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Afternoons

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.

  1. 11 HRS AGO

    The Pre-Panel for 22 November

    Today on the pre-panel producer Carol Stiles joins Wallace Chapman & Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show.

    7 min

  2. 12 HRS AGO

    Critter of the Week: New Zealand sheetweb spider

    Have you ever wondered what critter creates those large horizontal webs in our native forests? This week, Forest & Bird CEO Nicola Toki will introduce you to the creator behind the webs, the New Zealand sheetweb spider, Cambridgea foliata. It's the largest of our sheetweb spiders and can craft a web up to 1 m in diameter!

    17 min

  3. 12 HRS AGO

    Weekend Stuff: Gardening

    Gardening expert Kate Hellier has some expert advice for keeping those nasty pests away from your precious plants.

    5 min

  4. 12 HRS AGO

    Food: Sicilian Baked Eggplants with Capers & Tomatoes

    Julie Biuso brings Italy to the show with a dish from her late mother-in-law Mamma Rosa.

    8 min

  5. 13 HRS AGO

    Film Review: Hugh Grant's latest, Heretic

    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 Sarsgaard.

    13 min

  6. 13 HRS AGO

    Freaky Friday: Rick's freaky life

    Listener Rick explains how his life has been marked by incredible coincidences.

    4 min

  7. 14 HRS AGO

    Why do kiwi cities have Coats of Arms?

    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 have Coats of Arms? And are they actually any good? Or could some cities do with a bit of a rebrand? So to answer that question - and come up with a distinctly un-comprehensive - regional coat of arms ranking... We're joined by David Jack & Dick Frizzell David is an expert in all things Coats Of Arms and Dick is an internationally famous artist.

    14 min

  8. 14 HRS AGO

    Coast To Coast Rangers - a charity to help kids

    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 mentioned a charity project he's involved with - the Coast To Coast Rangers. We ran out of time to talk much about it, but our interest was piqued.

    10 min
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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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  • Channel
    RNZ Radio
  • Creator
    RNZ
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2024
  • Episodes
    262
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2024
  • Show Website
    Afternoons

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