Afternoons for Thursday 14 April 2022

1:20 Tami Neilson duet with Willie Nelson released

New Zealand based Tami Neilson's teasing fans today - releasing a duet she recorded with the legendary Willie Nelson. It's on her fifth album that's being released in July this year called Kingmaker. Tami talks to Jesse about 'Beyond the Stars' and dedicated the video to her father, Willie's sister and Delaney Davidson's father.

1:30 1930s Refectory restored and reopened to the public

An historic building on Massey University's Manawatu campus has been restored to it's former 1930s glory and is now open to the public.

The Refectory originally housed a dining room and common area for staff and students to socialise, but has sat empty for several years while it awaited seismic strengthening.

Massey University Foundation director Mitch Murdoch talks to Jesse about the building's rich history.

1:40 Upper Hutt cinema hosts Nic Cage film festival

Next week one Upper Hutt cinema is running a film festival with a very special theme.

It's called UNCAGED: The Nicolas Cage Film Festival.

Briar Wyatt from Monterey Cinemas joins Jesse to talk about the programme and Nic Cage's film career.

1:45 Great album: The Police Greatest Hits

Today's link 3 winner will get a vinyl copy of The Police - Greatest Hits 2LP 30th anniversary edition of their classic hits collection from 1992.

2:10 Music Critic: Matthew Crawley

Today Matthew's going with a theme of music from Michael Hurely. He's playing a track from Cat Power which was released in 2003, but now again as a compilation called Snockument, which pays tribute to Michael Hurley who recently turned 80. He also has a track from the Oregon folk legend himself, which was released a couple of months ago.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: The Warriors 2002 NRL Grand Final

Today for NZ Sporting History we're going to be looking back on the 2002 NRL season when the New Zealand Warriors made club history by making it all the way to the Grand Final for the very first time.

To help us remember the incredible but also heartbreaking moment in rugby league is Motu Tony who was the teams very young five-eighth in the final!

Motu is currently the General Manager for High Performance at New Zealand Rugby League

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris

Hawke's Bay sheep farmer Steven Wyn-Harris talks about the weather in his part of the country and a few tips on getting ewes pregnant.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris

The Easter break begins tomorrow with Good Friday.  New Zealanders spend Easter in many different ways but for some Christians, Easter means Easter Camp.  Today we'll talk about the history and development of this very popular event.  

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Sporting Witness

In March 1981, women were allowed to compete officially in the Vasaloppet race in Sweden - one of the world's most popular cross-country skiing events. Vasaloppet officials had previously suggested that women would not be strong enough to complete the course and extra toilet facilities might need to be built for them. Female skiers responded with a concerted campaign to get into the historic race, which included trying - unsuccessfully - to take part disguised as men. Maddy Savage talks to Swedish Olympian Meeri Bodelid, who posted the fastest women's time in the historic 1981 Vasaloppet race.

3:45 The Panel with Jenni Raynisch and Peter Field