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2:30 PM.Elliott Childs offers up a compelling 101 on the enigmatic Frank Zappa and his music. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Our Australian correspondent Brad gives us the latest on the methanol poisoning in Laos and there's new efforts in household recycling in Sydney. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Claire Mabey discusses the latest from the NZ writer Damien Wilkins. She also looks at The Hotel Balzaar by acclaimed children's novelist Kate DiCamillo and The Haunted Wood, a history of children's… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Freelance journalist Nikki Bezant recently wrote an opinion piece bemoaning the difficulty in finding swimwear that fits for a wide range of body types Read more Audio

1:25 PM.In July this year, twenty-two businesses were told they had to move out of Nelson's Morrison Square, but Italian restaurant Babagatto is still holding on. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A groundbreaking automated road cone machine, developed in Stratford, Taranaki, is set to transform roadwork safety. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Failure can be fascinating and when Hollywood produces a box office flop, it can often happen in spectacular fashion. Tm Robey is a film critic for the Daily Telegraph and tells the stories of 26 film… Read more Audio

2:33 PM.It's the time of year when a lot of us are thinking about summer and pool owners are looking at whipping their pools into shape, so the kids - and neighbours - can enjoy them. So how do you turn a… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Every week Jesse calls an iSite somewhere in the country purely at random and chaos (or just a nice chat ensues). This week he tries giving Tirau a bell. Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Pratik Navani reviews a new sitcom that follows a teacher in a Texan school and explores some of the amazing TV in Japan. Read more Audio

1:53 PM.It's the type of crime that many of us don't want to read or speak about - the content is often too disturbing to comprehend. But the sharing of child sex abuse material has skyrocketed both… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.New Zealand fashion legend Liz Mitchell has teamed up with Wanaka fashion brand 'Precious Collaborative' to create a limited edition woollen coat. The coat is made of a "kiwi version" of tweed… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.The National Pub quiz championship was held on Saturday. The event - which crows the nation's best team - saw 560 participants go head-to-head. They battled it out over Sports, Science, TV, Geography… Read more Audio

3:23 PM.Gardening expert Kate Hillier has some expert advice for keeping those nasty pests away from your precious plants. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Julie Biuso brings Italy to the show with a dish from her late mother-in-law Mamma Rosa. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today Jesse is joined by Psychedelic folk/rock songwriter Arthur Ahbez. He's been in the game over 10 years and just put out his third album, 'Arthur Ahbez & The Flaming Ahbez'. As the name implies… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Dom Corry is in the studio to talk what's on in the theatres. He reviews Heretic, starring Hugh Grant; a Lucy Lawless directed documentary Never Look Away and the drama Memory, featuring Peter… Read more Audio

1:53 PM.Listener Rick explains how his life has been marked by incredible coincidences. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A couple of months ago there was a campaign for Hamilton to redesign its coat of arms... Spoiler alert - The mayor said it's not going to happen. But that got us thinking.... Why do our cities even… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Yesterday Steve Gurney joined us for Sporting History. You can still listen to that conversation with the nine-time Coast to Cost race champion on the RNZ website Near the end of our conversation he… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Human or Horse? Who would win a 40 km race? It sounds like the kind of question you'd toss around after a few too many beers at the pub... and that is exactly where the idea for 'The Only Fools and… Read more Audio