HBO's Succession and Salt Fat Acid Heat, the cooking show based on a book of the same name, on Netflix. Audio
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Drug testing at music festivals
2:22 PM.Summer is just around the corner, and that means summer music festivals - and, whether you like it or not, summer music festivals mean some people are going to be taking drugs. Read more Audio
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Expert feature: Ants!
2:29 PM.There are 11 native species in New Zealand, but thousands more throughout the world. Margaret Stanley is a biologist at Auckland University and joins us to explain more about these tiny critters. Read more Audio
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Why do humans take their own lives?
3:10 PM.We have an appalling, and ever growing suicide rate in New Zealand. Developmental psychologist and science writer Jesse Bering tries to make sense of the epidemic and why humans do this to themselves.
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Short Story Club
On Thursday we discuss Judith White's The Dog in the Room
The winner of the best email will get a copy of Good Dog! Edited by Stephanie Johnson.
New Critter of the Week T-shirts!
We have a new selection of limited edition Critter of the Week T-shirts, including children's sizes plus a tea towel!
To order one click here, you only have until 31st October to get your orders in.
1:10 First song - Dylan Joel
Today for first song we have Melbourne singer songwriter and rapper, Dylan Joel in the studio.
He's been described to as a mix between Ed Sheeran and Chance the Rapper, two pretty big names in very different genres. After hitting the scene in 2015, he's back with new music.
He's here to talk about the new singles and his just finished tour.
Photo: Supplied
1:15 Cycling New Zealand in the firing line
Cycling New Zealand's high performance programme has been eviscerated in a new report, which describes a culture with a total lack of accountability, issues with inappropriate sexual behaviour, and a familiar thread of alcohol running through it.
RNZ sports report Clay Wilson joins us to explain more
Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins give it everything. Photo: Dianne Manson
1:25 Korero Pono - stories from New Zealand's criminal justice system
What are the long-term effects spending time in prison has on a person?
Korero Pono is an upcoming art exhibition telling the stories of people who've gone through the criminal justice system, and the impact it's had on their lives - both at the time, and as they've re-integrated back into society.
One of the contributors, Jess, joins us to talk about her story, and the long-term aim of the exhibition.
Jess, a contributor to the Korero Pono art exhibition Photo: Supplied
1:35 World Food Day
Tomorrow is the UN's World Food Day, with events all over the world highlighting food insecurity around the globe.
Clarissa Mackay is the founder of advocacy group Eat Right Be Bright, which provides free lunches for two Auckland schools tomorrow.
She joins us to talk about how to achieve the UN's goal of Zero World Hunger by 2030, and why school lunches should be funded for all Kiwi students
Photo: RNZ / Brad White
1:40 Great album
2:10 Television Critic Linda Burgess
Linda reviews HBO's Succession and Salt Fat Acid Heat, the cooking show based on a book of the same name, on Netflix.
2:20 Expert feature: Ants!
We're descending into a forest of blades of grass to find out more about ants. There are 11 native species in New Zealand, but thousands throughout the world.
Margaret Stanley is a biologist at Auckland University, she tells us all about the tiny critters.
Photo: Faris Algosaibi / CC BY 2.0
3:10 Why do humans take their own lives?
Photo: Supplied
We have an appalling, and ever growing suicide rate in New Zealand. Developmental psychologist and science writer Jesse Bering tries to make sense of the epidemic and why humans do this to themselves when no other living creature does. His book is called A Very Human Ending: How Suicide Haunts Our Species.
Where to get help:
Need to Talk? Free call or text 1737 any time to speak to a trained counsellor, for any reason.
Lifeline: 0800 543 354 or text HELP to 4357
Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 / 0508 TAUTOKO (24/7). This is a service for people who may be thinking about suicide, or those who are concerned about family or friends.
Depression Helpline: 0800 111 757 (24/7)
Samaritans: 0800 726 666 (24/7)
Youthline: 0800 376 633 (24/7) or free text 234 (8am-12am), or email talk@youthline.co.nz
3:35 Voices
3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question
4:05 The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Michael Moynahan