Afternoons

Senior Producer of The Panel and our podcast critic José Barbosa joins Jesse to share what he's been listening to. This is not a Drill with Gavin Esler Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

Afternoons book critic Lisa Glass shares what she's been reading and how the tradwife lifestyle has become a publishing phenomenon. Lisa discusses: Yesteryear- Caro Claire Burke The Tradwife's Lie- Bella Ellwood-Clayton The Homestead Lie- by Rebecca S. Daniel (zero stars)

It's time for Mayoral minutes .. where we speak with a local mayor about the challenges they're facing ... how they're working to solve them... and what makes their community special. Today we're heading to Marlborough .. a stunning region located on the northeast corner of the South Island .. and that's from where Mayor Nadine Taylor joins Jesse.

To find out why some of us experience night sweats, Jesse is joined by sleep expert Dr Alex Bartle.

What does Maori cuisine look like in 2026? You might go straight to hangi, rewena bread or boil-up, but award-winning chef Kia Kanuta says it's so much more. And he's setting out to prove it .. his new television series Kia Eats the World follows him throughout Aotearoa in search of the people, places and ingredients that are shaping modern Maori food. There's seafood, ferments, foraging and a celebration of the connection between kai and community. Kia Eats The World premieres tomorrow night at 7:30PM on Whakaata Maori TV Kia Kanuta - who's also the Head Chef at Auckland restaurant Ada - chats to Jesse.

Victoria Harris is on a mission to change the way money and investing is talked about, so that men and women can be part of the conversation. The former portfolio manager co-founded The Curve in 2020 along with her friend Sophie Hallwright, together they're working to increase financial literacy among women by breaking down money matters and demonstrating that finance doesn't have to be boring, or only for men in suits. Victoria Harris chats to Jesse.

If former British prime minister Harold Wilson was right and a week is a long time in politics .. yesterday must have felt like a long week for our Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

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.

Shoplifting is as old as shops themselves, but the problem seems to be becoming more costly and more confrontational. Retail crime is estimated to cost $2.6 billion a year, and retailers are reporting rising levels of violence against staff and customers. Retail NZ is calling for stronger powers to deal with shoplifters while Parliament is advancing legislation that would introduce stronger trespass laws, higher penalties and new powers aimed at curbing retail crime. Dr. Read Hayes has spent more than two decades studying shoplifting. A criminologist at the University of Florida and Executive Director of the Loss Prevention Research Council, he leads a unique "living lab" where researchers observe how offenders think, what motivates them and which strategies actually reduce theft.

Afternoons critic and actor Claire Chitham shares what she's been watching.