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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Feature interview: strategies to keep your family analog
15/10/2024 Duration: 28minParents, Katherine Martinko feels your pain.
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Music feature: Aotearoa Street Soul
15/10/2024 Duration: 28minToday we're going back to the 90s to explore Aotearoa's street soul and swing beat era.
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
15/10/2024 Duration: 06minOur Australian correspondent Brad previews the impending visit by King Charles.
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Book Critic: Becoming Aotearoa, by Michael Belgrave
15/10/2024 Duration: 10minAnna Rankin reviews a new NZ history book she says is going to become a classic.
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Tech Tuesday: keeping hackers out of your phone
15/10/2024 Duration: 09minVertch manager and Afternoons tech guy, Dan Watson talks through some ways to make sure no one can get into your phone.
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NZ turns to the intimacy coach
15/10/2024 Duration: 07minIt might be an odd thing to say but for intimacy coach, Belinda Wiley, the current economic downturn has actually been good for business.
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Where are all the stick insects?
15/10/2024 Duration: 07minJust last week Jesse was asking: where have all the stick insects gone?
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NZ's olive oil industry takes a bow
15/10/2024 Duration: 10minOn Saturday New Zealand's olive oil community came together to celebrate the best it has to offer.
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Expert Feature: the facts of life
14/10/2024 Duration: 27minFor today's expert feature we're looking at 'the facts of life'.
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Information Center Cold Call: Motueka
14/10/2024 Duration: 09minThis week Jesse cold calls the iSite Motueka.
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Television Critic: Nobody Wants This and Curb Your Enthusiasm
14/10/2024 Duration: 11minAli Ventura joins Jesse to review the show everyone is talking about: Nobody Wants This
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Time with a taxidermy master
14/10/2024 Duration: 12minWe're about to meet one of the country's most skilled taxidermists.
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Do we trust AI enough?
14/10/2024 Duration: 06minWould you trust AI to tell you what to do with your money?
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Aotearoa's highest run
14/10/2024 Duration: 08minAbout 500 people turned out on Saturday to Christchurch's newest and New Zealand's highest park run.
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Critter of the Week: Kikipounamu | Common Garden katydid
11/10/2024 Duration: 16minThis week's critter is common in home gardens. The kikipounamu or common garden katydid, Caedicia simplex, looks a bit like a leaf - they have a bright green body, long spindly legs and wings that mimic the veins of leaves.
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Weekend Stuff: gardening with Kate Hellier
11/10/2024 Duration: 07minAs we head into spring, it's time to start getting those tomatoes sorted.
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Timothy Giles on Wine
11/10/2024 Duration: 10minTimothy Giles is a wine writer, and he's recently come back from a trip to Hawke's Bay.
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Film Review: The Apprentice and Show Me Shorts 2024
11/10/2024 Duration: 12minDom Corry reviews the new drama about young Donald Trump and his relationship with mentor Roy Cohn.
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Freaky Friday: a message from the afterlife
11/10/2024 Duration: 06minCherry's father had a message from beyond the grave.