Afternoons Podcast Options

3:25 PM.Veteran endurance cyclist Colin Anderson has set records for cycling the length of New Zealand, for cycling for 24 hours straight, and for cycling the equivalent of more than 55 laps of Lake Taupo. Audio

3:08 PM.Jason Shron is a self-confessed train nut. He's got an original full-size 1980s VIA carriage from the Canadian railway service in the basement of his home in Ontario. It's complete with genuine seats… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Robert Greene's fifth book, Mastery, distills the common factors that made people like Mozart, Henry Ford, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Goethe and John Coltrane masters in their fields. Audio

1:21 PM.Though he was born in Yorkshire, New Zealand is home for Peter Bland, and he is still busy writing and broadcasting, 14 years after receiving his Gold Card. Audio

1:10 PM.Graham Roebeck from the Queenstown has chosen Eva Cassidy's arrangement of Curtis Mayfield's 'People Get Ready'. Audio

2:45 PM.Estere Dalton is a multi-instrumentalist and plays almost anything she can get her hands on, producing all of her own music at home in her bedroom with her trusty MPC nick-named Lola. Estere is also a… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Merry Christmas from Afternoons with Jim Mora, broadcasting from Auckland waterfront. Audio

3:40 PM.Merry Christmas from Afternoons with Jim Mora, broadcasting from Auckland waterfront. Audio

2:50 PM.Nick Atkinson's pick for best album of the year is 'Sad But True' by Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams. Audio

1:10 PM.A triple bill New Zealand Live - Tiny Ruins in Auckland, Rosy Tin Teacaddy in Wellington and Fiona Pears in Christchurch. Audio

4:35 PM.Happy Apocalypse. On the eve of his departure as Air New Zealand chief executive, Rob Fyfe has been accused of presiding over a "pattern of puerile, sexist depictions of women". Audio

4:07 PM.The Auckland City Mission has seen record numbers of beneficiaries and low income earners queuing for Christmas charity this week. The pokies-for-a-convention centre deal is in peril, with the casino… Read more Audio

3:52 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:44 PM.Dolphins leap into the air, Kiwi surf the waves in unison with holiday music and it's all done with dancing fairy lights. The 14th annual Fiesta of Lights celebrates Christmas at the seaside at the… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Les Miserables, To Rome with Love, Sightseers, Parental Guidance, Life of Pi. Audio

3:20 PM.Coopers Creek SV Gisborne Albariño 'Bell-Ringer' 2012. Tatty Bogler Central Otago Pinot Noir Rose 2011. Neudorf Chardonnay 2011. No.1 Family Estate Cuvee Remy. Reserve Hawke's Bay Merlot Malbec… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Ricotta-stuffed chicken breasts with verjuice. Audio

2:09 PM.25 years ago, Sir Cameron Mackintosh dreamed a dream to take one of his most successful musicals from the stage to the screen. Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo's epic novel, is one of the most… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.One of the Capital's best known bands, with the big anthemic sound - they've just returned from a three week tour of the UK and France, which included a gig at Liverpool's famous Cavern Club, birth… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Bill Harris from Fielding has chosen 'Fearless' by Pink Floyd. Audio

4:32 PM.Topics - if the Mayan prophecy is true, just how might it all end on Friday? Frightened neighbours are reported to have watched through their curtains as the body of a young man was dragged into a car… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Secretary of the Public Service Assocation, Brenda Pilott says the Education Minister Hekia Parata should follow the lead of the former Secretary of Education, and resign. At least one… Read more Audio

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

3:31 PM.If you're eating good quality chocolate this Christmas, you've probably noticed that it makes a sharp, crisp sound when broken, otherwise known as "snap". While snapping chocolate is an indicator of… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.Katy Gosset visits New Brighton, a suburb that's been a little down on its luck after the quakes. But its local ukelele jam is still pulling in punters from all over town. Katy Gosset dropped in on… Read more Audio