Afternoons for Tuesday 31 August 2021

 

1:00 COVID Update LIVE

During alert level lockdowns we'll broadcast each day live from the 1pm media briefing to update case numbers and information about differing alert levels around the country.

1:15 West Auckland weather update with Mayor Phil Goff

The clean up has started in West Auckland where overnight rainfall caused widespread flooding and damage.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has been to the hardest hit area, Kumeu to assess the damage and speak to emergency response workers. He talks to Jesse about the situation.

1:17 What life back at level 3 means

As the country, south of Auckland, prepares to move back into alert level three, we speak to a cafe and bakery in Hamilton about what the shift will mean for them.

Jesse speaks to Luke Houghton of Hamilton's Cream Eatery about how they plan to operate under level 3 restrictions from tomorrow.

1:27 Lockdown challenges for people with eating disorders

Lockdown can be a very challenging time especially for those New Zealanders coping with an eating disorder.

So a dietician has come up with 10 tips to keep moving forward with eating disorder recovery in lockdown.

Victoria Schonwald,  from the Eat Clinic, talks to Jesse about ways people with eating disorders can cope during alert level 3 and 4 restrictions.

1:50 How to Write 'A Best Man's Speech'

Recently online a man shared a story of how he was asked to leave a wedding because of his groomsman's speech.

Speech writer David Slack joins the show to talk about the rules of what can and can't be said when you're toasting the happy couple in that capacity.

David also now has a newsletter you can subscribe to if you're looking for some fun reading. You can find his "More Than A Feilding" site here.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson

Today Catherine reviews, Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People by Rick Gekoski, My Mess is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety by Georgia Pritchett and the Chief Inspector Gamache series of detective novels by Louise Penny.

2:20 Rediscovering the love of jigsaw puzzles during lockdown

Jigsaw puzzles have been a popular way for people to pass the time during this year's level four lockdown period.

Puzzle enthusiast Jack Ager runs a puzzle exchange in Whanganui, he talks to Jesse about puzzle popularity and what makes a great challenge in one.

2:30 Dr Kirsten Zemke on time signatures in song

Dr Kirsten Zemke is back for today's music feature which looks at unusual time signatures in songs. Of course we'll also play the tracks she's talking about.

3:10 Myth busting the middle age spread

Middle age spread may be real, but don't blame middle age. New research by evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer says our metabolisms don't slow down until we're well into our 60's.That spread happens not just because of what we eat, but how we eat.  His new book  explains the science and the solutions, Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness History

When the Titanic hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage in 1912, hundreds of the passengers survived, mostly by escaping in the liner's life-rafts. Among them were six Chinese sailors travelling in third class; but, unlike other survivors, their stories remained untold for decades because they faced racism and a hostile immigration system when they reached American soil. Viv Jones speaks to Tom Fong, the son of one of the Chinese sailors. He only found out what had happened to his father after his death.

3:45 The Panel with Wendyl Nissen and Ian Taylor