Afternoons Podcast Options

3:32 PM.Gambling and the superstitious belief in "luck" is an ancient and cultural inheritance for many of our Pan-Asian communities. For some new migrants, overseas students or refugees, the lure of… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.There's less legroom in planes than there used to be, just one of the developments that have reshaped our air travel experience since September 11. Air travel industry authority Mark Gerchick talks… Read more Audio

2:19 PM.When the 2013 World Arm-Wrestling Championships kick off in Poland in September there'll be Kiwis in the competition for the first time. We've never sent competitors to the world championships before… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Direct marketing is proving very effective for a Taranaki man who's selling his wares on the side of the road. It helps of course when you've got an eye-catching product, and Kevin Moyle's handmade… Read more Audio

1:54 PM.The Swedes have 15 words we need! Many of the world's most delightful expressions are it seems, Swedish in origin but Google has officially objected to one of them. Audio

1:43 PM.Featuring 'Nina Simone' by Tom Russell & The Norwegian Wind Emnsemble and 'The Bosco Blues' by The Band Courtbouillion. Audio

1:34 PM.Reviewing Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries. Audio

1:20 PM.Phil Wallington discusses the closure of TVNZ's youth channel TVNZ U and its replacement - a TVNZ 2 plus one hour. Also, TV3 under its new management is surging ahead to book some new drama shows and… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Mandy Hager, NZ Post award-winning writer from Raumati South has chosen 'Vincent' by Don McLean. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - The well-known columnist Charlie Brooks, in the Guardian, is cutting back. "I've recently been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of jabber in the world" says Charlie. Team New Zealand continues… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Labour party wants to bar non-residents from buying existing houses, flats or apartments. Under a new policy, buyers from overseas would be allowed to buy a house in New Zealand only if… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:31 PM.Last month, QuakeSurfer was opened at the Karori campus of Victoria University of Wellington. QuakeSurfer is specifically designed to protect the University's precious modular data centre, which sits… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.New York Times National Security correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Mark Mazzetti's new book, 'The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth'… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.The Johnnys are a three-piece, all-female tribute band from Nelson, who have the distinction of being the only three-piece, all-female Johnny Cash tribute band in the world. They've already moved… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.It's been forty years of making war, not love, for one of New Zealand's most unusual pacifist societies. It was the early 1970s when Ian Brackenbury Channell, aka The Wizard of New Zealand, formed… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Madeleine Sami was on 'Shortland Street' once upon a time; she made appearances in 'Sione's Wedding' and 'Outrageous Fortune', 'Top Of The Lake', 'The Jaquie Brown Diaries', and she's an accomplished… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Madeleine Rayner from Christchurch has chosen 'Yesterday' by the Beatles. Audio

4:35 PM.Topic 1 - Do people go a bit nutty when there's a full moon? Topic 2 - Research says psychopaths don't lack empathy. Audio

4:07 PM.Topic 1 - Pilot shortage? Topic 2 - Drug cheats. Topic 3 - School kids. Audio

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

3:40 PM.This weekend the public will have a chance to see the Paekakariki Express in action - not the famous former All Black Christian Cullen who hails from the area - but the JA1271 steam engine run by… Read more Audio

3:29 PM.Movie Review - Sarah McMullan. Audio

3:14 PM.Yvonne Lorkin gives us her picks for the weekend. Audio

3:10 PM.Pot-roasted Chicken with Black Olives. Audio