Afternoons Podcast Options

4:10 PM.Tony Marryatt, and Otago Rugny Union's financial woes. Audio

4:10 PM.Ultra-sterile conditions contributing to infections, rebuilding Christchurch, the growing gap between Maori achievers and under-achievers. Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:36 PM.The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival is about to begin in Wellington. Festival Director Lisa Twomey says "the NZ work for 2012 is distinctly of and from Aotearoa," which she defines as a… Read more Audio

3:16 PM.For 90 days, 24-year-old Jake Reilly lived in a self imposed exile from social media. He called it "The Amish Project" - no emails, no tweets, no status updates for 90 days. The sabbatical from… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.Surf's Up, the 1971 album from The Beach Boys. It was their 17th studio album, and follow-up to the Sunflower album flop from the year before. Audio

2:24 PM.A writer, dismayed at the loss of our Friday night fish 'n' chips tradition, is writing a book on the history of the combination. Te Awhina Arahanga has been selected for the Maori writer's residency… Read more Audio

2:11 PM.Fancy a beetroot and sour cream ripple icecream, or lemon sorbet with celery leaf? These are some of the flavours retired couple John and Barbara Thomas are creating in their boutique ice-creamery at… Read more Audio

1:53 PM.Phantom, the latest work by Jo Nesbo. Audio

1:46 PM.The Splore music festival. Audio

1:36 PM.Ele's looking at lists, including traits that make you a good leader, Johnny Cash's to-do list, and exercise for keeping muscles young. Audio

1:20 PM.2 Broke Girls, Suburgatory, and Homeland. Audio

1:08 PM.Leigh Burrell from Auckland chooses Just You and I by Melissa Manchester. Audio

4:40 PM.A new study suggests starving yourself on alternate days may help you live longer, and TripAdvisor controversy. Audio

4:10 PM.Binge drinkers, and implementing a Command economy. Audio

3:50 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:36 PM.Auckland's volcanic history has left many marks on the city's landscape, including a forest buried under volcanic ash on the shores of the Manukau Harbour. The ancient trees are so well preserved that… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.On this day in 1952, a young woman started the day as a princess and finished it as Queen, her father having died at the age of 56. For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth has coped with what she called "this… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.Our feature album is Pretenders II from 1981, the second LP by British rock band The Pretenders, led by songwriter and lead vocalist Chrissie Hynde. Audio

2:22 PM.A pilot who broke the world record for flying around the globe west-bound, in a single-engine piston plane, is in New Zealand, partway through another adventure. Just over three years ago, CarolAnn… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Research has revealed New Zealand couples who choose not to have children are subjected to cruel remarks and are considered by some to be selfish people. Waikato University Master's student, Theresa… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Today's traveller is the man responsible for one of the most enduring images in New Zealand sporting history, Christchurch Commonwealth Games gold medalist Dick Tayler. Audio

1:09 PM.Ian Hughes chooses The Ship Song by Nick Cave. Audio

4:38 PM.Sir Paul McCartney has pledged to give up smoking cannabis for the sake of his eight-year-old daughter Beatrice. We've had the odd discussion, on The Panel about the harm caused by alcohol. The… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A new council report into Wellington's resilience has found the city's economy would take a $37 billion hit if it experienced an event like the Christchurch earthquake. Old people stand accused of… Read more Audio