Afternoons Podcast Options

1:20 PM.There's not much here apart from the beach, the surf club, a rural fire station and the much-loved Bethells caravan cafe. Surfing is the main pastime, along with fishing and bush walking. It's maybe… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Not for the first time in its long existence, the School Journal is under threat. The Vault looks back at the world's oldest children's series publication. Audio

1:07 PM.Alex Hall of Masterton has chosen 'YYZ' by Rush. Audio

4:32 PM.Topic - In a study out of Arizona State University, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, the researchers found young people who are more narcissistic were the ones posting more often… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Topics - Oracle Team USA have levelled the Americas Cup yacht racing competition, taking both of today's races to tie at 8-all with Emirates Team New Zealand. A Herald-DigiPoll survey suggests support… Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:28 PM.He's been called a "heritage hero", but it seems he's rather a reluctant one. Dinesh Mistry has spent hundreds of thousands restoring his 100-year old shop building in Mount Eden which he could easily… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Your Life in a Tweet Challenge; the California Eraser Button Law; Digital Archeology; Russian Kids Use eBooks; the annual Ig Nobel Prize; YouShop. Audio

2:20 PM.Mike Rutledge and zoologist Meg Selby are new owners of Nelson's Natureland Zoo and a mob of meerkats, an African porcupine, and a menagerie of native birds and farm animals. The Orana Wildlife Trust… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The first ever international trans-Tasman tall ships race will be setting sail from Sydney to Opua in a couple of weeks. Eight magnificent ships from all over the world will make the journey under… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:09 PM.Nicolette Louverdis from Nelson has chosen 'I Love My Dog' by Cat Stevens. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - Bono has made a fresh defence of U2's tax arrangements, claiming the Irish government will ultimately appreciate the band's decision to offshore a share of its income through the Netherlands… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Emirates Team New Zealand have again failed to win the one race they need to lift the America's Cup in San Francisco. Oracle Team USA won race 16 by 33 seconds after again dominating the… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Three decades ago the first Cambodian refugees arrived in New Zealand having escaped the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. A generation later, their children have finally begun to tell their stories. Lynda… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.New Zealand adventurer Indiana June has finished her cycling trip round the world and now is fundraising for a startup venture. She's asking her online followers to decide what adventures she… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.A Dunedin man is finally being recognised for his World War II contribution flying in Bomber Command. Neville Selwood was only 18 years old when he got the call up from the airforce. He was trained at… Read more Audio

1:55 PM.BlackBerry sells for 4% of its peak value; iPhone's new fingerprint security hacked with a laser printer and PVA glue; new iPhone hits new sales records; and Android is five years old today. Audio

1:46 PM.American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tony Joe White and also a new London-based alt-country collective called Ahab. Audio

1:39 PM.'Crazy Rich Asians' by Kevin Kwan, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

1:32 PM.Noelle McCarthy reviews one of Broadway's biggest musicals, 'Wicked' which opened at the Civic Theatre in Auckland last Saturday night. Audio

1:20 PM.America's Cup coverage, and 'New Zealand's Got Talent' 2013. Audio

1:09 PM.Mike Atkins from Wellington has chosen 'TVC 15' by David Bowie. Audio

4:39 PM.Topics - a performance by the 'Exhortation Chorus'. The TAB had closed the book on the America's Cup winner on the basis it thought a NZ win was a 100% chance. Central Auckland carparks are on the… Read more Audio