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After speaking about reverse mortgages with Jesse one of the two banks which offers them, Heartland, got in touch with Mary to argue she was being too negative about taking up that financial option. Audio

This week's NZ Screen history looked back the 1981 series Under the Mountain. The head designer of the show Rob Gillies, and actor Roy Billing are with Jesse to discuss how it was made. Audio

The 2021 version of Popstars has wrapped up with a new winner, Christabel Williams taking home the 100 thousand dollar prize to kick start her musical careerl. She talks to Jesse about what's next for… Video, Audio

Rebecca Toms is a Christchurch mother of a recovered eating disorder sufferer and along with Nicki Wilson, the chair of the Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand talk to Jesse about what changes… Audio

The Bookmarks guest today is Rebecca K Reilly, a writer from Tamaki Makaurau who has just released her debut novel Greta and Valdin. Audio

Some of the biggest names in New Zealand music are throwing their names in a hat. The Aotearoa Rock Lottery  is coming up on the 19th of June. Organiser Fen Ikner and musician Fiona Campbell explain… Audio

An East Coast forestry project will see native forest barriers planted along the coast to protect waterways in future storms. Jesse talks to eLandNZ managing director Sheldon Drummond. Audio

Today Pip Adam follows on from her last review looking at Art Writing and Publishing. She talks about the writing of Arihia Latham in a new book that publishes graffiti and poetry to celebrate… Audio

Dominion Post journalist and obituary writer Bess Manson talks to Jesse about how to write an obituary. Audio

Movie theatres around the country have been struggling to stay open since lockdown and if New Zealanders don't start going again soon we could lose them, says Victoria University student Peter… Audio

The National Library which digitises newspapers, magazines and all sorts of other things so anyone can access them is partnering with Christchurch newspaper The Press. Emerson Vandy explains the… Audio

Economists and theorists are starting to think quite hard about how New Zealand and Australia can go about opening up to the COVID world. NZ Initiative Eric Crampton talks to Jesse about he… Audio

Actor Andrew McCarthy, star of 80's classics like St Elmo's Fire and  Pretty In Pinkwas quite happy to leave that period of his life in the past and never look back. He talks to Jesse about why that… Audio

Authorities on the east coast warned locals to stay away from the water late last week, due to the huge storm swells. But an experienced group of Gisborne surfers did the exact opposite.  Blair… Audio

The prototype of the new Popstars hit our screens in 1999, and from it emerged the pop band True Bliss.  Audio

Anxiety is a habit and won't just go away with breathing exercises, psychiatrist and professor Dr Judson Brewer says. Audio

A homegrown mental health app, co-founded by former All Black Sir John Kirwan, is attracting attention in the business sector.  Audio

When Dr Brian Castrucci, wanted to better understand vaccine hesitation, he turned to one of the most influential Republican pollsters in America Frank Luntz. Audio

Poet Paula Green talks to Jesse about poetry for this week's How to Write segment.  Audio

Space law expert Dr Cassandra Steer, from the Australian National University College of Law, speaks to Jesse about the future of space travel.  Audio

Intellectual property will be important to you if you're an artist, innovator or if your company has a new or original innovation.  Audio

Movie reviewer Graeme Tuckett talks to Jesse about Son of the South, The Artist's Wife and The Wairarapa Film Festival on from May 26 to 29. Audio