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Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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Easy Eats with the Hungry Cook
It's Wednesday which means time to talk Easy Eats; a recipe that isn't too taxing on your time but still delivers on taste. Our regular Easy Eats cont...
Heading Off to Silk Road
Time for our weekly travel adjacent segment - Heading Off. The longer we've run this, the more it's become your feature with loads of you getting in t...
Combining music and books: New project 'Music to Read By'
After being closed for three years, next month will see Auckland's Point Chevalier library reopen. And opening day will be more than a ribbon cutting-...
The Wairarapa families producing top shelf wheat
For centuries durum wheat has been recognised as the gold standard of wheats for making great pasta and bread. Much like the rest of our wheat supplie...
Does what you wear make you more (or less) professional?
Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee has announced he is cracking down on Parliamentary behaviour, and one of the issues he's keen to look at is standa...
The Pre-Panel for 14 October 2025
Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's show.
You're the Judge!
We've got a new segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent in by one of our listeners, and you, our audience, decide...
Feature: Finding solutions for parents worried about tech harm
For years, Dr Jean Twenge warned about the links between declining mental health and the rising use of smartphones and other devices. She was one of t...
Update on Oz with Jacob Johnson
Time to find out what's hitting the headlines in Australia, our usual guy Brad Foster is on a well-deserved holiday, so we're pleased to have TVNZ's O...
Book Critic: Anna Rankin live from New York
We're going to chat books now and a new collection coming out in November is celebrating Auckland and some of the reasons people choose to live there....
Tech Tuesday - The HUGE deal between AMD and OpenAI
Tim shares details of a massive deal announced last week whereby AMD is giving OpenAI 10% of the company. It's caused a lot of chat about the incredib...
How Tip Top went from a milk bar to a commercial success story
The ice cream brand Tip Top turns 90 years old this month. From a small Wellington milk bar to a huge Auckland factory - the story of this company is...
'Love Actually' with a twist
Love Actually is one of the most popular Christmas films of all time. And according to Wikipedia it's the 9th highest grossing Christmas film ever, ju...
Record numbers of NZers are leaving: Is this the new normal?
New Zealanders are leaving the country in record numbers, the latest figures from Stats NZ show overall migrant arrivals dropped 16% to 138,600, while...
Feature interview: Can you drink your way sober?
Drink, quit, relapse. For nearly 20 years, that was the exhausting cycle that ruled Katie Herzog's life. A journalist and podcaster, she tried everyth...
Expert Feature: How do you deal with workplace conflicts?
We all know the saying, you can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends. Well workplaces are much the same, you can choose your job but...
Peta Mathias on the absurdities, and joys, of life
Peta Mathias might be best known for presenting food TV shows, but she's also written 19 books. Nineteen! Her latest "It's been six weeks since My Las...
What is going on with NZ's Screen production industry?
Traditionally most of us think of NZ as having a strong screen production industry. And that was certainly the case 4 or 5 years ago with seemingly jo...
Are loyalty schemes all they're cracked up to be?
Cashpoints is a new customer loyalty programme that has launched today. Its' co-founder Ian Sutcliffe - who was also behind the popular AA Smartfuel l...
Critter of the Week: Astelia Lacebug
The critter for this week is the Astelia Lacebug - Tanybyrsa cumberi. This pretty little critter is the only one of its family endemic to New Zealand....
Weekend Stuff: Taking the stress out of moving house
One of life's biggest and most stressful events is moving house ... putting your world into boxes can take a toll ... and that's before you take into...
Food: Sarah Tuck shares her latest cookbook FAST Two
Time to talk food now, and we've got Dish magazine Editor Sarah Tuck here to share some recipes .. she's got a new cookbook out with Dish Food Editor...
Film Review with Kate Rodger
Kate Rodger shares her must watch films: Went Up the Hill in cinemas now House of Dynamite (Kathryn Bigelow) in cinemas and on Netflix from October 24
Freaky Friday
Time for Freaky Friday .. our chance to dive into the supernatural .. the odd .. the unusual. Today we chat to Harmony from Motuek about their unsettl...
Ahoy! Some wild tales from the high seas
This weekend the third Whangarei Maritime festival takes place at the town basin. There will be boats - obviously - but also live music, a maritime ca...
Celebrating our bookshops
Tomorrow is national bookshop day and given that a number of bookshops have had to close their doors this year, we think bookshops need some celebrati...
Are we taking the "freedom" out of "freedom camping"?
Freedom camping is a classic Kiwi pastime, but restrictions are getting tighter and tighter. Queenstown Lakes District Council has voted in a new byla...
Find out the difference breathwork can make to your wellbeing
On average we breathe in around 20,000 times a day, but for the most part, it happens automatically. We don't think about it. Despite that our breath...
Your Money with Mary Holm: Ten years of tips and tricks
It's time to talk money with Mary Holm now, which is something Mary and Jesse have been doing for ten years this month. To mark that anniversary Mary...
A-Z of Aotearoa: J is for Jonah Lomu
Time for our next instalment of A-Z of Aotearoa, we've covered Inventions, Fish & Chips, Charles Upham, Dairies, the Great Walks, Billy T James and to...
Group Chat: Does it matter if Taylor Swift's album isn't good?
Right, it's time now for Group Chat, our chance to talk about all the conversations filling up your chats, the topics discussed at the school gate or...
Political analyst reacts to Gaza deal
Jesse speaks with geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller about the Gaza deal announced today.
Capturing critters in their natural habitat
Here on Afternoons, we're big proponents of conservation efforts so we're thrilled to chat to our next guest. Cally Whitman is the author and photogra...
Turning up the heat for mental health
We're talking about firefighters now, but less about them fighting fires, and more about them promoting mental health. Bevin James is with me, he's a...
Why a new drug registration is great news for many of you
Endometriosis is estimated to affect one in ten Kiwi women, it can cause debilitating pain and really affect women's ability to live life to the fulle...
Our Changing World: How researchers are using AI
From the public service sector to businesses to individuals, AI's uptake across New Zealand has been rapid. And it's not just large language models. C...
What it's like to grow up autistic
Growing up on the autism spectrum, Leland Vittert knew what it meant to be singled out. He was bullied by classmates, written off by teachers, even br...
Easy Eats: Grain bowls with soy sauce eggs and carrot miso dressing
These soy sauce eggs are a brilliant recipe to have on hand. They are food preppers dream. Once marinated, they and be stored in the fridge for a few...
Heading Off: Yellowstone National Park
Time for our weekly travel segment. Heading Off. If you have a travel story to share with us, then please get in touch. 2101 or afternoons@rnz.co.nz R...
Why vinyl records are having a comeback
Vinyl sales are booming. They've more than tripled since 2016, far outselling CDs and other physical media, but of course digital is where most people...