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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
3w ago00:10:35Tap 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: New Zealand's Crayfish Flatworm
3w ago00:15:22Tap to summarizeNicola Toki joins Emile for Critter of the Week, this week they are turning their attention to New Zealand's Crayfish Flatworm. If you have ever caught one of our koura (freshwater crayfish) and looked closely at their claws, you may have seen something looking back at you. You are seeing Temnohaswellia, hitch-hiking flatworms that rely on the koura to find it its next meal.
Transcribe →Weekend Stuff: DIY with Stan Scott
3w ago00:06:27Tap to summarizeStan Scott joins Emile to chat about DIY projects you could do about the house.
Transcribe →Music 101: Kara Rickard on what's on this weekend
3w ago00:06:29Tap to summarizeKara Rickard (host of Music 101 on Saturday afternoons) talks about what's happening on her show and the music scene over the weekend.
Transcribe →Food: Chewy Coconut, Oat & Chocolate Slice
3w ago00:06:41Tap to summarizeEmile chats to The Hungry Cook also known as Olivia Galletly about her recipe for coconut, oat and chocolate slice. Inspired by her love for a Kingston biscuit, a chewy coconut and oat base with a toasted coconut and dark chocolate fudge top. Olivia loves that it's equal parts base and fudgy top, really great textures and a huge hit of coconut.
Transcribe →Film Review: Find out how The Odyssey stacks up
3w ago00:10:00Tap to summarizeAfternoons critic Dominic Corry is in the studio with Emile to share what he's been watching. This week he reviews The Odyssey and Islands - both in cinemas now.
Transcribe →Freaky Friday
3w ago00:05:02Tap to summarizeFreaky Friday is the home for your terrifying tales, spooky stories, and occult occurrences. If you've got one you want to share let us know via 2101 on text or Afternoons@rnz.co.nz via email. Today we're joined by Vivian in Christchurch.
Transcribe →How female athletes are filmed is changing
3w ago00:12:57Tap to summarizeHow athletes are presented on our screens shapes the way we view them .. close ups show the pain and the joy .. while wider shots give us a sense of scale and spectacle. But some of the images we're shown are going to change because new guidelines released by the European Broadcasting Union are asking TV directors to change the way they present women's athletics. The basic ask: focus on the athlete not the most sexualised possible angle. That likely means fewer tight shots, less low angles, and more caution around slow motion replays. Former Olympic heptathlete turned sports reporter Sarah Cowley Ross joins us to discuss.
Transcribe →What is it like to work as an old age carer?
3w ago00:10:58Tap to summarizeIt's been well reported that Aotearoa New Zealand is facing a severe shortage of aged care workers. Some groups estimate we'll need an extra 16,000 workers over the next three years alone. So, what does working in that field look like? Well, our next guest is the perfect person to help answer that question. Darren McKean runs the Ranfurly Manor residential care centre, but before this job he did many, many others.
Transcribe →The Dunedin Printing Company used by some of music's
3w ago00:06:51Tap to summarizeA Dunedin printing company is producing merchandise for some of the biggest names in music. The Print Room recently produced official merchandise for The Rolling Stones and Gracie Abrams, who join a list including Olivia Dean, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lucy Dacus. Nowadays they seem to be the go-to guys for screen-printing, and they've just expanded into Australia. That's where co-founder Jon Thom joins us from.
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