Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.Talk isn't cheap, it's powerful. The right conversation can build trust, foster belonging, and show people they matter. But as Harvard's Dr. Alison Wood Brooks has found, sometimes we're just not that… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Scrabble expert Chris Tallman joined Jesse to share his wisdom on how to conquer the game of Scrabble. Audio

2:20 PM.Live from the Paihia iSite! Audio

2:10 PM.Our TV critic for this week, Claire Chitham, reviews Dying For Sex, Caréme, and Étoile. Audio

1:35 PM.There's a new short documentary that takes a deep dive underwater in Wellington. Seaweed: A Love Story follows Dr Nicole Miller scuba diving in the city's harbour highlighting both the beauty and… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Watching a monarch caterpillar strip a swan plant can be one of those lasting memories from childhood. But now people are being urged to report sightings of live monarch butterflies as experts sound… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Most of us try a few different jobs in our lives - and work in a few different places - but once Sally Hanrahan made the decision to become a nurse, that was it. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.It's often said New Zealand has no native snakes, but that's not quite true. The venomous, ocean-dwelling yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) occasionally drifts into our waters. Around 6 to… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan talked to Jesse about how to grow and take care of Pansies. Audio

3:16 PM.Maggie Tweedie, host of Music 101 on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Today we're joined another New Zealand music icon, Don McGlashan. Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.Many of us suffer from Imposter Syndrome, when the inner critic in us doesn't think we are good enough. Even former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern spoke about it in her speech at Yale this week… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.We've probably all had the chance to take a wander through botanic gardens, but how much thought do we give to just how important they are. This week is Botanic Gardens Week and this year the message… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Weather-willing, 45 hand-made rockets will shoot into the air from a Dunedin park on Sunday. They've been crafted this week at free rocketry workshops as part of Techweek, which has been celebrating… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Nine new detector dog handlers and their dogs are joining crime-fighting efforts and border security in both Aotearoa and into the Pacific. They have recently graduated from the Dog Training Centre at… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.An Auckland teenager is one of a small group of international students to be accepted to study at Cambridge University this year. He's also the only international student to be offered a place at… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.New Zealand is known has one of the most seismically active countries on the planet, however, there's no official early warning system in place. It's something that shocked Dr Chanthujan Chandrakumar… Read more Audio

Last year, a rare and mysterious spade-toothed whale washed up south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, sparking massive interest and news headlines around the world.  

We join Claire Concannon at the week-long… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Breakthrough drugs are changing medicine, offering new hope in pill form. But the system meant to protect patients is under strain. The U.S. develops over 40% of new medications, and the FDA plays a… Read more Audio

2:32 PM.Time for Bookmarks now and Jesse's guest today is author Damien Wilkins, who is this year's winner of the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Damien… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Foodie Kelly Gibney talks to Jesse about how to make the perfect burger that's easy and delicious. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.RNZ's music critic extraordinaire, Tony Stamp, plays Trouble by Voom and Baptised at the Desktop Computer by Greta O'Leary. Audio