Afternoons Podcast Options

1:30 PM.A two-day conference at Victoria University of Wellington will trace emotions in history and how they are represented. Keynote speaker is Professor Joanna Bourke, a historian who will deliver a… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The hugely talented performer is coming in to our Auckland studio ahead of her caberet style show in Auckland this weekend. She interprets songs by Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and Tom Waits - often sounding… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Two events to mark and move on from that day five years ago. The St John Ambulance in Darfield - the epicentre of that 7.1 quake - is finally getting its new station, after their lovely old brick one… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Lead singer of Hello Sailor, Graham Brazier, has died. Audio

9:06 PM.To find the best plants to use in green firebreaks, biologists are testing the flammability of plants on the 'plant barbecue' Read more Video, Audio

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

3:20 PM.Every week we invite a New Zealander who is an expert in their field to talk about their favourite artefact in their field. A poet's favourite poem, a painter's favourite painting, etc. Today's guest… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Our expat this week is a freelance writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, and blogger, living in Oakland with her husband and four children. Audio

2:20 PM.This week on the roadmap, it's Foxton. On State Highway One, 90km north of Wellington, and about 30km south west of Palmerston North. It was once a major deep river port serving the burgeoning flax… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:45 PM.Natasha Frost from the Wireless choses her favourite album today by The Velvet Underground. Audio

1:35 PM.Harold is an author, leadership expert and clinical psychologist. Working with many of our top corporates, including Air New Zealand and Fonterra, Hillman was a member of the task force commissioned… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.When Martyn and Su Fisher moved in to their 21-hectare overgrown bush property in Nelson, they arrived with one hand trowel and very little knowledge of the huge conservation task ahead of them… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Capitaine Bougainville tragedy - the ship caught fire off the East coast of Northland in 1975, 16 people lost their lives. The Northern Advocate's Lindy Laird… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Rod Stewart's new single 'Love Is', from his 30th solo studio album; Another Country. Audio

1:10 PM.Last month we met Robbie Nichol who produces and presents the online satire series White Man Behind A Desk. His lastest episode is about the TPPA trade agreement. Audio

3:45 PM.What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts. Audio

3:25 PM.Toby is The Wireless' cartoonist. He's been drawing flags. Audio

3:15 PM.Dale is the CEO and founder of Weirdly. Audio

3:10 PM.Is Windows 10 spying on us? Audio

2:55 PM.Stand-up comedian Ben Hurley shares his food picks from his travels. Audio

2:45 PM.Edible weed expert, on what we can harvest for free from our back garden. Audio

2:35 PM.Otello's Artisan Cured Meats. Amelia Nurse visits Italian meat specialists Paolo and Luca at one of their two purpose built Auckland factories to learn what makes their Artisan Cured Meats so special… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Megan May is the owner of The Unbakery - three Auckland cafes that do mostly raw food, and which also happen to be vegan, gluten free and refined sugar free. The trick is it's some of the best tasting… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.More than 500 people from New Zealand, Australia and the wider Pacific, are getting together this weekend to try and change the world. The fifth annual Festival for the Future is taking place in… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Kathy Cumming has chosen The Be Good Tanyas' Chinatown. Audio