Afternoons

We've got a real treat for you now, legend in the kitchen, Mr Ray McVinnie is with me to share a recipe for Easy Eats Wednesday. Click HERE for Ray's recipe.

It's time for Heading Off... our weekly travel feature.... where one our listeners shares their travel stories If you have a story that's worth telling, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch on 2101 email me at [email protected] Today we're heading to Bhutan, the remote kingdom in the Himalayas, nestled between India and China Julie Woods aka 'That Blind Woman' is a speaker & author visited the region back in 2013. She chats to Jesse.

RNZ podcast Our Changing World looks into the most fascinating research being done in New Zealand right now .. this week host Claire Concannon dives into the world of cold water swimming to try and learn more about the risks and the benefits.

Here on Afternoons we love hearing your stories and getting your tips for good radio fodder, which is exactly how we got our next guest. An Afternoons listener heard John Etherthington speak at Nelson's Waa Club and thought we should check him out. John has spent 30 years in the travel industry - seeing first hand the damage caused by deforestation - it led him to create the Forever Trees Trust. He joins Jesse to explain what that is. 1:45 Stories from Our Changing World

Influenza A is currently hitting New Zealand hard .. two weeks ago Auckland recorded its worst week for flu hospitalisations in a decade. The pressure on hospitals and health services is immense .. and health experts are warning we might not have hit the peak yet. An Auckland Hospital doctor recently spoke out about the near constant overcrowding in the emergency department which was leaving staff demoralised and putting patients at risk. Andera experienced that first hand and joins Jesse to share her story.

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.

It's a safe bet that no one will be listening to Lyra Vega or Sadie Winters in 2100. They were created in minutes using AI by music producer and YouTube music commentator Rick Beato. His popular channel is a celebration of what makes music matter and they are the very human qualities of curiosity, wonder, and love of music. Through interviews with artists and countdowns of everything from the greatest guitar solos to the bands that we could still be listening to a century from now, Beato explores what gives music staying power. Vega and Winters don't make the list. Rick Beato brings his love of music to New Zealand for a live show in October. Click HERE for more information.

Should you correct your friends when they get words wrong? That's our You're the Judge question today. We'd love to know your thoughts! 2101 on the text machine or email [email protected]

Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss what's hitting headlines in the world of technology. This week he'll touch on the proposed social media ban for under 16 year olds, GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto) leaks and an update on Flock cameras.

Catherine Ross is the Director of Library at Auckland Grammar School and she's got some great recommendations for the younger readers in your life. For Ages 10+ Murder Most Unladylike (Book #1 in a prolific series!) By Robin Stevens Published in 2014 For Ages 12+ S.T.A.G.S. (Book #1 of 5 in the series) BY M.A. Bennett Published in 2017 For Ages 13/14+ Crave (Book #1 of 6 in the series) By Tracy Wolff Published in 2020 The Agathas By Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson Published in 2022 A quick shout out to The Book of Guilt by kiwi author Catherine Chidgey (For Ages 15+)