Afternoons Podcast Options

2:20 PM.Brad Foster phones in form Australia to discuss how that country is dealing with Trump's tariff crackdown and a cybersecurity issue with Australian superannuation funds. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Catherine Robertson has some recommendations for books to take your mind off things. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Dan Watson talks about the latest email scams and a new service helping people record their loved ones' memories. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Kara Rickards joins Jesse to talk about this year's awards, the nominees of which have just been announced.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust has found a new technique for reducing dogs' stress.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Merrick Watts is bringing An Idiot's Guide To Wine to New Zealand for comedy shows in Auckland and Wellington next month. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Paul Eastwick studies attraction and relationships and fact checks Hollywood's version of romance in his podcast, Love Factually. Read more Audio

2:36 PM.Today our expert topic is the grand drama of the iconic board game, Chess.  Read more Audio

2:22 PM.Every week Jesse literally cold calls a different information centre somewhere in Aotearoa. Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Dominic Corry reviews a new local comedy on Three, Happiness; a Jon Hamm drama on Apple TV called Your Friends and Neighbours; and Tom Hardy's latest, Mobland. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Dementia affects tens of thousands of New Zealanders and often means they have to leave their homes and move into residential care.  Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Two geckos found on a North Canterbury Island are officially the oldest of their kind.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Fabrum develops zero-emission technologies and has just put in a hydrogen-testing facility at Christchurch Airport.. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Reb Fountain has just released her 6th album and to celebrate she's heading out on tour.  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Kate Rodger reviews the latest video game adaption Minecraft, Jason Statham's now film A Working Man and a tribute to the late Val Kilmer. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Today's Freaky Friday is from listener Mary in Pukekohe. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is trying to reframe how health can be managed by offering free universal health insurance to its members.  Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Three times a week Maureen Maclean gets in her car and drives to her local yoga studio. There's nothing unusual about that, except that Maureen is almost 97.  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Calling all wildlife photographers - the 2025 City Nature Challenge begins in just under three weeks. Lichenologist Marley Ford explains how it works. Read more Audio

3:20 PM.The history of the tallest building in NZ Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Senior writer at the NZ Herald Simon Wilson asks 'Will the Doctrine of Abundance save us all?' Abundance is the new buzzword in planning and city building debates and "Abundance" is the name of a new… Read more Audio