Jesse Mulligan
Expert feature: Appliance maintenance
Today's experts feature is looking at appliances - how to care for them, how to repair them, how to tell whether they're worth repairing. . Andrew Wadsworth runs Wellington Appliance Servicing in the… Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Today Brad Foster gives us an update on the Jobs Summit held last week and what the Government's strategy is for alleviating staff shortages. He also provides a snapshot of the latest sporting events… Audio
Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Today Caitlin Cherry talks to Jesse about The Drop Out on Disney, Never Have I Ever on Netflix and Virgin River, also on Netflix. Audio
Critter of the Week: The blue-eyed triplefin
This week's critter is the blue-eyed triplefin - a beautiful little fish with bright blue eyes and candy cane stripes on its body. Audio
DIY with builder Stan Scott
Stan's back this week to help you out with any DIY projects you might have on the go. Audio
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
Slow cooked harissa lamb shoulder
Today we meet Polly Markus whose popular Instagram page, @miss-pollys-kitchen, has led to her putting her recipes in to book form. She also shares her recipe for slow cooked harissa lamb shoulder. Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse from LA where he's in the middle of the Lord of the Rings hype. He gives his verdict on the latest offering from Middle Earth, The Rings of Power. He also talks about the new… Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
Today senior Herald writer, Simon Wilson, talks to Jesse about the upcoming local body elections and what makes a good mayor. He says each candidate usually has some tag line accompanying them, but is… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Yvette Corlett's career
Today's in NZ Sports History we're looking at Dame Yvette Corlett, the first woman from Aotearoa New Zealand to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1952 games in Helsinki. Audio, Gallery
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin Morris talks about music from Loudon Wainwright and the story behind the hit from The Cars, Drive. Audio
Living a life that leaves a smaller carbon footprint
Kate Hall's on a mission to help people find ways to live a life that's better for not just themselves, but the planet. She's founded a company, called Ethically Kate and written a book about… Audio
Plant based beverages not a 'replacement' for milk,
Research comparing cows milk with plant based beverages has found the latter to only have a fraction of the nutritional value of the animal product. Professor of Nutritional Science at the Riddet… Audio
Using AI to stop the spread of diseases in live stock
A New Zealand based company is hoping its state of the art technology can be used globally in the fight against foot and mouth and other livestock diseases. Epidemiologist Tom Brownlie, who founded… Audio
The eternal pursuit of being content
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Somewhere along the line, the pursuit became the point and happiness got lost say professors Benjamin and Jenna Storey. They see a deep sense of… Audio
Podcast Critic: Elliott Childs
Today RNZ's Operations team leader, Elliott Childs talks to Jesse about two podcasts he's been listening to. He tells us about That's How I Remember it / Object of Sound and a child friendly… Audio
Bookmarks with Richard von Sturmer
Today's Bookmarks guest is Kiwi punk rocker, poet and author Richard von Sturmer. Best known for writing the lyrics to Blam Blam Blam's song "There is no Depression in New Zealand", Richard is making… Audio
Music feature: Soulquarians
In the late 90s a collective of musicians came together to form the Soulquarians, and went on to release a series of timeless albums that would be hailed by critics and fans to this very day. Inspired… Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Kohine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, October, October by Katya Balen and the second book in the Scarlett & Brown Series by Jonathan Stroud. Audio
