Afternoons for Tuesday 5 October 2021

 

1:00 COVID BRIEFING AND UPDATE LIVE

 

1:20 Simon Wilson on the COVID alert levels conundrum

Senior writer at the NZ Herald Simon Wilson believes we have been unfairly ranked by Bloomberg over our COVID response. He's written about how saving lives during the pandemic hasn't been factored in by the organisation.

Jesse talks to Simon about those rankings and what life will be like in Auckland when alert level three allows certain freedoms from tomorrow.

1:30 A new book on Dame Vera Lynn's life and music 

Today Jesse catches up with Vicki Lee, who has spent a lot her time touring rest homes around New Zealand to perform Dame Very Lynn's music for residents who remember it from World War II.

Through that work she became close to Dame Vera, and now she has co-authored a new booked called The Career That Chose Me, with British historian historian Dr June Goodfield.

She talks to Jesse about how she became close to Vera and the book.

If you'd like to enquire about a copy you can contact Vicki at: familees@xtra.co.nz or on 027 242 5454

1:40 The history of the Thermette

During the show yesterday, Jesse asked listeners to tell us what they were doing during their childhoods when no screens were available for amusement.

The Thermette was mentioned by one listener, something which Jesse knew nothing about. Today we have Katie Cooper, Te Papa's Curator of New Zealand Histories and Culture to tell us all about its very New Zealand history.

1:50 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about a text scam on phones which has been sent to tens of thousands of New Zealanders. He also discusses what kind of protection you should have on any new devices.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson

Today Catherine looks at work of a friend of hers, Dave Roberts, who's written one novel and five non-fiction books.

You can find his work on his website, daverobertsbook.com.

2:20 The magical music of Harold Arlen

Today's music feature is step back in time to look at the amazing compositions from Harold Arlen. He was the musical genius behind the songs of The Wizard of Oz and many more. Auckland University's Dr Gregory Camp takes us through his work and plays the tunes he's best known for.

3:10 When nature and people collide

Bears looking for brunch in the rubbish bins, monkeys mugging tourists in India; wildlife and human encounters do not always go well. Science journalist Mary Roach looks at the  inevitable clashes between nature and us and the ways communities all over the world are trying to protect people and animals when our worlds collide. Her new book is called  Animal Vegetable Criminal:  When Nature Breaks the Law.

3:30 Spoken Feature:

Thousands of people flocked to a village in central Mexico in 1991. They hoped to be cured by 'magical' water after rumours spread about its healing powers. Maria Elena Navas spoke to an official in the local environment ministry in 1991, who was sent to check out what all the fuss was about.

3:45 The Panel with Victoria MacLennan and Jock Anderson