Afternoons Podcast Options

2:25 PM.Our Bookmarks guest is director, actor, writer, and co-founder of Proudly Asian Theatre, Chye-Ling Huang. She talks to Jesse about books, music, movies and more. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.We head to Tairawhiti, Gisborne, where Jill White has a very personal radio memory to share with us. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Justine Murray reviews the 'Operator' podcast, which is about the 1-900 'hotlines' craze in the states in the early 1990s.  Read more Audio

1:55 PM.RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Pōhutukawa trees are bursting into bloom around Aotearoa as we head into summer. But the beautiful bright-red flowers are not just good to look at, says Whangaparaoa forager Calum Hodgson. He's come… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Jonny Love - local legend in the small community of Whāngārā - tells us about his change of heart to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.One New Zealand retailer, Trade Aid, is saying no to Black Friday. Chief executive Geoff White tells Jesse why. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.We know the name Jack the Ripper, and the legends about his crimes. But the lack of empathy or even interest the lives of the women he killed more than 130 years ago is an indictment of us and our… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Across the 1960s and 70s Mavin Gaye made some of the most enduring music and was one of soul's true superstars.  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Claire reviews Nicky Pellegrino's latest, To Italy, With Love, Lynda Hallinan's, The Joy of Gardening and The Fortnight in September by R C Sherriff. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Dr Hannah Korrel tells us how to navigate potential conflict over Christmas when family gathers.  Read more Audio

1:40 PM.If you have an American in your whānau you may have heard a bit about Thanksgiving this week.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A new programme at Duke of Edinburgh New Zealand is putting young people to the test trying to build more sustainable futures.  Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The government is being urged to take action over a 'tsunami of demand' for dialysis by increasing kidney transplant rates. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Handsome, muscly with a penchant for the fantastic and the monstrous. This is not description of a Hollywood heartthrob, but the Christian God from the bible according to biblical scholar and… Read more Audio

2:32 PM.We're talking hip hop and rap - what it is and how to write it - with Dave Atai and Lui Tagaloa. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Our correspondent in Sydney, Brad Foster, talks to Jesse about the latest embarrassment for the Australian cricket team and concerns about Covid reaching remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Linda talks about Belgravia, TVNZ on demand, 15 Minutes of Shame on Neon and the new post-Covid series of Curb your Enthusiasm, also on Neon. Read more Audio

1:41 PM.Broadway musical Come From Away is making its way to Aotearoa in 2022. One of the show's producers, Rodney Rigby, joins Jesse from New York. Read more Audio

1:32 PM.If you're in Wellington over the next fortnight, you'll find somewhere special to take a breather at the old Reading Cinemas building on Courtenay Place. Local artist Tanya Ruka will be serving up… Read more Video, Audio

1:23 PM.We had such an overwhelming response to our radio memories, which we were doing last week to celebrate 100 years of radio, that we've decided to keep going. Today we hear from Anne Kirkup. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Saint Alice co-owner Kristian Lloydd tells Jesse about a partnership in Māngere with a local marae and food rescue organisation to give back in tough times. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.The rare Freshwater Bristle Worm, Namanereis tiritae, is proof that the world of worms is weird and wondrously diverse. Read more Audio

3:25 PM.We've been getting so many lovely radio memories to celebrate 100 years of radio. Today Lloyd Pallensen shares a memory that will resonate with many of our listeners. Audio

3:16 PM.Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Read more Audio