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Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
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.
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Listen to Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, a Society & Culture podcast by RNZ. Stream 205 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 205 episodesFeature Interview: Can being super rich affect your brain?
The rich and famous have gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, for a dinner where a ticket costs around $100,000 U.S....
You're the Judge
Every Tuesday we take a dilemma and ask for your help in solving it. This week we're looking at emoji usage - and what to do if your boss ch...
Podcast Critic: 'Expanse: The Nannup Four'
Ximena Smith, Afternoons podcast critic, joins Jesse to share what she's been listening to: 'Expanse: The Nannup Four' 'Everything Is Fake a...
Book Critic: 'Empire of AI' by Karen Hao
Verb Wellington's Claire Mabey chats to Jesse about what she's been reading: Empire of AI by Karen Hao The Other Catherine by Lauren Keenan...
Mayoral Minutes with Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale
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...
RNZ Podcast: Thrift
As fuel costs rise, Katy Gosset talks to a transportation engineer about thrifty ways to get around instead of using the car.
Meet the nurse giving award winning care
Clinical nurse Bini Mathew has been awarded the Aged Care Association 2026 Nurse of the Year. Bini is based in Palmerston North where she ov...
The Kiwi startup looking to clean up our steel
Now to a "cleantech" startup aiming to eliminate carbon emissions from the making of steel. The idea involves replacing carbon with hydrogen...
Why are we falling out of love with marriage?
Stats NZ released the latest marriage figures yesterday and they show a continual decline. 17,481 marriages and civil unions were registered...
How likely are pay rises this year?
It's that time of year when many companies will be doing performance reviews and the idea of a pay rise gets floated. But with inflation and...
The Pre-Panel
It's a show within a show! Guaranteed to make you smile, or grimace. The Panel team previews tonight's edition of their programme.
Feature Interview: Why we've underestimated value of small talk
A five-second chat with a stranger can sometimes do what a week of self-care can't. Tiny moments like a comment in the supermarket line, a q...
How does the Baby Reindeer creator's new series stack up?
Afternoons TV critic Michelle Langstone reviews: Half Man (TVNZ+) Bait (Amazon Prime Video)
Expert Feature: Everything you ever wanted to know about cats!
It's time now for our expert feature where we tackle a topic and put your questions to the people who know it best Today, we're talking abou...
Jesse Goes Clubbing: Carb Club
Every Monday we like to check out a local club or society doing something cool. If you've got a club we should know about then let me know -...
OZ Update: What's happening in Australia?
We catch up with Brad Foster, our friend across the Tasman, to find out what's hitting the headlines in Australia.
Heathers - Turning a cult classic into a stage show
You might remember the film Heathers from the late 80s. It starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, and it's stood the test of time as a c...
Would you share the power generated from your solar panels?
A cool study caught our eye, and we wanted to learn more about it. A University of Waikato project is looking at taking advantage of neighbo...
Explainer: Why is butter from America cheaper than NZ butter?
We came in this morning to a text machine full of with messages about the American butter that's in some of our supermarkets. Most of them e...
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