Afternoons Podcast Options

1:35 PM.How to navigate and guide a teenager through adolescence can be one of the most challenging experiences of being a parent. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Women scientists in New Zealand have been shut out of our history, a cultural historian says. Read more Audio

1:14 PM.Comedian Sarah Harpur joins us in the studio to perform our first song live, from her NZ International Comedy Festival show, Dead Dads Club . Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Why do our tummies rumble? Do vitamin supplements do anything? Is CrossFit bad for my back? These are the questions medical doctor and senior editor at the Atlantic James Hamblin gets all the time. So… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Katia Rostem Agha and her parents fled Syria in 2012 to escape government security forces. Now settled in Wellington her story is retold in a series of children’s story books. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

2:32 PM.More and more systems are becoming autonomous - not just self driving cars. So how do we deal with this new world, the practicalities, the ethics and avoid the potential pitfalls? Dr Ian Watson is a… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Former Black Caps opening batsman and one time New Zealand Cricket captain John Wright reveals his hidden talent for writing and singing songs. His debut album Red Skies was recorded over a two year… Read more Audio

1:39 PM.Writer and comedian Ashton Brown finds humour in the things that many of us keep hidden - his battle with anxiety and depression. His new show for the Comedy Festival is called Anxious to Meet You. He… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.She's most well-known for her warm-heart, bright pink hair and perseverance in building her dream castle. Dairy farmer and entrepreneur Dot Smith, is the 'Queen of Riverstone Castle'. And she's nearly… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:14 PM.The University of Otago is looking to give the public a 'virtual tour' of The First World War tunnels in Arras in France. The large underground system was secretly dug by the New Zealand Engineers… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:26 PM.Nicola Toki, DoC's endangered Species Ambassador tells us all about the NZ ground beetle. New Zealand has about 430 known species of Ground Beetle, all species of endemic NZ ground beetle are… Read more Audio

3:06 PM.Julie Biuso has tips for achieving a perfect roast chicken, and also shares a recipe for roast chicken with tarragon and roasted grapes. Read more Audio

2:26 PM.Auckland country-blues rockers The DeSotos are back in our studio to play backing musicians to their lead singer Paul Gurney, whose solo album Shadow of Love was released this April. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The now $10,000 reward for spotting the the long-believed extinct South Island Kōkako has resulted in around 50 reports of possible encounters. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:27 PM.The World Masters Games 2017 is underway with competitions in badminton, baseball, canoeing, softball and swimming starting this morning. It's the world's largest multi-sport event, with about 28,000… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.A team of three Auckland kids is taking on the USA in an underwater robot competition next month. Read more Audio, Gallery