Afternoons for Friday 19 November 2021

 

1.12 First Song: Ladyhawke - My Love

1:17 Developers plan to build 10,000 rentals over 10 years

Kiwisaver provider Simplicity and the townhouse developer NZ Living have announced a plan to build 10,000 high quality affordable rentals over 10 years.

This project is called Simplicity Living, which we heard about through Bernard Hickey's reporting in his newsletter The Kākā and podcast When The Facts Change.

Jesse speaks to Shane Brealey the director of NZ Living about the ins and outs of the proposal.

1:27 New Zealand's first non-alcoholic drinks online store

Guyon Espiner's documentary Proof on New Zealand's drinking culture has a lot of us talking about alcohol this week.

The documentary is focused on the regulation of the alcohol industry in Aotearoa, as well as Guyon's decision to quit drinking alcohol.

Ricky Bartlett stopped drinking about eight years ago and in August this year he and his wife Donna Weston launched New Zealand's first non-alcoholic online drinks store - called Clear Head Drinks.

Jesse speaks to Ricky about non-alcoholic drinks and being in the alcohol-free business.

1:40 Tell Me About It podcast talks to the people behind the headlines

There's a new podcast out today. 

It's called Tell Me About It and in it Stuff reporters Kirsty Johnston and Michelle Duff take a conversational, almost behind-the-scenes look at their journalistic process while re-interviewing, in depth, some of the people whose stories they have been telling.

Kirsty and Michelle join Jesse to share what listeners can expect.

1:50 Grandparenting from a distance using dolls

Lynn Jarvis has a creative way of 'grandparenting from a distance' and keeping in touch with her 4-year-old granddaughter Alyssa in Australia.

She's creating hand-knitted dolls clothes for a doll that Alyssa has named Emma. She then photographs Emma wearing different outfits around Wellington!

Jesse speaks to Lynn about how she got the idea, and her new small business where she is selling her creations.

2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry 

Today film reviewer Dom Corry talks about Titane, Breaking Bread and The Night House.

2:20 What are the Swifties up to now? (Taylor's Version)

Last Friday pop superstar Taylor Swift dropped the new recording of her 2012 album Red, and it sent her already obsessive fanbase of 'Swifties' into overdrive. 

Since then you might have seen memes about scarves, bad break-ups and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The singer-songwriter has been re-recording her first 6 albums to regain ownership of her masters after they were sold by her former record label, and her unique approach to marketing it has been hugely successful.

Not sure what any of this means? Afternoons Producer and pop culture nerd Alix Higby has worked out an explainer.

2:30 NZ Live Skyscraper Stan

For today's NZ Live replay, we go back to the very first NZ Live session Jesse ever hosted back in 2015 when he was filling in as host. His first ever NZ Live was with the talented Skyscraper Stan. 

3:08 Three Summer Salads

With BBQ season on the doorstep, food stylist and writer Kelly Gibney's got three amazing recipes to serve up. She's sharing her tips for Iceberg Wedge Salad with tahini miso dressing, char grilled cos lettuce caesar with smoky croutons and soft boiled eggs and hummus & halloumi salad with spring onion & tapioca flatbread  You can find all three recipes here. 

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 Radio memories with Lloyd Pallesen

We've been getting so many lovely radio memories to celebrate 100 years of radio.

Today Lloyd Pallesen shares a memory that will resonate with many of our listeners.

3:35 Critter of the Week: Freshwater Bristle Worm 

Forget the smooth, slimy garden worm, this week’s critter is an elusive eyeless worm that looks like a bumpy tassled alien!

The rare Freshwater Bristle Worm, Namanereis tiritae, is proof that the world of worms is weird and wondrously diverse.

3:45 The Panel with Ruth Money and Eli Matthewson