Jesse Mulligan

Five years ago, Rosemary Hepözden started learning ballet for the first time in her life at the age of 60. Recently she's been working on her pirouette - a notoriously difficult ballet turn. Video, Audio

A gap has been identified in why New Zealand businesses are way off the pace when it comes to reducing their carbon emissions. DETA carbon and engineering consultant Jonathan Pooch talks to Jesse. Audio

A mouse plague continues to wreck havoc in New South Wales in Australia, and in recent days photos have spread across the internet of fish being caught with mice in their stomachs. Audio

There's yet another plan for an Auckland habour crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. The Minister of Transport Michael Wood confirmed this morning the Government wants to build a new separate bridge… Audio

Charlie Gilmour spent his childhood trying to understand how his biological father could abandon the family. He writes about his upbringing and the power of love in his memoir, Featherhood: A Memoir… Audio

Today's music feature guest is Eric Renick, the Principal Percussionist for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He's put together a playlist for us featuring keyboard percussion instruments in… 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

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

Composer Tom McLeod has created scores for everything from television dramas and documentary films, to stage musicals and opera. Audio

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

Tauranga author, Lee Murray, has been internationally recognised for her work in the Bram Stoker Awards. Audio