Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.Food isn't just something we eat anymore. We're served up food culture all day long, whether we invite it in or not, feeding our cravings and shaping our choices in ways we don't always notice. Ruby… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's rare that someone is able to thrive in both roles, but Emmylou Harris was able to do just that - and that's why she is the focus of our music feature today. As if releasing 26 solo albums wasn't… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Let's chat about what's happening in Australia and here to share the news from across the Tasman is Brad Foster. Today Brad looks at the move to extend the lifespan of the largest coal fired power… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Let's chat books now and our critic Claire Mabey has some excellent offerings - especially if you're thinking of books for Christmas: Good Things Come and Go by Josie Shapiro Wrapping Things by Linda… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Podcast Critic Elliot Childs shares his listening recommendations: Cannonball The Wonder of Stevie. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.New research out of Auckland University has revealed we're really bad at discerning sounds. Sam Schwarzkopf an Associate Professor of Health Science chats to Jesse about why. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Last week we had a conversation about paper roads, or as the Outdoor Access Commission prefers to call them, "unformed legal roads" and goodness me did we get a lot of feedback from you. Many of you… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Oxford English dictionary has announced their Word of the Year as "Ragebait" That joins Cambridge's pick "Parasocial", Collins "Vibe Coding" and Dictionary.com ... playing to the youth crowd with… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.This week open banking officially went live for customers of the big four banks. That's ANZ, ASB, BNZ & Westpac. If you bank elsewhere your bank might not have enabled it quite yet. But exactly what… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.The panic kicked in around page 40. Thirteen years ago, director and screenwriter James Vanderbilt set out to write a film about the Nuremberg trials, a moment when the world chose justice over… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's time for our Monday expert feature, where we choose a topic and invite an expert in to give us the ins and outs. Today we're focusing on wool. Wool has played a keen role in New Zealand's economy… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Monday means it's time to hit the clubs - because we've got a new segment on the show where I chat to clubbers. So if you have a club you'd like Jesse to join for the day please get in touch we'd love… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Cailtin Cherry joins Jesse to review two shows: All Her Fault - TVNZ on Demand The Beast in Me - Netflix Read more Audio

1:45 PM.It's time now for our one long song for Monday - a chance to play a rock music masterpiece that's usually considered too lengthy to broadcast on the radio. We throw that rule out once a week at this… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Melissa Stokes is the new lead presenter of TVNZ's flagship programme 1News at Six. She's moved from her weekend presenting role to anchor the broadcaster's main bulletin five nights a week - Sunday… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.When we think of harmful emissions, we think it's fair to say most of us picture clogged motorways not busy hospitals. But environmental damage from anaesthetic gases is a thing; one hospital with 15… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A couple of weeks ago we spoke to the Drug Foundation after the Government announced that Police will begin roadside drug driving tests. Police will test for four types of drugs - cannabis, cocaine… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Where are you planning to live when you retire? Stay in your own home as long as possible? Move in with family maybe? Or are you keen to move into a retirement village? Global property firm JLL… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Friday afternoon means it's time to talk about the endandgered critters that are endemic to New Zealand. This week Forest and Bird Chief Executive Nicola Toki and Jesse are looking at the Olearia… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Martin Bosley from Yellow Brick Road shares Skye Gyngell's delicious recipe: Mussels with Fennel, Crème fraiche and Saffron Audio

2:20 PM.Troy Kingi joins us for NZ Live to celebrate his new album, Night Lords. Audio

2:10 PM.Dominic Corry is in our Auckland studio to talk movies, and this week he's looking at: Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out (new in theatres this week) After the Hunt (Prime Video) Die My Love (new in… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.It's time for Freaky Friday, the space for all your weird, spooky, and strange experiences. If you have one you'd like to share please reach out via text - 2101 - or you can email us… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Jesse spoke with Matthew Stott, a recipient of one of the University of Canterbury's 2025 Research Medals. He's been described as the "Indiana Jones of microbiology," Stott studies extremophiles, life… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Merv Grewar proves that age is no barrier. He'll be 90 when he attempts to break a rowing world record next Saturday to raise awareness and funds for Dementia Canterbury. Audio