Afternoons Podcast Options

1:37 PM.Prolific documentary-maker Shirley Horrocks talks to Jesse about her latest work, a documentary on Don McGlashan. Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story is the first feature length documentary made about… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.What good is a Winter Festival without an ice rink? That's what engineer Neil Wilson of Hanmer Springs thought, so, he set about building one himself. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The big question when it comes to protecting our native insects is how to track them? Many of them are barely big enough to spot let alone carry a tracking device, but research from the University of… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Our Changing World heads to the Mackenzie region in the South Island to meet one of New Zealand’s rarest fish – the lowland longjaw galaxias.  

Dean Nelson, a senior biodiversity ranger at the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Wednesday means it's time for Easy Eats and this week Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for chicken and risoni soup with turmeric, lemon and rosemary. Click here for the recipe. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.David Lees might not be the first person to ride a motorbike solo through Africa, but he didn't start his adventure until he held a Gold Card! He shares his travel stories with Jesse. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The University of Auckland's Professor Krushil Watene wants to shift the dial on how we measure progress, She says a Nature Relationship Index could concentrate on how well countries care for… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Cycleways are often a hot button topic, but not in the Auckland district of Rodney, where plans are underway to build a 120k trail from Puhoi to Mangawhai for cycling, walking, running and even horse… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.What is the concert-going experience like for a deaf person?  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Some people are joiners, and some people feel like outsiders their whole lives. We grow up believing that belonging is everything, that happiness depends on finding our people, our tribe, our place in… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.This week we're focusing on Senegalese artist Youssou N'Dour. Youssou has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Neneh Cherry, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, and Paul Simon. Musician… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.The NSW State Emergency Service has over 300 volunteers on stand-by around the state with concerns a "bomb cyclone" is intensifying off the coast. Plus, the jury is deliberating in the mushroom murder… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Book critic Bill Hastings discusses Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies and Ken Keith's Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law. Audio

1:45 PM.Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind Facebook and Instagram, is on the hunt for new staff, and his approach is wild. In the race to snap up A.I talent, Zuckerberg is reportedly going on house visits and… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Award winning RNZ journalist Phil Vine is back with a new podcast that uncovers the dark side of therapeutic community - or cult - in the 1960's Te Anau. You can find The Lodge on the RNZ website and… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The Australian iteration of Lego Masters - the reality game show that takes the concept of building blocks to new heights - is about to return. In the latest season Australian teams will compete… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The University of Auckland is playing host to a major business conference spotlighting female entrepreneurship with industry experts focusing on funding inequities, structural barriers, and the future… Read more Audio