Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Lawyer and political commentator Liam Hehir joined Jesse to discuss his solution to our energy problem.

In 1988 Angela Walker became just the second New Zealander to compete in Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympics. Despite that being 37 years ago, no one else has repeated that feat since. Angela joins Jesse to discuss the highs, lows, pirouettes, and leaps of her sporting career.

We all know relationships are complicated, whether it's matters of the heart, workplace problems, or with friendships. And sometimes, it really helps to get an outside perspective. Clinical Psychologist Kirsty Ross joined Jesse to discuss how to politely say no at work, how to address your partner's spending habits and explained why some people feel the need to share their opinions online. If you have any issues you'd like addressed email me at afternoons@rnz.co.nz

If you've ever scowled at being told to, quote, "act your age", then Leigh Elder's new book is for you.

A new tool is promising to revolutionise the way we farm.

A group has laid out its vision for how public bodies should take long-term impacts and future wellbeing into account. 

Jesse chats to Our Changing World's Claire Concannon about what she learnt at a recent science conference and specifically a session on biology research in space.

Chances are, you already know the warning signs if your child is being bullied. But what about if your child is the bully? 

Today, we're joined by Culture 101 co-host and regular Afternoons pop culture expert Perlina Lau.

Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for pasta filled with spinach and ricotta.

Zac Arnold from Naked PR shares new music: Sister Irene O'Connor with Fire (Luke 12:49) and O& The Mo with demo8.

Geordie Beamish is the man of the moment. The New Zealander won a stunning world gold in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this week. Beamish's win was so unexpected ... the defending champion didn't even know his name ... and his triumph was all the more impressive after his fall in the heats where he has his face trampled on by a fellow competitor

It's time for Heading Off where we share travel tales and adventure tips, today we're talking to Simon who spent some memorable days in Uruguay.

Are the days of big musical acts snubbing New Zealand over? In the past few years the likes of Taylor Swift, Oasis and Lady Gaga have left New Zealand off their world tour schedule forcing fans to travel to Australia to see some of the world's biggest artists Earlier this week the Government announced a $70 million events package to attract more events to New Zealand .. hoping to stimulate the local economy. We wanted to know why you need money to attract rockstars and how these deals work behind the scenes. Here to help is Ben Howe, he's the Music Programme Lead at Massey University, he's also the co -owner of Flying Nun records and a former music promoter.

High jumper Hamish Kerr has won gold at the World Athletics Championships overnight in Tokyo It's been a brilliant two days on the track for New Zealand. 

There are new speed cameras on the streets of Auckland and they come in the form of non descript trailers, without any signage. 

Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Jose Barbosa to preview this evening's show.

With just one breath, New Zealand freediver Ant Williams set a new world record, swimming 182 meters underwater and under ice. That's the length of nearly two full rugby fields. He takes us all along for the ride with a documentary called Ice Dive, part of the Adventure series on Apple Vision Pro. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Williams says he wants to show us all just how far we can go by pushing fear and doubt and comfort aside in our lives.

Time to check what's happening in Australia and today Brad Foster focuses on a new report from the Australian Climate Service, the banks coming under fire and a John Farnham Musical!

Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to talk about her reading recommendations. Fangs for Nothing by Steffanie Holmes (Atria/Simon and Schuster) The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw (Allen and Unwin) Murder on Milverton Square by G.B. Ralph (Amazon worldwide)