Jesse Mulligan
Chuffed with my child chats
Each week we speak to a parent, grandparent or caregiver who has been made proud by the young people in their lives. This week we talk to Jenny who's got a busy daughter Millie, who now combines her… Audio
Feature album: REM Out of Time
Out of Time is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 12, 1991, by Warner Bros. Records. With Out of Time, R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Ben Kepes
This week for Tech Tuesday entrepreneur and technology expert and Cactus Outdoor founder Ben Kepes joins Jesse to talk about a new report out on how to create a new Silicon Valley (sans employment… Audio
Are we alone out there in the Universe?
Are we alone? It's the perennial question that drives the search for extraterrestrial life in the Solar System. Former NASA researcher and University of Auckland astro-biologist Professor Kathy… Audio
Hollyford Conservation predator free project working well!
A South Island conservation project caught over 1,300 predators in the last year. The results have been quite staggering. Audio
Collagen testing volunteers being sought in Palmerston North
Collagen is being marketed by the supplement industry as the answer to many of the problems we experience as our bodies age. But one kiwi scientist is investigating whether supplements really are the… Audio
Feature album: Nina Simone's 'I Put a Spell on You'
Feature album: Nina Simone's 'I Put a Spell on You' Audio
Unusual drop in temperatures recorded in the Pacific
Unusual drop in temperatures recorded in the Pacific. Audio
A landmark collection of the written natural history of Aotearoa in the 19th century
'Letters Of A Naturalist: The Field Accounts of Richard Henry of Resolution Island' is a beautiful new book featuring photos, letters and field notes from the late 1800s. Victoria Jaenecke is… Audio
Pack a puffer to visit pacific neighbours this year!
It's often a nice way to break up the cold wet months here in Aotearoa, a quick trip to our pacific island neighbours to sun ourselves and escape the rain. But this year it's not necessarily going to… Audio
Freaky Friday
Each week we ask listeners to send in stories that are chillingly creepy, spookily serendipitous, or just out-of-the-box weird. Audio
First Song: Amiria
We've got a lovely treat to start the show today - new music from Amiria Grenell! The award-winning folk-artist from Otautahi Christchurch has a new single out today called Romeo To celebrate she's… Audio
Proud parenting moments
Recently Jesse put the call out to our listeners to tell us about their children/grandchildren or young people in their care and how they have been outstanding. The response was overwhelming and today… Audio
Freaky Friday
For Freaky Friday this week we hear from Duncan with a spooky tomato sauce encounter and Jenny whose time in a haunted house left her family trembling! Audio
Relationships with Hannah Korrel
Today Hannah Korrel talks about how to make sure the professional you're seeking for any psychological help or advice is actually qualified to be advising you. She says there has been a proliferation… Audio
Scary Mclary designed to help in dangerous situations
There's a new version of beloved Hairy Maclary in town that's going to be helping out going places where it's too dangerous for regular canines and humans. Scary Mclary has been invented. Audio
Bumblebee keeping, a new book on how it works!
Bumblebee keeping exploded in New Zealand, supported by the need for pollinators on commercial farms. Dr Nelson Pomeroy is the author of a new book called Bumblebee Keeper: A personal story of… Audio
Special FIFA game kicks off ahead of World Cup action
The FIFA Womens World Cup is kicking off this week and the event is inspiring many girls into football. But before the opening ceremony on Thursday, there's another very special football game that… Audio
The clubs that changed the Auckland nightlife forever
Our very own RNZ producer Tony Stamp's been busy working away on a project looking at music history in Tamaki Makaurau - narrowing it down to two influential clubs that changed the city's nightlife. Audio
Crosswords and chess help to keep dementia away!
Using computers, crosswords and chess are more likely to help older people avoid dementia than knitting, painting or socialising a Monash University study has found. Audio
