Afternoons

1:10 Ben Thomas on ministers stripped of portfolios

In a surprise move this morning Prime Minister Christoper Luxon has stripped two ministers of their portfolios.

Melissa Lee's had the media and communications portfolio taken from her and Penny Simmonds has lost her disabilities issues portfolio.

Political commentator and former National Party press secretary Ben Thomas speaks to Jesse.

1:15 The Beths finalists for three awards at the upcoming AMAs

It's a big season on the New Zealand music scene, hot off the Taite awards last night the Aotearoa Music Awards are just around the corner.

This year at the AMA's The Beths are up for three awards, the news coming in just after they performed at Coachella.

Liz Stokes talks to Jesse about the amazing year they're having so far.

1:35 Ana Scotney on her solo show

'Scattergun: After the Death of Rūaumoko' is Ana Scotney's solo show, currently mid-run.

It's won awards and rave reviews on both sides of the Tasman.

Ana speaks to Jesse.

1:45 Heading Off: Air NZ new fares explained

For Heading Off today we speak to NZ Herald Deputy Business Editor about the new fares for flights with Air New Zealand.

Both the domestic and international tickets have had changes of late, domestic fares have gone up and there are changes to what passengers can expect depending on the type of fare they have purchased.

Grant's been looking at these changes closely and explains it to Jesse.

2:12 Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith

Today Ximena talks to Jesse about Sherlock and Co a weekly drama series that brings Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales to life in a modern London setting. She also gives her take on the podcast  Helen Lewis Has Left The Chat.

2:20 Easy Eats: Loaded larb eggplants on brown rice

This Sam Parish has a vege loaded extraordinary dish, but it's still simple and easy to put together for a midweek meal. 

This week's version uses chicken mince but Sam says pork works just as well. 

You can find out how to make this vegetable loaded midweek meal here. 

2:30 Bookmarks with Chelsea Jade 

It's all on for pop star and self described art school drop-out Chelsea Jade. Based in the U.S. she finished up touring with Yumi Zouma late last year.

She's been in New Zealand working on an original score for The Effect, an Auckland Theatre Company production from the writer of blockbuster TV show Succession.

Chelsea has created her first ever theatre composition for the show. She's with us to share some of her favourite things on Bookmarks. 

3:10 Screen addiction in young people and how to tackle it 

The evidence is pretty clear that the longer parents delay the use of smartphones by their kids, the better their mental health will be. The question is, how do you do that when screens are everywhere? Melanie Hempe confronted the issue of screen addiction with her own sons. She started Screen Strong  to help parents give their kids smartphone free childhoods. 

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up, in the last episode of the Voice of Tangaroa series we travel to Tonga to meet a passionate team working to eradicate rats from a remote volcanic island. 

3:45 The pre-Panel