Afternoons

1:05 First song: How Bizarre cover by Reb Fountain

Reb Fountain is paying tribute to an incredible musician who's no longer with us, but was the genuis behind one of Aotearoa's most successful songs of all time...How Bizarre.

She's releasing her own cover of the 1995 track by the late great Pauly Fuemana who together with Alan Jansson wrote and performed the smash hit as OMC.

1:15 Hidden life of extinct ducks uncovered

New information about one of New Zealands mysterious extinct birds has come to light.

Most of us have heard of giant moas, or the Haast Eagle, but the same can't be said for a rather unique duck that used to paddle our shores...

Mergansers were a unique group of ducks that up until now, no one knew how they made their way to New Zealand, or where they came from.

Associate Professor Nic Rawlence is the Director of Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory at the University of Otago is on the line.

1:25 RNZ Podcast "Thrift" launched

RNZ podcast producer and presenter Katy Gosset has a brand new six part series about to launch all about saving money, making budgets go further and expert tips on fiscal responsibility.

She talks to Jesse about the series and what she's asking from the public to help with their ideas in Thrift, which  launches tomorrow.

1:35 Keeping profits down to help the community

A small family run convenience store in Oamaru has taken matters into their own hands when it comes to grocery prices.

Sunny Bal and his wife Tania run the recently opened Thames Discounter and Takeaways store.

Their goal - to keep profits low, so that everyone in their community can afford food essentials, even if it means slashing their profits.

It's a refreshing approach and we're going to learn more about the reasoning behind it and how it works -

1:45 Feature album

2:10 Television Critic: Pratik Navani

Today Pratik talks to Jesse about The 3 Body Problem, ExMen '97 and Malcolm in the Middle.

2:20 Made in NZ: EmGuard

For Made in NZ today we're looking to Nelson where an award-winning product called EmGuard is manufactured.

EmGaurd is an environmentally friendly bio-degradable plant guard, offering an alternative to the usual plastic plant guards which leech micro-plastics into the environment.

Emma Fryer was the spark that began the journey of this product. She speaks to Jesse.

2:30 Expert Feature: Relationship counselling

Maintaining a long, healthy relationship is never completely smooth sailing, and external pressures can cause stress that couples struggle to work through without support.

Also, with the advent of the internet, social media and dating apps, relationships today look very different than they did 20 years ago.

This week's expert on relationships is Sarah Maindonald, president of New Zealand Association of Counsellors.

If you have any questions for her text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 The Age of Grievance, why everyone is complaining

Everyone has a complaint about something.

Being a victim and feeling resentful has become a form of social currency says New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni.

It's driving political division and eroding civility, and the willingness to compromise.

He looks at the causes and argues that humility is the antidote in his new book, The Age of Grievance. 

3:35 Here Now

On Here Now this week, as Sudan's civil war continúes, diaspora across the world are holding on to slivers of hope.

3:45 The pre-Panel