Afternoons

For some women, motherhood can be very different to what they expected. Many say that there is an expectation life will be fulfilled with the arrival of a new baby, but for a lot of mothers, the reality is very different. Ella Reed, sociologist at Monash University researches maternal regret. She says social media hasn't helped - and lots of content promotes woman as goddess types who can give and giv

The imminent El Niño weather system could be the strongest in decades, the UN has warned today. 

 It's likely to mean drier, hotter and windier spring conditions for much of New Zealand.

Conditions which our next guest says could result in a ripe time for tropical fruit growers.

Aaron Millar owns Tallyman Bananas - a Banana and pineapple wholesaler - based in Northland.

We're starting the show talking about cheating and technology, that's after a University of Auckland student has been caught wearing smart glasses in a test. The glasses feature a camera, and the ability to connect with the internet. For teachers and professors, this presents a whole new battleground in the war on cheating. Friend of the show and Associate Professor of Law at Victoria University Dr. Grant Morris joins us to discuss.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan 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.

Afternoons' chance to discuss the political issues of the week. Comedian and commentator Tim Batt, Free Speech advocate and screenwriter Dane Giraud and political scientist Natalia Albert chat to Jesse.

Personal finance whizz Mary Holm talks to Jesse about how to pick great shares.

We have another episode of Crimes NZ... a segment where I chat with people connected with New Zealand's most talked about crimes. Now a head's up before you listen, this conversation deals with some serious and distressing issues. So please take care about who might be listening with you. And if anything in this episode brings something up for you, there is free, confidential support available from trained counsellors on 1737. You can call or text 1737. In this episode, we're looking at the case of Yanfei Bao, the 44-year-old real estate agent who went missing in 2023. RNZ's Award winning National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood covered the Yanfei Bao case closely and joins Jesse to discuss it.

We're not the first to look around us and think the world is a mess. Just look at what Odysseus had to contend with in The Odyssey ..based in the distant past sure, but many of his problems are actually a lot like ours today, which goes to show monsters and distractions have always been a problem. Author Ryan Holiday says stoicism could be the answer, that the ancient stoics believed we can't always control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond. Holiday's successful books, and podcast The Daily Stoic, try to offer guidance in an uncertain world. Now he's bringing those insights to Auckland next month with a live tour.

What if faster and more regular earthquakes warnings also meant more false alarms? Lives would likely be saved, but just how many is too many warnings? Is natural hazard warning alert fatigue a real thing? These are some of the seismic questions Ben Kennedy, a Professor at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury, and his team have been considering. He joins Jesse to discuss.

At the end of September over 200 guinea pigs and their owners will descend on Taupo for the 2026 NZ National Guinea Pig Show. They'll be graded by an international judging panel flying in from England and the Czech Republic. Andy Lawrie, President of the New Zealand Cavy Council, who is also entering 21 of his own guinea pigs, joins Jesse to tell us more about the event.