Synopsis
Jesse hosts an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
Episodes
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Film Review: The Surfer & Mountainhead
06/06/2025 Duration: 12minFilm reviewer Dom Corry shares is take on new Nicolas Cage thriller 'The Surfer' & 'Mountainhead' a new comedy from Succession creater Jesse Armstrong.
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Freaky Friday: Rochelle
06/06/2025 Duration: 05minRochelle joins us to share some spooky occurrences that took place in her first home. If you have a Freaky Friday story to share please send it to Afternoons@rnz.co.nz
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Rethinking investment
06/06/2025 Duration: 13minIn March, the government made it easier for community housing providers to borrow money in a bid to address our chronic affordable housing shortage. The $150 million the government has promised to providers will arrive via the Community Housing Funding Agency and should address the 21,000 households currently waiting on the Housing Register. Last night, the Community Housing Funding Agency team picked up three gongs at the Mindful Money ethical investment awards for their work in the area. Community Housing Funding Agency chief executive James Palmer joins Jesse.
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Grand ideas: a new prosthetic leg
06/06/2025 Duration: 08minRuby Keegan is working on a prosthetic limb which can be worn in and out of the water - giving amputees the freedom to move easily between land to sea. She's just won Massey University's Grand Ideas competition for student-driven innovation that tackles real world challenges.
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The legacy of Jerry Collins
06/06/2025 Duration: 02minToday marks 10 years since All Black Jerry Collins and his partner Alana Madill were both killed in a fatal car crash in the south of france. At 6pm tonight Porirua's Jerry Collins Stadium hosts a special memorial match, put on by his first amateur club Norths United RFC.
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The case against designer dogs
06/06/2025 Duration: 14minDogs with flat faces and bulging eyes have become a popular choice for pet owners, but we're being warned their selective breeding puts them at risk for a large number of health problems.