Afternoons Podcast Options

3:09 PM.The gritty and compelling story of Valerie Adams as told in her new autobiography. Audio

2:21 PM.The song 'Antartica' is the latest offering from nine-year-old Christchurch songwriter Bob Gaudin. It's not the first song he's had released - in fact it's the third. He wrote his first song - a one… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Champion New Zealand freediver Kathryn Nevatt is trying to be calm today. She's trying to breath smoothly and get her heartbeat under control! Audio

1:27 PM.He's one of our most famous living poet and a highly-admired New Zealander. His work is reviewed glowingly in 'The Guardian' and 'The New York Times' and he's won four or five New Zealand Book Awards… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Gaye Sutton from Wairarapa has chosen 'Anthem' by Leonard Cohen. Audio

4:35 PM.The power of bread in your life. The idea of a ferry between Wellington and Christchurch. The revival of Megaupload, with a dot inserted in the name, and how to build houses more cheaply in New… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.They knew about the privacy risk from Work and Income kiosks but they didn't do anything about. If our education system isn't as excellent as we were told it was, is there any way of making it more… Read more Audio

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

3:40 PM.You can't buy a ticket for a huge concert in Christchurch. 25 bands will be performing at AMI Stadium. Instead you need to commit to 4 hours of volunteer work to get in. Audio

3:33 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews How To Meet Girls From A Distance, Bait 3D, and Alex Cross. Audio

3:25 PM.Yvonne Lorkin's picks are Thornbury Waipara Pinot Gris, Terrace Heights Estate Marlborough Viognier, and Palliser Estate Martinborough Methode Traditionnelle. Audio

3:09 PM.Jonny Schwass has a recipe for White Asparagus with Sauce Gribiche. Audio

2:50 PM.'The Rising' is Bruce Springsteen's 2002 requiem to 9/11. It was also the first E Street Band album since the 1980s and kick-started a creative resurgence by The Boss. Audio

2:20 PM.Amelia Nurse talks to Richard Hulse at Exhibitions Gallery and optometrist Renee Edgar from McLellan Grimmer about what people who are colour blind might be missing. Audio

2:10 PM.MacGyver was the secret agent with a bad 1980s haircut who always found non violent ways to succeed on his missions. He was a hero. And to many of his students, Gareth Bell at Freyberg High School is… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Michelle MacNeill chooses Hollie Smith's version of 'Sensitive To A Smile'. Audio

4:35 PM.Celebrities, never ones to let a natural disaster pass without giving their ill-timed two cents worth, have been very vocal since Hurricane Sandy hit. Quade Cooper's future in Australian rugby. An… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Sir Geoffrey Palmer has triggered some media response after speaking to a conference on accident compensation. The New York Marathon is the world's largest, with a field of nearly 50,000 runners. Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:35 PM.Navigation for autonomous robots is a Catch 22. You need to know where you are to build a map, and you need a map to know where you are. Audio

3:15 PM.Sage Forest ventures into the world of Raw Milk Supply in Golden Bay Audio

2:10 PM.Russian scientists claim DNA tests on hair found in a Siberian cave may prove that the mysterious Yeti may actually exist. Audio

1:22 PM.She was one of the first casualties of Hurricane Sandy. The 180-foot, three-masted replica of the famous Bounty went down in raging seas about 144 kilometers off the coast of North Carolina earlier… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.Quite a distance off shore. 2,400 kilometres northeast of New Zealand. Captain James Cook named this place Savage Island - it's a name that stuck for almost 200 years. Today we visit Niue. Audio

1:08 PM.Ken Double from Wellington chooses this song by Iris DeMent. Audio