Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.Talk is cheap. But sometimes, what we say doesn't match what we really intend. Incentives play a central role in influencing behavior. Mixed signals from incentives can achieve the opposite of what… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today's expert is preserving New Zealand history one piece of furniture at a time. This afternoon we are going to talk about antique restoration with Dr William Cottrell. He restores important… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Psychology professor Russell Hurlburt has been studying people's inner monologues for more than four decades. And through talking to hundreds of people, he's certain most of us don't think in words at… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.An enterprising family on the North Island's central plateau have found a way to recycle the waste dag wool from sheep. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A Canterbury researcher with a personal connection with Parkinson's disease is going to investigate hallucinations experienced by those with the disease. Dr Kyla-Louise Horne has been awarded a 180… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This week's critter is the mata or seashore earwig. It lives on coastlines all around Aotearoa and hides under rocks, driftwood and kelp during the day. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.This is a very lose definition of a crumble, but no one will care once they start eating it! Chef and author Sam Parish has come up with a unique lemony twist on the traditional crumble that will have… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.For NZ Live this week we have Corrella in the Tamaki Makaurau studio. This band have become regulars on the airwaves, and now they've released their much-anticipated debut album ROAD FROM 26 and new… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.A massive art and lights festival is transforming Sydney from today. Over TWO million people are expected to visit the Light Walk experience - where one of the installations is by a group of New… Read more Audio

1:42 PM.A New Zealand short-film called The Polycees that explores the secret world below the Beehive premiers soon. It's a kids film with the idea to help pre-teens explore ideas of democracy and politics. Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Gillian shares her ghostly encounter from a tramping trip. If you've got a story you'd like shared on air email us or text 2101. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.He’s written tunes for The Muppets and Dora the Explorer, now Wellington musician Bret McKenzie has penned US music star Lizzo’s debut song on The Simpsons. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.You'd struggle to find someone who grew up in Hawkes' Bay and didn't go on a tractor ride to see the gannets at Cape Kidnappers. Earlier this month, Gannet Beach Adventures announced its closure. Read more Audio

1:08 PM.An invasive highly invasive and destructive gold clam, has been found in the Waikato River for the first time creating fears for the survival of native freshwater muscles Kakahi and wider ecosystem in… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.New Zealand Rugby has recently lost one of its greats, Bruce Robertson aged 71. To talk about his legacy to the game Jesse speaks to one of the country's most respected rugby commentators, Bob Howitt.

1:35 PM.In 2021 the famous New Zealand short story Coming Home in the Dark by Owen Marshall was carefully adapted for the big screen actor and director James Ashcroft. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Harakeke has a special place here in Aotearoa, but the native flax is also one of the strongest sustainable fibres in the world. To develop a harakeke product for the global market,  23-year-olds Ben… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.When Sealord introduced school-hours shifts at their Nelson Factory, they went from labour shortages to more applicants than they could accommodate. CEO Doug Paulin talks to Jesse. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Professor Amanda Black from Bioprotection Aotearoa researches the complex world beneath our feet: soil! Tune in to hear about her research into kauri dieback disease and soil resilience. Read more Audio