Afternoons

Wallace Chapman and Susana Lei'ataua star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

On any given day, you'll find Dr Michael Snyder wearing about 8 pieces of technology to monitor his heart rate, skin temperature, blood oxygen levels, sleep patterns, and glucose levels. His smart watches and rings know if he's sick before he does. And that's the point says Dr Snyder, Director of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University. He's known as medicine's most measured man with massive amounts of data from wearable technology and scans. His lab works on ways to track our bodies when we're feeling good, so we can spot trouble before it starts. He sees this as the future of medicine where we only go to the doctor when we're sick to care to keep us healthy.

Afternoons critic Ruwani Perera joins Susana to discuss what she's been watching. This week: Nobody Wants This (Season 3) Netflix One Brit Wonder - TVNZ The One about Matthew Perry - Netflix

It's time for our expert feature.. where we invite an expert in their field to join us and answer all your questions. Today we're talking about the world of casting - it's one of those things you probably only notice when it goes wrong... when an actor doesn't quite fit the character... feels uncomfortable in the role, or there's just no chemistry on screen. Bad casting can really take you out of a story ... and even ruin an otherwise great film .. conversely there is nothing better than great casting .. an actor who brings a role to life flawlessly. Liz Mullane is a casting director from Wellington. She's responsible for casting some of the biggest films to come out of New Zealand, including 'Heavenly Creatures' which launched Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey's careers. Liz chats to Susana.

Every week we like to hit the clubs - and what better time than a Monday afternoon?! If you've got a club or society you'd like Afternoons to be at, please text 2101 or email us afternoons@rnz.co.nz, we'd love to hear from you! This week Susana is talking to the Southland Musicians Club.