Afternoons for Monday 15 August 2022

1.10 First song: Arahi

Hawkes Bay artist Arahi is on a North Island tour. He's midway through his concerts.

He stops by to play and exclusive preview of his next single being released next Friday, Her Love's Gonna Tear Me Apart'.

1:15 Online platform created to match people with sperm donors

An Auckland woman and her partner who found their sperm donor via facebook is now offering  help to others who are struggling to find a donor via the traditional route.

Taryn Cumming shared her story online and she soon had people asking questions and seeking advice...eventually setting up a learning centre to make information about the process available.

She's now created a platform to help people match with sperm donors online.

Taryn talks to Jesse about why the current 'official' system isn't working for these families.

1.25 New Stuff Circuit Documentary, putting a lens on hate and violence in Aotearoa

A new Stuff Circuit documentary has just been released.

It's called Fire and Fury and is a deep dive into who's driving a violent and misinformed New Zealand.

The documentary starts with footage from the protests on Wellington's Parliament grounds and interviews some of the attendees.

Paula Penfold's been leading the investigation for the documentary called Fire and Fury, she talks to Jesse about what they uncovered and how concerned we should all be.

1.35 First Māori literature hub launched online

The first Māori literature hub has just been launched online. 

It's called Wharerangi, and is designed to support, inform and empower Māori writers at different stages of their career. 

Managing Editor Paula Morris (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngāti Whātua) talks to Jesse. 

1:45 Number 1 album history

Come Away with Me by Nora Jones debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 24 March 2002. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for 94 weeks with a highest position of #1.

2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess

Today Linda talks to Jesse about The Hidden Life of Pets and Uncoupled, both on Netflix.

She also has a special mention of Sandi Toksvig's Extraordinary Escapes.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Today Sydney based correspondent Brad Foster talks to Jesse about an unusual celebration in Queensland where there's been a 40th anniversary celebration of a mall opening - much to his amusement.

He also has the latest on the plans for a state funeral for Australian music icon Olivia Newton-John.

2:30 Expert feature: Bush Survival

Now the end of Winter is finally in sight, many of us will be making plans to enjoy the great outdoors in the warmer months.

However, much of our terrain can be less than forgiving and it's easy to get lost or fall victim to the elements.

For our expert feature today we've got an expert on how to survive the great outdoors, Operations Manager at NZ Mountain Safety Council, Nathan Watson on the show. You can text any questions to 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

https://planmywalk.nz/home

3:10 Balancing freedom of speech without endorsing misinformation

In order for democracy to thrive, it needs one thing that has the potential to destroy it; freedom of expression.  And with that freedom comes cancel culture, misinformation and sometimes chaos says media professor Zac Gershberg.  These problems aren't new, they're just different, and free societies through history have found a way to rise about them. Professor Gershberg spells out the role and limits of free speech as well as what we can do to encourage the best of it, instead of the worst of it in a polarized political environment in the book The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion.

3:35 Voices

In 'Voices' today;  one literature scholar's obsession with the works of Margaret Mahy, and how that brought her from China to New Zealand to delve deeper. 

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Peter Dunne