Afternoons Podcast Options

1:35 PM.There's a new RNZ podcast on the way and the makers of it need your help. It's called Conversations With My Immigrant Parents. The producers Saraid de Silva Cameron and Julie Zhu are currently on the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Public spaces both in the real world and online are often designed in ways that benefit men.  Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Yesterday Jesse talked to author John Summers about the enduring cultural significance of the Arcoroc mug. Well, it turned out he was correct and the texts and emails came to us in what can only be… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Sad news today for New Zealand music. The songwriter and singer of Netherworld Dancing Toys, Malcolm Black has died after a long battle with cancer.  Read more Audio

9:06 PM.The Kea Conservation Trust & the Arthur's Pass Wildlife Trust have combined forces to band kea as part of a citizen science project & are working to make the village a safer place for the curious… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.The latest passenger vehicle sales statistics indicate that approx 70% of new sales are SUVs (sport utility vehicles). These 'Remuera/Khandallah/Merivale tractors' are now the most popular vehicle… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Hawkes Bay farmer Steve Wyn-Harris answers listener questions about farming and tells us about the his latest batch of dung beetles and the thorny issue of biological methane. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Almost all of Len Lye's creative work was created overseas but his impact on the artworld can be understood by tracing his New Zealand roots.  Read more Audio, Gallery

1:35 PM.RNZ has released a new children & young adults collection called Storytime.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A small brown mug has united a nation. The Arcoroc mug has been ubiquitous in New Zealand for decades but how much do we know about them and why are they such an enduring symbol in New Zealand? Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Robert Vennell lives, breathes and even eats his way through the New Zealand forest in his new book, The Meaning of Trees.  Read more Audio, Gallery

2:26 PM.Ashleigh Young is one of New Zealand's most esteemed poets and essayists. She caught the attention of readers both locally and abroad with her collection of essays "Can you tolerate this?" Read more Audio

1:37 PM.A previously undiscovered early recording of 'Blue Smoke', the song that launched New Zealand's recording industry, has been unearthed. Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Are teachers funny? A new TVNZ comedy show is banking on it. Educators starts today on TVNZ and two of the co-creators Jackie Van Beek and Jesse Griffin join Jesse to explain how they wrote an… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Last Sunday if you wanted to catch a bus in Wellington there's a very good chance you would have been out of luck as 58 bus services were cancelled.  Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Poet, Rapper and philsopher Akala says his rise out of poverty and success are not proof that he's special, he says, just lucky. He talks race, class and hip hop Shakespeare. Read more Audio

2:19 PM.Most music fans have heard about Prince's vault - some 30 albums' worth of unreleased material.  Read more Audio