Afternoons for Friday 19 May 2017

Short Story Club

Next week's story is Descent from Avalanche by Eleanor Catton

Email us your thoughts, jesse@radionz.co.nz

1:15 Wayne Smith steps down from All Blacks

The All Black assistant coach, Wayne Smith, is stepping down from the role at the end of the current Rugby Championship. The surprise announcement came this morning during a press conference held at Auckland Airport. It will mark the end of 20 years of association between him and the All Blacks.

1:20 Bid to make mutant sheep Sharon world famous

A mutant sheep called Sharon living in semi resort like conditions is helping scientists to hopefully unravel the mysteries of human hair. Sharon's mutation means her wool isn't the usual tight curly coat we see but rather its straighter and silkier. Eloise Gibson is a science and medical journalist here in New Zealand and she's making it her mission to have Sharon the sheep become world famous.

1:35 Kiwi Poleaxe fighter to take on the world

Dayna Berghan-Whyman is about to take on the best in the world at a rather unusual sport, poleaxe, which is a medieval weapon used in fighting

Dayna is heading to the International Medieval Combat Federation World Championships in Denmark.

1:40 Favourite album: Moondance by Van Morrison

Morrison, started his professional career as a teen in the Northern Irish R&B band "Them."  By 22 he'd kicked off a solo career and three years later released his seminal album "Moondance" after moving to upstate New York.

Moondance quickly establish Van Morrison as a major artist after the disappointing failure of his previous releases to gain the attention many of his critics believed he deserved.  

2:10 Film Review with Richard Swainson

Richard reviews Alien: Convenant and The Viceroy's House

2:20 New Zealand Live: Seth Haapu

Something just a little bit special on New Zealand Live today . . .  no guitars.  Instead we have a trio of strings and a keyboard, and the dulcet tones of one of the most talented singers this country has produced in quite some time. Seth Haapu is a multi-instrumentalist, song writer and singer, and he's releasing an EP of songs today entitled "Volume II".

3:10 Food: Cooking Game Birds

The Old Vicarage’s Head Chef Anthony Fomison talks about game bird, ahead of the Game Bird Food Festival.

And he talks us through his North Canterbury Quail dish

3:20 Cider

A small independent NZ craft cidery has been named as maker of the best cider in the world.  We speak to Zeffer Cider's head cider-maker Jody Scott.

3:25 Critter of the Week: the Native Mole Cricket

Mole crickets are found around the world, but ours is unusual in having no wings. Robustly built with strong jaws for chewing and powerful front legs, Mole crickets use their front legs to dig underground tunnels.  Unlike crickets, their rear legs are not enlarged as they burrow not jump.

DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki has been digging up  information about this rare critter, the native mole cricket

3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question

4:05 The Panel Presented today by Ali Jones, with panellists Susan Hornsby-Geluk and Andrew Clay

 

Music played in this show

   
JESSE MULLIGAN - AFTERNOONS:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday 19th May 2017

1:10pm - FIRST SONG:
ARTIST:    Audioslave
TITLE:      Like A Stone
COMP:     Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello
ALBUM:   Audioslave
LABEL:    Epic

1:45pm - GREAT ALBUM:
ARTIST:    Van Morrison
TITLE:      Moondance
COMP:     Van Morrison
ALBUM:   Moondance
LABEL:    Warner Brothers

ARTIST:    Van Morrison
TITLE:      Crazy Love
COMP:     Van Morrison
ALBUM:   Moondance
LABEL:    Warner Brothers

ARTIST:    Van Morrison
TITLE:      Caravan
COMP:     Van Morrison
ALBUM:   Moondance
LABEL:    Warner Brothers

2:20pm - ADDITIONAL SONG:
ARTIST:    Chris Cornell
TITLE:      Sunshower
COMP:     Chris Cornell
ALBUM:   Euphoria Morning
LABEL:    Interscope

2:25pm - NEW ZEALAND LIVE:
ARTIST:    Seth Haapu
TITLE:      Crime Waves
COMP:     Seth Haapu
ALBUM:   Volume II [EP]
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

ARTIST:    Seth Haapu
TITLE:      Nature
COMP:     Seth Haapu
ALBUM:   Volume II [EP]
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

ARTIST:    Seth Haapu
TITLE:      Purea Nei
COMP:     Henare Mahanga, Hirini Melbourne
ALBUM:   Unreleased
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

ARTIST:    Seth Haapu
TITLE:      Sunday Best
COMP:     Seth Haapu
ALBUM:   Volume II [EP]
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

3:40pm - MUSIC 101 PROMO:
ARTIST:    Soundgarden
TITLE:      Boot Camp
COMP:     Chris Cornell,
ALBUM:   Down On The Upside
LABEL:    A&M

4:30pm - THE PANEL: Half Time Song
ARTIST:    Carole King
TITLE:      Child of Mine
COMP:     Gerry Goffin, Carole King
ALBUM:   Writer
LABEL:    A&M