Afternoons Podcast Options

2:20 PM.Richard Robinson discusses his career as a photojournalist and recent decision go freelancing as an underwater photographer. Audio

2:10 PM.Rex Bright chats to Simon Mercep about the Echo, a sailing vessel used to move food and supplies between Blenheim and Wellington for several decades. Audio

1:55 PM.Ele Ludemann has been looking at food websites, and eggcorns: malapropisms that ape the sound of a word. Audio

1:44 PM.Colin Morris has been listening to music from Elvin Bishop, and Charlie Dennard. Audio

1:29 PM.Cushla McKinney reviews Susan Barker's 'The Incarnations'. The novel is a tale of a modern Beijing taxi driver being pursued by his soulmate across a thousand years of Chinese history. Audio

1:20 PM.Phil Wallington looks at election coverage, The Blacklist, and Embarrassing Bodies. Audio

1:10 PM.Ali Harper of Christchurch chooses 'Everybody Loves a Lover' sung by Doris Day. Audio

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

3:30 PM.Are you a parent and new to the country? Do your toddlers speak only Punjabi? For some new migrants, this crèche is a godsend. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in Auckland joining playtime with the children of… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Author Adam Tanner from Harvard University explains why we shouldn't be so concerned about the kind of data collection Edward Snowden revealed. What we should be really concerned about is how… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Our feature album is the 2011 self-titled second album by American indi-folk band, Bon Iver - founded seven years ago by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The album was recorded in Vernon's home town… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Many of us grew up either watching or playing cricket, it's our national summer sport afterall. Whether it was in the backyard, at the local cricket club or on the world stage, the fast bowlers were… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.They both get seasick, and one of them is not such a big fan of the water. But that hasn't stopped Paul and Mary Major from living a dream they have long cherished. The couple have spent a decade… Read more Audio

1:22 PM.This week we journey back just 11 years, to 2003, the year New Zealand's population reached 4 million, with exactly three quarters of us living in the North Island. Audio

1:07 PM.Doug Stevens of Wellington has chosen 'Joan of Arc' by Leonard Cohen. Audio

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

3:26 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews the new movie releases - "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Audio

3:20 PM.Blenheim wine consultant Belinda Jackson takes us through the Red Knot McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 $13 - South Australia, Te Mata Syrah 2013 $18 - Hawkes Bay and Main Divide Pinot Noir 2012 $22 -… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Julie Biuso talks scallops with a savoury crust. Audio

2:25 PM.Our feature album is 'American IV: The Man Comes Around from 2002', and the last before his death a year later. Audio

2:20 PM.Beauty is only skin deep, and competitions such as the newly rebranded Miss Universe New Zealand is testament that personality and brains go a long way too. Streamed live via the web last night, the… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Gordon and Pauline Bourne of New Plymouth like classic cars so much, they've rolled three old Chevrolet models into one - and with a New Zealand flavour. Audio

1:20 PM.Mahoney Harris's album 'We Didn't Feel Alone' is the end product of more than two years part-time work and half a lifetime creating music with and for others. Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Mark Harlen of Auckland has chosen 'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers. Audio

9:06 PM.Squid experts had a rare opportunity to examine an intact specimen of the enigmatic colossal squid, collected from Antarctic waters Read more Audio