Afternoons Podcast Options

1:35 PM.Influencers are ubiquitous now, becoming stars purely because of their presence on Instagram or Youtube. A film showing at the NZIFF, Jawline, tracks the rise of one aspiring social media talent. Read more Audio

1:18 PM.The Christchurch City Mission turns 90 this month and to celebrate it has released a book called Guts and Grace. The book covers the Mission's long history of helping the community. Read more Audio

1:12 PM.All 16 polytechnics will merge into a single institute next year and all industry training organisations will be replaced within three years. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Parents are often concerned about how much time kids spend on social media. But the real menace to children and teens may be that the internet never lets you forget your mistakes.  Read more Audio

2:28 PM.The steampunk, hypnotist, book-monger, and author Gareth Ward is our Bookmarks guest today. . He's just released his new book called The Clockill and the Thief. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:50 PM.Hafsar Tamesuddin talks to Jesse Mulligan about being stateless as a Rohingya born in Myanmar and someone who has been resettled in New Zealand. Read more Audio

1:36 PM.In November 1948, Invercargill doctor Geoffrey Orbell discovered two pair of South Island takahē living in a high valley in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

1:28 PM.A young, rather unknown country rapper has broken records this week, with a 17-week run at the top of the US charts. Lil Nas X beat out Mariah Carey to claim the title with his hit song Old Town… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.In a world first, scientists have figured out how to measure the vital signs of a huge patient - a humpback whale. By using a "doctor drone" the team has been able to monitor the endangered paikea… Read more Video, Audio

1:15 PM.Auckland singer songwriter and rapper Kings is in for our first song today! He's just announced his first ever nationwide tour and joins Jesse to talk about it and play some new music too. Read more Audio

3:11 PM.How do we get our kids to read? Especially teenagers. In an increasingly digital age it's important to find ways to make reading approachable, enjoyable and useful for younger readers.  Read more Audio

2:23 PM.We all have some songs that make us whole body cringe. This is particularly true for people who lived in a pre-digital era where the radio was always on and you just had to put up with what was on. Read more Audio

2:08 PM.This week's book critic, Penny Hartill discusses a few memoirs and through them, suggests they are the best genre for helping us to understand the past, particularly as it relates to colonialism. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:34 PM.The Sky Tower looms large over Auckland and now it's also at the heart of a play. AKL, BABEL is a theatre piece exploring corruption in the city through dance, comedy, and a splash of rage. Read more Audio

1:18 PM.What do you know about shooting guns? Can you back a trailer? Or muster some sheep? Laura Douglas can do all of these things and she's teaching other young women these, often lost, country skills. Read more Audio

1:12 PM.We had singer songwriter Bartells in to perform a few months ago but now he's got a new and exciting plan on the horizon - he's in to tell us about it and to play a new track for us. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Blood-letting, tying a dead mole to the head; these are just a few of the ways migraines have been treated over the centuries. The pain is so debilitating, patients have agreed to have holes drilled… Read more Audio

2:28 PM.Maybe you've noticed you're turning the volume on the radio up a bit more these days than you used to? Is this something to be concerned about? We'll find out with today's Expert, audiologist Emma… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.We might be making "zombie" rivers, a Waikato scientist warns. That's were waterways are locked into position between stopbanks and their headwaters.  Read more Audio