Afternoons Podcast Options

1:10 PM.Baby Bye Bye by Kitty Daisy & Lewis, who are playing the Powerstation tonight. Audio

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

3:35 PM.Salt, sugar, coconut husks, oatmeal, coffee grounds, apricot kernals - all things that can be used for exfoliating the skin. But increasingly, companies are using microplastics or microbeads. And it's… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.In Radio New Zealand's on-line magazine THE WIRELESS, this week, five young New Zealanders lay down the truth about what it's really like living across the ditch… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Paul Brislen discusses the Trans Pacific Partnership's potential impact on the New Zealand technology sector. And we meet Richard Phillips from Koordinates, a company that aims to make geospatial data… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Ben Hurley is probably New Zealand's most experienced live comic, certainly our most accomplished. After a hugely successful run on the UK circuit he is now back in New Zealand, still playing big… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.For the last 29 years, LA Times restaurant reviewer Jonathan Gold has been revealing the best of Los Angeles in weekly instalments. He was the first reviewer to step out of the five star restaurants… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Delaney Mes is a food writer whose work appears in Metro and Herald on Sunday. Her website delaneymes.com features the best of her food, wine and travel writing - look out for her recent post on… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Pleased To Meet Me (1987) by The Replacements chosen by Johnny Lane of Auckland. Audio

1:34 PM.Nelson man, Mike Baker, is off to compete at the 39th annual World Bodysurfing Championships. He was invited by the Del Mar Bodysurfing Club in San Diego to compete with their team next month. But it… Read more Audio

1:17 PM.The feature documentary, Peace Officer, is playing at the New Zealand International Film Festival. It explores the militarisation and use of SWAT teams, in civilian situations, by local police forces… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Inside Out - Avalanche City. Audio

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

3:30 PM.New Plymouth's museum Puke Ariki is catalogueing its vast natural sceinces collections to make them more accessible to the public. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Surfer Clay Marzo knows waves. At the age of 15, he became the first surfer to receive two perfect 10's at the US Men's National Competition. He knows waves, but often he had a hard time understanding… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.This time every Tuesday, we'll be revisiting a great New Zealand concert. Today, to kick it off, we're going all the way back to 1978, when a musical phenomenon touched down on Auckland's North Shore… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.White Ferns coach Haidee Tiffen chooses 'I am Sasha Fierce' by Beyonce. Audio

1:31 PM.A new photographic exhibition is opening next week, to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. It's a series of portraits aimed at promoting public discourse around the criminal… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.About 300 people turned up to learn about the science of firewalking last night. And, some of the brave gave it a go. Christchurch physicist, Dr John Campbell, gave a public lecture at the University… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:17 PM.Ridley the turtle is continuing to recover at Wellington Zoo. The 25kg Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, was discovered at Lyall Bay beach just over two weeks ago. The endangered turtle was was found… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter. Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Giving is a way of life for Vanisa Dhiru. Helping the homeless and women's rights are among many causes championed by this inspirational Indian New Zealander. Lynda Chanwai-Earle follows Vanisa as she… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:11 PM.While much of Silicon Valley is preoccupied with figuring out how to get more people to click on ads, one tech entrepreneur is being held up as a new kind of tech titan, who dreams big and chases more… Read more Audio

2:47 PM.Susi Paynter reviews NZ Opera's production of Madama Butterfly which played recently at Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal. Audio