Afternoons

The All Blacks are currently on their first tour of South Africa in 30 years. So far they've played three provincial matches, winning them all comfortably. But on Saturday the real challenge starts when they take to the field for the first of a 4 match test series against the Springboks. Branded as rugby's greatest rivalry the two teams competitive history stretches back well over 100 years. Rugby commentator Tony Johnson joins us now to run through some of his favourite moments.

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Okay it's time to talk relationships now .. every second Thursday Jesse is joined by Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology Let us know if there are any topics you would like Kirsty and me to cover at [email protected]. This week the pair will discuss "going no contact" with family and how to take away anxiety from doctor and dentist visits.

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Jon Toogood's story is a New Zealand story. The voice behind legendary kiwi band Shihad grew up in a draughty house in the Wellington Suburb of Island Bay, before it became fancy. Now, in a new memoir called Home Again: My life and times in a band called Shihad, Jon Toogood is looking back on the people and places that shaped him, and reflecting on the highs and lows of a remarkable career in rock n roll. A career he says saved his life but also almost destroyed it. For the first interview about his book, Jon joins Jesse in the Auckland studio. Upcoming book events: Auckland Book launch 'Off the Record with Jon Toogood - Stories and Songs with host Charlotte Ryan' Word Christchurch - Sept 5th Verb Wellington - Sept 26 Tauranga Arts Festival Oct 31

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We're going to chat about leadership now .. because chances are, at some stage of your career, you've probably had a boss you didn't see eye to eye with. New research has found it often comes back to the same problem, people who are brilliant at their role get promoted into management, without proper thought about whether they have the skills to lead people. So why does this keep happening, and how do workplaces make sure their choosing the right people for leadership positions? Here to help answer those questions and more, Jesse is joined by Dr Mary Miller, who is an Executive Leadership Coach and Clinical Psychologist.

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It feels like there is a lot of grim news around at the moment so we wanted to focus on something a little brighter. And what better than a Kiwi doing brilliantly on the world stage. Formula One driver Liam Lawson has been given another chance in the senior Red Bull team .. this weekend he will partner with four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen after Isack Hadjar was ruled out with a wrist injury. To discuss, NZ Herald sports journalist Alex Powell joins Jesse.

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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.

Older people are holding, maybe even hoarding, a disproportionate share of wealth and political power, while younger generations struggle to get a foothold in jobs and housing says historian and legal scholar Dr Samuel Moyn. He calls it "the great aging". In his new book Professor Moyn asks what happens to a democracy when political power becomes increasingly detached from the generations who will live longest with its consequences. He offers suggestions for prying some of those resources away from the old to help the young in his book, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth and What to Do About It.

Easy Eats means Kelly Gibney is here to share a recipe that's light on time but heavy on flavour!

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Time for heading off - that's our weekly segment where you share your travel tales. We love chatting to you about where you've been so please do get in touch on 2101 on the text, or [email protected] via email if you've got a story you think others would love to hear. This week we're doing something a bit different ..travel writer Grant Bradley has just returned from a special voyage on the world's largest cruise ship... "Legend of the Seas" Grant chats to Jesse.

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Our Changing World's Claire Concannon joins Jesse to chat about a major Antarctic drilling project, and a sediment core they recovered from beneath the ice.

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