Afternoons Podcast Options

4:07 PM.Topics - what, if anything, can be done about teenagers becoming violent and psychotic from the use of synthetic cannabis? The Prime Minister is refusing to be drawn on whether he would support the… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:28 PM.Auckland's population is predicted to reach two-and-a-half million people by 2043. Where will everyone live? Audio

3:10 PM.Smartphones overtake feature phones for first time; Google search terms can predict the stock market' and youth skim the surface of life with social media. Audio

2:21 PM.Strolling along the sea shore fossicking for shells is serious business for Heather Smith. She is the president of the Auckland Shell club and she'll be very busy this weekend for the two yearly New… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Duncan Sandilands never expected to have to go into battle just to serve the country he lives in. The former New Zealand solider lives in Australia now. And despite his military record, the ANZAC… Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Josie Burdon from Hastings has chosen 'Children of The Sky' by Mike Batt. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - the Telegraph reports eating at the dining table is becoming increasingly rare as hectic Britons shun traditional mealtimes because of a lack of time. The London Times columnist Mick Hume… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Auckland's business leaders are sounding dire warnings about the Super City's future if citizens fail to accept road tolls or higher rates and taxes to fund major transport improvements. The… Read more Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:37 PM.They've toiled the land since the 1860s to produce arguably the best vegetables in our country. Lynda meets the authors of Sons of the Soil and Success through Adversity, two publications covering the… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.We often whisper about it when tragedy affects someone we know, we skirt around the topic in conversation, we forever use euphemisms, which is understandable. Not comedian Mike King. Silence, he says… Read more Audio

2:19 PM.When horticulturalist Murray Rixon and his wife Heidi came back to New Zealand after years abroad, they decided it was time to put their beekeeping expertise to good use. Their 'rent-a-hive' project… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.They call it "the magic band" - the six metre strip of frequency along which amateur radio enthusiasts can chatter away to their heart's content. The band is international and can be used by radio… Read more Audio

1:55 PM.iTunes Store is 10 years old and mere mortals are starting to get hold of Google Glass. Audio

1:45 PM.The songs 'If I Only Knew' by James Hunter and 'Slow Train' by Joe Bonnamassa. Audio

1:37 PM.'Cooked' by Michael Pollan. Audio

1:23 PM.Anzac Day coverage and MasterChef New Zealand. Audio

1:08 PM.Niall Mugan from Little River has chosen 'Imagine' by John Lennon. Audio

4:35 PM.Tattoos are a fashion that can quickly become "infectious" with young people, according to AUT's head of psychology Dr Mark Thorpe. A Christchurch woman who won seven million dollars on Lotto wants to… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The owners of a house where a deck collapsed and sent about 20 people and a hot barbecue plummeting to the ground say it was lucky no one was killed. If you want to memorise something, scientists have… Read more Audio

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

3:35 PM.The honey we put on our toast. Fruit in the fruit bowl. Vegetables in the fridge. All things we have to thank the humble honey bee for. Audio

3:10 PM.Best-selling historical fiction writer Edward Rutherford's latest book, Paris: The Novel. His sweeping books about other places, like New York, London and Russia are famous for their breadth and… Read more Audio