Jesse Mulligan
Afternoons Book Quiz 9/3
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
How globalisation is causing languages to die out
Language is considered humankind's greatest achievement. But all over the world many indigenous languages are racing towards extinction not because they are simply dying out, but because they are… Audio
Music feature: Fender Stratocaster
Today's music feature is all about the iconic Fender Stratocaster - the guitar of choice for many rock stars. Ethnomusicologist and Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the University of Auckland Dr… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip Adam is talking about books about real people. She's reviewing The Surgeon's Brain by Oscar Upperton, Action & Travels: How Poetry Works by Anna Jackson and American Wife (Penguin, 2012) and… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today's Tech Tuesday talk with Daniel Watson, owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, is about storage and how keep your photos save in your digital library. Audio
100th birthday for WWII Air Force Hero
One of the few remaining WWII veterans who served in RAF Bomber Command celebrates his 100th birthday today. We speak to NZ Bomber Command Association spokesman, Michael Copsey about Eddie… Audio
Are daily reported COVID numbers accurate or relevant?
As Omicron spreads, and more of our test results are self-reported do the daily COVID numbers still mean anything? Professor Nigel French talks to Jesse about the relevance and accuracy of the… Audio
Expert feature: Cocktails
Today's expert is here to help you recreate bar style cocktails at home and has tips for mixing with different flavour profiles. Alastair Walker is part owner of the Auckland bar 'Caretaker', he talks… Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
In news from across the Tasman today, there's an outpouring of emotion in Australia following the sudden and shock death of Shane Warne. Audio
Television Critic: Guy Williams
Today reviewer Guy Williams talks to Jesse about Our Flag Means Death on Neon, Raised by Refugees on Prime and Shane Gillis, Live In Austin on Youtube. Audio
Critter of the Week: Robust Skink
Described as a 'sausage with legs', the Robust skink is our largest native lizard species. It's a real beauty with big, dark eyes and rusty colouring but its large body and night-time habits make it… Audio
DIY with Stan Scott
Builder Stan Scott is back to answer your questions about any DIY jobs you have or problems that need solving around your home. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
New Anton Forde Sculpture opens on Waiheke Island
A new work by Waiheke Island artist and sculptor Anton Forde has been revealed to the public today. The installation, made up of 55 individual pou, can be viewed clearly as people come and go via… Audio, Gallery
Film Review: Ali Ventura
Today Ali talks to Jesse about the latest Batman film staring Robert Pattinson. She's also watched Bergman Island, about a married couple of filmmakers on a working retreat on a Swedish Island. Audio
Bake sale to raise funds for Ukraine #CookForUkraine
#CookForUkraine is a global movement to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Felicity O'Driscoll of Cook the Books in Auckland tells Jesse how they're getting involved with a bake sale at their… Audio
Saving the Kimana wildlife corridor in Kenya with bees
Environmental activist and founder of Saving the Wild, Jamie Joseph talks to Jesse about the Kimana Bee Keeping Project that has installed hundreds of hives along the Kimana wildlife corridor in… Audio
Change to stop pine forests earning carbon credits welcomed
The government has proposed a change to the Emission Trading Scheme that would mean permanent pine forests won't earn carbon credits. Forest and Bird spokesperson Dean Baigent-Mercer talks to Jesse. Audio
First song with Benee
Acclaimed and talented local artist, Benee has her latest EP out today. She joins Jesse to talk about her latest work and if there are any plans for her to reschedule her cancelled New Zealand leg of… Video, Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
NZ and the Russian 'Scare' of the 1880s:137 years later the evidence of this national panic can still be seen across NZ. Victoria University of Wellington Historian Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse. Audio
