Afternoons Podcast Options

2:10 PM.Sunday is the 40th anniversary of a burglary that would bring down a United States President and re-define and underline the power of the press. A source, known only as Deep Throat, told reporters… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Sarah Nathan of Hamilton chooses Eco Beach by Martha and The Muffins. Audio

4:34 PM.Topic 1 - As compared to the late '60s, hit pop songs today are more often written in a minor key and with a slightly slower tempo. Topic 2 - It's been reported today that the organiser of Miss… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Topic 1 - The Reserve Bank has kept the Official Cash Rate at its record low of 2.5 per cent. Topic 2 - Compared to Europe's economic woes, New Zealand has a far lesser case of the same ailment but is… Read more Audio

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

3:32 PM.Last time London hosted the Games was in 1948, just after the War - there were amazing stories, a Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen, 'The Flying Mum' (she was a 30 year old mother of 3) won 4 gold… Read more Audio

3:23 PM.It's a steep climb from Riwaka to the top of Takaka Hill, and an even steeper climb from Golden Bay. But at the top of the hill popularly known as Marble Mountain, is Canaan Downs - a magical spot… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.For aspiring Kiwi opera singers, there's a well-trodden path to high-level training in the UK. But some choose to go in another direction. Justin Gregory met up with Amelia Berry and Rachelle Pike at… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Snow caves have saved the lives of many outdoor adventurers around the world who have been caught out by sudden storms or avalanche in the high country. Audio

2:10 PM.Seventy years today, US marines landed in Wellington in what was called a "friendly occupation" by the locals. This was six months after war broke out in the Pacific. They were stationed at camps… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Sharon Holt from Hamilton nominates ' Perfect ' by Fairground Attraction. Audio

1:20 PM.Maruia situated in the Buller region of the upper South Island, along the Shenandoah Highway 65 kilometres south of Murchison. Audio

4:34 PM.Topics - Who'd want to be a CEO? Is the government trying to stop people using the family court? 16 weeks of intense culinary competition has paid off for Auckland marketing executive, Chelsea Winter… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The controversy over ACC's dealings with an Auckland claimant, Bronwyn Pullar, has claimed another scalp with the news today that ACC chief executive Ralph Stewart has resigned. The Auditor… Read more Audio

3:49 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:36 PM.After a two year period of redevelopment, Auckland Viaduct's Tepid Baths will be officially reopened with a public ceremony on 23 June 2012. The building's multi-million dollar facelift pays homage to… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Wising up to Facebook; where can you get free movies?; how close are we to ditching credit cards altogether?; and BeWell, the next generation in mobile health apps. Audio

2:25 PM.When it comes to solving problems, the kids in Kerikeri are better at coming up with solutions than most. In fact six kids from Kerikeri High School have won second place at the World Problem Solving… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Fifty years ago, three men made one of the most daring prison escapes ever attempted from the notorious Alcatraz island prison in the San Francisco Bay. Jolene Babyak was the warden's daughter, living… Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:09 PM.Ken Joblin from ChristChurch has chosen 'A Sound Came from Heav'n' by Douglas Mews - performed by the Graduate Choir. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - Can you believe the British PM left his daughter behind at a pub. Your chances of getting a job at age 50-plus are supposed to be looking up - but some Aucklanders say they are hitting a wall… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Are New Zealand's small towns being hit the hardest by the exodus to Australia? Aggrieved Christchurch red-zone residents have decided to take their plight to the United Nations. Audio

3:51 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:40 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends a conference in Wellington hosted by the Office of Ethnic Affairs on the subject of immigration. Audio