Afternoons

Gorillaz is a virtual cartoon-band that began as an experiment for Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in the early 2000s and quickly became a phenomenon. They've won BRIT and Grammy awards, they've got singles and music videos with streams in the billions, and to date they've put out nine albums, with three of those going to number one including their latest release just this year, 'The Mountain'. To talk all things Gorillaz, Emile is joined by Afternoons producer Sam Hollis.

Each Tuesday we play You're the Judge - your chance to chime in to someone's dilemma. This week it's all about how much training is too much, especially when you're in a new relationship. Text 2101 or [email protected] with your thoughts!

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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 the jewel in our tourism crown - the spectacular Queenstown Lakes District where Mayor John Glover joins us.

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For more than 20 years Ruben Miller worked alongside police as a forensic scientist and frontline crime scene investigator, attending homicides, suspicious deaths and major investigations throughout New Zealand. Earlier this year he released a memoir, 'The Blood Says Otherwise.' It's about forensic science and crime scenes, but it's also focusses on the trauma, empathy, and human behaviour behind it all. Ruben chats to Emile.

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It's one of the most dramatic - thrilling - devastating occasions in modern sport. The football pentalty shootout. We've already seen a few of them already in this year's FIFA World Cup - most notably - Paraguay booting out Germany. Professor Robbie Wilson is an ecologist from the University of Queensland, who also has an obsessive love of football. He's been writing about the science behind penalties. He chats to Emile.

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It's fair to say the action on the pitch at the Football World Cup has been a rollercoaster of emotions. But it's what has happened off the pitch that seems to have got some fans' blood truly boiling. That's because it turns out US President Donald Trump called the FIFA president asking him to review a red card suspension for the USA's breakout star Folarin Balogun. The red card would have seen Balogun unable to play in the match happening right now against Belgium .. and yet .. there he is on the pitch. RNZ sports reporter Felicity Reid joins Emile to discuss.

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The World Meteorological Organisation has found 2025 was the 2nd-warmest year on record for the South-West Pacific. The higher temperatures came with increased rainfall, marine heatwaves, and sea level rise - and below average amounts of snow on South Island mountains. Professor Nicolas Cullen is a climate scientist at Otago University, he joins Emile.

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Wallace Chapman and Emile Donovan 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.

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Bill Mumby was 11 when he played Will Robinson in the show Lost in Space, but he was already one of Hollywood's busiest child actors, appearing alongside stars including James Stewart, Judy Garland, and working with Alfred Hitchcock. Unlike many child stars, he went on to build a second career in music, writing and recording with the band America, creating one of MTV's early hit music videos, and releasing a string of solo albums including his latest, Will Power.

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Afternoons critic Dominic Corry joins Emile to share what he's been watching: Elle - Prime Video Cape Fear TV series - Apple TV.

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