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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.

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00:11:10

NZ is full of paper roads - but what are they exactly?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/26

We have 55 thousand kilometres of paper roads across New Zealand. But in our team meeting we discovered that there was confusion about what paper roads are, and why they are important. To help give us the answers is Dot Dalziell, who's a regional field adviser with Herenga a Nuku Aotearoa - otherwise known as the Outdoor Access Commission.

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00:15:27

Being a fussy eater might not be as straightforward...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/26

A large study into avoidant and restrictive eating (which is an extreme form of picky eating) in children shows the issue is much more common than we thought. About 6% of children have ongoing restrictive eating patterns, and 2-3% meet the level of clinical concern. A cohort study of over 35 thousand children in Norway also found links between restrictive eating patterns and developmental & emotional difficulties. So how can parents tell the difference between relatively typical fussy eating

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00:08:18

The pre-Panel for 25 November 2025

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

The pre-Panel Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

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00:19:35

Feature interview: The one and only Warren Ellis

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

Interesting people make interesting music. Warren Ellis is in a class of his own. He's a composer, multi-instrumentalist and longtime creative partner of gothic rock poet laureate Nick Cave. For more than 40 years Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have challenged us with narrative-driven music that touches on love, death, and religion. Ellis is also the co-founder of Ellis Park, a sanctuary for wounded animals in Sumatra. He saves the animals, and he says, they saved him. The spirit of transformation

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00:06:11

Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

Brad Foster joins Jesse to talk about the latest news from Australia. Today he is talking about Meta reacting to the social media ban for under 16-year-olds; Pauline Hansen's latest stunt in Parliament and a teenager who has been charged with murdering another teen.

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00:11:24

Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

Book critic Bill Hastings reviews: Lea Ypi, Indignity: A Life Reimagined (Allen Lane Penguin, 2025), Daniel Kalderimis, Zest: Climbing from Depression to Philosophy (Ugly Hill Press, 2024).

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00:08:25

Is prison really the answer to cracking down on crime?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

Could we do better when it comes to how we manage our prison populations? That's what a Canterbury University political science researcher has been looking into as part of her studies into justice policy and its intergenerational impacts. Dr Lin Mussell's work on this issue has won her an award, ahead of her publishing a book on it early next year.

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00:05:15

Taking a look at artist Fred Graham's legacy

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

New Zealand artist Fred Graham is recognised as a pioneer in the contemporary Maori art movement. Now two exhibitions at Pataka Art and Museum in Wellington will pay tribute to his work, after his death this year at the age of 96. His son Brett Graham is a prominent artist in his own right and chats to Jesse about his father's legacy.

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00:09:40

Is an A grade still impressive? We get a student's...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

A new report has found a large increase in the number of university students receiving A grades. The think-tank 'The New Zealand Initiative' has analysed grade data from New Zealand's eight universities and found a 64 percent increase in the number of students earning 'A's' in 2024 compared to 2006. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association Academic Vice-President Ethan Rogacion chats to Jesse.

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00:25:27

Music feature: We put the spotlight on Bjork

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

Bee Trudgeon currently writes for Audioculture Iwi Waiata and Muzic NZ. She was working for 'RipItUp' magazine back in 1995 when Post came out and interviewed Bjork for this album. Bee chats to Jesse.

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00:07:39

What are regional councils actually for?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

The days of regional councils could soon be over. It's understood the Government will announce a proposal for a local government shake-up later this afternoon. It comes after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon hinted on Sunday that a major reform is coming. Earlier this year, regional development minister and New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones told a forum there was "less and less of a justifiable purpose" for keeping regional government once the RMA reforms went through. Which got us

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00:07:26

Tech Tuesday with Tim Batt 25 November 2025

Afternoons ·

2025/11/25

Our tech guy Tim Batt shares the latest goings on in the world of technology, and today he's looking into X, formerly known as Twitter, introducing a tool to aid transparency only to then remove it when it revealed a little too much. Plus his tech tip is that it might actually be a good idea to buy a computer or console during Black Friday sales.

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00:05:58

Meet the best hockey goalkeeper in the world!

Afternoons ·

2025/11/21

We want to start the show with some good news; Black Sticks' Grace O'Hanlon has been awarded goalkeeper of the year by the International Hockey Federation. It's the first time a New Zealander has won the prestigious award. Grace O'Hanlon joins Jesse.

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00:19:47

Expert Feature: How do you navigate a divorce or...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

It's time for our expert feature and today we're talking about navigating divorce & separation Alongside the death of a loved one, separation and divorce can be one of the most painful and difficult periods of someone's life. Divorce and separation coach Kimberlee Sweeney joins Jesse for the next 30 minutes to answer all your questions

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00:20:25

Feature Interview: What exactly is "workslop?"

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

You know it when you see it. An email from a co-worker or marketing pitch from a company that lands in your inbox, but you know it was written by artificial intelligence. AI promised to make work faster, smarter, and more efficient, but sometimes those emails take time to unpick and fix. There's a word for that, "workslop". It's content that masquerades as meaningful but requires others to interpret. Dr. Kate Niederhoffer is a social psychologist and vice president of BetterUp Labs. She

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00:09:29

Jesse Goes Clubbing!

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

We're trying something new here on Afternoons, we've decided Monday is club day, a chance for Jesse to hit the clubs. If you have a club you'd like Jesse to join for the day please get in touch at afternoons@rnz.co.nz Today, we're starting Jesse's clubbing adventure with Barbara Preston from Auckland based choir Stimmung.

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00:10:42

Television Critic: Actor Michelle Langstone shares...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

Let's talk what to watch on the box now and who better to tell us what's good right now, than actor Michelle Langstone. Film Club (Three Now) Educators - Season Four (TVNZ)

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00:09:31

Putting traditional building techniques into modern use

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

Mimiro is an ancient Maori building technique that sees wooden supports fastened together using joints similar to tongue and groove and then the whole structure is fastened to the ground with rope. It's an example of building techniques that architect and academic Professor Anthony Hoete says could and should be used more in construction. He speaks to Jesse.

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00:07:11

Find out how AI is helping identify bird song

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

Last week we spotted an invitation to an event in Hamilton that had us intrigued; it was a conversation about how artificial intelligence can help identify the birds singing around us. We hear so much about how terrible AI is, we wanted to learn about how it could be used for good. Dr Andrew Lensen certainly thinks it can be, he's a computer scientist leading MBIE-funded "AI for good" work, including using computer vision to recognise individual kaka and related projects on kiwi call

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00:08:11

Asbestos sand: How worried should you be?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/17

Concern is sweeping the country admid a possible asbestos contamination of coloured play sands, with 120 schools and early play centers having contacted the Ministry of Education on this issue. Asbestos expert and co-director of the Environmental Innovation Centre Professor Terri-Ann Berry spoke with Jesse Mulligan on just how worried the public should be.

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