Afternoons Podcast Options

1:20 PM.Bumble bees are the only insects that can pollinate tomatoes. Professor Jenny Jandt from Otago Uni's zoology department has just completed a study looking at how we can help the bumble bees thrive and… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Earlier this week we received an email from a listener Craig Dowling. He told us that he'd been selected - out of hundreds - to compete in a reality TV show. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.A global effort to make communication clearer, kinder, and more meaningful for everyone started in the front seat of Jefferson Fisher's car. He's a Texas trial lawyer who started recording videos from… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's time for our Tuesday music feature and today we're diving into the back catalog of the pioneers of funk rock... the Red Hot Chili Peppers! Formed in 1983 the band burst onto the Los Angeles scene… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Brad discusses the incoming Aussie election, the huge court case of Erin Patterson (the accused mushroom poisoner) and the happy ending for a sausage dog stuck on an island for 529 days. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Pip Adam talks about the horror maestro's work and the horror genre in general. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Tim Batt talks Chat GPT and how they appear to have ramped up the LLM to 'Full Sycophancy Mode'. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.One of our most tragic exports is mass shootings inspired by the Christchurch mosque attack That sad legacy includes a 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso Texas. A shooting that resulted in the… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.About 9 months ago we had The Spinoff's Toby Manhire in to talk about a new podcast - Juggernaut It took us inside David Lange's 4th Labour government and ended up being one of the years surprise… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Big problems don't always need big solutions. Sometimes, it's the small stuff that can break a deadlock at the office, at the dinner table, or in conversations about politics. Listening, letting go of… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today we're talking Beer with Thomas Shellhammer. He's a Professor of Brewing Science, expert in the chemistry of hops, and a Fellow of the institute of Brewing and Distilling. A serious heavyweight… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Once again Jesse tries to make a dreaded information center cold call. This is where we call a random information center somewhere in the country and try to stoke up a conversation. It could be a… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The one and only Linda Burgess reviews the new season of Black Mirror, the Agatha Christie style murder mystery The Residence, Ted Danson comedy A Man on the Inside and, maybe the Tv event of the year… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Exhibiting at this year's Aotearoa Art Fair is Nikau Hinden. Through years of research and hands-on practice, she has re-established aute-making in Aotearoa, using traditional techniques to create… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.There's been a lot of news in the EV space recently: over the weekend the government announced they are replacing grant for EV charging infrastructure with 0% loans instead. New company Slate Auto… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Did you know there's a sporting world championship taking place here in Aotearoa right now? Dunedin is currently hosting the Ice Hockey World Championship. The women's championship finished last week… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Today Mary accesses the wisdom of the crowd! Read more Audio

2:30 PM.As we are about to launch into long weekend, we thought we'd replay one of our classic NZ Sporting History interviews. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Our podcast reviewer for this week is Elliott Childs and he has two recommendations for your long weekend listening. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In place of our great album today we've got something a bit different. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Hamilton's Braemar hospital in the Waikato is about to take delivery of the region's first surgical robot. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Have you seen the film Tina yet? It features a teacher who starts a choir and some amazing choral music. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.In northern France, the small town of Le Quesnoy holds an important piece of New Zealand history.  Read more Audio