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The Blong Family's love of ice goes three generations back to when former farmer Ross Blong founded Paradice ice rinks in the 70s. He talks to Jesse. Audio

Two people with two opposing views about big social issues on one podcast. Academy Award winning director Emile Sherman and his cousin, Dr Lloyd Vogelman talk about their podcast The Principle of… Audio

Actress, musician, and self-described "massive pop culture nerd", Ana Scotney, joins us for Bookmarks today! You may have seen Ana in the acclaimed New Zealand film Cousins, which was released earlier… Audio

A couple of West Coast locals are trialing a glass bottle fresh milk operation. Anna Emmerson and John Marshall have been dairy farming in Moana, Lake Brunner for six years and Anna talks to Jesse… Audio

The Dunedin Study is showing that we're moving away from the nuclear family structure. Dr Helen McAnally talks to Jesse about what they're seeing. Audio

Bass player, composer and teacher, Dr Olivier Holland, joins Jesse live in the Auckland studio to talk all things bass. Audio

For today's How To Write, our very own Perlina Lau talks to Jesse about how to write a fictional television series script. Audio

On August 24th Shihad will be releasing their 10th studio album, Old Gods. Band members, Jon Toogood and Karl Kippenberger join Jesse in the studio. Audio

More and more research suggests empathy and kindness can predict long-term success better than academic scores. Teach a child to be kind, says science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer, and you get an… Audio

A new collective of independent food producers have banded together under the banner 'Good Farmers' Founder Sven Baker talks to Jesse about what they're doing. Audio

Last week the Commerce Commission put out a draft review of the retail grocery sector, suggesting the government intervene in our supermarket duopoly. Business columnist Bernard Hickey gives his… Audio

A Blenheim chef has created Aotearoa's best toastie. His twist on a cuban sandwich took out the top prize in this year's Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover. Chef Steve MacDougall talks to Jesse about… Audio

It's a big day on the water for NZ's Olympic rowers. Emma Twigg won gold in the single sculls, our men's eights also took gold, and our women's eights walked away with silver. Clay Wilson is there in… Audio

Today Mary Holm talks to Jesse about online share trading. She says research shows that nearly 40 percent of adult New Zealanders use or plan to use micro-investing platforms. Audio

Maggie's Garden Show was a ratings hit for over a decade, from 1991 until 2003. Maggie and Jack Hobbs, curator of the Auckland Botanic Gardens join Jesse to reminisce about the beloved gardening show.

For 6 years, on and off, Amy Wheeler has been documenting our unusual and unexpected obsession with statue seals. She talks to Jesse about what she's uncovered so far. Audio

For years Michael Pollan told us about what happens to our bodies when we eat plants. Now he wants the world to have a more open and honest conversation about what happens when we consume psychoactive… Audio

Tauranga-based charity Live For More runs surf therapy programmes for disengaged young men. Its founder Krista Dixon tells Jesse about the benefits of 'surf therapy' and some of her favourite things!

Today US Gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the Olympic team final, saying she needed to prioritise her mental health. Psychologist Gary Hermansson talks to Jesse about the pressures on athletes. Audio

Legendary Australian diver Valerie Taylor knows so many people are afraid of sharks because of her work. Her story is told in Playing With Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story. Audio

For this week's music feature, Claire Mabey, director of Verb Wellington and one of our regular book critics, deep dives into song lyrics as a form of poetry. Audio