Afternoons Podcast Options

1:15 PM.We're not far away from kicking off this year's Rugby World Cup. For the event Sky Sport is offering Te Reo commentary, as well as English. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Today's NZ Sporting History is with legendary sports broadcaster John McBeth, a stalwart of NZ sport with a career spanning 50 years in the business. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Singer, composer, front man and euphonium player Don McGlashan will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.  Russell Baillie, the Entertainment Editor for the NZ Listener speaks to Jesse.

1:25 PM.With crops in different conditions across the East Coast, the ongoing challenge is how to salvage what may be left and planning for next season. Grower Hugh Findlay speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Students at the Unitec vet school are heading to Tonga to de-sex hundreds of dogs and provide care to the animal population on the island. Laura Harvey, Head of Environmental and Animal Sciences at… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.We know exercise can help our body, but what does it do to the brain? Dr Kate Thomas is an exercise physiologist researching how exercise changes chemicals produced in the brain. Claire Concannon… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Professor Dave Snowden is one of the world's leading experts in the science of common sense, otherwise known as the science of complexity.  Professor Dave Snowden speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.For Bookmarks today we're joined by the 13th Poet Laureate of Aotearoa. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.We've been asking our audience to tell us about their collections as well as our producers going out looking for people around the motu who passionately collect something. This week we meet Martin… Read more Audio

1:55 PM.The players have gone home and the tournament has wrapped up the memories are still strong and warm for the many volunteers who got up close to the action at the FIFA World Cup. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.The funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been announced and it's an animal pun. Comedian Ben Hurley joins Jesse to give his expert opinion on whether it's comedy gold or just really bad.

1:35 PM.How much does a scoop of chips cost in your neighbourhood? South Island growers have reported a record potato crop this year, but one shop owner says the price of chips has gone up by 20 per cent. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Latest figures from the Tourism Satellite Account show overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand increased by 333.5 per cent. Co-owner of Aston Road Villa Louise Compton says it's been a booming year… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Burger Wellington is back! The event where eateries compete to blow minds with the best burger in town.Tim Yamat calls himself an unofficial reviewer, but his brutally honest reviews on his instagram… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Psychology Professor Daniel Simons and co-author Christopher Chabris say we shouldn't feel bad about getting taken in and explain how to avoid it in their book "Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.In today's music feature we explore the eclectic catalogue of Gorillaz. Gorillaz is unique in that it is not the collaboration of a group of musicians, but of a single musician and an artist. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A musical troupe has been travelling around telling the stories of infamous characters for the last seven years or so. The show is called called Unsung Heroes: Villain, Vagabonds and Heroines. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Have you ever thought about what happens to your online information when you die?  A new tech start-up has created a platform which aims to address some of these issues. Jess Firth, Founder and CEO of… Read more Audio