Jesse Mulligan
The Pre-Panel for 5 June 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Financial Knowledge Quiz with Mary Holm
This week, a quiz to test your financial literacy. How many questions can you get right? Audio
The A to Z of Aotearoa - A is for Aviation
This week we're launching a new Thursday feature and each fortnight from today (alternating with NZ Sporting History) we'll be taking a look at a subject close to our collective kiwi hearts - starting… Audio
Podcast Critic
Regular Afternoons podcast critic Alan Doak has been listening to Instant Genius by the folk that make BBC Science Focus Magazine and The Economics of Everyday Things hosted by journalist Zachary… Audio
Will our favourite music artists ever make it to New Zealand?
Muso and Afternoons regular Chris Schulz says we need big artists, major shows and large-scale touring to return to Aotearoa - immediately. Recently, the likes of Taylor Swift, Oasis, Billie Eilish… Audio
Limpets are smarter than we might think
Limpets, which are technically a type of snail, are found on rocks, boat hulls, glued to the side of jetties. In spite of - or maybe because of - their ubiquity, we often overlook them in favour of… Audio
Getting lower income communities onto e-bikes
We all know e-bikes are increasingly popular - but they're not cheap. Research shows it's financially well-off households which lead the way in e-bike sales. But three pilot programmes have just… Audio
Feature interview: The issues with Pronatalism
"Start procreating or start panicking." That's the core message of a once-fringe ideology now pushing its way into the mainstream called pronatalism. Elon Musk is one of the movement's loudest voices… Audio
Heading Off: Exploring India on two wheels
Steve Krzystyniak's company Indian Motorcycle Adventures turns 25 this year. Audio
Auckland stormwater specialist recognised for her mahi
Sarah Nolan's Te Mana o te Wai advocacy, and her leadership in kaupapa Maori all impressed the judges. Audio
Jesse's favourite new sport: Orienteering
Jesse is joined by world championship winning orienteering coach Llewellen McGivern. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 3 June 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman to preview this evening's programme, the inagural edition of the new Panel Extended or Expanded, we can't decide, to be honest. Audio
Feature interview: Dame Jacinda Ardern
Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern rose to global prominence as a leader who spoke the language of empathy in a world increasingly fluent in outrage. She won admiration as only the second woman… Audio
Music feature: Stories from the road
Jesse spoke to Dustin Watts about his life on the road working security with the likes of Taylor Swift, and Metallica. Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Our Australian correspondent Brad Foster gave us an update on the Death cap mushroom murder trial & discussed the new research on the growth of bowel cancer in younger people in Australia. Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Anna Rankin reviews Nadine Hura's Slowing the Sun and Forrest Gander's Mojave Ghost. Audio
Tech Tuesday
Daniel Watson, managing director for Vertech.co.nz joined Jesse to discuss the latest tech news. Audio
Why it's getting harder to uncover new local musical artists
Over the last two decades the number of places we could - in theory - be exposed to new music has increased exponentially. But instead of making it easier to discover New Zealand artists, it seems to… Audio
Department of Conservation's unsung hero
DOC ranger is an unsung hero whose job is to clean public toilets at Canterbury's DOC sites and provide toilet paper. And replacing the loo paper is a mammoth job nationwide, with DOC revealing around… Audio
Former PM Jacinda Ardern releases memoir
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has broken a long period of silence in the media, as she promotes her memoir " A Different Kind Of Power". She's given an extended interview with RNZ's Jesse… Audio