Afternoons for Wednesday 10 November 2021

 

1:00 COVID UPDATE LIVE 

 

1:20 Participants wanted for survey on rare health disorders

People living with rare health disorders are being asked to take part in a nationwide survey.

The goal is to find out how many people are living with these disorders, and what they are. 

Jesse speaks to Lisa Foster, the chief executive of Rare Disorders NZ.

1:30 Kiwi Kidsongs​ collection now available online

Fish And Chips, Sausages and Custard, School is Number One... just some of the catchy tunes sung by school kids in the 90s and early 00s.

Millennials will be pleased to know the songs have been re-released in a digital format - just in time for a new generation of kids to start practising "Christmas on the Beach" 

Kiwi Kidsongs albums were sent out to primary schools for about 20 years until funding was cut in 2010. 

Tim Carson has been lobbying the government to bring them back and he talks to Jesse about the importance of local music in schools.

1:40 SPiCE - Sandringham's community empowerment group

On the show yesterday we talked about a short film called Curryfication - which explores Auckland's Indian food scene.

A listener got in touch to tell us about a community group in the suburb of Sandringham. They know a lot about the local food history and they're also working on a 'self-directed walk' app.

We hear from Joanne Harland, community facilitator from the organisation SPiCE - which stands for the Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment.

1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly

RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay 

Today RNZ producer Ellie Jay talks about podcasts, Not past it,  Anna Faris is Unqualified and I can't believe it's not Buddha.

2:25 Bookmarks with Sam Smith 

Comedian, TV writer, and podcaster, Sam Smith, joins us for Bookmarks today.

Sam presents and produces Blind Low Vision NZ's podcast ReVision.

He also warms up audiences for lots of TV shows including 7 Days, The Project and Taskmaster NZ!

3:10 Modern guide to manners and etiquette 

Manners need a modern upgrade to deal with things agony aunts of the past could never dream of; when is it ok to re-gift? Does a text count as a thank you?  The editors of The Gentlewoman biannual magazine bring together advice and tips from everyone from Hilary Mantel to Kylie Minogue in the new book, Modern Manners: Instructions for living fabulously well: Instructions for living fabulously well. Editor Penny Martin talks to Jesse about the book. 

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

On Our Changing World - a dog’s nose is incredibly sensitive, perfectly designed, and backed up by an amazing system in their brain. 

Dogs trained to detect bombs and drugs already help keep us safe, but this week Claire Concannon meets the team training dogs to apply this skill to a different area - the medical detection of bowel and prostate cancers. 

Pauline Blomfield gives Claire a tour of the K9 Medical Detection Charitable Trust in Invermay and explains what their goals are. 

3:45 The Panel with Alexia Russell and David Cormack