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Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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You're the Judge
Okay lovely listeners, it's Tuesday, which means we need your help. You see we've got a new segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issu...
Feature interview: Raising confident, caring young men
Boys today are overwhelmed. They're trying to decode masculinity, navigate friendship and emotion, and survive the chaos of online life. Christopher P...
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Today Brad talks to Jesse about police recruitment, cracking down on Australian telcos after those network outages, and sport.
Book Critic: Author Claire Mabey with her picks
Fans of the show the Great British Bake Off might remember the name Ruby Tandoh. She was a runner up of that show in 2013, and since then has written...
Tech Tuesday: Fallout from the AWS outage
Last week the giant cloud that is Amazon Web Services went down -causing outages for huge parts of the web - including servers here in New Zealand. Th...
Why Taupo's new mayor is saying no to some events
Taupo's newly elected mayor has told local residents that he might have to skip art gallery openings, cocktail parties and marae visits in his communi...
The medical student's side hustle that's getting attention
At just 25, University of Otago medical student Josiah Bugden has managed to balance the demands of his final year of study with a rapidly expanding s...
Why is a Capital Gains Tax such a political hot potato?
Labour first started working on a blueprint for a capital gains tax under David Lange, but it was scrapped after Labour's 1990 election defeat. Fast f...
What is a Capital Gains Tax and how will it affect you?
Labour has announced it will campaign on a capital gains tax at next year's election. The tax will apply to commercial and residential properties -exc...
Critter of the Week: Water Spider aka dolomedes aquaticus
The critter of the week is the water spider, Dolomedes aquaticus! This spider has a special affinity with water, spending most of their time near brai...
Weekend Stuff: How to make sure you get lighting right
Interior designer Sylvia Sanford joins Jesse to talk lighting - and how to make sure you get it right in your home.
Food: The art of a great sandwich
Yellow Brick Road's Martin Bosley joins Jesse to share his avocado and prawn Sandwich with tahini ginger dressing. He says it's a well-mannered and tr...
Film Review: A 90s remake that's actually good?
Film critic Dominic Corry shares his picks of the flicks available to see now: Bugonia - the new Yorgos Lanthimos black comedy starring Emma Stone and...
Freaky Friday
Yes, it's that time of the week when we dig into your strange or harrowing stories. Now next Friday is the 31st of October, Halloween, and we want to...
The Kiwi cop fighting poaching efforts in Africa
Trainee New Zealand police detective Amber Chauval has just returned from Nambia where she spent time with an anti-poaching unit at the Zannier Reserv...
The NZ doctor providing rare fertility-saving help
Imagine being told, as a teenager, that the treatment that could save your life might also take away your chance to ever have children. Well, there's...
Why Aucklanders need to be on the lookout for hornets
Now to news coming out of Auckland -Biosecurity NZ is urging people to be on the lookout for yellow legged hornets. Why you might ask? Well, for the f...
How to make sure you get insurance payouts after wild weather
As the wild weather subsides for most of us, attention is now turning to the clean-up job and filing insurance claims To share some advice on how to g...
The beach risks dog owners need to be aware of
Going for a walk on the beach might feel like a distant dream looking out at the weather today, but summer is coming and in fact for some parts of New...
Your Money with Mary Holm
Righto. let's talk money now, friend of the show and financial whizz Mary Holm is here to share her ten top tips and tricks.
A-Z of Aotearoa: K for Kauri
It's time to return to the A-Z of Aotearoa. We've been making our way through the alphabet to look back at the iconic people and cultural touchstones...
Group Chat: Prince Andrew and brand Windsor
Culture 101 host Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson talk to Jesse about how you maintain a family brand, why you can't fire your...
Producer Joel Little on keeping local music alive
The Grammy winning music producer talks to Jesse about a fundraiser for not-for-profit initiative Big Fan.
Why cook Dazza Jarrett says he is "more than pies"
Chef Darren Jarrett reveals he's much more than that in his soon-to-be-released cookbook.
How do you negotiate a deal when you're at a stalemate?
Andrew Patterson is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Department of Management and International Business at the University of Auckland. He chats...
Feature interview: Priya Parker
Self-help isn't helping one of the biggest problems of our time: we've forgotten how to come together. Priya Parker has written a Substack guide on th...
Easy Eats: Cumin Lamb Lettuce Cups
It's Wednesday which means time to talk Easy Eat, where we share a recipe that delivers on taste without demanding too much time. Our regular Easy Eat...
Heading Off: Jane Daniell take us to Laos
Today on the show we're heading off to Southeast Asia - not Vietnam, not Thailand, but the quieter, lesser-known neighbour. Laos is the only landlocke...
Putting mushrooms in the spotlight for the right reasons
A new photography book has captured the incredible hidden world of New Zealand fungi Paula Vigus provided the acclaimed photography for the best-selli...
Why The Food Factory in Stoke is shutting up shop
The Food Factory in Stoke is an initiative that's helped out dozens of small food businesses over the past five years. But now, due to rising costs an...
How Shakti NZ has transformed the lives of thousands of people
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shakti NZ - an organisation that's transformed the lives of thousands of migrant and refugee women and childre...
How do you prepare for the forecasted wild winds?
If you thought yesterday's wind was bad, with gusts well over 110Km/h in parts of the country, well brace yourselves for tomorrow. The MetService says...
You Be The Judge: How late is too late?
You see we've got a new segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent in by one of our listeners, and you, our audience...
Feature: How society defined our past, and will shape
History shows that civilizations succeed in many different ways, but they tend to fail in strikingly similar ones. Again and again, societies rise, ov...
Update on Oz with Jacob Johnson
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to wait ten months for an in person bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, but it looks like...
Who decides when flags should fly at half mast?
Last week we were hit with the news Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger had died aged 90. The eagle eyed amongst you probably noticed that this was accom...
Podcast Critic: Behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet
We're talking podcasts now and our regular critic Jemima Huston has picked a couple of really interesting looking ones for us. Who Killed Emma? BBC Sc...
Did we ditch DVDs too quickly?
Remember the good old days when you could pop into your local video store to rent the latest movie on DVD? It's a distant memory for most of us since...
Seeing other places and people without leaving the classroom
It is often said that there is no better education than travel. Being able to see different places and people is one of the best ways to truly underst...