Afternoons Podcast Options

2:20 PM.Beatles drummer Ringo Starr described as the "leader in the education for all young drummers of style over flash, always playing the right things rather than a lot of things."  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Robert Kelly tries to work out why history is such a fertile ground for fantasy writers and if there are new opportunities for authors in stories that have been ignored by the genre. Read more Audio

1:43 PM.Consent in relationships has become a crucial topic in the #Me Too era, particularly for young people. Yes Yes Yes is a play devoted to the issue, looking at how teens navigate healthy partnerships. .

1:37 PM.Last year scientist Jiankui He caused controversy when he revealed he used CRISPR to edit human embryos. There are medical concerns with gene-editing humans, but what of the philosophical and ethical… Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Juliet Chevalier-Watts, a charity law specialist at Waikato University, argues religion is not the tyranny many believe it is. She's researching how important religion is to society. Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Dame Jenny Shipley and other directors of the failed construction company Mainzeal have been ordered to pay 36 million dollars for continuing to trade while insolvent.  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Jangly guitar kiwi band Soaked Oats have just finished up one tour at Coastella this weekend and are about to crack on straight into another tour around NZ in March.  Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Author and documentary maker Jeff Maynard tells the almost forgotten story of the fateful expedition of Lincoln Ellsworth, the unlikely hero whose name is written across the South pole. His book is… Read more Audio

2:36 PM.The Nelson region is dealing with the aftermath of the damaging wildfires that swept through the area this month. So, we thought we'd take a look at the "nature" of wildfires and we have Grant Pearce… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:20 PM.Multi-level marketing companies are promoting essential oils strong enough to strip oil from an engine as natural therapies, a qualified practitioner says. Read more Audio

1:38 PM.New research shows the cost of raising a family has risen more than 60 percent in the last five years, and the biggest cost is child care.  Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Spending more time among nature helps the body and mind, but as we age our mobility starts to decline, and this can make it harder for older people to get to these places.  Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Howard and Yvonne Collins live up a 6 kilometre bush track in the Tararuas. They live entirely off grid, generating their own power with mini hydros and solar.  Read more Audio, Gallery

1:08 PM.Award winning Kiwi country singer, Kaylee Bell is a big fan of Keith Urban - so much so her new single is called Keith. She performs it for us live. Read more Audio

3:28 PM.The Horrid Stick Insect is a member of the phasmatidae family, which contains some of the largest insects in existence, some being up to 30cm long Read more Audio

3:19 PM.Gardening expert Lynda Hallinan has good news for people who reckon they can't keep anything alive: being mean to your plants can actually make them perform better Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Ed Verner from Pasture restaurant in Auckland has a recipe where the main ingredient is just a tomato - it's called Tomato over embers. Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Kiwi band Tiny Ruins waited a long time to release their new album Olympic Girls so the band's excitement level was high, says singer Hollie Fullbrook. She chats to Jesse Mulligan and the band plays… Read more Video, Audio

1:41 PM.Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen has long been a figure of fascination for another Cohen living on the other side of the world... Wellington writer David Cohen. In Book of Cohen – the story of a… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Her husband offered up his bottom for practice and now tattoo artist Debbie Casson has founded a business aimed at giving new hope and confidence to survivors of breast cancer. Read more Audio