Afternoons for Friday 9 February 2018

1:10 First song: Pirate Captain Festus McBoyle

Vaudeville act Pirate Captain Festus McBoyle's Travellin' Variety Show joins Jesse for a raucous time.

1:15 Kapi Mana news to shut its local office

Former staff of the award winning local newspaper Kapi Mana news are alarmed at news it is shutting down its Porirua office. They say a good community newspaper needs its staff in the community it is representing. The paper's reporter and editor will be based at the Dominion Post's Wellington office.

Former Kapi Mana journalist, Kris Dando, won community reporter of the year in 2016 for his work on the paper, and says he would not have been able to achieve that from afar.

1:25 The Love Life of Bugs

Do bugs love? Do any mate for life? It's time for Dr Phil's Guide to love in the bug world!

Dr Phil Sirvid is Te Papa's entomologist and will be a guest speaker at Auckland zoo's Valentine's night event, Love Bugs. The zoo is currently hosting Te Papa's bug lab exhibition, and guests will be able to attend that, hear all about bugs from the expert and even sample a few as part of a dinner.

1:35 David Duchovny!

We speak to actor, writer, director and producer, David Duchovny. He's played some very memorable characters on hugely popular tv shows, including Fox Mulder on the X Files and Hank Moody on Californication.

His already impressive CV however doesn't end there, he is also a singer songwriter who has just released his second album.

David Duchovny is coming to New Zealand later this month for two concerts, in Auckland and Wellington, and talks to us about his late blooming music career, plus being back in the X-Files.

1:40 Great album: Seals and Crofts Greatest Hits

2:10 Film Review with Richard Swainson

Richard reviews Call Me By Your Name and Downsizing

2:30 NZ Live: Dunes

Jamie McDell returns to NZ Live, this time with her sister, Tess. The two have combined forces to create Dunes and their first album is out today.

The sisters talk about their time growing up in different parts of the country and the moment they decided to make music together. We also get to hear a few songs from the new album.

3:10 Food with Fiona Smith

Fiona Smith, a senior food writer at Cuisine shares a recipe for Coq Au Vin Kebabs

3:20 Wine with Joelle Thomson

Wine writer and tutor Joelle Thomson has been foraging in North Canterbury.

3:25 Critter of the Week Carmichaelia - New Zealand brooms

Carmichaelia juncea occurs in South Westland and did occur in the Waimakariri area but fell prey to hares, rabbits, and collectors. However, within the last twenty years, a plant was found, on the other side of the world in the Edinburgh gardens! Collectors from Scotland had at one stage in time take seed and planted it, and this became the father of all future C. juncea plants. 

Nicola Toki, DoC's threatened species ambassador shares the fascinating story of the recovery of this native broom back to New Zealand.

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

4:05 The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Michael Moynihan