Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

The issue of homelessness is often highlighted in our big cities but what about in our regional towns and small cities?

Other than putting more money on it, is there really a faster way to pay off your mortgage?

If you like a good forage, then the Teviot Valley Garage Sale Trail could be for you.

Today on the pre-panel producer Tom Riste-Smith joins Wallace Chapman & Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and discuss the role fear plays in making friends. [picture id="4L0L6LV_killerklowns_1200_1200_675_675_crop_000000_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

For more than 25 years author, speaker and etymologist Anu Garg has shared his love of words.

We're diving into the music and legacy of one of the most beloved American songwriters of the 20th century, John Denver.

This week Brad updates us on King Charles' visit to Australia.

Pip Adam recommends some new and not so new books that focus on a single human life.

While a promising technology, AI is also one of the most energy hungry. 

A Southland couple is looking to the past to help curb farm emissions and boost yields. 

A bird rescue is hoping a special screening of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds will help keep their dream alive.

Dutch artist Theo Schoon is remembered as a controversial figure in the history of New Zealand art.

There's a reason so many people struggle with anxiety, stress, knowing our boundaries and questioning our worth. We've lost touch with the animal part of our mind says Australian author, psychologist, and family therapist Steve Biddulph. He's best known for his work on parenting and raising boys. Biddulph says the latest neuroscience shows how important it is to listen to our big ugly feelings in order to deal with them. His new book, which he says will be his last is called Wild Creature Mind: The Neuroscience Breakthrough that Helps You Transform Anxiety and Live a Fierce and Loving Life.

To some they are an eye sore and should be removed, but mangroves play a vital role in our eco system We're invited Dr Carolyn Lundquist, a Principal Scientist in Marine Ecology at NIWA and an Associate Professor with the Institute of Marine Sciences at The University of Auckland to answer all your mangrove related questions.

Completely at random Jesse's producer calls a random information center in New Zealand and we get to listen to what happens.

Caitlin Cherry discusses Monsters - The Menendez Brothers (Netflix) and Tulsa King Season 2 (TVNZ on Demand), Colin from Accounts (TVNZ on Demand),

The finalists in the NZI Rural Women New Zealand Business Awards have been announced. The awards recognise entrepreneurial prowess, and the part rural businesswomen play in strengthening rural communities Two years ago Cath Ward opened up the Pahi Caostal Walk on her farm.

Teachers. Most of us probably have a favourite, or a not so favourite, from our old school days but Madi Dick-Naqova knows better than most how a teacher can shape you and the way you treat others. For Madi, who suffered a traumatic hearing loss as a teen, one incident at high school still stays with her.

Newsroom's sport's contributor Suzanne McFadden chat's with Jesse about a magical weekend of sport. From the White Ferns to the America's Cup.

This week's critter is the seaweed isopod, Paridotea ungulata. Seaweed isopods are true masters of camouflage. Their bright green bodies blend perfectly with their favourite habitat (and food) - sea lettuce (Ulva spp.).