Afternoons Podcast Options

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

3:06 PM.Actor Alan Alda isn't a doctor, but he played one on TV for 11 years using medical jargon most of us can't understand as Hawkeye on MASH. Now he helps doctors and scientists connect with the public… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Somewhere near 80 thousand people turned out to see Texan rockers ZZ Top for their 1987 show at Western Springs Stadium - and the band played so loud they were banned from ever performing there again… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.John Stevens from Waitara has a problem many other business people would be envious of. He's having trouble meeting the worldwide demand for his invention, the Te Kohatu Hangi cooker. Audio

2:06 PM.Megacrews from more than 50 countries have been breaking, popping and locking on stage at the 2015 World Hip Hop Championships. And that was the sound of New Zealand crew, Bradas, taking out the final… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Today's feature album is 4 Way Street by Crosby Stills Nash and Young as chosen by David Cairns of Auckland. Audio

1:30 PM.Our next guest is comedian, writer, actor and filmmaker, Dylan Moran. He's known for his stand-up comedy, his UK sitcom Black Books, and his work in Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run. And he's… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.TV3's new 7pm show, Story, kicked off last night. The current affairs programme replaced Campbell Live. Our critic, Phil Wallington, was watching. Audio

1:16 PM.Staff at Auckland's Maritime Rescue Centre had a rare treat today when a southern right whale spent part of the morning lolling about in Mechanics Bay. The building houses the Coastguard Operations… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Let It All Go by Birdy and Rhode is a collaboration between English artist Rhodes whose new album drops next month, and Birdy, whose song Skinny Love you might know. Audio

3:45 PM.What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora, Irene Gardiner, and Zoe George. Audio

3:30 PM.Auckland University graduate Vinny Lohan is ranked by General Electric as one of three upcoming entrepreneurs in the world and has captured the attention of the Bill Gates Foundation. This young… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.At 11:02am on August 9th 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped a plutonium bomb on Nagasaki, killing about 74 thousand people. It was the second time in history that a nuclear bomb had been used, so the story… Read more Audio

2:42 PM.Kate Robertson, music editor for Victoria University's magazine Salient, has brought in new music from The Rubens, Chet Faker, and Foals. Audio

2:37 PM.Mary McCallum reviews, The Invisible Mile, the debut novel of Wellington author David Coventry. It is set at the 1928 Tour de France. Audio

2:30 PM.Joe Prisk of Glovebox gallery talks about Lisa Reihana's work 'In Pursuit of Venus [infected]' at Auckland Art Gallery and Bianca Hester's 'Movements Materializing Momentarily' at St Paul St Gallery.

2:10 PM.Phil Wallington talks about the TV2 documentary Gloriavale: Life and Death, and TV3's upcoming current affairs programme Story. Audio

1:45 PM.Public Address blogger and host of a panel discussion on songs of Auckland city as part of the Museum Late series; Russell Brown has chosen Put On Your Best Dress: Mrs Pottinger's Rock Steady… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.She's made it through six long haul flights, two armed escorts, four international airports and a prison van. Columnist and travel writer, Lisa Scott, was jailed by homeland security, but she's… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.This week is the world premiere of The Women of Pike River. The documentary profiles six women directly affected by the Pike River mine disaster, when 29 men died in a series of explosions in November… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Electric Wire Hustle's Brother Sun featuring Kimbra is a a bouncy piano-driven dancefloor jam that references 70's disco and jazz. Audio

2:49 PM.Artist Shannon Novak says there is music in everything. To prove it he has created sound and abstract images in response to the signage and architecture of Auckland's Te Uru Gallery. But there's a… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.What the world is talking about with Julie Moffett. Audio

3:33 PM.Zac Arnold from Music 101 previews this weekend's show, which includes interviews with Bill Sevesi, Lydia Lunch and a live session with The Phoenix Foundation Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Amy, Irrational Man, and 5-6 rapidfire NZIFF picks. Audio