Afternoons Podcast Options

3:33 PM.Doc's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki is in this week to talk about the Long-legged Harvestman. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:07 PM.Nadia Lim drops in to talk about My Food Bag's first pop-up Drive Thru, her recent experience of busting out her dance moves on national TV and she shares her mouth watering recipe for Indian Lamb… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.Wellington Celtic band Hobnail have been at it for over 25 years, in one guise or another. To celebrate the milestone, they're off on tour around the country. Before they hit the road, the band popped… Read more Video, Audio

2:06 PM.Graeme Tuckett reviews Yesterday and Parasite. Also the New Zealand International Film Festival programme is out. He'll talk about first impressions and stand outs. Read more Audio

1:38 PM."48 hours of really tough mahi' was all it took for the Pōtiki Poi team (led by Dunedin schoolgirl Georgia Tiatia Fa'atoese Latu) to make and sell $1,000 worth of poi at this year's NZ Startup Boot… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.There's something about solar eclipses. They capture imaginations all over the world and are absolute cat nip for astronomers.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A new Harvard study has found senior male executives are much more likely to get away with fraud and embezzlement than middle managers or junior staff. The findings point to the powerful protection of… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.A supergroup of Kiwi musicians are joining forces to celebrate 40 years since the 1979 release of Neil Young's Live Rust album. RNZ Music got a sneak peek at the group's first rehearsal, as well as a… Read more Video

8:00 AM.Iridium is the second-densest element on the periodic table and the most erosion-resistant metal. A layer of iridium in rocks marks the demise of the dinosaurs, according to Allan Blackman from AUT… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.NIWA scientists are putting freshwater fish such as inanga through swimming trials, to find out how they cope with water moving at different speeds. Read more Video, Audio

3:12 PM.Mary talks ethical investment. Read more Audio

2:26 PM.Our biographer today is cultural and scientific historian Kate Hannah from Auckland University who has recently published a new entry in the New Zealand Dictionary of Biography about New Zealand… Read more Audio

1:42 PM.Now, many of us will be very familiar with eating hangi, but how much do we know about the history of the cooking style?  Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Now, what on earth is Instant cheese? Can protein be taken in glitter form? Is dairy entering the tech age?  Read more Audio

1:18 PM.A new study published today has found that members of the queer community are twice as likely experience depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as their straight peers.  Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Twenty-six year old Auckland singer songwriter Nick Dow has played for the likes of prominent kiwi artists TEEKs and Jamie Mcdell.  Read more Audio

7:00 AM.When restrictive new abortion laws were passed in this country, a grass roots group of women immediately mobilised. Produced by Claire Crofton. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Writer Nick de Semlyen explores the stories behind the 80s movies in his new book, Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever. Read more Audio

2:24 PM.Today's Bookmarks guest is multi-talented poet, story-teller, author, playwright and teacher Apirana Taylor. He joined Jesse to discuss his love of all thing literary and play his favourite songs. Read more Audio

1:37 PM.The New Zealand International Film Festival next month will see the premiere of a new documentary about Herbs 40 year history.  Nga Taonga Sound & Vision's Sarah Johnston takes us back to the band's… Read more Audio