Jesse Mulligan
Podcast Critic: Adam Burns
Today Adam talks to Jesse about Questlove Supreme and Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware. Audio
Making history stories popular again
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are the hosts of the podcast "The Rest is History". It gets millions of downloads around the world. Jesse talks to Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook about "The Rest… Audio
Music feature: Musical theatre moments
For today's music feature we are looking at magical Moments in Musical Theatre. To discuss this, freelance Music Director Richard Marrett joins Jesse. Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire Mabey talks to Jesse about Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton and Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux. Audio
Monica Heisey on the comic potential of a broken heart
The melodramatic intensity we bring to our own heartbreak is extremely funny to writer Monica Heisey. Her debut novel Really Good, Actually draws on the "isolating" yet "absurd" experience of getting… Audio
Expert feature: Tattooing
Today's expert feature is all about tattoos. Zoe Emily of Shadow Gallery Tattoo in Greytown joins Jesse to talk about the finer points of getting a tattoo. Audio
Television Critic: Claire Chitham
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Poker Face on TVNZ and 1923 on Prime TV. Audio
Film Review with Sam Hollis
Today RNZ producer and movie reviewer Sam Hollis gives his verdict on The Whale, in cinemas now and You People on Netflix. Audio
Dig This Invercargill a playground for adults
Ever wanted to know what it's like to drive a digger or a giant bulldozer? If you're keen, Invercargill has the playground just for you. Alana Dixon from Dig This talks Jesse about the unique… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris: The history of craft beer in NZ
One of the highlights of Dr Grant Morris' summer break was going on a tour of a craft beer brewery. NZ has a long history of producing beer but what about the history of producing craft beer? Today he… Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
Today Steve Wyn-Harris talks to Jesse about Australian research showing the impact the Tonga eruption is having on rain fall there. He wonders if that might something that's affecting our weather… Audio
NZ Sporting History with Eliza McCartney
Today on New Zealand Sporting History we're celebrating a more recent success story by talking to one of our youngest Olympic medalists. Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney first picked up the sport at the… Audio
Bookmarks with Geoffrey Clendon
For Bookmarks today we're joined by playwright, author and actor Geoffrey Clendon. He's had a long career in the performing arts world where he started life as an actor in the 1980s working with major… Audio
Podcast Critic: Elliott Childs
Today Elliot talks to Jesse about Lost Notes, a music podcast from KCRW, a radio station in California. Audio
NZ Live: Anthonie Tonnon
This week's NZ Live performance is from Anthonie Tonnon. He was the recipient of the prestigious Tait Music Prize in 2022 for his third studio album 'Leave Love Out of This'. Audio
What makes the risk analysts most nervous
Of all the problems all over the world; the war in Ukraine, Inflation, soaring COVID in China, one of the things that worries risk analyst Ian Bremmer the most is that a small group of people have an… Audio
Bookmarks with Wendy Preston
For today's Bookmarks, Jesse meets Wendy Preston ONZM. Wendy has over four decades under her belt in the world of arts education, covering the gambit of dance, theatre, and film and TV. Audio
Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston
Today Morning Report producer Jemima Huston talks to Jesse about two podcasts which are about filmmaking and movies. She's reviewing IndieWire Filmmakers Toolkit by IndieWire and Unspooled by Earwolf.
…The secret to making the best deer velvet in Aotearoa
A Western Southland deer farm has been dubbed a cut about the rest at the New Zealand National Velvet and Trophy Antler Competition. Tom Cruse of Cruse Deer, which took home the award, talks to Jesse.
…Teachers preparing for ChatGPT challenges in 2023
As teachers prepare for school year this year they face a new challenge - Chat GPT. Auckland teacher Asia Kennedy from Western Springs College talks to Jesse about the challenges they're facing. Audio
