Afternoons for Wednesday 20 July 2022

1.09 First Song

For today's First Song we thought we would do something a little bit different A poem by the beloved children's author, Margaret Mahy, 'The Fairy Child.'

Musician and songwriter, Gerry Paul put the poem to music  with his band T-Bone, which will be released later this month.

1:15 Mental health collaboration reduces likliehood of hospitalisation

A new study has found that when emergency services work together to attend mental health emergencies this reduces the likelihood of the person in crisis ending up in hospital. Jesse speaks to the lead author, University of Otago Associate Professor Susana Every-Palmer, who says that co-response teams do lower the likelihood of use of a compulsory treatment order, use of force, or waiting for hours at ED.

1:25 How to build a home in 13 hours

 On average, building a home can take anywhere from six months to a year. But this past week, a Wellington company constructed a water-tight home in Central Otago from start to finish in just 13 hours. It's called Flexi House, and they believe their system could be a "radical solution" to the housing crisis. 

1:35 Stories About My Body

Diary entries from 1998, birth, and trying to like her chins are some of things Morgana O'Reilly has included in her new show, Stories About My Body Written and performed by Morgana, the show is somewhere between spoken word and stand-up comedy. Performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Jesse speaks to Morgana about the show coming to Tāmaki Makaurau next month. 

1:45 NZ choirs join forces for first time in 20 years

Three of New Zealand's national choirs are about to join forces for the first time in 20 years for a very special performance of Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana'. Together, the NZ Secondary Students' Choir, New Zealand Youth Choir, and Voices New Zealand will form a massed choir with over 150 singers. The concert's this Saturday at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith

Our podcast critic, Ximena Smith gives her verdict on the new podcast hosted by the writer Malcolm Gladwell, 'Legacy of Speed." Plus, she has been listening in to "Listening in" from QCODE Media.

2:25 Bookmarks with Dr Carwyn Jones

This afternoon on Bookmarks we're speaking to Dr Carwyn Jones who is Pūkenga Matua (Head Lecturer) for the Ahunga Tikanga (Māori Laws and Philosophy) programme at Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

3:10 Feature interview: Pascal Cotte

For centuries, people have asked, who is Mona Lisa and why is she smiling in the famous painting by Leonardo DaVinci. French engineer Pascal Cotte helped answer so many questions when he was invited by the Louvre to photograph the Mona Lisa more than 15 years ago using a new technique he developed, a type of multispectral imaging. He continues to pour over the images and now he believes he has the answer to another question: where is that landscape is behind the Mona Lisa's shoulders.  

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha‘apai, just north of Tonga’s main island, surprised scientists. The underwater volcano had erupted a few times in recent years – but only small, localised outbursts. What happened in January was on a whole other scale – blanketing the Tongan archipelago in ash, and sending tsunami waves across the Pacific.

3:45 The Panel with Alexia Russell and Simon Pound