Afternoons Podcast Options

1:08 PM.Janet Calder from Waikanae has chosen Whirimaiko Black's 'My Funny Valentine'. Audio

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

3:30 PM.There's fresh blood in Canterbury's civil defence ranks. Katy Gosset is at an emergency training exercise as new recuits turn out to do their bit for the community. Audio

3:30 PM.Foreign minister Murray McCully's live media briefing on the Malaysia Airlines flight. Audio

3:28 PM.Movies with Sarah McMullan including a look at The Dark Horse from the New Zealand Internmational Film Festival. Audio

3:18 PM.Wine writer and TV presenter Yvonne Lorkin joins us from Hawkes Bay. Audio

3:08 PM.Richard Till's Mexican Lasagna. Audio

2:45 PM.Today's feature album is 'For Your Entertainment' by Adam Lambert, his debut album released in 2009. Audio

2:20 PM.To Canterbury now where the recent earthquakes have reignited interest in civil defence. Katy Gosset drops in on a major training exercise where there's no shortage of fresh blood. Audio

2:10 PM.One of our listeners, Adrian, posted a link to a version of 'Royals' the big hit by New Zealand's singer songwriter Lorde. Nothing surprising; it's a hugely successful song and many artists have… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Former front man for Midnight Youth, Jeremy Redmore is traveling through the country to pre-promote his debut solo album, "Clouds Are Alive" which is Released next week. Audio

1:08 PM.Megan Salole from Paekakariki has chosen 'Resolution' by Matt Corby. Audio

3:45 PM.Topics: Russia to reopen spy base in Cuba as relations with US continue to sour. FBI warns driverless cars could be used as 'lethal weapons'. Seinfeld writer beats Kramer namesake in 'not that there's… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.University of Auckland research finds that heart function in fish is an indicator of which species may cope better with rising ocean temperatures. Audio

3:05 PM.Phil Gifford on his new memoir, Phil Gifford: Loose Amongst the Legends. Audio

2:45 PM.Today's album is 'The Next Day' by David Bowie from 2013. Audio

2:20 PM.The story of a young New Zealand woman who's rapidly making a name for herself: Gemma New is associate conductor at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian classical music magazine… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.New Zealand duo, Doprah is made up of producer Steven Marr and vocalist Indira Force. And they're starting to make their presence felt in the world of music and video. They supported Lorde at her… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Our New Zealand A to Z takes us to Waimate in South Canterbury - home of the introduced population of Bennett's wallabies. Tour guides are: Gwen Dempster-Schouten, Ann Dennison and Rob Aikman. Audio

1:05 PM.Nik Curry from Paraparaumu Beach nominates 'I'm Gonna Rise' by Kapiti artist Linzee Inkster. Audio

3:45 PM.The plan to split up California, not just two Californias but six. Tales of two psychics, one a dispute over a winning Lottery ticket and the other a seemingly remarkable prediction regarding the… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.It's nice to be cosy in bed on a winter's night isn't it? Spare a thought for some kids who might not manage that. In South Auckland people're trying to do something about that. Audio

3:10 PM.The smiley face-book; Kudoso: a router that rewards your kids with Facebook time for studying and doing chores; how Sverker Johansson wrote 8.5 per cent of everything published on Wikipedia + Bots… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Today's feature album is 'OK Computer' by Radiohead from 1997. Audio

2:20 PM.A 25-year-old Hamilton student is harnessing the technology of 3D printing, to create a brain-controlled, electro-mechanical prosthetic hand. He's not doing it for the money but rather hopes that he… Read more Audio