Afternoons Podcast Options

1:27 PM.An Australian company Orange Sky runs the world's first free laundry service for homeless people, and they're bringing their washers and dryers to New Zealand to help those living rough here.  Read more Audio, Gallery

1:13 PM.We're picking Josie Moon to make big waves in the pop world. The young Wellington singer and producer is about to release her latest EP and plays at Auckland's The Other's Way festival tomorrow night.

3:08 PM.Every tree tells a story. From the mighty Kauri in New Zealand to the Japanese Lacquer tree, whose sap was used by a sect of monks to mummify themselves. Trees are important to almost every aspect of… Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Anthony Grant is an Auckland barrister with a passion for art and making it accessible to people who steer clear of art galleries. His 25 acre Sculptureum at Matakana is filled with works from around… Read more Audio

1:41 PM.New Zealand had never seen a plane from overseas, so fears were high in 1928 for captain Charles Kingsford-Smith's crew as - just months after a first attempt had vanished - they lost contact in a… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

1:31 PM.Sixteen years ago Shaun Bythell took over the The Bookshop in Wigtown in western Scotland. It's one of the largest second-hand book shops in Scotland and has over 100,000 books on its shelves. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.With International Overdose Awareness Day this Friday, Sue Paton of the Addiction Practitioners' Association Aotearoa New Zealand says we need to treat addiction as a health issue, not a moral or… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.This Friday the Auckland music festival, The Others Way takes place at a range of venues on Karangahape Road, and among the acts performing is Auckland band, Miss June. They join us for a live… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.There are two things wrong with Facebook; How it works and how people use it. This is the view of Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Progressive Rock is a term that's been used widely for over 40 years. But it can be difficult to pin down what it actually is, and if it's still going. Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.The rumpled shirt Edmund Hillary wears on the $5 note doesn't suggest the catwalk, but his family is getting ready to debut a range of clothing at New Zealand fashion week. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Next week pubs and clubs around the country will "pause" their pokies for an hour in honour of Gambling Harm Awareness Week. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The ZIP project is on its way to eradicating predators from 10,000 hectares of Westland, using a combination of rivers, AI cameras, animal psychology and egg mayonnaise. Read more Video, Audio

1:10 PM.Acclaimed Australian singer songwriter Courtney Barnett performs live in our Auckland studio ahead of her gigs in Auckland and Wellington. Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Dangling from a skyscraper washing windows in New York City is just another day at the office for British comedian and travel show host Griff Rhys Jones. He shares his insights into the value of… Read more Audio

2:31 PM.It's ever present on our shorelines, but what actually is seaweed? And is it any good to eat?  Read more Audio

2:17 PM.There has been a lot of news over the last week about issues in farming. While all these stories have merit, many farmers are feeling under attack.  Read more Audio

1:43 PM.Our Great Album today is Time out of Mind - Bob Dylan. Before that though, we talked to reviewer Simon Sweetman about Bob Dylan's Auckland concert last night.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Swan plants are perfect for attracting monarch butterflies, but what if the one you buy has been sprayed with pesticides? That's a real concern, so a "approved by butterflies" tick for garden centres… Read more Audio