Jesse Mulligan

It's time for our Tuesday music feature and today we're diving into the back catalog of the pioneers of funk rock... the Red Hot Chili Peppers! Formed in 1983 the band burst onto the Los Angeles scene… Audio

Brad discusses the incoming Aussie election, the huge court case of Erin Patterson (the accused mushroom poisoner) and the happy ending for a sausage dog stuck on an island for 529 days. Audio

Pip Adam talks about the horror maestro's work and the horror genre in general. Audio

Tim Batt talks Chat GPT and how they appear to have ramped up the LLM to 'Full Sycophancy Mode'. Audio

One of our most tragic exports is mass shootings inspired by the Christchurch mosque attack That sad legacy includes a 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso Texas. A shooting that resulted in the… Audio

About 9 months ago we had The Spinoff's Toby Manhire in to talk about a new podcast - Juggernaut It took us inside David Lange's 4th Labour government and ended up being one of the years surprise… Audio

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Sam Hollis. They discuss an Australian radio station that ran for six months with an AI-generated host before anyone noticed.  Audio

Once again Jesse tries to make a dreaded information center cold call. This is where we call a random information center somewhere in the country and try to stoke up a conversation. It could be a… Audio

Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman, and producer Tom Riste-Smith who talked about whether people are over encores at concerts.  
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Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman, and producer Jose Barbosa. They talk about how your reaction speed can be a key indicator of your general health, and more importantly your… Audio

Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman, and producer Olivia Wilson. Audio

Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman, and producer Olivia Wilson to discuss the news of the day. Audio

Every week Jesse literally cold calls a different information centre somewhere in Aotearoa. Audio

Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman, and producer Tessa Guest. They discuss the art of the Irish Goodbye and whether a Central Wellington suburb should have a name change. Audio

Today's Freaky Friday is from listener Mary in Pukekohe. Audio

The history of the tallest building in NZ Audio

Senior writer at the NZ Herald Simon Wilson asks 'Will the Doctrine of Abundance save us all?' Abundance is the new buzzword in planning and city building debates and "Abundance" is the name of a new… Audio

We usually like to celebrate success stories with NZ Sporting History but, as we all know, when it comes to sport it's even harder to forget the times we've fallen short. 2025 marks the 25th… Audio