Afternoons for Wednesday 18 April 2018
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First song: Mind Over Matter in session
1:10 PM.We got an email from a listener who had hired a great young band to perform at her party and was so impressed, she urged us to have them on the show. Read more Audio
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Craig Watson: Israel Folau's comments harmful
1:15 PM.An Australian rugby player's homophobic comments are equivalent to hate speech because he is targeting a marginalised group, says Craig Watson, an Auckland man who is Christian and gay. Read more Audio
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Water wheel powers West Coast farm
1:26 PM.Power cuts are no problem for a West Coast farming couple. They are turning - literally - a stream on their property into power. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Sound Archives - Entertaining Kiwi troops in World War I
1:36 PM.In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision we will hear about the sort of entertainment the troops were enjoying 100 years ago. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Bookmarks with Jennifer Ward Lealand
2:27 PM.Jennifer Ward Lealand has had a successful multi-faceted career in theatre, film and television for over 35 years. Her latest role is in the George Bernard Shaw play Mrs Warren's Profession. She talks… Read more Audio
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Are you eating fake food?
3:11 PM.If you're checking out of an American supermarket with more than ten items in your cart, you're probably buying something adulterated or counterfeit, says food writer Larry Olmsted. Read more Audio
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Myrtle rust - its impact in NZ and Australia
9:06 PM.Myrtle rust is having a profound impact on native plants and ecosystems in Australia - what will its effect be on New Zealand forests? Read more Audio
Short Story Club
On Thursday we discuss Fear of Cake by Barbara Else
and the writer of the best email wins a copy of her new book Go Girl: A storybook of epic NZ Women
1:10 First song: Mind Over Matter in session
We got an email from a listener who had hired a great young band to perform at her party and was so impressed, she urged us to have them on the show. So we checked them out, and they're pretty impressive - and it turns out they're still at high school! So we invited Mind Over Matter on the show to perform one of their original songs.
Mind Over Matter Photo: Facebook
1:15 What a gay Christian thinks of Israel Folau's comments
There's been a lot of commentary about Australian rugby player, Israel Folau saying God's plan for gay people was "Hell, unless they repent of their sins and turn to God".
Craig Watson grew up in a conservative Baptist church where homosexuality was viewed as evil - he now works to promote acceptance of homosexuality within Christianity - and acceptance of Christianity in the gay community.
He talks about what Folau's comments might mean to gay Christians, including those in the Pasifika community.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
1:25 Water wheel powers West Coast farm
Power cuts are no problem for a West Coast farming couple. They are turning - literally - a stream on their property into power.
Malcolm Smith and Robyn Curtis-Smith farm near Ahaura on the West Coast and they've built a huge waterwheel in a creek that generates electricity for the farm and house.
1:35 Sound Archives - Entertaining Kiwi troops in World War I
During World War I, fighting by New Zealanders in France and Belgium meant serving in frontline combat positions in the trenches for a few days to a week at a time. In between, units were rotated back to ‘reserve’ positions, several kilometres away from the Front, where boredom was yet another enemy to contend with. In an attempt to keep the troops entertained, concert parties were formed by the men, and in today’s visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we will hear about the sort of entertainment they were enjoying 100 years ago.
1:40 Great album
2:20 Bookmarks with Jennifer Ward Lealand
Jennifer Ward Lealand has had a successful multi-faceted career in theatre, film and television for over 35 years. Her latest role is in the George Bernard Shaw play Mrs Warren's Profession. She talks to Jesse about what she's been listening to, reading and watching recently.
Jennifer Ward Lealand Photo: Supplied
3:10 The rise of fake food
Photo: supplied
There are counterfeit designer handbags, counterfeit Rolex watches and there's something else passed off as the real thing but isn't - fake food.
Selling fake honey, fake olive oil, fake seafood and more is a $US50 billion industry.
Food and travel writer Larry Olmsted talks about how to tell if what you're eating is what you think it is.
3:35 Science and environment stories
Stories from Our Changing World.
3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question
4:05 The Panel with Michelle Boag and Mike Williams
Music played in this show
1:10pm - FIRST SONG:
ARTIST: Mind Over Matter
TITLE: Cold Stone
COMP: Nathan Kruse
RNZ Live Recording
1:45pm - GREAT ALBUM:
ARTIST: Janet Jackson
TITLE: Together Again
COMP: Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Elizondo
ALBUM: Velvet Rope
LABEL: Virgin
ARTIST: Janet Jackson
TITLE: Got til its gone
COMP: Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Elizondo, Joni Mitchell, Kamaal Ibn Fareed
ALBUM: Velvet Rope
LABEL: Virgin
ARTIST: Janet Jackson
TITLE: I get lonely
COMP: Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Elizondo
ALBUM: Velvet Rope
LABEL: Virgin
ARTIST: Janet Jackson
TITLE: Go Deep
COMP: Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Elizondo
ALBUM: Velvet Rope
LABEL: Virgin
MUSIC CRITIC Simon Sweetman
ARTIST: Particle Kid
TITLE: Everything is Bullshit
COMP: Micah Nelson
ALBUM: Everything Is Bullshit
ARTIST: Bettye LaVette
TITLE: Political World
COMP: Bob Dylan
ALBUM: Things Have Changed
BOOKMARKS: Jennifer Ward Lealand's picks:
ARTIST: Marlene Dietrich
TITLE: Makin' Whoppee
COMP: Written-By - G. Kahn*, W. Donaldson*
ALBUM: Sei Lieb Zu Mir
LABEL: Remember - RMB 75056
ARTIST: Dimmer
TITLE: Evolution
ALBUM: I believe you are a star