Afternoons

The Grammy winning music producer talks to Jesse about a fundraiser for not-for-profit initiative Big Fan.

Chef Darren Jarrett reveals he's much more than that in his soon-to-be-released cookbook.

Andrew Patterson is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Department of Management and International Business at the University of Auckland. He chats to Jesse.

Self-help isn't helping one of the biggest problems of our time: we've forgotten how to come together. Priya Parker has written a Substack guide on the lost art of coming together.

It's Wednesday which means time to talk Easy Eat, where we share a recipe that delivers on taste without demanding too much time. Our regular Easy Eats contributor Kelly Gibney is away so we've got the talented Olivia Galletly also known as The Hungry Cook, joining us.

Today on the show we're heading off to Southeast Asia - not Vietnam, not Thailand, but the quieter, lesser-known neighbour. Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, home to the Mekong River, French-style baguettes, and some of the most laid-back people you'll meet. Travel writer Jane Daniell has written a four-part series about travelling there on her website My Travel Room.

A new photography book has captured the incredible hidden world of New Zealand fungi Paula Vigus provided the acclaimed photography for the best-selling book - 'Fungi of Aotearoa: A curious forager's field guide' and she's back with her own book 'A Hidden World - Discovering the Beauty of New Zealand Fungi' Paula Vigus joins Jesse.

The Food Factory in Stoke is an initiative that's helped out dozens of small food businesses over the past five years. But now, due to rising costs and less demand, it's shutting up shop. Pic's Peanut Butter founder Pic Picot started The Food Factory. He chats to Jesse.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shakti NZ - an organisation that's transformed the lives of thousands of migrant and refugee women and children. Founded by Farida Sultana it provides a culturally aware space for women and children experiencing domestic violence Today they are celebrating with an event at parliament, but Farida has taken some time out to come and talk to us.

If you thought yesterday's wind was bad, with gusts well over 110Km/h in parts of the country, well brace yourselves for tomorrow. The MetService says winds could reach up to 150 km an hour, issuing red strong wind warnings for parts of the country, red warnings are the most severe. Adding to that, we've seen wildfires popping up in many regions, which could only get worse with high winds. So how do you prepare for high winds? And wildfires?