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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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00:11:32

Explainer: The ins and outs of the McSkimming case

Afternoons ·

2025/11/12

If you've heard any news at all today, you'll be aware the Independent Police Conduct Authority has released a report into the Police's handling of complaints about former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming McSkimming hit the news earlier this year when he resigned from his post. At the time Police Minister Mark Mitchell said the allegations against him were "of a very serious nature". McSkimming was subsequently charged and pleaded guilty to possessing objectionable material on his work

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00:14:10

Spoken Feature: Thrift is Back!

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

It's time now for a new season of the RNZ podcast Thrift and this week host Katy Gosset investigates some cheap tweaks that can help turn your rental property into a home. Today we meet an expert renter and op-shopping queen whose homely hacks won't stretch the budget.

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00:04:18

You're the Judge: Children at parties - yes or no?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

We've got a weekly segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent in by one of our listeners, and you, our audience, decide what the right course of action is.

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00:20:54

Feature interview: Why you shouldn't be yourself

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

"Just be yourself" is one of the worst pieces of advice out there says Psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Authenticity and some diversity programs that encourage people to 'be themselves' often lead to failure he says. Dr Chamorro-Premuzic explains that the most successful people aren't intensely authentic, they're experts at reading a room, adapting, and understanding where the right to be yourself ends and our obligation to others begins. His new book is called Don't Be Yourself: Why

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00:09:01

Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

Let's find out what's happening in Australia now Brad Foster is with us now to tell us what everyone is talking about across the Tasman. Today's topics - How a Neo-Nazi rally in Sydney on Saturday got permission to be held and why tobacco sales are soaring on the Australian black market.

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00:10:57

Book Critic: Book things related to 'Hoods Landing'

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

A few weeks ago Pip Adam was lucky enough to be part of the launch of Laura Vincent's new novel Hoods Landing. Today she chats to Jesse about three book things related to Hood's Landing. Overseas Experience by Nicola Andrews (Aporo Press, 2025) local loser podcast with host Damien Levi The Whitireia Publishing Course - Aotearoa New Zealand's only full-time industry-led qualification in book publishing.

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00:07:06

Tech Tuesday with Tim Batt

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

Tim Batt joins Jesse to explain why he hates smart devices. This is off the back of Google no longer supporting some of its smart thermostats in the United States.

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00:12:25

Capturing Shackelton's Trans-Antarctica Expedition

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

Sir Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctica Expedition - between 1914 and 1917 - has been described as one of the greatest adventures of all time. While photos were taken during the expedition - the full voyage hasn't been documented visually, until now. Antarctic and maritime artist Sean Garwood has spent years compiling photographs and studying accounts of the expedition and has now brought the story to life through oil paintings.

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00:05:22

How much ecological damage has the Tongariro fire done?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

Nearly 3,000 hectares of Tongariro National Park have been turned to ash by fires that started on Saturday. That's about three thousand full size rugby pitches of old growth and native plants burnt - some completely. As the ash starts to settle, the process of understanding what has been lost is being revealed, Jesse is joined by Project Tongariro Chief Executive Kiri Te Wano.

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00:10:13

Safety First: The reality of running a shop in South...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/11

An article by RNZ journalist Gaurav Sharma takes readers behind the scenes of the Indian business community in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe and reveals the lengths many shop owners are going to in order to stay safe. Along with fog cannons, bollards and security doors, some jewellery retailers have installed cages within their stores, protecting them and their products. Gurdeep Singh, owner of Pooja Jewellers, talks to Jesse.

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00:10:38

Here Now

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

This week on Here Now..... Kadambrai Raghukumar covers the current conflict is Sudan. Sh speaks to those in New Zealand who fled the Violence of 2003 who share their grief and hope over what's happening in their homeland.

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00:05:59

'The Convert' star Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne tributes...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

Today we acknowledge the death of Lee Tamahori, Ngati Porou, the pioneering Kiwi filmmaker behind 'Once Were Warriors' and 'Mahana'. Jesse speaks to actress Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, the star of his 2023 film 'The Convert'.

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00:19:05

Feature: 3D facial technology changes a man's life

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

Going out in public became dreadfully uncomfortable for 75-year-old Dave Richards after an accident with a drunk driver four years ago in Devon, England. His bike got caught under the car, dragging him on the asphalt, tearing away much of his face, nose and neck. Surgeons had to remove his eye and cover the damaged area with a skin graft. The accident that nearly took his life, took his confidence until a team of experts at the Bristol 3D Medical Centre stepped in. Using advanced 3D scanning,

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00:22:58

Expert: Solving cold cases

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

Today we are joined by Police cold case specialist Detective Superintendent Darryl Sweeney.

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00:11:09

Cold Call: Pest Controller

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

For a while now we've run a segment called Jesse's Cold Call where Jesse picks up the phone, dials an organisation at random, and hopes to find someone to have a yarn with. He's called all the information centres around the country and some iwi radio stations. So, given all the chat about hornets, we thought today we'd try our luck with a pest controller.

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00:11:41

TV Critic: 'The Twelve' and 'The Diplomat'

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

Let's talk about what's good to watch on the small screen. Claire Chitham tells Jesse about the new seasons of The Diplomat and The Twelve.

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00:07:51

One family's mission to repopulate our pāua

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

Next time you're tucking into a pāua fritter, spare a thought for those who are doing everything they can to help replenish our depleted pāua populations. An aquafarming family in the Marlborough Sounds has been doing just that for almost 25 years. They have been repopulating parts of the country's coastline by growing tiny pāua in tanks. Mike Radon from Arapawa Blue Pearls joins Jesse to tell him all about it.

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00:08:46

Cover your ears: Bagpipers join for largest world...

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

This Wednesday, pipers will pay homage to AC/DC when they descend on Fed Square in Melbourne to smash the record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble. They're hoping for around 350 players to show up. The music video for "It's a Long Way to the Top" was filmed in the same spot in 1976, and one of the original pipers was Les Kenfield. He joins Jesse for a chat.

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00:11:59

The West Bank through a New Zealand man's eyes

Afternoons ·

2025/11/10

While Gaza continues to capture the world's attention, the West Bank has also experienced a dramatic escalation of violence. Aid agencies are reporting that it's suffering near economic collapse, widespread hunger and schools and people living in fear. Christchurch man Cole Martin spent six months there in a refugee camp and has just returned home. He tells Jesse about his experience.

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00:14:18

Where do you find locally made content for our kids?

Afternoons ·

2025/11/06

It seems our children aren't so engaged with locally made content. That's according to new research which has also revealed that parents don't know where to find local shows. The survey - commissioned by NZ On Air - has prompted the agency to launch a dedicated hub on YouTube for our kids. To find out more about this NZ On Air's head of funding Amie Mills is with Jesse.

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