Afternoons Podcast Options

2:30 PM.Festival Review discusses Hone Kouka's play Tu, based on Patricia Grace's novel; the Latin jazz concert Cubano Be! Cubano Bop!; and whether this festival buzz has generated big audiences. Audio

2:24 PM.Peter Garrett was doing a bit of knee boarding at a Taranaki surf break north of Opunake when something bumped into his board. Strange he thought, next thing you know Peter looks down and there's a… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Singer, songwriter, poet, actor and occasional pirate, Noel Coutts lives his life in perpetual motion. Noel and his wife Ela spend half their time in New Zealand and half in Poland. Audio

1:21 PM.Today we head 1900 kilometres north-east of Auckland, to a very much larger community than usual on this hour. 106,000 people live here on 52 islands scattered over 700,000 square kilometres of the… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Andy Pottinger who is on Castlepoint Beach has chosen 'The Last Resort' by the Eagles. Audio

4:32 PM.Topics - Britain's Olympic athletes are being told not to shake hands in case they catch a bug which could wreck their (Olympic) dreams. Are pseudosciences destroying universities' reputations? Air… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The co-leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, says a proposed referendum on partial asset sales could create major political problems for the Government. Two thirds of us believe we're not… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:35 PM.Mary Rahiti has beaten the odds by losing half her body weight, surviving a life-threatening tumour operation, and becoming a national body building champion. Audio

3:10 PM.An email from 'The Team at Telecom', 'Are Nokia on their last legs?', 'You knew this right? Apple buyers are wealthier', and battery news - mobile phone running low on battery? Charge up with water. Audio

2:30 PM.Festival Review discusses the one-man play Frequently Asked Questions, the poetry and music show Words in Motion, and the highlights of art exhibitions. Audio

2:23 PM.The grand house on Murphy Drive in Springlands near Blenheim is turning 100 this year and the owners are on a quest to learn more about its history. Larry and Gael McFadden have spent hours combing… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Victor Sutcliff has 150 albums with at least a thousand stamps in each. Whole rooms in his house are dedicated to his collection. But it's not just a hobby. Victor is a philatelic philanthropist. Audio

1:21 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:09 PM.John Whittaker aka the 'Flower Show Guy' has chosen 'The Real Thing' by Russell Morris. Audio

4:34 PM.Topics - A 150-foot asteroid orbiting Earth called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth it will fly UNDER the man-made satellites orbiting our planet. How can Gull, with its infinitely smaller… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Front-line services will not be compromised by staff lay-offs that are under consideration by Police management. Britain's Roman Catholic Church is planning to enlist the support of more than… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:34 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle chases the three hard working mums behind the Asian Events Trust. The AET are finalists for the Community of the Year at the New Zealander of the Year Awards and responsible for… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.About 500,000 young offenders in the US are taken to detention centers every year. For the past five years Richard Ross, a renowned photographer and professor at the University of California, Santa… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Festival Review discusses the boxing play Beautiful Burnout, Jonathan Lemalu in concert with the NZ String Quartet, the final concert by the Sixteen Choir, and the punk piano accordionist Kimmi… Read more Audio

2:21 PM.Auckland Airport is leading the world in reducing the risk bird strike poses to aircraft. The airport's sewn a type of grass - developed by a New Zealand scientist - that actually deters the birds. Audio

2:11 PM.There has been a surprising discovery of a painting by the late Francis Hodgkins. Francis Hodgkins was born in Dunedin, where the public art gallery has been collecting her work since the early 1900s.

1:55 PM.Happiness Makes Your Brain Work Better; 25 Billion Apple Apps Downloaded; and Broadband Caps, Stephen Fry and Content Dominance. Audio

1:45 PM.Excerpts of the songs 'The Author' and 'Red Shift' by Heavy Metal Ninjas and 'On My Mind' by Kora. Audio