Afternoons for Monday 29 November 2021

 

1:12 First song

 

1:20 Housing intensification supporters speak up 

Plenty of critics have emerged since the government announced its bipartisan plan to make the way for greater housing intensification...

Those against the bill have voiced fears over potential 'urban slums' and a loss of character in neighbourhoods.

Urban design specialist Matthew Prasad believes there is a lot of good from the plan, he talks to Jesse about why the approach will work. 

1.30 Wellington jeweller creates the first new diamond innovation since 1886

A Wellington jeweller has created a new diamond setting - that is said to be the first major innovation in diamond setting since 1886. 

Ian Douglas is the founder of The Village Goldsmith, and has been working on this for 20 years. He talks to Jesse about the setting and how he's designed it. 

1.40 Sandfly map app can help you avoid the most annoying midges these holidays! 

Sick of sandflies disrupting your summer holiday? 

Well, an app has been created that will help you identify a sandfly hotspot, and make sure you're prepared. 

Finnian Anderson is the person behind it talks to Jesse about his inspiration for the map app! 

1:45 Great NZ Album

2:10 Television Critic: Perlina Lau 

This week Perlina talks about Yellowjackets. It's a series which tells the narrative of a team of wildly talented high-school girls soccer players who survive a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness.

2:20  What's up in Oz

Sydney based Brad Foster talks to Jesse about the response from Australia to the newest COVID variant arriving there, how busy malls have been over the Black Friday sales period and the latest in the ongoing Tim Paine cricketing saga. 

2:30 Making maps with Anton Thomas

Artist and cartographer Anton Thomas hand-draws beautiful maps of countries, continents and the world.

He joins Jesse to talk about the history of maps and the work that goes in to creating them.

2:50 100 years of radio memories with Kay Harris

We're continuing with the lovely radio memories our listeners have been sending in as we celebrate 100 years of radio in New Zealand. Today Kay Harris shares her memory.

3:10 100 things the internet has killed off!

Yes kids, there was a time before the internet, before you could Google answers to every question, curate your life online, and visit places you had never seen before apart from the images in a travel brochure. We know about the erosion of democracy and teenage self-esteem in the internet age Pamela Paul, the editor of the New York Times Book Review, reflects on the small ways it's changed us; no more relying on your own doctor, Christmas Cards, blind dates or blessed solitude.  Her new book is called 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet.    

3:35 Voices

Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the singer Muroki and catches up about how the last year has been for him -lockdowns and moving to Auckland and more. 

3:45 The Panel with Ella Henry and Phil Taylor