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Afternoons
Hosted by RNZ · EN
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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The pre-Panel : Your daily dose of stuff and nonsense
2w ago00:07:48Tap to summarizeWallace Chapman and Emile Donovan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.
Transcribe →Critter of the Week: The Bignose Galaxias
2w ago00:14:33Tap to summarizeIt's time to talk conservation because every Friday we talk about a critter that is endemic to New Zealand and endangered with Nikola Toki. The bignose galaxias is one of Aotearoa's rarest freshwater fish - a small, secretive, non-migratory galaxiid living only in a handful of streams in the upper Waitaki River catchment, Mackenzie Basin.
Transcribe →Weekend Stuff: Exploring the value of chairs
2w ago00:09:43Tap to summarizeInterior design guru Sylvia Sanford joins Emile and this week she's turning her attention to chairs. Exploring the value of chairs: vintage, folding, kitchen, dining, desk, wooden, plastic, upholstered, painted, wicker, cane, steel, reclining.
Transcribe →Country Life: The latest news from rural communities
2w ago00:02:34Tap to summarizeSally Round, host and producer of Country Life, joins Emile to talk about what's on the show. This week Country Life is at a locust farm where the insects are bred for petfood and human snacks and joins a drone pilot on a farm in Canterbury.
Transcribe →Food: Spanish Eggs!
2w ago00:09:05Tap to summarizeShared Kitchen's Julie Biuso is here to share a delicious sounding recipe for Spanish Eggs. Click HERE for the recipe
Transcribe →Film Review: Jackass for the last time
2w ago00:10:32Tap to summarizeAfternoons Film Critic Dominic Corry joins us to discuss what's on the big screen. This week: Jackass: Best and Last - In cinemas Over Your Dead Body - Prime Video
Transcribe →Freaky Friday
2w ago00:08:44Tap to summarizeTime for Freaky Friday. Our home for your spooky tales. It's one of our favourite moments of the show, but it only works because you have been so generous in sharing your stories with us. Whether that be ghosts, a seance, freaky serendipity, or something else entirely. If you've got a freaky story to share, then get in touch. It's 2101 on the text or Afternoons@RNZ.co.nz via email.
Transcribe →Love music and planes? This interview is for you!
2w ago00:09:15Tap to summarizeThe Royal New Zealand Air Force is generally associated with daring aviation feats and providing aid and assistance when called upon, but it also produces some incredible music. So, when we saw a job ad for a new Director of Music for the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band, we wanted to find out more. Joining us now is someone who held the role for 8 and a 1/2 years - outgoing Band Director, David Gallaher.
Transcribe →Voting is open for tree of the year - what would get your vote?
2w ago00:10:14Tap to summarizeNelson arborist and tree consultant Brad Cadwallader has spent much of his life working with trees, hunting for some of Aotearoa's biggest and most remarkable specimens and helping to tell their stories - hence one of his many job titles is "tree hunter." Brad is also curator of the New Zealand Tree Register and one of the organisers of the Tree of the Year competition, which celebrates some of the country's most notable native and exotic trees. Voting is open now for the 2026 competition, and you can head to treeoftheyear.co.nz to cast your vote. Brad Cadwallader chats to Emile.
Transcribe →What can we expect from the All Blacks tomorrow?
2w ago00:04:43Tap to summarizeThe All Blacks are taking on France tomorrow in their first test of the year. It's the opening game of the inagural Nations Championship and will be in front of a sold-out crowd at Christchurch's new stadium. It's the team's first outing under their new head Coach Dave Rennie who unveiled his team yesterday. Jeff McTainsh is calling the game tomorrow, he chats to Emile.
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