1:12 New album released by Paul Cathro

Musician Paul Cathro from Ha the Unclear has just released a new EP - from a lockdown into lockdowned ears. Like so many musicians Paul is having to postpone gigs at the moment, but that doesn't mean the music stops.  Paul Cathro talks to Jesse about his latest work and plays a track. 

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1:17 Prostate cancer twice as deadly for māori men 

While covid is front of mind for our current health response, other medical issues haven't gone away. And some of the same disparities in our covid respsonse exist in the health system's handling of prostate cancer. A study released today into prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment in New Zealand has found that māori men get diagnosed later on average than pākeha, and are twice as likely to die from it. 

To discuss the disparity and how we improve the provision of prostate cancer treatment in Aotearoa Jesse is joined by the co-leader of Oranga Tū: A Healthy Stand  - Associate Professor Jacquie Kidd from the AUT School of Clinical Sciences. 

Prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer treatment. Photo: AFP

1:30 Improving the green space ratio in Wellington 

Councillors in Wellington are considering a new plan to massively increase green space in the city. 

The Wellington City Council draft Green Network Plan is going before councillors this week. It has lots of aims but the big ticket item is increasing green space in the central city.

That's an issue close to the heart of Greater Wellington Regional Councillor and Green Party Member Thomas Nash. He talks to Jesse about making the inner city a greener space. 

Midland Park - Quiet streets in Wellington during alert level 2 on 24 June 2021.

Photo: RNZ / Ben Strang

1:40 Blossom season strikes! 

All over the country stone fruit trees, and their relatives, are bursting into flower!

To find out a bit more about what this means for gardeners, and where you might see some of the best blossoms, the Head Gardener of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens Wolfgang Bopp joins Jesse. 

Here are some photos of where Wolfgang is standing for the interview! 

1:50 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

This week owner and managing director of Vertech IT services, Daniel Watson, talks about the internal cyber threats to be aware of. He explains that accidental loss and malicious actions by employees is not as uncommon as you might think!

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2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross

Catherine Ross is sticking with the Halloween theme this week, with a few recommendations for Spooky and Supernatural books. You can also find her other reviews and recommendations on her blog here. This week she's talking about The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, The Screaming Staircase (Book #1 Lockwood & Co Series) by Jonathan Stroud, Asylum (Book #1 Asylum Series) by Madeleine Roux, And the Trees Crept In (Also published under the title The Creeper Man) by Dawn Kurtagich, Frozen Charlotte (and prequel Charlotte Says) by Alex Bell and Small Spaces by Australian author Sarah Epstein.

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2:20 Music feature: The music and movies of John Carpenter

John Carpenter was revered across the 1970s and 80s for his movies, particularly making a name for himself as a master of Horror. 

But now he's abandoned filmmaking for another career that he always had on the side - being a musician.

Music critic Simon Sweetman plays some of the music that Carpenter made for his movies and now makes for albums and live shows.

Director and musician John Carpenter

Director and musician John Carpenter Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Nathan Hartley Maas

3:10 Turning dope into hope

On the East Coast of New Zealand, the first Kiwi business licensed to cultivate pharmaceutical-grade cannabis  is trying to turn dope into hope. Growing Dope is a six part series that follows the founders of Rua Biosceince as they venture into the business of producing medical marijuana products as the first company founded by a Maori community to list on the New Zealand stock exchange. We'll talk to co founder Manu Caddie about their high hopes that the cannabis industry will  bringing jobs and mana to Ruatoria.  

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3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

In the early 20th century, many Somali sea-farers made their way to Britain on merchant ships, establishing communities in cities such as Cardiff. One of them, Ibrahim Ismaa'il, struck up an unlikely friendship with an eminent anthropologist who lived in an alternative community in the Cotswolds. The anthropologist later recorded his remarkable life-story.

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3:45 The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Peter Dunne