Afternoons Podcast Options

1:30 PM.South Auckland's street art scene is flourishing thanks to the work of a local trust. Artist Pascal Atiga-Bridger, who is a 'reformed tagger', and works with the Beautification Trust talks to Jesse! Read more Audio

1:20 PM.New Zealanders made the most of the covid-free environment during the summer period of 2020 and 2021 with large amounts of designer drugs detected in waste waster samples taken at the time. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Justin Gregory speaks to one of the NIWA scientists working on development of a national river flow forecasting tool. Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Rock and Roll historian Jennifer Otter Bickerdike looks at Britney Spears' impact on feminism, celebrity and mental health In her book, Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Our Bookmarks guest today is Elisha Watson, the founder of Wellington-based clothing brand Nisa. She talks to Jesse about what she likes to watch, read and listen to in her spare time. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Paul Bushnell talks about two different approaches to script for a medium which usually tries to conceal the fact that what you're hearing may be written down: The Curious Cases of Rutherford Fry The… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Today we speak to Claire Shirtcliffe about her radio memories which are from her days working as an announcer. She shares her recollections about working in radio from the 1950s onwards. Read more Audio

1:49 PM.A farming couple in the Rangitikei want to unite art and agriculture with a new artists' residency. Gullies Art Residency founder Laura Morrison explains their mission. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Taranaki farmers can look forward to turning their felled trees into chopped wood in record time this summer. The time-saving solution comes from local tinkerer Joe Goodin. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.A givealittle page has been set up to help a family which has lost all their possessions in a house fire. Jesse speaks to their daughter Sami about what's next for them and how people can help. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Author of Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide Dylan Thuras talks to Jesse about finding weird and wonderful gastronomic phenomena around the world. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Join us for another of our popular crowdsourced music features. The time we're celebrating songs about mothers or motherhood with talented singer-songwriter Reb Fountain.  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Pip Adam tells Jesse about the books that have made her year better. Read more Audio

1:59 PM.Clinical neuropsychologist Dr Hannah Korrel joins Jesse to talk about how to deal with growing out of friendships. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Free diving instructor Ian Barker wants to investigate the links he's noticed between freediving and improved mental health and joins Jesse to share his observations. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.The timber Scion Headquarters in Rotorua has been named the world's best at this year's World Architectural Festival. RTA studio's Architect and Director Richard Naish tells Jesse about their… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The biggest business podcast in the US right now is actually recorded out of the makeshift home studios of two everyday Auckland investors. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.The race to find a vaccine for Covid-19 started even before the virus emerged, journalist Brendan Borrell says. Read more Audio

2:30 PM. RNZ journalist Guyon Espiner has spent the last year making a documentary about the role of alcohol in Aotearoa. It's called Proof and it's available now on RNZ. He talks to Jesse about giving up… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Sydney based Brad Foster talks to Jesse about the big issues across the Tasman. This week he has a lovely story about the success of working dogs at the Sydney Opera House who are there to keep the… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Regulars on Wellington's South Coast may recognise our next guest. Stavros Kyriakides is known for the environmental sculptures he creates by balancing rocks and driftwood on top of each other. He… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.A young Southland woman with a passion for restorative justice has just been awarded a $10,000 grant to pursue her dreams. Bailey Ives is the first recipient of the Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation's… Read more Audio