Afternoons Podcast Options

1:15 PM."Girls on Ice" Aotearoa is a programme hosted by Te Puna Patiotio the-Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University. By taking them out on field trips, it aims to inspire teen girls into the into… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Early Antarctic explorers made weather observations that are still useful today. Peregrin Hyde travels to remote South Georgia Island to collect weather data that continues this legacy, using both… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Professor Malissa Clark knows what it's like to be a workaholic.  Now she's an organizational psychology professor at the University of Georgia who dispels myths about what a workaholic is. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today's Bookmarks guest has been described as a queen of Auckland's media scene. Author, broadcaster, and former Woman's Weekly editor Wendyl Nissen is in for this week's interview. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Dave Owen's space collection has taken flight. Blasting off from the backroom of his house into its own building, becoming the Te Awamutu Space Centre. Dave talks to Mark about his collection and how… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.This week on Heading Off we're looking at doing road trips around Aotearoa in EVs, what to be aware of, tips to make the battery life last longer and what you should do in advance. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.If people are in a rough patch, or what researchers call "a weakened state" in their relationship, they are almost five times more likely to break up within the two weeks surrounding Valentine's day… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Water safety advocates are calling for an urgent change to Auckland's Navigational Bylaw. Bronwyn Coers is the Strategy Manager for Wai Ora Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland's Water Safety & Drowning… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A new study into the impact of the post-covid, half price public transport initiative was released this morning. The study's author Dr Angela Curl talks to Mark. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Everyone ages. There's a multi billion dollar industry aimed at trying to stop it. Dr Coleen Murphy works to understand it first. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Deidre Brown, a professor at Auckland University's School of architecture, went on an 8 year hunt for the lost whakairo rakau. The missing whakairo rakau were first acquired by the Christchurch… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Have you ever wanted to work in Antarctica? Antarctica New Zealand is recruiting 40 people for the 2024/2025 season. The roles range from carpenter to chef, and are crucial to scientific research and… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Japan is launching the world's first wooden satellite to tackle space pollution. Astrophysicist Dr Sara Webb, a lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology speaks to Mark. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.In May 2022, divers removed almost 10,000 Kina from four sites in the Marlborough sounds. It's a project - led by University of Auckland PHD student Dallas Lafont. He speaks to Mark. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Emma Wright always thought raising children to feel good about their bodies involved teaching healthy eating habits with giving praise for being gorgeous just the way they are. She's written a book… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.After a seven-year hiatus, Kiwi musician Brooke Fraser is returning to Aotearoa for a one-off concert with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM. Bread Charity was founded in 2017 by then 22-year-old Mustafa 'Mussie' Sheikh, who has just published a kids' book called 'The Boy Who Wasn't Scared To Dream'. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Fire scientists are looking for land with gorse and trees to burn, with the aim of learning more about how fire behaves. Hugh Wallace is a wildfire scientist at Scion, the Crown research institute for… Read more Audio