Afternoons Podcast Options

2:23 PM.A look and listen back to the Irish pop music explosion of the 1990's. Read more Audio

1:39 PM.They only have a million brain cells compared to our billions, but bees are far from being mindless drones - they are, so far, the only insect that can comphrehend zero. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.A Hamilton dentist is so concerned about the state of the nation's teeth that she's launching a petition calling for a subsidy for those in need, who she says are resorting to DIY dentistry. Read more Audio

1:19 PM.The personal DNA information from saliva tests sent to ancestry.com is often sold on to private companies which could be pharmaceutical or funded by Google, says a medical sociologist. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.When Dr Michael Mosley talks about diets that can change your life, people listen. He's written about fasting, sugar and now the microbiome. His book is called The Clever Gut Diet.  Read more Audio

2:29 PM.Astronomer, planet-discoverer and Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin joins us to talk all things Mars. Read more Audio

2:21 PM.Civil Defence is monitoring major rivers in the Gisborne area as more heavy rain is due in the region still saturated by last week's flooding. NIWA's forecaster, Chris Brandolino tells us what is in… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Linda has been watching Coro on and off for 50 years. She is now attempting to catch up on 2 years of the show. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.You might associate "duelling" with the American Wild West, but New Zealand has its own particular history of duelling - more than three-dozen took place between 1830 and 1935. Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Babies don't make the best theatre patrons. But the creators of the theatre show Femme Natale have welcomed them - even though toddlers sometimes come on stage during performances Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Media reports of famous people taking their own lives can put already-vulnerable people at higher risk. What can you do if you're worried about the safety of someone you know? Here's some advice from… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Hamilton musician Coral Pitcher has been selected to represent New Zealand at The World Championships of Performing Arts next month. She joins us to give us a taste of what she is going to perform at… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.A Waikato University student is making history as the first Muslim woman to become a finalist in Miss Universe New Zealand - and the first to wear hijab. Audio

7:00 AM.Malaysian New Zealander Nurul Shamsul is the first Muslim woman to wear hijab and to become a finalist in Miss Universe New Zealand 2018. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in Hamilton to meet a trailblazer. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:28 PM.This 2cm weevil is flightless and slow-moving, making it highly vulnerable to predation by rats and mice. Read more Audio

3:21 PM.Penny Treager has actually done all the great walks, but tells us about the Tongariro Northern Circuit. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:07 PM.Lauraine Jacobs talks fennel, and gives us her easy recipe for buttery braised fennel. Read more Audio

2:24 PM.Queenstown singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith will soon release her sophomore album A Dawn I Remember. She talks to Wallace Chapman about her upcoming tour, inspiration, the creative process and… Read more Video, Audio

1:38 PM.Video producer Lucy Zee had her school lunch thrown out and was called an "Asian prostitute" as a kid in Waihi. She talks about what it was like going back there to make the video Growing up… Read more Audio

1:32 PM.The Biennial Zonta Science Award was handed out last night to plant systematist Dr Jessie Prebble. The award was established in 1990 to support and encourage kiwi women in science.  Read more Audio