Afternoons for Thursday 10 March 2022

1:15 First song: Air Supply 

Air Supply were planning a tour to celebrate their 45th anniversary two years ago, but like many performers had to delay due to COVID restrictions. 

They've announced they will continue with their tour, albeit in their 47th year, and will be performing in Auckland in December this year. Jesse speaks to Russell Hitchcock about the band's longevity and legacy. 

You can buy tickets for their Lost in Love Experience in December from 11am tomorrow here. 

1:20 Government pushing ahead with a new public media entity

The government has confirmed today they will be creating a single new public media entity, disestablishing the two existing companies RNZ and TVNZ.

Broadcasting minister Kris Faafoi said all existing media channels will remain in operation - including TVNZ 1, TVNZ On Demand and RNZ National and Concert, giving the new entity a tentative launch date of July 2023.

For analysis on what we know so far - Spinoff founder and publisher, Duncan Greive talks to Jesse about what this all means.

1.30 World kidney day, what is it like to receive a new kidney

To mark World Kidney Day, Jesse speaks to Kidney Health NZ General Manager Michael Campbell and transplant recipient Katherine Paton. 

They are both speaking out to talk about the importance of transplants and how much it saves the health system when a person is no longer reliant on dialysis. They're also encouraging people to have the conversation about being a donor.

1:40 New giant duck discovered in St Bathans, Otago 

For 20 years researchers have been excavating a fossil site in the small Otago town of St Bathans looking for the tūpuna of the animals we know today.

The latest discovery is a new species of large, extinct, duck.

Nic Rawlence of Otago's Department of Zoology, who got to name the new species, talks to Jesse. 

1:45 Great album: A Hero's Death from Fontaines D.C.

Today's link three winner will get a vinyl copy Fontaines D.C's 2020 album, A Hero's Death. 

It's the second album from the Irish rock band and was nominated for an for Best Rock album at the 2021 GRAMMY awards.

2:10 Music Critic: Matthew Crawley 

Today Store manager at Flying Out Records in Auckland, Matthew Crawley talks to Jesse about a brand new Belle & Sebastian song and a new album from Nilüfer Yanya. 

2:25 NZ Sporting History: The career and legacy of Anne Audain

In today's New Zealand Sporting History we look back on the incredible career and legacy of runner, Anne Audain

Anne was a middle and long-distance runner and a pioneer in women's sports

She was the first professional female distance runner which earnt her a spot into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and the USA Running Hall of fame.

She joins Jesse from her home in Indiana. 

 

3:10 Link 3

 

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

Today Mary talks about why comparing returns on rental property and shares is tricky.

She explains that people usually borrow to invest in rental property, and most don’t in shares.  Borrowing to invest is called gearing in NZ, leveraging in the US. 

If you borrow, you get growth on the bank’s money as well as your own. So she says a geared rental property is likely to bring higher returns than an ungeared share investment. But Mary warns there are other pitfalls to think about. 

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

To mark International Women's Day itself, we look back 50 years to 1972 and the launch of the first magazine in America to be owned, run and written by women. Called Ms Magazine, it covered issues such as equal rights, abortion and domestic violence in a way that no other magazine had before. With glossy covers featuring the likes of Wonder Woman, it also brought feminism into the mainstream. Louise Hidalgo speaks to feminist campaigner and journalist, Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms Magazine.

3:45 The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Dean Hall