Afternoons Podcast Options

1:38 PM.Jamie Tahana from RNZ International jumps into the studio to give us a brief history of nearly everything to do with New Zealand parliament's boozy past. Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Space lawyer Maria Pozza has a practice in New Plymouth, and answers burning questions like does anyone own the moon, who has jurisdiction over space crimes, and whether Donald Trump's idea for a… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Global meat consumption is increasing dramatically but the health and environmental effects can be nasty ... Professor Ralph Sims joins us to discuss how much meat is too much, and how harnessing… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.If you want to minimise waste, first learn is how to refuse what you don't need, says Béa Johnson, a French-American who pioneered a 'zero waste' family lifestyle over ten years ago. Read more Video, Audio

2:33 PM.People are now migrating between countries on a level not seen since World War II. Jesse Mulligan asks demographer professor Paul Spoonley about the implications. Read more Audio

2:24 PM.English literature lecturer Hannah August joins the programme to offer an academic perspective on the Auckland pop-up Globe's plan to stage all-male performances of Shakespeare plays later this year.

1:44 PM.Peacock spiders are tiny, booty-shaking spiders from Australia, and despite their incredible colouring and patterns the man who’s spent years studying them says his colourblindness could be an… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:31 PM.With a bit of Kiwi ingenuity, two Northlanders with a cold, drafty home turned some old cans into a nearly free-of-charge heating solution: a "beerhorse".  Read more Audio

1:19 PM.Businesses are increasingly trying to mix turning a profit with affecting positive social change - but does that increase the pressure on the business to be more transparent about exactly where and… Read more Audio

1:12 PM.West Auckland group Fables join us in the Auckland studio - they've just released their debut EP and are about to do a 16 date New Zealand tour. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.This week DoC's Threatened Species Ambassador Nic Toki introduces us to the NZ glow worm, Arachnocampa luminosa, or Titiwai - the constellation of the caves!  Read more Audio

3:17 PM.Ros Cole-Baker tells us about Te Whara track, also known as Bream Head, which is near Whangarei and rated as one of the country's most spectacular day walks.  Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Porridge is one of the best things about winter and doesn't just have to be about oats, says food writer Kelly Gibney. She shares with us a delicious recipe that's "essentially a way to have rice… Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Songwriter Lawrence Arabia, AKA James Milne, is releasing a series of singles this year for his "Singles Club". He chats to Jesse Mulligan and plays us a couple of tracks. Read more Video, Audio

1:37 PM.In light of the good news that Auckland cavoodle Bowie was reunited with her owners, 3 months after going missing, a Facebook group is pointing to other dogs still missing.  Read more Audio

1:24 PM.The largest collection of New Zealand poetry is being stored in a converted double garage in suburban Wellington. Dr Niel Wright has amassed more than 5,000 works in his retro-fitted garage.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The latest report from Netsafe shows that in the first quarter of this year New Zealanders were conned out of 7.9 million dollars through online romance scams.  Read more Audio

9:07 PM.A humanoid robot called Nao, and swarms of bio-inspired little robots that behave like social insects, wowed crowds at Dunedin's International Science Festival. Read more Video, Audio

3:25 PM.Have you ever been driving somewhere new but found yourself driving your usual route home instead? Bridget Burdett has just completed her PHD thesis on Mind wandering during every day driving - and… Read more Audio