Jesse Mulligan

Once a week Jesse heads off to a different part of the country or wider world hearing travel stories, tips, and history. Today he visits Kapiti Island with tour guide Max Barrett.  Audio

We first spoke to Kāpiti College student Aroa Al Masri when she was selected to appear on a Korean reality TV show. Well, as it turns out, TV star is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to… Audio

Up-and-coming Irish singer-songwriter Susan O'Neill joins Jesse live from our Christchurch studio to discuss her music and play a tune.  Video, Audio

Today on The Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. They also talk about the one item of clothing you'd like to bring back from the past.  Audio

How well kids do in school depends largely on how they feel about school. All over the world, by the time they hit intermediate, many students just don't see the point of school anymore. In New… Audio

Today we're doing something a bit different for our weekly music feature. If once aspect of New Zealand culture has surprised Afternoons producer and British export Tom Riste-Smith, it's the treasure… Audio

Tim Batt returns to give listeners the latest from the world of tech. Today Tim discusses what he calls Elon Musk's "digital coup of the USA", the diminishing returns of consumer technology, and the… Audio

As kids head off to school, there is the inevitable flurry of shopping to sort out uniforms and supplies. 'School Start - First Impressions' is a charity that aims to ensure every child has a chance… Audio

Brooke Howard-Smith joins Jesse to discuss the increasing use of AI in creating images and offer tips for spotting the less-obvious examples. Audio

Today on The Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Also, producer Sam Hollis shares the perfect second date. Audio

Today on The Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Also, is the book always better than the movie? According to producer Sam Hollis, no.  Audio

Earlier on the show we found ourselves talking about ways to track down a wasps nest. One suggestion was to lightly freeze the wasp, tie a string to its leg and watch where it goes. 

Listener, Tejo… Audio

2024 taught us to expect the unbelievable says Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist magazine with last year's assassination attempts on Donald Trump, exploding walkie-talkies in the Middle… Audio

Citizen Kane, Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver - many consider these to be some of the greatest movies ever made, and there's one person linking them all together... Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of… Audio

Brad is back and raring to go. There's been plenty of news over the ditch lately. Brad discuses the even contentious Australia Day, the Australian Open Tennis and Australian Rules Football legend Neil… Audio

Pip Adam muses on novel adaptations into TV or films. She suggests a number of NZ books that would lend themselves to a multi-episode TV series. Pip's choices include Wednesday's Children by Robin… Audio

VerTech manager Daneil Watson is back for 2025. He's talking about FPV (first person view) drones and how to get started with the hobby, he's reviewing a new portable keyboard from Logitech -the MX… Audio

Created by Simon Ward and Jess Johnson, in collaboration with Tuhura Otago Museum, the full dome show XYZZY has been nominated for the 2025 Best of Earth Awards, one of the highest honors in fulldome… Audio