Media
Midweek - TVNZ starts charging, RNZ gains listeners
TVNZ launches its first paid-for product, NZME announces a $400k loss and the composition of its new editorial board - and RNZ's listenership snakes upward for the first time since 2022. Audio
Jack Tame | Trump's Rise to Power
Standing at Hillary Clinton’s election night ‘victory’ party in 2016, Jack Tame realised the real winner was elsewhere. Donald Trump’s rise to power exposed his blind spots as a reporter and… Audio
Leading film, TV producer John Barnett has died
He was a producer or executive producer on four of the New Zealand's 10 top grossing films.
Jesse's Cold Call - Turanga FM
As regular listeners will know, we like a cold call here on Afternoons, a chance to add a little suspense to the day. Audio
Television Critic: Smoke and Hostage
Claire Chitham is with Jesse to talk about her viewing recommendations: Smoke - Apple + Hostage - Netflix Audio
The moral outrage that could push kids into internet danger
When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society, the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked.
When protecting us from the evils of the internet backfires
When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked. Audio
What can you do if you're publicly shamed?
Explainer : Naming and shaming, false rumours or a photo that upends your life - is there anything you can do about it?
Mad Men director on coming up in the new golden age of television
If you've watched any of the leading television shows in the past 25 years, it's likely Lesli Linka Glatter had a hand in directing them. Mad Men, Homeland, Twin Peaks, Gilmore Girls and The Walking… Audio
Fast Favourites: Writer, academic and plus-size model Kaarina Parker
Writer, academic and plus-size model, Kaarina Parker will be walking in this year's Fashion Week. It coincides with RNZ's new documentary series, Cutting The Curve, which looks at the new era of diet… Audio
It’s over and out for 'Sex and the City' fans
Film and TV critic Sarah McMullan is with Jim to talk about the fizzling out of Sex and the City's sequel And Just Like That. Audio
Mediawatch: AI and a bid for media to claw back cash online
The first online revolution undermined the media's business model based on ads. Will AI make it worse? Or will new tech help media claw crucial cash back from AI crawling their content?
Image problems, clawing back from AI, gentle whispers
One woman became the unwilling face of political cause she strongly opposed because her image was for sale online - and one outlet faked photos of a whanau to 'protect its mana.' What are the ethics… Audio
Image problems - the ethics of stock photos
Ellen Tamati unwillingly became the face of a political cause she opposed, after her image was picked from a photo library. A media outlet used artificial images of whānau in their reporting. What are…
Afternoons’ Poetry Day Competition
It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity - and also the day for Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Poet and author Tracey Slaughter set the challenge of six… Audio
Poetry Day Competition Winners!
It's National Poetry Day which means it is Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition ... earlier in the show we gave you six words and asked you to send us your poem, Poet and author Tracey Slaughter has… Audio
Film Review: How does Naked GUN 2025 stack up?
Kate Rodger chats to Emile about Naked Gun and Workmates. Audio
Armageddon Expo fans rejoice: this year's line-up is out
It's the 30th anniversary of the convention which celebrates all things pop culture. In a time where events and festival like these are less and less financially viable, how is it that Armageddon has… Audio
What next for Ponsonby's Dorothy Butler Bookstore?
New Zealand's Dorothy Butler was an internationally recognised advocate for children's literacy and ran her first bookshop from her home while she and her husband raised their eight children. A… Audio
Poetry Day Competition
It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity. Regular listeners of Afternoons will know that for us it means its Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Here's how it… Audio