Afternoons Podcast Options

3:33 PM.Zac Arnold of Music 101. Audio

3:29 PM.Reviewing Sicario and Southpaw. Audio

3:21 PM.Including her weekend wine selections. Audio

3:10 PM.Jacob Brown of The Larder, Wellington. Including a recipe for Pickled Sardines. Audio

2:20 PM.Wellington based country/folk/indie band Eb and Sparrow have just started their seventeen date national tour promoting their new album Sun/Son. They were on NZ Live last year and have been busy… Read more Video, Audio

1:42 PM.Fat Freddie's Drop - Based On A True Story. Audio

1:35 PM.Once upon a time the Henderson Miniature Motor Racing Club could boast more than a hundred members and two world champions. Meetings were held five nights a week and people of all ages and genders… Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Dr Angus McPherson is researching which are the best trees to plant to keep bees happy and healthy all year round. He's working with farmers particularly, and has a demonstration farm where he's… Read more Audio

1:22 PM.It turns out the great-great-great-nephew of the man famous for penning The Owl and the Pussy Cat lives in Upper Hutt. Dr Peter Gillies has a collection of artworks and poems that until now have not… Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll be aware the Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend. And first out off the blocks is host country England playing our Pacific friend and neighbour, Fiji… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The Weeknd - 'Prisoner' (feat Lana Del Ray). Audio

9:30 PM.Bees are in trouble and to get a better idea of might be contributing to colony loses, Landcare Research is calling on beekeepers to help with a national survey. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.A greenhouse that is also a strict containment facility allows scientists to experimentally add apple genes to apple trees to speed up the breeding of new varieties Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:20 PM.Author and playwright Emily Perkins tells us about her favourite New Zealand book. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Ryan O'Kane will be a familiar face to TV watchers here in New Zealand - he's appeared in The Insiders Guide to Life, played cricketer Bob Blair in the Tangiwhai telefeature and was one of the lead… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Akaroa is a small seaside village on Banks Peninsula. It has a population of about 700 permanent residents. The village is celebrating 175 years of European Settlement this year. Audio

2:10 PM.A man who stole a septic tank truck in Dunedin is still on the loose, though the truck itself has now been found. The man has managed to evade police for the past two days despite leaving a trail of… Read more Audio

1:43 PM.Jock Cocker - Stingray. Chosen by Greg Payne of Mahurangi West. Audio

1:26 PM.New Zealand's native birds have encountered all sorts of challenges to stay alive over the past century or two - introduced pests, predators and loss of habitat. But now their struggle for survival is… Read more Audio

1:16 PM.There's new proof to the old maxin "the more the merrier". It turns out the key to a happy family could be having four or more children. Dr Bronwyn Harman from Edith Cowan University in Australia has… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Civil Defence has issued a tsunami warning for coastal and beach areas on the east coast of the country and the Chatham Islands after a strong earthquake hit Chile this morning. Audio

1:07 PM.New Zealander country singer Kaylee Bell and Australian (California-born) Jared Porter sing their acclaimed duet and co-written song, "Pieces." Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Ever wondered how a baby and a large green blanket might help combat child abuse? Babies are now the teachers. They're being brought into classrooms to break the intergenerational cycles of domestic… Read more Audio, Gallery