Afternoons Podcast Options

3:40 PM.This weekend, for the first time in 40 years, the RM31 standard railcar Tokumaru will be running the rails between Eketahuna and Woodville. Audio

3:30 PM.Yvonne suggests some weekend drinking winners in the form of Selaks Heritage Series Gisborne/Waipara Gewurztraminer/Riesling 2011, Rockburn 'Stolen Kiss' Central Otago Rose 2011, and Peacock Sky… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.French black and white silent movie 'The Artist' directed by Michael Hazanavicius; Action film 'Safe House', directed by Daniel Espinosa; Sci-fi movie 'Star Wars - Episode 1: The Phantom Menace'. Audio

3:10 PM.Anne Thorp's Marinated Trevally. Audio

2:45 PM.2010's 'Loud' by Barbadian recording star Rihanna, is a Grammy Best Album nomination. Audio

2:20 PM.Dilworth School in Auckland educates boys completely free of charge, and has done for over one hundred years. Audio

2:10 PM.This morning when hundreds of competitors took off from the Kumara Racecourse for the 30th anniversary of the Coast to Coast multi sport race, they were running on fuel provided by the women of… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Ralph from Wellington nominates 'I had a dream, Joe' by Nick Cave from the album Henry's Dream. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - Police in Wanaka say they're determined to "get to the bottom" of a series of incidents involving a naked man engaging in recreational pursuits in public places. Police, who were yesterday… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Complaints to the Serious Fraud Office about the Auckland gold and silver trader, Bullion Buyer, are "being looked into as a matter of priority". International tourists may be required to pay… Read more Audio

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

3:32 PM.Worldwide, glaciers are receding at an unprecedented rate. For several years, the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers on the West Coast bucked this trend and continued advancing, but now, they too are… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.We travel back in time with the Southron Gaard of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Audio

2:23 PM.Dr Stanley Paris wants to be the oldest person to solo circumnavigate the globe in less than 150 days. He will attempt to sail from Bermuda and back next year on a yacht designed by Bruce Farr called… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.An ecologist from the University of Tasmania thinks Australia should introduce elephants, rhinoceroses and Komodo Dragans to the outback to control African gamba grass that's growing out of control. Audio

1:22 PM.We pay a visit to the town that's become the gateway to top ecotourism locations. Mountains, lakes, rare and endangered birds, vast landscapes, rainforest, waterfalls, mountain streams and braided… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Gloria Magee from Riccarton has chosen 'Deep and Silent Sea' by Nana Mouskouri. Audio

4:33 PM.Topics - New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has launched a spectacular offensive on targetted funding for Maori health and wellbeing. Can a Segway be operated on the footpath or is it a motor… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - a new report examining daycare says New Zealand should undergo what it calls a long overdue re-evaluation of motherhood and don't tax the rich, tax inequality! Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:33 PM.Teenage fathers are learning how to become better dads, as a result of a new course run by Auckland's Otara Health Charitable trust. So far the centre's run two of the courses, and another starts this… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.How Siri could hurt everyone's cell service; the Google Freshness Algorithm update; and alleged details about Google HUD eyeglasses. Audio

2:24 PM.Charles Dickens probably would have hated it, but around the world celebrations are being held for the much-loved writer who was born 200 years ago. Audio

2:09 PM.A traditional canoe with a few modern twists is being developed in Fiji to replace fibreglass boats that guzzle petrol. Joji Marau Misaele teaches mechanical engineering at Fiji National University… Read more Audio

1:19 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio