Jesse Mulligan
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
Roasted Cauliflower & Shallots with Double Cheese Crust
For our weekly recipe Shared Kitchen co-founder and chef Julie Biuso has a tasty dish that will tempt even the fussiest vegetable eaters to tuck in! Audio
NZ Live: Mohi
This week Mohi stops by our Auckland studio to play for NZ Live. Last year Mohi was awarded Most Promising Emerging Artist of 2022 at the Waiata Maori Music Awards. Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Ben Afflick's sci-fi thriller Hypnotic and The Book Club: The Next Chapter - both are new in theatres this week. Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
This week Mary Holm talks to Jesse about 'laddering' a clever way with term deposits and even mortgages. She explains exactly what it is and how it can give longer term returns on deposits; frequent… Audio
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from Taj Mahal and talks about a hidden gem on Joe Brown's album Concert for George. Audio
Creating a composting machine - a tale of invention
About four-and-a-half years ago Ben Bushell launched Community Compost, a social enterprise in Nelson aiming to tackle the problem of food waste going into landfill. His journey is the subject of a… Audio
The Christchurch teacher assessing fish-and-chip shops on YouTube
Crunch is king for Christchurch school teacher Alby Wilson, who reviews fish-and-chip shops on the YouTube channel 1Fish1Scoop. Video, Audio
Kiwi horror writers featuring at Featherston Book festival
The popular Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival is back this weekend. One of this weekend's events is called 'Campfire Tales', an event that show cases Kiwi horror writers. Audio
The science of Neuroaesthetics
Professor Susan Magsamen is the founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She and Ivy Ross, he VP of design for… Audio
Bookmarks with Simone Nathan
Actor, writer and executive producer Simone Nathan, who has worked with Amy Schumer and written for Taika Waititi, share her favourite books, music and films. Audio
Podcast Critic: Elliott Childs
Today RNZ's own Elliott Childs talks to Jesse about the podcast, You Must Remember This. It's a series all about Hollywood history and is billed as being about secret and/or forgotten history of… Audio
From the Pit - a celebration of music photographers
For NZ Music Month, you can go an see all the best images of local artists captured by local photographers - it's called From The Pit. Organiser Dave Simpson is a renowned photographer he talks to… Audio
Firefighters Sky Tower challenge raising money for Leukaemia
In just 10 days, a crowd of firefighters will put months of training into practice and scale Auckland's Sky Tower. More than $880,000 has been raised so far with proceeds going to Leukaemia & Blood… Audio
First PhD in Samoan language published in Aotearoa
Muliagatele Vavao Fetui is an educator who has spent his life passing down his knowledge of the Samoan language and culture. At the age of 78 he's added another feather to his cap by graduating with… Audio
Stronger vaccine needed for pneumococcal disease
A recent study from Otago University, Christchurch supports the need for a stronger strain of immunisations against pneumococcal, know as PVC-13. Co-author of the study, Professor Tony Walls speaks to… Audio
What a shipwreck can tell us about truth and disinformation
More than 280 years ago, 250 men would set sail aboard the HMS Wager on a doomed secret mission to capture Spanish silver and gold off the coast of South America. Audio
Music feature: Sting and The Police
Marty Jones is back in the studio with Jesse. This week he's in to talk Sting and The Police. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
This week Library Manager at Mt Roskill Grammar School, Catherine Ross, is talking about non-fiction for younger readers. Her list follows: For 8 and up: Horrible Histories by Terry Deary and Case… Audio
Making mum feel like more than 'just a mum'
Parenthood can leave us speechless. But Jessica Urlichs always seems to find a way to put into words the anxiety, exhaustion and unvarnished joy that comes with raising children. She's a poet and… Audio
