Afternoons Podcast Options

3:35 PM.This Sunday, November 3rd, is World Jellyfish Day, a time to celebrate these mysterious and wonderful gelatinous sea creatures. The katiaho rere or by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) are unique and… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Time to look ahead to the weekend with a good dose of gardening advice. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Autumn is developing into Spring and to help with the transition, chef Martin Bosley has the perfect dish. Get the recipe here. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Singer-song writer Reb Fountain and her band joined Jesse Mulligan in RNZ's Auckland Studio for NZ Live. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Dom Corry calls in from a secret location to review the latest film from Tom Hanks. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Listener Trish regales Jesse with a story of strange happenings and hints of the supernatural at the Waiouru Military Camp barracks. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Alicja Nowacka is based in the Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab at the University of Auckland. Her research explores how people maintain emotional and cognitive bonds with those who've died. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The main event of the Hunterville Huntaway Festival is the Shepherds' Shemozzle. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.We head to beautiful Le Bons Bay, just north of Akaroa, where a fundraising effort is underway to purchase a large piece of land to create a public reserve. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today we're digging into the history of an iconic Kiwi event, the New Zealand Grand Prix. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Today Jemima Huston reviews The Prosecutors, true crime stories as told by two prosecutors. She also discusses Legacy, a podcast about famous figures. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.The new nine track full length album from Wellington mega-band Fat Freddy's Drop arrives on digital on the 8th of November. The band considers it the strongest representation of the band's live sound.

1:35 PM.New Zealand Army Corporal Paddy Whare discovered her great grandfather's service in two world wars almost by chance. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Blenheim marathon swimmer and endurance athlete is on a mission to conquer the Ocean Seven. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Nudge and internationally renowned composer, John Psathas are now ready to release their new single, 'Calls Me'. Read more Audio

This week, we head south to Tautuku in the Catlins.  

It’s the site of Forest & Bird’s largest conservation area – the Lenz reserve is 550 hectares and is part of the catchment for the Tautuku and… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.October is Spooky Lake month, and writer and hobby limnologist Geo Rutherford takes us on a tour of some of the creepiest lakes on earth. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tariq Trotter - better known as Black Thought - is the MC of the Grammy-Award winning hip-hop band The Roots. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This uses leftover cooked and cooled rice to make this flavour-explosion of a salad. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Our music reviewer Rachel Ashby discusses and plays All My People (feat. Steve Spacek) by Borrowed CS and Honey by Tessa De Lyon. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Today on Heading Off we are focusing on Tokelau, three tropical coral atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Emily Turnbull's husband, Darryl Paton died by suicide five years. Emily then established an initiative called Chatterbox - bench seats which encourage connection and conversation. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Dr Jessica Turner and her team from the University of Waikato is uncovering how robots are edging into spooky territory. Read more Audio