Afternoons

We think this conversation could resonate with many of you .. because our next guest is keen to explain why hiring staff over the age of 50 is a good thing. Ian Fraser is the founder of Seniors at work, a job site for older people who are looking for work opportunities. We get lots of your messages saying ageism is alive and well in 2026, so are keen to hear what can be done to combat it.

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.

Time now to dive into topics that might not make the news but could be filling up your group chats. Joining Jesse in the Auckland studio is Kate Rodger, Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson. Today they'll discuss smart glasses, Ariana Grande, Tupac murder case and the celebrities asking for donations towards their wedding day.

Time for our weekly travel feature, Heading Off, where we share your travel tales. If you have a story that's worth telling, we'd love to hear from you. 2101 on text or [email protected] via email. Today we're heading to Uganik. It's small, mountainous, mostly uninhabited, island of the South Coast of Alaska. Our guide - Michael Phillips - spent 4 months living there as a commercial fisherman.

Kelly Gibney is with Jesse in our Auckland studio to share this week's Easy Eats recipe, Chicken and leek pie with mustard and parsley. Click HERE for the recipe

Palmerston North-based lawyer, a National Party member and a former activist Liam Hehir joins Jesse to discuss the fallout from today's National caucus meeting.

Time now for Our Changing World, this week host Claire Concannon heads to the University of Canterbury to learn about New Zealand's role in a multi-national project called Solar-Move. Solar-move is looking at whether electric vehicle uptake could be helped by putting solar panels on the vehicles, and in carparks. Claire investigates.

They say nothing is guaranteed in life except death and taxes ... as a society we're quite good at talking about taxes .. but our next guest says we've got some work to do when it comes to chats about death. Dying Matters Week is coming up from 7th to the 13th of September, and its purpose is to encourage people around Aotearoa to talk more openly about death and grief. Louise Duffy is the creator of Dying Well, a website full of practical resources for people thinking about their own end-of-life wishes, or for helping parents, family, and friends.

It has been a busy day in the Beehive and so who better to share their thoughts than the Afternoon Politic Group Chat a place for friendly disagreement and good faith debate.. this is a segment we usually do on Thursdays after 3;30 but Luxon's leadership challenge called for an emergency pod. In Auckland political scientist Dr Lara Greaves, and in Feilding FSU member and screenwriter Dane Giraud, on the lawn outside parliament comedian and commentator Tim Batt.

Politics: Luxon Stays - What happens now?