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Lance Oppenheim looks inside the place billed as "Disneyland for Seniors" in his documentary Some Kind of Heaven where the quest for fulfillment and purpose remain elusive. Video, Audio

Before there was Tiny Desk there was... MTV Unplugged. So far, there have been over 100 MTV Unplugged performances covering most genres. RNZ's Brad Warrington (AKA DJ Sticky Fingaz) takes Jesse… Video, Audio

With restaurant dining off the agenda right now, one is offering emergency cooking interventions for those struggling at home to get a great meal on the table. Dariush Lolaiy, co-owner of Cazador… Audio

The Constellation Cup is again up for grabs when our National netball team meets the Australian Diamonds in Christchurch. Newsroom's LockerRoom editor, Suzanne McFadden, talks to Jesse about the… Audio

Builder Stan Scott joins Jesse to answer listener questions about any DIY projects they are undertaking. Audio

GranSkills has been created by three Canterbury University graduates and offers one-on-one tech tutoring to seniors. Audio

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists warns a specialist doctor shortage in Aotearoa is getting worse. Audio

Mary Holm talks more about shares as an investment option and people's fears of putting their money into them. Audio

Olly Ohlson talks to Jesse about his years hosting After School and how important it was to him to bring te reo MÄori into children's lives. Audio

Worldwide hit, The Rhythm of the Night, is a song that still gets a lot of airplay since it was released by Italian Eurodance group Corona in 1993. Jenny B, the voice behind the hit, joins Jesse in… Video, Audio

Today is the launch of new RNZ Pacific show, Champions of the Pacific. Co-host Koro Vaka'uta joins Jesse to tell us about the weekly sports show. Audio

Most con artists are just after money. The Hollywood Con queen was after pride too. Journalist Josh Dean talks to Jesse about the biggest con artist to ever hit Hollywood. Audio

For today's Music Feature, Jesse speaks to Nic Manders,a producer, studio engineer, musician, and most recently a solo artist for the first time with his new album This Time. Audio

As part of a Festival of Cultures in Palmerston North, proverbs from 23 cultures will be displayed along the city's boutique retail strip, George Street. Audio

When you take the escalator, instead of the stairs, don't be too hard on yourself. We are hard wired to choose the easy way says Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard. Audio

Today's expert was all about sharks. Clinton Duffy is a marine scientist at the Department of Conservation with a very keen interest in sharks, he joined Jesse to talk about them and answer listener… Audio

For the past decade many across the Canterbury region have been waiting to get their homes repaired or a resolution on how to move forward. Jesse speaks to one of those homeowners, Janine Allott.  Audio

Nicola Galloway shares a great recipe to deal with the abundance of tomatoes and zucchini at this time of year. Audio

Ten-year-old Lilah McDonald tells us about her fundraiser to sell toilet paper and raise money for water fountains. Audio

A battle across the Tasman between the Australian government and Facebook has come to a head with Australian Facebook users now restricted from viewing news content. RNZ Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell… Audio

With one stroke on his keyboard, Professor Eddie Holmes from the University of Sydney released to the world the genetic code of the Sars CoV2 that would change everything. Jesse talk to Professor… Audio

Our guest on Bookmarks today is the multi-talented Rose Lu - a software developer and published author with a degree in mechatronics engineering. Lu's 2019 essay collection All Who Live on Islands … Audio

Approval has been granted to import and release two new organisms, a hoverfly and beetle, in a bid to reduce plague populations of invasive German and common wasps in New Zealand. Dr Chris Hill… Audio