Afternoons

Each Monday we are joined by an expert. Today it's Nic Randall - he's an anaesthetist based at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland and an expert on intensive care units. Nic joins Jesse to talk about ICUs in New Zealand. How many do we have in the country? What is the busiest one? And what does a typical day in the ICU look like? If you have any questions for Nic, text them to 2101 and we'll do our best to answer them.

Each Monday Jesse hits the clubs - best time of the week to be there and meet some fellow clubbers. If you've got a club you'd like Jesse to join get in touch 2101 or [email protected] This week Jesse joins the Hamlug Club.

We take ten minutes to catch up on what's hitting the headlines in Australia. Our man on the ground, Brad Foster joins Jesse.

We talk a lot about electric cars, especially with fuel prices so high - but we're also a coastal nation that loves being out on the boat. New Zealand has around 250,000 3-6 metre boats, the majority of these have 2-stroke motors and are some of the most polluting vehicles in New Zealand. When two water skiing cousins couldn't find an electric boat on the market they took up the challenge of electrifying recreational boats and have proven it's possible for roughly the same price as replacing a 4-stroke outboard. E-Stroke co-founder Jeff Smit joins Jesse.

When Dylan Beca was 13 he found himself stuck on the couch with two broken collarbones, so he put the time to good use, teaching himself how to use product development and bike design software He never thought he'd actually build his own bike till his dad challenged him to. Fast forward a few years and Dylan has not only built a bike; he won the U17 NZ National Enduro Champs on a bike he built. Dylan chats to Jesse.

While all eyes are on Iran and USA negotiations: Israel and Lebanon are still attacking one another, to find out what is happening there, and why, we're joined by New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield. Anna is the former Asia-Pacific Editor and Beijing Bureau Chief for The Washington Post; Anna writes the World Bulletin Weekly for the Spinoff and the author of the Between Giants foreign affairs newsletter.

Nicola Toki and Jesse discuss the Moehau stag beetle as this week's critter of the week. These beetles measure between 2.1 to 2.7 cm, with males reaching 2.7 cm while the females top out at 2.3 cm. They are black in colour, which can be glossy or dull. Their exoskeleton has tiny indentations which makes them appear pitted.

We talk about all things doors with the wonderful design guru Sylvia Sanford.

Connie Clarkson shares a cracker recipe which she says can become so many things to so many people for so many occasions - entrée, canape, lunch box filler, can also be turned into a burger! Cooked in a pan, in air fryer, on the BBQ.

Kate Rodger is with Jesse to share what's on at the cinema. She'll chat about The Drama and do a roundup of school holiday films - GOAT, Super Mario Galaxy and Hoppers.