Afternoons Podcast Options

3:08 PM.As summer approaches Martin Bosley has a great recipe to make the most of the new fresh vegetables on offer. He's got a simple but super tasty recipe for a vegetable medley that's then mixed with a… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Love Square - a musical venture put together by Nick Atkinson - blends blues and jazz, reggae and dub, soul and funk. Read more Video, Audio

1:53 PM.A firm weekly favourite, Freaky Friday, is back again with spooky tales of coincidence and unexplained encounters! Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Fleur is a contemporary fibre artist Fleur Woods and has documented her own journey in a beautiful new book - The Untamed Thread - which explores the creative process and teaches us why it matters to… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.In New Plymouth the animal control officers have picked up a stray bull - not their usual guest at the pound. No one has claimed the unnamed bull, so this Wednesday it's heading to auction at the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Today marks the start of the five day Hindu festival Diwali. Jesse speaks to his RNZ collegue, journalist Gaurav Sharma to tell us more about the celebration and its meaning. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.In Miramar a pair of nesting Karearea - A.K.A New Zealand Falcon - have taken to harassing walkers and their pets on a local trail. In response Wellington council has temporarily closed a section of… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Today Mary has a close look at investing in shares both in Aotearoa and overseas. She's collated some interesting numbers about how the different stocks have fared over the past five decades. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Today on NZ Sporting history we meet Erin Routliffe who's made recent sporting history by becoming the first New Zealander to win a women's grand slam title in 44 years. Read more Audio

1:39 PM.Each year young horticulturists from around the country battle it out for the title of 'Young Horticulturist of the Year'. Meryn Whitehead is 2022 winner. She speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:29 PM.John Bougen, an Aucklander who made his fortune as co-founder of the 'Dress Smart' chain of shopping malls is now in Reefton giving it a bit of a make over. He speaks to Jesse about his work there. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Understanding what makes soil thrive can dramatically reduce the need for fertiliser on farms, says NZ-born soil expert Nicole Masters. "There's this real big push in New Zealand to say 'this isn't… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Meet a musician revitalising Moriori culture through music, including traditional bone flutes brought back to life through modern technology. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Dropping perfectionism and focusing on connection can help take the pressure off verbal communication, says Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.This week's bookmarks guest has been a housing developer in Auckland for the last 25 years, and is known for doing things differently. Mark Todd, co-founder and Development Manager of Ockham… Read more Audio

2:16 PM.Every Wednesday on Afternoons we invite a guest for our collectors corner segment to talk about their amazing collections. This week we meet Wil Wright. He collects, restores and sells film posters. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:45 PM.Research shows it is the kids who are being driven to school that breathe in in the highest levels of noxious fumes per minute, instead of those walking or cycling next to traffic. New Zealand… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Tracking down music rights holders to get the money to the right place can be a challenge, in New Zealand there is a particular challenge with older Maori songs. APRA Head of NZ Operations Anthony… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Ryan Carville & his business partner Simon Cooke run Froth Tech in Lowe Hutt, the business supplies yeast to breweries across the country. Ryan Carville speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Maori are disproportionately affected by brain tumours. Dr Thomas Park  using AI to scan a huge library of tumours collected from Maori and Pasifika patients to understand why. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.For 30 years, the closest Justine and Geoff Ross had come to cows was two cowhide chairs in their Auckland living room. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's not quite summer, but if there's one band that gets you feeling like you're settling into a long summer evening, it's Fat Freddy's Drop. Coming together on the brink of the new millennium, their… Read more Audio