Afternoons Podcast Options

2:21 PM.Of the 22 kiwi singles that hit the charts in 1968, 19 of them reached the top 10. This was the first great year for Kiwi pop music says music historian Grant Gillanders. Read more Audio

1:39 PM.With credits on movies like "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" and upcoming blockbuster "The Meg", Hugh Calveley hopes to revolutionise the way film footage is transported in Hollywood Read more Audio

1:29 PM.After our interview with sleep expert Lora Wu yesterday, we were contacted by John Watson, who started his own internet radio station, called Sleep Radio, after suffering from a bout of severe… Read more Audio

1:19 PM.A new boxing gym has opened up in Tauranga, looking to connect with young people in the area who need a bit of structure and discipline in their lives. Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Calling all cover bands! This is your chance to perform a set on RNZ Afternoons! Read more Audio

1:09 PM.New Zealand music month is almost over - and we can't let it end without a performance from a good old kiwi rock band! Or in this case, a good young kiwi rock band. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Professor Edward Bullmore of Cambridge University talks about the evidence of a link between inflammation and depression. Read more Video, Audio

2:32 PM.Dr Lora Wu answers your sleep questions, including whether cheesemares are true and why so many of us wake in the night and can't get back to sleep! Read more Audio

2:21 PM.Can a $4000 water ioniser with little-to-no scientific backing really help with your diabetes? Read more Audio

1:42 PM.We speak to a Wellington based Irish woman who celebrated the end to the ban on abortions in her home country. Read more Audio

1:31 PM.The Universities of Auckland and Canterbury are undertaking research into whether optimized hearing aids can help reduce cognitive decline, and they are seeking participants aged over 65 Read more Audio

1:19 PM.There's been another major cricket match fixing scandal. We look at why this comes up so often in cricket, and how exactly matches are fixed. Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A high profile diplomat experienced what she describes as racial profiling in her local supermarket and there are still concerns about African youth being targeted by police in this country. Audio

3:27 PM.Leptinella filiformis, or the slender button daisy, is local to North Canterbury and was once declared extinct. But it was rediscovered in 1998 and can now seen in some gardens, thanks to careful… Read more Audio

3:17 PM.We continue our series on the Great Walks of New Zealand. Today we're going to hear about the stunning Rakiura Track on Stewart Island.  Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.Canadian chef and restaurateur Eric Pateman recently visited New Zealand. He is writing Canada's National Culinary Tourism Strategy and travels all over the world to help people define their cuisine.

2:27 PM.Echo Children identify as Kiwi but its members come from Britain, Canada and Sweden. Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Dan reviews Solo: A Star Wars Story and The Bookshop. Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Among the many events at the Auckland Writers Festival last week was the awarding of the Sarah Broom Poetry Prize for 2018. Wellington poet Jane Arthur won the title. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Isla Fisher will be a familiar name to anyone who watched the Aussie soap Home and Away in the 90's - but today we are talking to Isla Fisher in her role as a best-selling children's author. Read more Audio