Afternoons Podcast Options

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

3:30 PM.It's the largest group so far – 104 Mandarin language assistants are heading to primary and secondary schools across the country. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Victoria University and the… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.An improv theatre that produces talents like Tina Fey, Bill Murray, James Belushi, Steve Carell and Amy Poehler must be doing something right. For 50 years, The Second City in Chicago has turned out… Read more Audio

2:42 PM.'Lust for Life' by Iggy Pop (1977). Audio

2:14 PM.Packaged foods may be even less healthy than you thought. A new study has found that fewer than half of all packaged foods were healthy enough to actually carry a health claim. The researchers scored… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Snow is falling and it may signal an early winter for the South Island. Metservice says a cold front has brought snow to low levels in parts of the South Island. The weather caused road closures last… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Robert Consedine was the MC and organiser of the Spencer Street dance. Dawn Morgan and her husband Gary Morgan. President of the Auckland Rock n Roll club, Helen Bary. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Sam Hill from Red Beach in Auckland has chosen 'When The Music's Over' by The Doors. [Topics] music Audio

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

3:30 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews: The Woman in Gold, Samba, and That Sugar Film. Audio

3:20 PM.Belinda Jackson's wine picks for the weekend: Gran Tesoro Garnacha 2013 $14 Soft and juicy Spanish red with a suppleness that makes it easy to enjoy. Sweet, spicy and ripe - great with those hocks! Te… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Dariush Lolaiy shares his recipe for Boar Hock and Parsley Terrine. Audio

2:45 PM.The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - frequently shortened to just "Ziggy Stardust" - is the fifth studio album by David Bowie. Audio

2:20 PM.Many of Auckland's volcanic cones may eventually become car, alcohol and cigarette free. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.The Navy has decided to consign its white shorts and socks to the gash - or rubbish - bin of history. Warrant Officer of the Navy Steve Bourke. Audio

2:10 PM.The veteran Australian cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84. Audio

1:20 PM.Today we're in the Hobson Street studio suite in Auckland, for a set from a singer songwriter who's been carving out a full-time music career across the ditch. Read more Audio

1:07 PM.The Bike Song by Mark Ronson. Chosen by Jessica Rose Audio

9:20 PM.Great Barrier Island's Karen Walker looks after sick, injured and orphaned birds, such as banded rails, black petrels and pateke Read more Audio

3:45 PM.What the world is talking about. With Simon Mercep, Zara Potts, Barry Corbett and Denise L'Estrange-Corbet. Audio

3:07 PM.Tristan is part of the successful dubstep duo, Truth. Audio

2:43 PM.AC/DC "Back in Black" (1980) Audio

2:20 PM.Joe discusses his favourite cycling spots and the growing interest in cycling tourism in New Zealand. Audio

2:10 PM.Time-lapse photographer Joseph Michael has just returned from Antarctica with some impressive shots. Audio

1:20 PM.Johnathon Reynolds (AKA Jarl Ragnar Rognovald - that's his Viking name) is a member of the Auckland Norsemen. Vikki Subritzky is one of only two female jousters in New Zealand. Chris Gloyn (and his… Read more Audio