Afternoons Podcast Options

2:10 PM.Elliot Childs has some great podcast recommendations today. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.If you've taken a drive past Kaikōura on State Highway One lately, you might've noticed some significant changes to a little old stone church. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.If you haven't ever seen a digger play Connect 4 or pour a cup of tea, now's your chance.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.More than 100 companies & asset managers from across the globe descended on Auckland this morning. Read more Audio

This week, it's the second episode of Voice of the Sea Ice, the Our Changing World miniseries about Antarctic sea ice.  

This vast expanse of ice that grows each winter – effectively doubling the… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Brain rot is real. It's what happens when our kids are exposed to mindless content on YouTube and other platforms says Melanie Hempe, a screen-time expert, and founder of ScreenStrong. She says… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Aryna is a creative director who weaves indigenous traditions and wellbeing philosophies into her artistic practices. This year, supported by Toi Manahau: The Designers Institute of New Zealand, Arnya… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.An easy, mostly hands-off meal from Kelly Gibney that creates minimal dishes and lets us enjoy those flavours of summer a little longer. You can use 1 large ball of fresh mozzarella or opt for the… Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Zac Arnold of Naked PR has new music from the very busy Vera Ellen and a recent track from a Chicago trio, Horsegirl. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Kiwis are known for being great travelers, coming from a small country, it's only natural to be curious about the rest of the world. But American Matt Kepnes aka Nomadic Matt has done something… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.If you visit a museum throughout Aotearoa it won't take long to come across a traditional Maori waka But if you head to Toitu, the Settlers Museum in Dunedin, you'll see something slightly different… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The Australian native huntsman spider is a common creature to spot in some parts of the country - most commonly in Auckland, as well as in parts of the South Island. But in the last few months, locals… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Dreams were never part of the equation for entrepreneur Simon Squibb. After leaving home at age 15, he started a landscaping business that led to another and another until becoming a multimillionaire… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.For today's music feature, we're travelling back to the heady days of the 1990s - when a new generation of Aotearoa jazz, soul, funk, dub and lounge musicians rose to fame. Nathan Haines and Mark De… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Australian correspondent Brad Foster brings the latest news from across the ditch to Jesse's desk. Today Brad discusses the Cyclone Alfred clean-up and comedian Dave Hughes demanding people leave his… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Claire Mabey reviews a forthcoming book of short stories from Michelle Duff called Surplus Women and Makeshift Seasons, new poetry from Kate Camp. She also reviews Australian writer Helen Garner's… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.VerTech managing director Dan Watson joins Jesse to discuss the importance of securing digital media through platform changes, for example VHS to DVD to Cloud storage. He also looks at the issue of… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.After Russian forces retreated from the northern Chernihiv region in Ukraine, leaving widespread destruction, the Repair Together initiative was born. Thousands of men and women volunteers worked… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Plant & Food Research's 'Hot Climate Partnership' is a finalist in the Innovation & commercialisation category at tomorrow nights Science New Zealand Awards. Heat can cause fruit to mature too… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Pressure on the healthcare system has been adding a lot of stress to people's lives lately, but one bright spot is the opening of the Southern Charity Hospital in Invercargill. You may recall the… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This week on Here Now, marking Women's Day this month, a look back at a cross-section of women who featured in episodes of the podcast. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Paul Simon has spent a lifetime telling stories in songs that reflect our fears and hopes, spirituality and mortality.  Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today we're talking all things cows with Federated Farmers' Richard McIntyre. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Jesse cold calls the Clutha iSite. Who knows what will happen? Read more Audio