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1:35 PM.Children's author and blogger James Russell is a children's author has noticed a trend of teenagers using phones as an escape from awkward conversations. James speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.On Sunday, Hampden - a small South Island town of 350 people - celebrated the opening of a new skate ramp.  Stuart Barnes explains how it happened and the community effort behind the structure. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A very short time ago the University of Waikato signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a medical school in the Waikato region.The University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor, Professor Neil Quigley… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.For fans of the dulcet tones of Irish performer Daniel O'Donnell, some good news, he's back on our shores for the first time since 2017. The singing legend is armed with a show full of Irish standards… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.The music career of John Oates is legendary. He's in both the Songwriter and Rock and Roll hall of fame as a songwriter, guitarist and one half of the 70's and 80's hit music machine Hall and Oates… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.We've got a huge topic for our Monday Expert feature today, the man, the myth, the Bard, William Shakespeare. David Lawrence, Shakespeare scholar and artistic director of The Pop-up Globe - he's our… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.The late Ray Cooper needed a clever way of composting as his wife grew veggies in the back garden, and flowers in the front. Michael Smythe designed the prototype and continually redesigns the… Read more Audio

1:34 PM.It's nearly eel migration season which means short and long fin tuna start their migration from our freshwater streams. On this journey, they'll try swim through flood pumps in our rivers and streams… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Colourful kites of all shapes and sizes will be flying high at the Otaki Kite Festival this weekend. Festival director Kirsty Doyle joins Jesse to tell us what's happening at the annual event which is… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.An ageing population in general means an ageing population behind bars, bringing with it the same increased number of prisoners with dementia. Clinical and forensic psychologist Ella Kofoed speaks to… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Termites are tenacious critters - they never sleep and spend their waking lives chewing wood and renovating their extensive colonies. Luckily, we only have three native species of termite in Aotearoa… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.This time of the year is when there's an abundance of fruit around. Like Martin last week, food writer, stylist and cook Gretchen Lowe has a delicious recipe to use up any excess plums you have. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week's NZ Live is with Mim Jensen from Otautahi, Christchurch, where she's made waves in the indie rock scene. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.A Taranaki grower has come up with an unusual fundraiser for Te Kahu Pairuri Hospice Taranaki. Eddie Hollard owns 'Dave's Patch' and is offering 3.2 hectares of prime Lepperton maize to the highest… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.If you've ever wondered about your Irish ancestry - who they were, where they were from in Ireland, why they came to New Zealand - there's a series of seminars coming to Aotearoa that will help you… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.New Zealand is facing criticism after for going against convention over bottom trawling practices in the Pacific. Steve Little is a Port Chalmers fisherman and former Chief Skipper at the University… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington has been gifted 13 million dollars. The donation came from the late Dr Aola Richards, a trailblazing scientist and the first woman in New Zealand to… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.In May 1986, 16-year-old Charlotte Mensah went to work in the UK's first luxury Afro-Caribbean hair salon, Splinters. In London's glamorous Mayfair, Splinters had earned a world-class reputation and… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.KiwiSaver funds are moving away from investing in harmful products, the charity Mindful Money revealed last week. Their website is a good place to check out the kind of investments your own KiwiSaver… Read more Audio