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Afternoons

Hosted by RNZ · society · EN

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About this Podcast:

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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Verified email

Booking probability

37%

Guest openness

Selective

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80/100
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Questions about Afternoons

What is Afternoons about?

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.

Who hosts Afternoons?

Afternoons is hosted by RNZ. The show has published 274 episodes to date.

What has Afternoons covered recently?

Recent episodes include "An insight into the real cost of living crisis" (29 October 2026, 9 minutes), "The quirky content filling up your group chats" (28 October 2026, 15 minutes), and "Easy Eats: Asparagus, courgette, bacon and walnut galette" (28 October 2026, 7 minutes).

How often does Afternoons publish?

Afternoons publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 12 minutes across 274 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Afternoons?

Booking probability for Afternoons is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Afternoons requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Afternoons's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

RNZ hosts Afternoons, a society podcast with 274 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Oct 29, 20269 min

    We've all heard it's a cost of living election ... it's a cost of living crisis .. it's a cost of living tunnel .. but we wondered what those words actually mean? This morning on Morning Report, the parents of seven...

  • Oct 28, 202615 min

    Let's talk about what's got your group chats lighting up now .. Jesse is joined by this weekend's Saturday morning host Kate Rodger, Sunday's culture 101 host Perlina Lau and Afternoons' senior producer Olivia Wilson...

  • Oct 28, 20269 min

    Time for Heading Off, our weekly travel segment where you share your adventures .. and inspire others to do the same! Today we're heading off to Maui in Hawaii with travel writer Megan Singleton, who has just returned...

  • Oct 28, 202613 min

    It's time for Our Changing World - and this week we're heading out in the field with producer Liz Garton - to learn more about tara-iti, the New Zealand fairy tern. The Kakapo, as our kind of poster child for rare...

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  • Oct 28, 202610 min

    Ai generated music is flooding streaming platforms everywhere .. but many music fans would have no idea of knowing if the content they're listening to was made by AI Last year the EU announced they were introducing...

  • Oct 28, 202614 min

    Lots of policies and promises have been bandied around this campaign season - but there's one idea that seems to have support right across the political spectrum. And that is a future generations law - a legal...

  • Oct 27, 202611 min

    There's a push to bring debating to more schools across the country... particularly those in lower-decile communities that haven't traditionally had the same access to it. It's widely believed that debating helps young...

  • Oct 27, 20266 min

    Nature isn't just something you find in the bush, at the beach or in a wildlife park. It's in our backyards, on our windowsills, and growing in the cracks in the footpath. But often - in our urban bubbles - we don't...

  • Oct 27, 202617 min

    As we get closer to Election Day, the noise around the potential make up of the next Government is getting louder and louder. University of Otago election law professor & constitutional theory expert Andrew Geddis joins...

  • Oct 23, 202616 min

    Every Friday Jesse chats critters with passionate conservationist Nicola Toki. This week they are talking about the Ngahere Gecko. Found across the lower-to-eastern North Island, ranging from East Cape down through the...

  • Oct 23, 20267 min

    October is the time to be proactive in your garden .. with the days growing longer and the soil warming up, plants grow faster. Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan is with Jesse to share what you should be focusing on in your...

  • Oct 23, 20269 min

    Hospitality legend, and manager of Auckland Council's The Kitchen Project, Connie Clarkson is with Jesse to share a recipe for miso snapper rice bowl. As summer peaks around the corner, this is one for our boaties and...

  • Oct 23, 202637 min

    Time for NZ Live. Your weekly live music showcase. A private gig to play you into the weekend. Today's artist has become one of the country's most successful musicians with 100s of millions of streams across 7 albums...

  • Oct 23, 20269 min

    Afternoons critic Dominic Corry is with Jesse in the Auckland studio to share the movies he's been watching: Clayface (in cinemas) Wildwood (in cinemas)

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