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Feature on Film: Why are women over 60 invisible?

A lead actor named Chris was more likely to headline one of the UK's top-grossing films over the past three years than a woman over 60. Even talking animals came out ahead according to a new study from the UK's Age Without Limits campaign. Animals were four times more likely to be the central character than an older woman. More than two decades ago, actress Geena Davis decided to challenge Hollywood's blind spots by founding the Geena Davis Institute, which tracks who gets seen and who gets left out and how women of all ages are portrayed. Madeline Di Nonno is the Institute's President and CEO where they use data to help the entertainment industry see what's missing on the screen.

Smashed chicken tacos with coriander and lime sour cream

Kelly Gibney joins Jesse each week to share a recipe, this week's one is smashed chicken tacos with coriander and lime sour cream. Click HERE for the recipe!

Heading Off: Northland

It's time for Heading Off our weekly travel segment where you get to share your adventures with a captive audience. If you've got a trip you'd like to share with us, please do email us at afternoons@rnz.co.nz, we love to hear from you. Today we're staying on our beautiful shores and heading on a road trip to the far north of New Zealand.

Stories from Our Changing World

It's our weekly catch up with RNZ Podcast Our Changing World's host Claire Concannon. Today she's talking to Jesse about the realm of molecular biology.

How water pollution is stopping young athletes from competing

Raw sewage, dead animals, life-threatening logs are just some of the obstacles athletes worry about facing if they have to get into the water for their sport. New research from Waikato University has found climate change and the impact of extreme weather events have had a huge impact on getting young people into surfing, kayaking and waka ama. Joining us to talk about the concept of 'polluted sport' is the University of Waikato's Holly Thorpe