Afternoons

Time for our weekly clubbing session - because what better time is there to hit the club than after 2pm on a Monday afternoon? If there's a club you think we should know about please get in touch. 2101 on the text machine or [email protected] via email. Today we're talking to Jennifer Craig.

We catch up with Brad Foster to find out what's hitting the headlines in Australia.

This week he's looking at the Sydney Swans sexual assault scandal, NZ hosted State of Origin rugby league match and an update on a shark victim Leigh Stewart.

On Friday actor and comedian Jaquie Brown shared a social media post revealing she's receiving treatment for breast cancer. Her post also showed off her approach to this big news .. with her trademark humour and grace. She chats to Jesse.

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We don't think it'll come as any surprise that taking the stairs is good for your physical health ... but now researchers have found it benefits your mental health too. Professor Liana Machado from the University of Otago's Department of Psychology and Brain Health Research Centre joins Jesse to explain the hows and whys.

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Well, what an epic start to the test series between the All Blacks and Springboks. It was a belter of a performance in front of a packed stadium in Johannesburg. Joining Jesse to share his reckons on the game is New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster Phil Gifford ONZM.

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We could be about to face a shortage of some tradies according to new figures from Infometrics. It's forecast that about 1450 plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying jobs will need to be filled in the next year. To find out what's going with plumbers and what we can do about it Jesse is joined by Rhiannon Jarvis. Rhiannon is the owner-operator at Jarvis Plumbing and Gasworks in Lower Hutt.

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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.

Nicola Toki joins Jesse to discuss the giant seep mussel. This week's critter lives in a pitch-black world nearly a kilometre beneath the waves, and farms its own food. The giant seep mussel (Gigantidas tangaroa) is found only off the east coast of the North Island, clustered around methane bubbling from the seafloor. With no sunlight for photosynthesis, it hosts methane-eating bacteria in its gills, which turn seabed chemicals into energy. This smooth, dark-brown mussel can grow to 20 centimetres long, but its known habitat is tiny. Classified as Nationally Critical, it is vulnerable to disturbance from deep-sea fishing and mining.

Stan Scott joins Jesse to answer your DIY questions. Send them in on 2101 or email us [email protected]

Afternoons Film Critic Kate Rodger joins Jesse to share what she's been watching - Case 137 and Colours of Time.