Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.The fifth annual Snowcial, algorithms and 'predictive analytics', and digital kids. Audio

2:29 PM.Festival Review critiques the Auckland Arts Festival's visual art programme, Sounds Aotearoa and Hou 2013. Audio

2:12 PM.As frontman for legendary prog-rockers Yes, Jon Anderson's written himself into the annals of rock, and he continues to make music with a huge range of collaborators all over the world. Audio

1:20 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Susan Brocker from the Tauranga area has chosen "Wildfire" by Michael Murphy. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - Almost the whole of the North Island could be declared to be in a state of drought by the end of this week. A public health expert is calling on the Government to regulate the amount of salt… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Prime Minister, John Key, says he thinks a bill allowing a holiday when ANZAC and Waitangi days fall on the weekend will become law. A man whose parenting style led his teenage… Read more Audio

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

3:31 PM.It's the Year of the Water Snake in 2013 and performers at celebrations in Wellington include local children from the Yau Yi Yun (Chinese Kindergarten), their teachers and a hard working army of… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Charles Landry travels the world helping cities adapt to the rapidly changing social and economic realities of urban living. He's an authority on using imagination and creativity in urban change. He… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Festival Review critiques The Kronos Quartet, Chinese instrumentalist Wu Man, and the play Rhinoceros in Love. Audio

2:20 PM.Knowing how to make a million is one thing, it's quite another to be able to show your children how to do the same. That's the finding of a new study in Massey University, which shows that rich people… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Britain's certainly taking it seriously - they're sending Bonnie Tyler to Malmo this year. What's it really like backstage at one of the biggest shows in the world? Dominic Smith knows the answer… Read more Audio

1:52 PM.Topics - a computer storage product in Iceland running on 100% renewable energy, and the South By Southwest interactive trade show. Audio

1:43 PM.The songs 'Northwest' and 'Ikarus' by Ladi6. Audio

1:37 PM.Reviewing 'Simon Gault - Homemade', 'Preserving with Aunt Daisy' and 'At My Table' by Chelsea Winter. Audio

1:25 PM.The shows '3rd Degree', 'Elementary', and 'Behind The Brush'. Audio

1:08 PM.Mike Reeves from Wellington has chosen 'The Crowd' by The Cat Empire. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - Three law firms have launched a call for New Zealanders to sign up to participate in class actions to claim back excessive bank default fees. A million-dollar sculpture by artist Michael… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - A "specialist" team of 100 staff began work today to combat the backlog of problems with the beleaguered school payroll system. Is it ok to want a dialogue about the future ethnic composition… Read more Audio

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

3:30 PM.Kaikoura residents have formed the Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust to give these seabirds a helping hand. One of their projects is establishing another breeding population on Kaikoura Peninsula… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.In 1923, a young man from Christchurch made his way north to Auckland. He kept a meticulous diary documenting some of the the big changes happening in the 1920s, including the sealing of Dominion Road… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Festival Review critiques play I (heart) Alice (heart) I, Song Cycle Songs and Dances of Desire, and the Royal New Zealand Ballet's new show Made To Move. Audio

2:19 PM.In a study made public today, the researchers said they were able to put together a diet that cost less than nine dollars a day, and one that cost less than 15 dollars a day, that they say fulfilled… Read more Audio