Jesse Mulligan
Alison recalls the Queen's visit to Herne Bay
Alison tells Jesse of when the queen arrived at her neighbour's doorstep unannounced! Audio
Kevin remembers the Queen's trip to Hornby
Kevin tells Jesse about when he presented the Queen with a bouquet as she passed through Hornby, Christchurch in 1953. Audio
Peter Lange remembers being an official silver polisher
Peter Lange, the brother of the late former Prime Minister David Lange, worked at Buckingham Palace with his wife in the 1970s as one of the household's official silver polishers. Peter is also an… Audio
Keith Hay remembers meeting the Queen in 1953
It was a sunny day leading up to Christmas 1953 when Keith Hay first caught a glimpse of the newly minted Monarch in Khyber Pass, Central Auckland. The royal tour was big news then and many will… Audio
Ray Woolf remembers the Queen
Legendary New Zealand entertainer Ray Woolf tells Jesse about his memory of singing for the queen at a royal variety performance. Audio
Interview with former staff member of Balmoral Castle
Jo Worsley is a teacher at Avondale College, and in the early nineties she had an interesting job in the UK which led her to meet the Queen and other members of the Royal Family. She worked at… Audio
BBC's Rich Preston
Jesse speaks to the BBC's Rich Preston for the latest out of the UK, his memories of the Queen and the preparations for her funeral.
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Spoken Feature BBC Witness
The UK's first official gay Pride march took place 50 years ago - 1st July 1972. Alex Collins talks to Ted Brown who took part in the London march. Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary talks to Jesse about the range of numbers around in terms of Kiwisaver and what they all mean. She also recommends using the Sorted KiwiSaver calculator to help work out what messages they… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Dave and Lance O'Sullivan
For NZ Sports History today we're looking at the incredible record-setting win of the 1989 Japan Cup by Kiwi-bred horse Horlicks. She was trained by Dave O'Sullivan and ridden by his son Lance… Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swann
Today Dianne Swann talks about the recently released solo album from the other half of her musical duo The Bads, Brett Adams. The session guitarist's album is instrumental and like so many projects in… Audio
The director of the new David Bowie documentary
Jesse talks to Los Angeles filmmaker Brett Morgen about going through the thousands of photos, recordings and written material from Bowie's personal archive to make this special documentary. Audio
Bookmarks with Frank Frizelle
For Bookmarks today we're joined by prominent Christchurch bowel cancer surgeon Frank Frizelle. Professor Frizelle has led breakthroughs in identifying potential causes of non-hereditary bowel cancer… Audio
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
Straight White American Jesus and Empire, history podcasts from insiders. Podcasts looking at different aspects of history are everywhere in the podcasting universe. Having insiders involved - those… Audio
Spoken Feature: BBC Witness
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died aged 91 last week. Gorbachev came to power in 1985 at a time when the Soviet economy was on the brink of collapse. He introduced a radical… Audio
How to break bad habits
Breaking bad habits is simple, but not easy according to neuroscientist, Dr Selena Bartlett. She says understanding what's going on in our brains when we're stressed or stuck in bad habits can help us… Audio
Music feature: The music of Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti is a Nigerian born multi-instrumentalist and bandleader who pioneered the genre that came to be known as Afrobeat. To tell us more about the influence of Fela Kuti Jesse speaks to hip-hop… Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna talks to Jesse about bell hooks' 'The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love.'. Audio
Relationships with Hannah Korrel
Today neuropsychologist and author Hannah Korrel talks to Jesse about the difference between jealousy and envy when it comes to relationships and when it turns into something malicious. Audio
Melanin Rising exhibition opening today
Today portrait photographer and writer Abhi Chinniah has launched an exhibition that serves as a spiritual sequel to a series of photographs she showed in 2020 exploring colourism. She talks to Jesse… Audio
