Afternoons

 

1:15 Burger Wellington: a how-to guide

While athletes from around the globe vy for medals at the Olympics in Paris, a competition of a gastronomic nature is hotting up in Wellington. Chefs from across the region have been busy creating the ultimate burger, in a quest to be named the capital's best. Have a look at the burgers here.

1:25 The global trend of cat video festivals

They've started popping up in the USA: evening s where people watch cat videos on a big theatre screen. It's an idea that's been transported to Aotearoa new Zealand. For Nelson-nites the purr-fect night out for cat-lovers is coming up. The Nelson Centre of Musical Arts is holding their own Cat Video Festival as a fundraiser (tickets can be bought here)

Jesse talks to the organiser Jessica St Germain. 

1:35 Architecture is ace! 

Tim Ross is a Australian comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is also described as a professional architecture nerd. He is the author of five books and created and presented the award-winning series "Streets of Your Town" and "Designing a Legacy" for ABC TV.

Tim Ross is heading over this side of the Tasman for his "Architecture is Ace" shows next month. You can pick up tickets here.

1:45 Freaky Friday: Dreaming in Tahiti

Annie gets the hairs on the back of our neck standing up with her tale from Tahiti.

2:10 Film Review: Dìdi and Bookworm

Hot off an International Film Festival screening, Kate Rodger reviews Dìdi by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang and local grindhouse master Ant Timpson's family friendly movie Bookworm. 

2:20 NZ Live: Skilaa

Skilaa is a band that's been quietly making waves in Tamaki Makaurau for some time now. They released their debut EP to much acclaim four years ago, and last month we finally got to hear their first full album 'Tiger in the River'. Their sound fuses elements of contemporary soul, hip-hop, and folk music to create something all of their own. They join Jesse in the Auckland studio.

3:08 Food: Nikkei Fried Rice with tiger prawns, kimchi and corn

Chef restaurateur Nic Watt tempts Jesse with a delicious fried rice recipe. Get the recipe here. 

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 Weekend Stuff with Stan Scott

Stan the builder is here to answer all your weekend DIY project questions. 

3:35 Critter of the Week: Globular springtails

Some critters are born athletes: the globular springtails (Dicyrtoma spp.) are the gymnasts of the invertebrate world. They can perform an incredible 370 flips per second as they somersault through the air to escape predators. And their vault is the equivalent of us leaping to six floors from a stationary position.

3:45 The pre-Panel