Afternoons Podcast Options

2:50 PM.'Double Fantasy' by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Its release didn't get great raps when it was released in 1980, but John Lennon was murdered three weeks later and it became a big commercial success… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Friedrich Krull ventures out of Wellington for the first time in search of wild bush, exotic birdlife and "dangerous natives". Audio

2:10 PM.Anyone who's parked a car in a rest stop at Arthur's Pass or the Porter Heights ski area is probably familiar with the "clown of the mountains"... the kea. Keas will strip rubber off cars, eat… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Jordan Flanagan from Otaki chooses 'Cantara' by Dead Can Dance. Audio

4:38 PM.Kids with higher levels of the widely used substance BPA in their bodies are more likely to be obese. This information comes from the first large-scale, nationally representative U.S. study to link an… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The Director of the National Addiction Centre says food addiction should be recognised as a medical condition so obese people can receive the help they need. The Government is considering changing the… Read more Audio

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

3:27 PM.Each year 22 regional science and technology fairs, involving thousands of students, take place around New Zealand. Lydia Kingston, a year 13 student from Queen Margaret College won the overall prize… Read more Audio

3:16 PM.There are no boundaries in the air, but people come from all over the world to jump out of planes, helicopters and balloons, at a Boogie. Pudding Hill drop zone in Methven hosted the Southern Summer… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Carrie never gave up on life and she never let cancer define her. Carrie died on Saturday after a three-year battle with cancer; she was 12 years old. Carrie Allen, already honoured by Taranaki people… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.In pre-European times this was the site of a ferocious inter-tribal battle, then it became central in the Musket wars of the early 1800s. It has been a railway junction town, a dairy stronghold, and… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Meredith Alban-Jones from Timaru has chosen 'Wild is the Wind' by David Bowie. Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - Some new research from Yale University concludes that, eventually, we're all going to look like Brazilians. Does it bother you that our levels of public debt should be building up like this? Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The controversial internet millionaire Kim Dotcom has turned up at Parliament to watch Question Time. Opposition parties have continued their calls today for the Prime Minister, John Key, to… Read more Audio

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

3:29 PM.A non-profit organisation, Youthtown was formed in 1932 in Auckland with a focus on youth development through sport, arts, dance and technology. It has helped shape the lives of hundreds of thousands… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Topics - The Voice Mail Story; iPhone not best-selling phone in US in August; What Is the Future of Computers?; and smartphone-powered mine detectors readied for field-testing in Cambodia. Audio

2:20 PM.New Zealanders are getting first crack at buying a piece of World War II aviation history. An unrestored Spitfire Mk XVIe is up for sale and Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre trustee and aircraft broker… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Matt Duncan from the Gold Coast has designed and built a tsunami survival pod. It sells for about $8500 (AUD). Audio

1:24 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Ross Liew from Auckland has chosen "You Are Mine" by Eddie Ray. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - 'Voice-lift' surgery is becoming the latest must-have for those keen to turn back the clock. MetService is considering a 'clothes line index' to make weather predictions more user-friendly… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - the National-led Government's asset sales plan has hit another snag, with most iwi invited to a hui on water rights in Hamilton tonight saying they will boycott it. Banks Peninsula school… Read more Audio

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

3:09 PM.The Parkinson's Voice Initiative and its implications with Dr Max Little. His PhD research at Oxford University developed methods for detecting Parkinson's disease from voice recordings. Audio