Afternoons Podcast Options

3:28 PM.A 93-year-old kamikaze pilot survivor is the subject of upcoming work for the renowned Japanese video artist Meiro Koizumi. Meiro is no stranger to debate or controversy. His work has broken cultural… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Five-hundred years ago, many Maori abandoned their settlements on the coast and moved inland to fortified hilltops not because of fear of invasion, but because they feared attack from the sea -… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.Jim Mora talks to former Hello Sailor manager, David Gapes about the death of founding member David McArtney. Audio

2:07 PM.At least three people are confirmed dead and over 100 injured, many of them critically, after two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon early this morning New Zealand time… Read more Audio

1:56 PM.'Don't Worry! the 12 steps of worrying' and 'Why does music feel so good?' Audio

1:43 PM.The songs 'I Don't Want To Live Without Your Love' by Albert Hammond and 'All of Me' by Eric Clapton. Audio

1:36 PM.Featuring 'West Coast Walking: a naturalists guide' by Kerry-Jayne Wilson and published by Canterbury University Press. Audio

1:23 PM.Reviewing 'The Forgotten General', '60 Years in the Wild', and 'Fry's Planet World'. Audio

1:09 PM.Marcia Butterfield from Christchurch has chosen 'Thunder Road' by Bruce Springsteen. Audio

4:38 PM.Topics - After four years in Hamilton, the V8s and their crowds returned to Pukekohe at the weekend with organisers saying they are already on track to deliver a good return for Auckland ratepayers'… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Topics - The Mighty River Power share offer is finally underway, but details of how many people have signed up to buy the shares are not being revealed. And while the brokers speculate on how… Read more Audio

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

3:30 PM.University of Canterbury geologist Mark Quigley has earned a reputation for being a great science communicator on the subject of earthquakes. But when he's not in the media spotlight, he's out and… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.She is the other Fitzgerald: Zelda, the Southern Belle who married the handsome, ambitious Army Lt, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, at the dawn of the jazz age, which he named. Author Therese Anne Fowler… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.A pair of French musicians have launched a mission to take classical music to the parts of New Zealand where it doesn't often go. The couple came up with a plan: take the legs off their baby grand… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Douglas Seivers Jarrett, a trainee accountant from Palmerston North, has been selected to represent New Zealand in the inaugural Mr Pole Dance competition in Sydney next month. Audio

1:23 PM.A distinguished stage and screen actor, director, producer, TV host, voice-over artist, radio announcer and children's presenter - he has more strings to his bow than an entire orchestra. Audio

1:08 PM.Rita Rowsell from Snells Beach has chosen 'All The Things You Are' by Frank Sinatra. Audio

4:40 PM.The BBC is likely to play 'Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead' on the radio this weekend; controversy over smoking scenes in The Hobbit; and cheap new tablet computers. Audio

4:10 PM.An anonymous blogger claims to have available for download a copy of a leaked EQC spreadsheet with details of 65,000 claims; and the Kiwiblog website is accusing the teachers' union of bullying… Read more Audio

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

3:37 PM.The gold rush has returned to Arrowtown, but this time people are flocking to see the golden fall foliage and take part in the annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival. The 10-day Festival begins today with… Read more Audio

3:28 PM.Sarah reviews new sci-fi movie 'Oblivion' and rom-zom-com 'Warm Bodies'. Audio

3:16 PM.Coto de Hayas Crianza 2009 - from north-east Spain, $15 - $18; Wither Hills Kersley Riesling 2010, $25; Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2010 - 'Trinity Hill is the toast of the 2012 Sydney… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Sachie Nomura, from Sachie's Kitchen, with her recipe for Tom Yum Goong. Audio