Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Night sweats, insomnia, brain fog and unexplainable rage; these symptoms came out of nowhere for science writer Amy Alkon. And when she sought help, she was shocked by how little her doctor had to offer. So, Amy went looking for the answers herself. She found that women's health is routinely misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated. She discovered tools to help women make better choices, like this cancer risk assessment calculator. Her book is called 'Going Menopostal: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause.

Huge news out of Australia today that a resolution has been reached by the Murdoch family, after a long running legal battle for control of Rupert Murdoch's companies, News Cory and Fox Corporation. Here to share more details is our friend from across the Tasman, Brad Foster.

Bill Hastings joins Jesse to chat about what he's been reading. 

Evie Ashton shares her top listens: What's My Age Again? Katherine Ryan Maori Made Easy - Scotty Morrison

t's no secret that New Zealand's music and arts scene is under pressure and local Wellington radio station RadioActive.FM is no exception.

Principal of Whananaki School Shaun Tepania speaks to Jesse.

But is there room for economic optimism amid all this unpredictability and uncertainty?

There's a stage few people talk about between the worst days of an eating disorder and full recovery. It's the messy and misunderstood middle. That's where author and professor Mallary Tenore Tarpley finds herself as an adult who spent her teenage years in and out of hospitals with anorexia. In her new book, she blends her own story with insights from hundreds of patients worldwide and the doctors working to better understand this space, where setbacks are real but so is progress. Her book is called Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery.

For Monday Expert feature today, we're going to answer all your burning questions about physiotherapy. Today is World Physiotherapy Day and the theme this year is healthy ageing, with a particular focus on preventing falls and frailty. Jessie Snowdon is down in our Christchurch studio. Jessie is a physiotherapist specialising in aged-care, and the founder and director of On the Go Physio. As always if you've got a question, you'd like me to put to Jessie, you can send it to me on 2101.

As regular listeners will know, we like a cold call here on Afternoons, a chance to add a little suspense to the day, will they answer? 

TV Critic Caitlin Cherry with her take on the gritty Scottish drama Dept Q (Netflix) and also Country Calendar (TVNZ), is it time for a refresh?

A new trial is underway that involves facial recognition technology, for sheep. 

We're really excited about this next conversation, it combines some of our favourite things, architecture, design, travel and comedy. 

What does it mean to be a charter school, and how do they compare to state schools?

This morning the news broke that fugitive Tom Phillips has been shot and killed by police. 

This week's critter is small but very fierce! The Northland Tusked Weta is around 2 cm in size, they are a beautiful orange-brown colour with bands along the back. These little critters live in small tunnels of trees during the day, plugging up the entryway with their own special mix of saliva and wood dust. This can make them incredibly hard to find, if they are not out and about munching on other small creatures during the night. Forest and Bird Chief Executive Nicola Toki talks to Jesse about the endangered critter.

It's spring! Whoop! Lynda Hallinan is here to celebrate the changing of the seasons and she has some advice for eager gardeners - don't start planting your vegetables yet!! She reveals the perfect time to get them in the dirt.

Kara Rickard host of Music 101 talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

We're thrilled to have Olivia Galletly on the show today, Olivia also known as The Hungry Cook has got a blog of the same name, and now a book! She shares her story and her recipe for crunchy cauliflower tacos with coriander & lime mayo. Click here for the recipe.

Dominic Corry shares his picks for best flicks this week: The Conjuring Rites (Cinemas) Pee-wee as Himself (Neon)