Afternoons Podcast Options

1:45 PM.David Lees might not be the first person to ride a motorbike solo through Africa, but he didn't start his adventure until he held a Gold Card! He shares his travel stories with Jesse. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The University of Auckland's Professor Krushil Watene wants to shift the dial on how we measure progress, She says a Nature Relationship Index could concentrate on how well countries care for… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Cycleways are often a hot button topic, but not in the Auckland district of Rodney, where plans are underway to build a 120k trail from Puhoi to Mangawhai for cycling, walking, running and even horse… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.What is the concert-going experience like for a deaf person?  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Some people are joiners, and some people feel like outsiders their whole lives. We grow up believing that belonging is everything, that happiness depends on finding our people, our tribe, our place in… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.This week we're focusing on Senegalese artist Youssou N'Dour. Youssou has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Neneh Cherry, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, and Paul Simon. Musician… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.The NSW State Emergency Service has over 300 volunteers on stand-by around the state with concerns a "bomb cyclone" is intensifying off the coast. Plus, the jury is deliberating in the mushroom murder… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Book critic Bill Hastings discusses Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies and Ken Keith's Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law. Audio

1:45 PM.Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind Facebook and Instagram, is on the hunt for new staff, and his approach is wild. In the race to snap up A.I talent, Zuckerberg is reportedly going on house visits and… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Award winning RNZ journalist Phil Vine is back with a new podcast that uncovers the dark side of therapeutic community - or cult - in the 1960's Te Anau. You can find The Lodge on the RNZ website and… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The Australian iteration of Lego Masters - the reality game show that takes the concept of building blocks to new heights - is about to return. In the latest season Australian teams will compete… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The University of Auckland is playing host to a major business conference spotlighting female entrepreneurship with industry experts focusing on funding inequities, structural barriers, and the future… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Wellness is more than the absence of illness. Positive psychology is a growing field that shifts the focus from what's going wrong in our lives, to what's going right. Dr James Pawelski is a pioneer… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Find out how you can make the most of any green space - no matter how small - with our expert, Martin Steel-Brown. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Critic Linda Burgess discusses David Attenborough's documentary 'Ocean' and the new series of 'The Mirror and the Light' the show based on Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall books. Read more Audio

1:37 PM.Over the past week The New York Times has slowly released a list of the Top 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. Listen to find out what did, and didn't, make the cut. Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Singer and conductor Andrew Withington was a teacher and mentor to many. He died over the weekend at the age of 46. Today, a former student pays tribute.  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.As it currently stands, most spinal cord injuries are incurable, but that could be about to change.  Read more Audio