Afternoons

Afternoons

Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.

Episodes

Our Changing World: Black-eyed gannets and H5N1 bird flu

June 17, 2025 • 13 mins
2020 saw the start of two global pandemics. Covid-19, of course, but also H5N1 bird flu, which has since swept around the world leaving millions of dead wild birds in its wake.  It has reached everywhere – except Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.  On Our Changing World today, Alison Ballance has been finding out why this strain of bird flu is so deadly, and why scientists are keeping an eye out for gannets with unusual...
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"Don't worry, this won't hurt"

June 17, 2025 • 21 mins
Don't worry, this won't hurt. When has that ever turned out to be true? Parents may try to ease a child's anxiety about a medical procedure with a white lie. But lies that mislead children about their experiences are not white lies, says Allison Sweet Grant. She endured terrible pain as a child from surgery to correct one leg that was shorter than the other. In her debut novel for young adults, Grant explores themes of agency,...
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Bookmarks with Chris Parker

June 17, 2025 • 30 mins
It was almost 10 years ago that Chris Parker first came on 'Bookmarks'. Back then he'd just won Best Newcomer at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. It's safe to say he's no longer a newcomer. Since then, he's rarely been off our screens. He's featured regularly on 7 Days, Taskmaster NZ, appeared in films like Baby Done and The Breaker Uppers, and won the prestigious Fred Award for his stand-up. He's just kicked off...
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Speedy cracked pepper roast chicken w/ super greens stuffing

June 17, 2025 • 5 mins
Gretchen Lowe's take on her mum's slow-roast classic uses a faster, high-heat method for crispier skin and a fresh, vibrant parsley stuffing to balance the richness.
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Heading Off: Cuba

June 17, 2025 • 7 mins
It's a country known for its vibrant culture as well as its complex political history. But there's got to be more to it than vintage cars and cigars - what is it actually like to travel there?
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Role of volunteers recognised

June 17, 2025 • 12 mins
The work of volunteers - valued at $6.4 billion a year - is being highlighted for Volunteer Week.
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The story behind Te Tai Tokerau trust's Ahuwhenua Trophy win

June 17, 2025 • 14 mins
Morris Pita is the co-chair of Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust and speaks to Jesse about the honour.
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Feature Interview: Herman Pontzer

June 16, 2025 • 27 mins
It may seem unfair that some people can eat anything without putting on weight, get by on just a few hours sleep and age ever so gracefully. It's just biology and the science of adaptation says Dr Herman Pontzer, a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. Dr Pontzer invites us to embrace human diversity and focus on how and why we differ as a way to better understand how our bodies work so we can all stay hea...
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster

June 16, 2025 • 6 mins
Our Australian correspondent brings us the latest news from across the ditch.
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Book Critic: Claire Mabey

June 16, 2025 • 8 mins
Claire Mabey joined Jesse to celebrate Maurice Gee's legacy and share her book recommendations. 1. The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden 2. A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan 3. A Dim Prognosis by Ivor Popovich
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Retired Working Dogs

June 16, 2025 • 6 mins
Finding forever homes for former farming dogs is getting harder. Local charity 'Retired Working Dogs' has rehomed 18 thousand pups over the past ten years... but they have noticed a large decline in people able to adopt.
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Tech Tuesday

June 16, 2025 • 7 mins
VerTech managing director Dan Watson joins Jesse to discuss the website Top Map which uses interactive topographic map of New Zealand, the benefits of touch screen capable work gloves and a bill by Act Party MP Laura McClure to protect New Zealanders from modern forms of digital abuse.
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The popularity of indoor bowls among young New Zealanders

June 16, 2025 • 5 mins
A Scottish curling club in Glasgow is credited for creating the first indoor bowling green in 1845. Fast forward, and the sport continues to flourish, in fact a growing number of young New Zealanders appear to be taking to the bowling green. The broad appeal of indoors bowls in this country was illustrated at the recent Indoor Bowling Nationals in Ashburton. The oldest champion was Bernard Bennett who attended his first nation...
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Decision looms on seabed mining

June 16, 2025 • 12 mins
Aotearoa will soon have a big decision to make - and on an issue where emotions run high. Governments around the world are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals, and that includes New Zealand. Senior Lecturer in Law at Auckland University of Technology Myra Williamson believes seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. She joins Jesse to discuss th...
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Helen Lewis - Genius

June 15, 2025 • 24 mins
Genius is in the eye of the beholder. You can tell what a society values by who it calls a genius says Helen Lewis, acclaimed Atlantic staff writer and podcast host for the BBC. Too often the title has served as a tool to legitimize eccentric and harmful behavior that would otherwise be condemned. Lewis challenges ideas about creativity and innovation and who gets credit for inventions that might just be inevitable in her book...
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Expert Feature: Architecture with Jessica Halliday

June 15, 2025 • 25 mins
Jessica Halliday is an architectural historian and director of Te Putahi Centre for Architecture and City Making. She also launched the Open Christchurch festival, to showcase that cities exceptional architecture. She joins Jesse to talk about architectural and answer listeners questions.
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Info Center Cold Call

June 15, 2025 • 13 mins
Jesse rings a random information centre across the motu to find the best things about their region.
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TV Critic Dom Corry

June 15, 2025 • 10 mins
TV reviewer Dom Corry joins Jesse to look at some recommendations. 
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A mid winter feast 10,000 years in the making

June 15, 2025 • 7 mins
The menu has been reimagined through the contemporary lens that head chef Max Gordy has become known for. He spoke to Jesse.
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Study highlights need to manage the growth of space exploration

June 15, 2025 • 8 mins
Associate Professor Laura Revell spoke to Jesse about the research.
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