Afternoons

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.

Artificial Intelligence gives Chris Hayes a bad feeling. The MS NOW and podcast host doesn't want to panic or to be complacent. But he does wants to understand this moment we're living in where AI is poised to change how we learn, how we work and even who we are. It's not the first time Hayes has tried to make sense of our rapidly changing world. He's also written a book about the attention economy, and the race to capture and monetize our attention. Now he examines how artificial intelligence could transform that battle, and so many others. He asks who stands to benefit and where we're headed with this revolutionary technology in a special miniseries for his podcast, Why is This Happening. It's called The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress. Link to his podcast HERE

Afternoons critic Dominic Corry joins Jesse to review what he's been watching - Ms X (Three and ThreeNOW) and The Shards (Disney+)

It's time for our expert feature where we tackle a topic and put your questions to the people who know it best. Today we're going for Gold! New Zealand has a rich history of gold mining. This afternoon we're going to learn about where it comes from, where you can find it, and how to go about hunting for it. Our guest expert is Charles Innes. Charles and his wife Tania run DredgeNZ, a specialist gold mining and prospecting equipment business based near Omarama.

Each Monday Jesse hits the clubs - what better time is there then 2:20 on a Monday!!!

Every Monday we get an update on news from across the Tasman with our correspondent Brad Foster.

University of Canterbury chemical and process engineer - Professor Matthew Watson - isn't your typical academic. Matthew has helped launch three deep-tech companies from scientific research, with a fourth now in development. Those ventures span everything from turning waste plastics into safer wood glues, to producing low-emissions iron using hydrogen. Collectively they've raised tens of millions of dollars and now... earnt Matthew a nomination at this year's KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

Last year, for the first time in New Zealand, MedSafe gave approval to prescribe psilocybin - the hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms. The approval was specific to one psychiatrist and gave them the authority to prescribe and administer psilocybin to any patient they have assessed and diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. According to Health NZ there is work underway to make it easier for more healthcare practitioners to take on this work. This weekend the 'Auckland Mushroom Festival' is taking place along Karangahape Road, and our next guest will be speaking at the event. University of Auckland doctoral student Sam Lasham researches prohibited drug use and policy, harm reduction, and psychedelics. He chats to Jesse.

Last year, for the first time in New Zealand, MedSafe gave approval to prescribe psilocybin - the hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms. The approval was specific to one psychiatrist and gave them the authority to prescribe and administer psilocybin to any patient they have assessed and diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. According to Health NZ there is work underway to make it easier for more healthcare practitioners to take on this work. This weekend the 'Auckland Mushroom Festival' is taking place along Karangahape Road, and our next guest will be speaking at the event. University of Auckland doctoral student Sam Lasham researches prohibited drug use and policy, harm reduction, and psychedelics. He chats to Jesse.

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.