Afternoons Podcast Options

2:20 PM.For NZ Live we're joined by a country-soul duo who describe themselves as "a pair of bar-crawling crooners". Sin City comprises Nick Armstrong and Jack Beesley, and they've recently released their… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.A missing cat managed to turn his neighbours into detectives after he was reported missing. Bruno the cat was reported by his distraught owners as missing just after Easter. That's where it all… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.If you've ever felt confused or intimidated by Māori cultural protocols, Tāmati Rimene-Sproat is heading to your TV screen to help out. His upcoming TVNZ series Hongi to Hāngī is a two-part guide to… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Beatles fans will be interested to hear that a rare collection of the band's memorabilia is going under the hammer this weekend in Auckland. Webbs auction house Director of Decorative Arts, Ben Erren… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Magnolia trees have been ripping up a street in Kamo, Whangārei and causing all kinds of havoc. Resident Sheryl Cromie talks to Jesse about the problems they're dealing with as a result of the trees.

3:15 PM.Today Hawkes Bay farmer Steve Wyn-Harris is talking about some of the problems he encounters living in the country. In particular he's talking cluster flies, mason bees, mice and rats! Read more Audio

2:25 PM.We're reflecting on the career of a motorsport pioneer. Born in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Bruce McLaren snagged the New Zealand Grand Prix in 1958 before flying abroad to join the ranks of the… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.The struggling wool export sector is looking for new ways to use the natural fibre. Recently, New Zealand label Wynn Hamlyn partnered with Gisborne wool company, Wisewool to create a puffer jacket… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Last week's Critter of the Week, the tongue louse (Cymothoidae species) has caused a bit of a stir Jesse talks to Mike Dickison about what happened when he attempted to attach our COTW session to the… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Auckland museum is hosting an international exhibition of ancient Greeks which has travelled here from the British Museum. The collection  has been carefully curated by Dr Peter Higgs. He talks to… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.We climb into a trench dug across a fault line to learn about the science of paleoseismology - finding past earthquakes in sediment layers. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.10 is the new 13 for girls growing up today. There is so much pressure on them to leave their childhood behind well before they hit their teens says Australian journalist and author Madonna King. She… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Today's Bookmarks guest is the founder of the Coast to Coast race Robin Judkins. Aside from organising the gruelling endurance event, he's also an artist, writer, documentary and music producer. Read more Audio

1:52 PM.Four years ago, having recently recovered from cancer, Nelson man Frank Witowski built himself a carbon fibre e-bike in his garage. He made such a good job of designing and constructing the bike that… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.A crowd funding effort is underway to get Wellington's cat cafe back and better than it was before. There have been a few fish hooks in the plans by Ken and Richelle Okada to get their new building… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.A New Zealand led study has found that there are microplastics in Antarctica, found for the first time during a survey. Research fellow in Antarctic ice core climatology at Victoria University of… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Concerns have been raised about the replacement of three mayors in Northland at the upcoming local body elections. Local government expert Dr Andy Asquith talks to Jesse about what the wave of mayoral… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Molly White is the worst nightmare of cryptocurrency cowboys who rope in huge amounts of money from customers who might not fully understand what they're getting into. The 28 year old software… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Some might assume the worlds of classical and hip-hop music couldn't stand further apart. To explore the bridge between classical music and hip-hop today we're joined by multi-genre composer… Read more Audio