Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

Some people are joiners, and some people feel like outsiders their whole lives. We grow up believing that belonging is everything, that happiness depends on finding our people, our tribe, our place in the crowd. But not fitting in is not a flaw says psychiatrist Dr Rami Kaminski. For 40 years he's seen patients who come to him yearning to be like other people, chasing a feeling at odds with their individuality. Dr Kaminksi says it can be a strength to embrace independent thinking and to stand a bit outside of the circle instead of always joining in. His new book is called The Gift of Not Belonging: How Outsiders Thrive in a World of Joiners. Take the quiz here

The NSW State Emergency Service has over 300 volunteers on stand-by around the state with concerns a "bomb cyclone" is intensifying off the coast. Plus, the jury is deliberating in the mushroom murder trial that's been dominating headlines, and news that celebrity chef Rick Stein is opening a new restaurant in Sydney.

Book critic Bill Hastings discusses Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies and Ken Keith's Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law.

Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind Facebook and Instagram, is on the hunt for new staff, and his approach is wild. In the race to snap up A.I talent, Zuckerberg is reportedly going on house visits and dangling big incentives, in some cases offering people a signing bonus of 100 million dollars.

Award winning RNZ journalist Phil Vine is back with a new podcast that uncovers the dark side of therapeutic community - or cult - in the 1960's Te Anau. You can find The Lodge on the RNZ website and wherever you get your podcasts.

The Australian iteration of Lego Masters - the reality game show that takes the concept of building blocks to new heights - is about to return. In the latest season Australian teams will compete against teams from all over the world, including New Zealand. Emily Fryer and Sarah Mosley will be flying the flag for New Zealand after competing in the first season of our version of the show. Emily and Sarah - AKA 'Team Mum' spoke to Jesse about their love of Lego.

The University of Auckland is playing host to a major business conference spotlighting female entrepreneurship with industry experts focusing on funding inequities, structural barriers, and the future of women in business. Co-chair for this conference, Professor Christine Woods spoke to Jesse.

Kadambari Gladding talks to some Iranians in New Zealand to find out how they are coping with the crisis in the Middle East.

Wellness is more than the absence of illness. Positive psychology is a growing field that shifts the focus from what's going wrong in our lives, to what's going right. Dr James Pawelski is a pioneer of using evidence-based research to transform education, business and even romance with positive psychology. He and his wife Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, co-author of the book Happy Together, joined Jesse to talk about the secret to happy relationships.

Find out how you can make the most of any green space - no matter how small - with our expert, Martin Steel-Brown.

This week Jesse chats to a staff member at the Westport isite centre.

Critic Linda Burgess discusses David Attenborough's documentary 'Ocean' and the new series of 'The Mirror and the Light' the show based on Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall books.

Over the past week The New York Times has slowly released a list of the Top 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. Listen to find out what did, and didn't, make the cut.

Singer and conductor Andrew Withington was a teacher and mentor to many. He died over the weekend at the age of 46. Today, a former student pays tribute. 

Kadha is a hot spiced drink that has been an Indian mum staple for centuries, and with winter bugs doing the rounds, it's the perfect tonic to keep illness at bay. Perzen Patal shares the recipe and explains why it's her go-to winter fix.

As it currently stands, most spinal cord injuries are incurable, but that could be about to change. 

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky.

This week's critter of the week will resonate with highly observant nature lovers. You may have noticed strange little markings covering the surface of leaves, turns out these are actually tunnels created by some of our leaf mining insects. Insects like the leather-leaf star miner. As the name suggests, the caterpillars of these small brown moths make distinct star shapes on the leaves they mine through. As we have been looking at stars in the sky lately with the rising of Matariki, there are even more stars to find in our forests!

Bad weather abounds for much of the country today and this weekend. So how do you make sure your four-legged friends are looked after when the weather is extreme? Dr Megan Alderson, founding director of The Strand Veterinarian and creative director of Vet Thrive is here to help.