Afternoons Podcast Options

1:54 PM.The best places to be for people who love books, and 38 maps you never knew you needed. Audio

1:41 PM.Reveiwing Joe Cocker's second Sony album 'Fire It Up' and the new Ben Harper album. Audio

1:33 PM.'Hallucinations' by Oliver Sacks. Audio

1:18 PM.Craig Foss, the Minister of Broadcasting; News Corp sells Sky shares; a Commerce Commission probe into Pay TV; and 'Fair Go'. Audio

1:08 PM.Roger Hall has chosen 'Joyce The Librarian' by Peter Skellern. Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - The cities that thrive in the 21st century will be those that put airports at their centre, according to the US academic John Kasarda. The Department of Conservation will no longer purchase… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - nine out of ten people in Auckland want the number of poker machines in the poorest parts of the city cut, according to a Curia poll. Today we learned that another thirty schools have been… Read more Audio

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

3:32 PM.Two years ago Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington and the Department of Conservation joined forces to try and eradicate brown trout from waterways. It was an experiment - but it's been successful - as… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.The reality of the story behind the Academy Awards winning film 'Argo' is told in the book, 'Our Man in Tehran: The Truth Behind the secret mission to save 6 Americans during the Iran Hostage Crisis… Read more Audio

2:21 PM.The family of Southland's motorcycle legend are trying to raise money for a mobility scooter for Burt's daughter, Gwen. So they're releasing a consignment of Burt's possessions which will go under the… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.It was good news for the punters when bookies favourite Habibi won the New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie on the weekend. One of Habbibi's owners is Heather Crofsky, who has a share in the horse along… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Our first ever globally known concert pianist and, thankfully, he is still playing - 12 years ago a mysterious illness almost put a halt to his career. Audio

1:09 PM.Rowland Smith from Hastings has chosen 'Back in Black' by ACDC . Audio

4:35 PM.It's reported by media today that Jetstar refused to shift a booking for the mother of shark victim Adam Strange to fly to Auckland after his death; The grieving relatives of stillborn children have… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.New Zealand is on the verge of a diabetes epidemic, according to an Otago University study, with one in five adults showing early signs of developing the disease; Hundreds of police have been taken… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel - with Joe Bennett, Susan Baldacci and Deborah Hill Cone. Audio

3:41 PM.Jennifer King is the co-ordinator of Christchurch's Lantern Festival, to usher in the Year of the Snake in Hagley Park this weekend. Audio

3:29 PM.Sarah reviews Amour, Samsara and I Give It A Year. Audio

3:17 PM.Wine with Belinda Jackson. Audio

3:07 PM.Dame Alison Holst's Apple Pie. Audio

2:45 PM.Today's feature album is 'Stranger in Town' by Bob Seger. Due to copyright restrictions, all music has been removed. Audio

2:21 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle hears from the so-called "invisible crowd" -  single women in their fifties - and she meets a sex therapist to find out if French men really are sexier than New Zealand men. Audio

2:09 PM.For the past 20 years, New Zealand artist Gary Schofield has been commissioned by the US military. His paintings hang in some of the most prestigious locations around the United States including… Read more Audio

1:19 PM.New Zealand Live with the O'Connor family - Sean and his two daughters, Acacia and Rosie. Audio