Afternoons
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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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Critter of the Week: Celaenia aka Bird Dropping Spiders
If you're stuck for a Halloween costume, this week's critter could be a source of inspiration… or not! Meet the bird-dropping spiders (Celaenia specie...
Weekend Stuff - DIY Projects
Mitre 10's Stan Smith joins Jesse to answer all your DIY questions.
Food with Gretchen Lowe
Spring might be a challenging season in terms of the weather, but how good is it for fruit and veges?! Asparagus is back on the shelves which makes us...
Film Review: Kate Rodger's verdict on the Pike River film
Kate Rodger joins Jesse to review Pike River and Good Fortune. Both in cinemas now.
Freaky Friday- Halloween Special!
Time for Freaky Friday! Because today is the Halloween - the spookiest of all days - we've put together a special treat for you; we've got not one, no...
Award winning chef Sid Sahrawat on the future of hospitality
Sid Sahrawat is an award-winning chef behind Cassia and The French Café in Auckland. It's been a big year for Sid. Earlier in the year he hosted a tou...
Why the gene tech bill has some scientists worried
A couple of weeks ago we started a conversation about the gene tech bill that it seems scientists and politicians can't agree on. We spoke to Andrew A...
Prince Andrew loses his title: Is the monarchy in trouble?
The royal family has stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his 30-room residence, after intensifying pressure over his a...
New Zealand's first female professional firefighters' calendar
A couple of weeks ago we spoke to former firefighter Bevin James about the 2026 edition of the Kiwi Firefighters calendar. But that's not the only fir...
History with Dr Grant Morris
As many of you will know, we're at that time of year where secondary schools appoint their prefects for the coming year. Which got Dr Grant Morris thi...
Solving the World's Problems
Steve Wyn-Harris is with Jesse to focus on solving the world's problems, today he's focusing on the positive side of life, because to quote NZ's great...
NZ Sporting History: Paralympian Adam Hall
Very few people make it to five Olympic games. Even fewer make it to six. But that's a feat that para-alpine skier Adam Hall is set to achieve next ye...
Relationships: Can you be triggered from big weather events?
It's time for our relationships segment - Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology joins us fortnightly to share her advice...
The chefs taking food allergies seriously
On Friday the 28th of November five of our finest chefs will join forces as part of the Chef's Health & Allergy Awareness Kai event. They'll present a...
'Untold Stories' The project tracing WWII's displaced persons
A couple of weeks ago Jesse spoke to a woman named Mychelle for our Freaky Friday segment. She shared a story about her Dad, who migrated to New Zeala...
Why the halal economy is more than just meat
New Zealand has signed an agreement to streamline its halal certification processes, aiming to expand exports to Malaysian markets The Prime Minister...
Stories from Our Changing World
It's time to talk science with Our Changing World host Claire Concannon. Claire follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and...
Feature interview: Could AI end up killing us?
One sentence sums up what Nate Soares thinks about artificial intelligence. If anyone builds it, everyone dies. Soares is the President of the Machine...
Easy Eats: Olivia Galletly aka The Hungry Cook
Our regular Easy Eats contributor Kelly Gibney is away so we've got the talented Olivia Galletly also known as The Hungry Cook, joining us. Today she'...
Heading Off to Egypt
Today we're going to Egypt as a project over 30 years in the making is about to be completed. It's the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. It was...
The Kiwi teenagers taking on Godzone
Towards the end of November, the 12th iteration of the 'Godzone' adventure race will take place. It involves up to 100 teams of four who have to navig...
The surprising, and exciting, discovery by NZ scientists
It's not often you get to say you've found 40 new species in one go - but that's exactly what a group of Kiwi scientists has done in Fiordland with th...
Is this wild weather the new normal?
State Highway 73 South of Lake PearsonPhoto: Andrew Johnstone Some parts of Southland are still without power after last week's wild weather, and ther...
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...