Summer Times Podcast Options

9:10 AM.A beloved Kayak business was destroyed over the weekend when a fire ripped through their Matamata factory. Owner of Viking Kayaks Grant Montague joins us. Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Greytown has a new alcohol-free bar which is proving to be a big hit this Summer! Adam Blackwell opened the Greytown Truck Stop in early December - which is an entertainment venue for food trucks. His… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Jesse checks in with one of the many Kiwis who are yet to take their summer holiday. Head Vet Nurse Charlotte Castle tells us what's been happening at Manukau After Hours Veterinary Clinic. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Keen biker Dave Ritchie from Cycle Journeys joins Jesse to share some of the best cycle tracks in Hokitika this summer. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Today's Bookmarks guest is Monique Croon, the first female Mayor of the Chatham Islands. She joins Jesse to share a few of her favourite things. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Co-founder of Muppet Wiki, Scott Hanson joins Jesse to talk about the long-standing feud between Elmo and Rocco on Sesame Street and which Muppet he thinks should go viral next. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.A new podcast series called How To Be Concussed explores the issue of concussion with host Timothy Giles who has first-hand experience with brain injury. Timothy joins Jesse for an honest conversation… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Our Tonga correspondent Kalafi Moala keeps us up to date with the latest. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Mercury Bay Estate is a Vineyard in the Coromandel which also offers unique accommodation. Owner Simon Ward joins us to tell us all about their Bubble Tents. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Now it's time for our surf update! We're heading back to Whangamata where Brianna Norris is the Deputy Guard at Whangamata Surf Lifesaving Club. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Dr Rebecca McDougal is a forest pathologist at Scion, part of a team at the leading-edge of understanding complex Pine tree diseases that are threatening to wipe out a national taonga and seriously… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.We head to Karekare beach where David Munro is the president of Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Today's Bookmarks guest is Tauranga City Council Comission Chairwoman Anne Tolley. She joins Jesse to share a few of her favourite things. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Regular Afternoons Film Critic Emma John brings some films to watch this summer. Today she talks about: The Lost Daughter, Don't Look Up, Juliet, Naked. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.We've received many emails and texts from people who have either lost something precious to them, or found something that might be precious to someone else. Manu Davison emailed us with a suspenseful… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.While plenty of people are still on an extended summer holiday, others have remained the glue holding our society together. Like the crew at Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust, where James Taylor is a… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.We're heading to the UK this morning to check in with our BBC correspondent Rob Hugh-Jones to hear the latest on Covid, Ukraine's border and the remarkable skeleton of an ancient sea creature that's… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Lily Alfeld is the captain and goalkeeper of Wellington Phoenix who compete in the A-League Women's competition. This is the clubs first year having a women's side and they are currently based in the… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Teresa Ramakers is a leadlight artist living in the Manawatu. During today's show Teresa text us on 2101 to tell us about her day, so we rang her back to find out more. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Champion sheepdog trialist Murray Child is sharing his knowledge with a new generation on his Maungakaramea farm. Read more Audio

9:12 AM.Farmers around the country now have a handbook which offers practical advice on how to plant strategically to feed bees. It combines knowledge from 10 years of field and laboratory research by the New… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Dunedin's sea lion population could be in for a record breeding season this summer! Department of Conservation coastal Otago biodiversity ranger Jim Fyfe joins us to explain why. Read more Audio

11:32 AM.We check in with Olympic Swimmer Lewis Clareburt to see how his summer is getting on. Read more Audio

10:34 AM.Rachel Martin is a school teacher in Northland who would love to ignite conversations around how important getting outdoors is for children. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Lawrence Arabia is the pseudonym of Christchurch, singer-songwriter James Milne. His tour 'Chant Darling' begins this week after being rescheduled multiple times last year. Throughout January… Read more Audio