Afternoons Podcast Options

8:00 AM.New Zealand's first steelband festival is the backdrop for the rich cultural and spiritual links between Māori and Caribbean Islanders, they're celebrating their ties through their protest music… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:27 PM.Although New Zealand is thankfully free of scorpions, we do have pseudoscorpions! They look very similar to their counterparts, but without the fearsome tail and sting.  Read more Audio

3:20 PM.It's the end of the golden weather, but even though the garden is falling apart, you can still be planting veges for winter.  Read more Audio

3:09 PM.Food writer Julie Biuso likes the vibrant colour and density of grey pumpkin best for soup. She shares with us her recipe for Italian Pumpkin Soup. Read more Audio

2:28 PM.Auckland alt/pop/rock band Running Stitch play tracks from their new EP Brightside. Read more Video, Audio

2:20 PM.It's an invasion of the colourful kind! Thousands of monarch butterflies have been gathering in trees in Timaru.  Read more Audio

1:36 PM.It's an industry projected to worth hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide but it's one New Zealand isn't a part of. Paul Manning left his advertising executive job to jump in to medicinal cannabis… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Getting school children excited about science can be a tough feat especially if teachers aren't engaged themselves. But there's a programme that gets teachers involved in science, so they can… Read more Audio

1:16 PM.If you live in Auckland and have ever wondered where your water comes from, then thank the city planners of 100 years ago. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:00 PM.Bumper 50th episode!

John makes good use of the RNZ workplace-bullying hotline, Annabelle calls in with her take on older white men and Shane Jones is to release a series of audio books for kids.

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9:07 PM.A 46-year-old art work has revealed how the gut microbiome of artist Billy Apple has changed during his adult life. Read more Audio

3:26 PM.For our thesis talk this week, Vivienne Cruickshank tells us about her thesis on monitoring insect pests of stone fruit in Canterbury Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Sticking with only NZ investments is foolish Mary Holm says. She explains why and answers listener questions. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Paul Brislen has deleted his facebook account. He tells us why. Read more Audio

1:38 PM.You may know the name Avi Duckor-Jones if you're a reality TV fan. He's the winner of Survivor New Zealand, and the son of one of our most prominent authors, Lloyd Jones.  Read more Audio

1:29 PM.A team of researchers at the Liggins Institute - with the University of Auckland - is looking for pregnant women to study whether fish oil can prevent children developing problems with weight and… Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Nurses are sharing stories of a toxic, bullying culture in the industry. The accounts paint a worrying picture where nurses are yelled at, belittled and given overwhelming work schedules.  Read more Audio

3:08 PM.The #MeToo movement has exposed sexism and harassment in the entertainment industry, politics and the workplace. There's one more place where sexism is affecting thousands of women; the doctor's… Read more Audio

2:26 PM.Our guest on Bookmarks today is the multi talented Michele A'Court - comedian, presenter, writer, columnist, podcaster. She tell us about her new book, How We Met, in which she interviewed 42 couples… Read more Audio