Afternoons Podcast Options

2:30 PM.Elegant, durable, flexible and sustainable, leather has been in use for an estimated 7000 years. Today's expert is Geoff Holmes of LASRA, The Leather and Shoe Research Association of New Zealand. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.On October 5th 2011, the container ship MV Rena struck Otaiti, the Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty and began spilling 1700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and container debris on the beach. Local… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Rebecca Fawkner worked at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, home of the Len Lye Centre, for 20 years. Her passion for sparking curiosity and creativity in young people has led to the release… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Southern Hemisphere's only official astronaut is in Aotearoa looking at emerging technology to transfer energy wirelessly, even from space! This pioneering technology is being developed by… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.The spiky leaves and flowers of taramea or golden speargrass are famous for their power to draw blood (even through gaiters!). But if you can get past the spike, you'll encounter one of the most… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Today Gretchen Lowe shares a lovely summery recipe to share with friends and family. She tells Jesse how to make her fish tacos with a distinctly Jamaican twist. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Since their 2015 debut single 'Got it Bad', somewhat mysterious Auckland RnB group LEISURE have become international fan favourites. Following the exciting announcement of their first US headline… Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Graeme Tuckett reviews the new documentary Stylebender, the centrepiece of the British and Irish film festival One Life, and new Springbok Tour drama/comedy Uproar. Read more Audio

1:51 PM.Today Ann and Pamela share their Freaky Friday stories. Ann shares the most unbelievably lucky story that makes us question whether it can really just be 'luck', and Pamela shares a spooky story about… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.It's a superfood that costs nothing, grows freely, and requires zero maintenance - it almost sounds too good to be true. Seaweed is one of Aotearoa's most plentiful resources, so why are we… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.For the many women recovering post breast cancer surgery, it can be both an emotionally distressing time as well as a physically uncomfortable one. Lucy Grunfeld is a young industrial designer turned… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Just over a year ago the Supreme Court quashed Peter Ellis' convictions - the first time this has ever been done posthumously in New Zealand. One of the biggest podcasts to come out of New Zealand… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.This week Mary Holm is back to talk about ways to boost your savings. It's insights she included in her book Rich Enough. She recommends setting goals that are SMART: specific, measurable, achievable… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.This is a first, today we have a violin in studio that is probably worth more than the entire Auckland RNZ building. We even had a security contingent. It's a 1731 'Baltic' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Imagine blooming your own hybrid plant and knowing you were the first person ever to see that flower. Orchids are one of those flowers where people really can play with hybrids, although it is… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Around a year ago, we interviewed the founded of Palmerston North company BioLumic. They're increasing the yield and productivity of crops with light treatments. At our current rate, many crops won't… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Southern New Zealand dotterels are one of Aotearoa's most endangered birds, but we don't know where most of them go to breed. Claire Concannon meets a research team tagging the wader birds to uncover… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.For too long, women have been constrained by a set of ancient biblical rules that define what it means to be "good", says writer Elise Loehnen. She talks to Jesse Mulligan about her new book Our Best… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Our Bookmarks guest today is Dr Peter Ganly, Consultant Haematologist at Canterbury District Health Board. He says to be interested in medicine is to be interested in people. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Glenn Cockroft lives in Otatara, an outer suburb of Aotearoa's southernmost city. In this charming Invercargill outpost, you'll find Glenn's significant collection of Ministry of Transport… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:10 PM.Podcast Critic Ximena Smith reviews BBC podcast Vishal and comedy fiction podcast series Conference Call. Read more Audio