Afternoons for Wednesday 12 September 2018
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Politicians and mental health
1:16 PM.We look to our Government to deal with serious issues facing our society, like the current crisis in mental health. But what if the strains on politicians themselves influence the policy they make? Read more Audio
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Josh Thomson
1:29 PM.The line up for this years short film festival, Show me shorts is being announced today, and among the films selected is 21 points directed by Pete Circuit, and starring Josh Thomson, who tells us… Read more Audio
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Some history on te reo Māori lessons
1:37 PM.For te wiki o te reo Māori, Sarah Johnston takes us on a jaunt through the Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision archives to explore how people learnt te reo in the past. Read more Audio
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Music critic - Simon Sweetman
2:10 PM.New albums by the two Pauls released on Friday last week - Paul Simon and Paul McCartney. Audio
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Bookmarks: Avi Duckor-Jones
2:30 PM.Avi Duckor-Jones is the son of New Zealand author Lloyd Jones and is following in his father's literary footsteps by writing his first book Swim. Read more Audio
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Parenting: How to nourish your toddler
3:10 PM.The toddler years are a labour-intensive phase of parenting – as your child learns about food, they're feeling a lot, pushing back a lot and don't have a lot of impulse control, says Dr Julie Boshale… Read more Audio
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History vs science vs religion
9:06 PM.Scientist Quentin Atkinson has looked at how the structure of Pacific societies determined how quickly they converted to Christianity - but an historian is not so sure of his conclusions. Read more Audio
Short Story Club
Our short story for Thursday is an essay from the book; Headlands: New Stories of Anxiety, edited by Naomi Arnold. it is Arise and Pass Away by Danyl McLauchlan
1:10 First song
1:15 Politicians and mental health
We look to our Government to deal with serious issues facing our society, like the current crisis in mental health.
But what if the strains on politicians themselves influence the policy they make?
That's the argument posed in an article looking at the psychological stress placed on politicians.
Clinical psychologist Dr Sarb Johal penned the piece and tells us more.
The House debates the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Monetary Policy) Amendment Bill with Assistant Speaker Poto Williams presiding. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith
1:25 Josh Thomson
The line up for this years short film festival, Show me shorts is being announced today, and among the films selected is 21 points directed by Pete Circuit, and starring Josh Thomson, who tells us about the film.
Photo: supplied
1:35 Sound Archives – Learning Te Reo Māori
Photo: Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Today there are free online courses, podcasts and nifty apps all aimed at helping us develop our skills in te reo Māori. But how did people learn the language in the past?
In our visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston takes us back to Māori language learning in the pre-digital era.
Māori for Beginners LP, NZBC 1972. Photo: Courtesy Alexandra Porter
1:40 Great album
2:20 Bookmarks: Avi Duckor-Jones
Avi Duckor-Jones is the son of New Zealand author Lloyd Jones and is following in his father's literary footsteps by writing his first book Swim. As well as his literary inclinations Avi has an adventurous streak, he's the first winner of Survivor; New Zealand and spent time teaching in Ghana. He talks to Jesse about writing, books, music and his favourite films. Including why the Wizard of Oz reminds him of his family.
Photo: Supplied / TVNZ
3:10 Mealtime toddler taming
Photo: Pixabay
Mealtimes can become battle grounds when there's a toddler in the house who refuses to eat. Dr Julie Bhosale takes the science on what to feed and how to feed a picky toddler and turns it into practical advice.
She outlines how ending mealtime battles can help the whole family and set up a healthy relationship with food for life in her new book, The Nourished Toddler.
She also shares one of her recipes for tofu curry that she reckons toddlers will eat
Vegetarian Tofu Curry by Dr Julie Bhosale Photo: supplied
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 Mike Rehu and Michael Moynihan