Afternoons Podcast Options

2:22 PM.Writer Vaughan Rapatahana talks to Jesse Mulligan about existentialism, Pawn Stars and the snacks at Phil Goff's 13th birthday party – and shares his favourite books and songs. Read more Video, Audio

1:39 PM.It's Mental Health Awareness week, an annual week dedicated to highlighting a problem that effects nearly 50 per cent of kiwis at least once in their lifetime. Our next guest spends her days caring… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.A Egyptian mummy that's lived at Otago Museum for more than 100 years has just been given a face. Thanks to modern science, University of Otago researchers were able to give the mummy .. who lived… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:20 PM.Kiwi kids are hit with alcohol messaging nearly every time they go to the supermarket. New research has found children are exposed to marketing for beer and wine 85 per cent of trips to the grocery… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Our first song is being performed live today by a bit of a musical legend - Nashville raised musician, Justin Townes Earle, who is in Auckland for The Southern Fork Americana Fest. He's got the music… Read more Video, Audio

3:07 PM.Memories can be a blessing and a curse. The witnesses of some of the most the most traumatic events in history, like the Holocaust and the Cambodian Killing Fields, are dying and it is left to their… Read more Audio

2:21 PM.Our music feature guest today is one of the country's leading music academics and sometimes performer, Dr Ian Chapman, who is an expert on the glam rock movement. Dr Chapman teaches students about… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

1:25 PM.Overconsumption of clothing is a big waste issue in the world's major cities, with polyester contaminating waterways. But now a New Zealand company is doing something about it. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Major climate events, like El Nino, are affecting Dolphins - and not in good ways, new research suggests. The Australian study looked at the movements and abundance of certain dolphins in certain… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:16 PM.A protest group has been trying to shut down a defence conference at Westpac stadium in Wellington today, leading to five arrests. The annual event is held by the New Zealand Defence Industry… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the team of volunteers behind the second largest Islamic festival of the year, who have already been preparing for months for the big day. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.Wild animals around the world have secret lives, as they journey across vast landscapes propelled by instinct to find food and water. But technology like satellites, drones and cell networks are… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:42 PM.It's Conservation week next week - and also Save the Kiwi Month, so our Monday expert is Lou Sanson, the Director-General of the Department of Conservation. He joins us to talk about the state of our… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Since 1918, Marlborough sounds residents have had their mail, groceries and provisions delivered by water, carried by the Pelorous Mail Boat. Still operating today, it's one of the world's last such… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:14 PM.An exhibition's been unveiled in Beijing, showing off New Zealand's national parks in the hope of sharing tips with China on managing its protected areas. There are displays showcasing historic… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.DoC's Nicola Toki gives us the lowdown on the chevron skink - one of the country's rarest and most secretive lizards! Read more Audio