Afternoons Podcast Options

1:34 PM.Last night the 2018 attitude awards took place - they are about celebrating the achievements of people living with disabilities. In our Auckland studio is the Supreme winner, Martine Abel-Williamson.

1:25 PM.If you're looking for a bit of well-being and serenity perhaps start this weekend, Saturday is New Zealand's first Yoga Day. The inaugural day has been created by Franko Heke and Niki Rhodes and their… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Older people living with dementia may be being prescribed the wrong drugs, which puts them at risk of worsening cognitive impairment, a new study has found.  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Emily & Charles Looker are a married couple who spend most of their time living in their van as the band Aro. They're about to release their debut album Manu and peform one of their songs. Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Every surface in your house, every drop of water, every breath of air you take in your home is alive. Our homes are like habitats for bacteria, viruses and insects.  Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Actress Michelle Langstone is our Bookmarks guest today. She's appeared in the Aussie TV series McLeod's Daughters and many local ones like The Almighty Johnsons and 800 Words. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:39 PM.Ngā Taonga - With the possibility the remaining 79 Post Shops will close, Sarah Johnston dredges up recordings of the mid-century Post Office - employer of 16,000 staff - and its decline during the… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:35 PM.Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has just announced the Czech drug-smuggler Karel Sroubek will be liable for deportation after all. Read more Audio

1:22 PM.Catherine Tate doesn't care whether you like her, she doesn't care whether you like her characters - she just wants to make you laugh.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.New research argues a universal DNA database in each country might be less discriminatory than current forensic practice.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.On the suggestion of his son, AJ Jacobs decided to personally thank each and every person who makes his morning coffee possible. He discovered it doesn't take a village to make a cup of coffee, it… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Simon Sweetman celebrates the music and songwriting of George Harrison Read more Audio

1:38 PM.Today is #Giving Tuesday. If you don't know what that means, don't stress, it's only been around a few years. It's a day following both Black Friday and Cyber Monday where people celebrate giving… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Trampolines have been a staple of kiwi backyards for years, but experts reckon more regulation is needed. New ACC data shows there are more than 1000 tramp accidents every month in New Zealand, and… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.Wind farms are a sustainable source of electricity, but could too many turbines be a bad thing? A new study has found wind farms can slow down the winds around them for tens of kilometres. Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Fruit Juice Parade are a two piece band from Palmerston North - Shannen Petersen and Tharushi Bowatte are not long out of high school but have already made an impression with their punky emo sound. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.If you want to understand people you need to understand the things we fear. And across three centuries, the Vampire has telegraphed our anxieties. So says Professor Nick Groom, the Prof of Goth.  Read more Audio

2:42 PM.At every professional cricket match, there's a person there whose job it is to collect all these statistics. One of the best-known in New Zealand is Ian Smith. He's the head scorer for Cricket… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.The "domestic goddess" herself Nigella Lawson is coming to New Zealand this summer. The food writer, who has sold more than ten million cookbooks, will bring her new stage show An Evening With Nigella… Read more Audio

1:31 PM.This weekend there was one word on the lips of music fans: PHAROS. Rapper Childish Gambino - AKA Donald Glover - choose New Zealand for a one-of-a-kind concert, or as he called it, an "experience".  Read more Audio