Afternoons for Tuesday 28 February 2023

 

1:15 Silt: an explainer

There's tonnes of silt smothering the East Coast right now in badly hit flood areas.

But what is it? Where did it come from? Is it bad for us? What to do with it?

This area has long been one of the worlds leading hot spots in sediment uplift and erosion.

Professor Troy Baisden principal investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence on Complex Systems talks to Jesse.

1:25 Trees needed to help protect people from deluges

Tree's are an important tool for our cities to be resilient when it comes to heavy rain.

But what is the status of our trees? Are they well protected?

Mark Lockhart is a landscape architect, board member of The Tree Council, and involved with Mana Rākau.

He talks to Jesse.

1:35 Te Whaea celebrating 25 years

Within Wellington's town belt sits Te Whaea, the building which  houses The New Zealand School of Dance and Toi Whakaari.

It's celebrating 25 years in its current form.

but the complex was bulit in 1929, and has an interesting past hosting the Winter Show and music's big names.

Dr Grant Morris talks about the long history of Te Whaea.

1:45 Relationships with Hannah Korrel

Today neuropsychologist Hannah Korrel talks to Jesse about dealing with ongoing trauma in the wake of flooding initially caused by cyclone Gabrielle and compounded by more bad weather.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross

Today Catherine Ross talks about books for young people with an animal theme.

For ages 11 -12 she reviews, When The Mountain Roared by Jess Butterworth, The Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson and Maybe A Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee.

For 12 and over she's talking about The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr. For 14+ she's reviewing We are all completely beside ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler and Animal Farm by George Orwell.

2:20 Music feature: The life and legacy of Jeff Beck

For today's music feature, we are talking about legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck.

Jeff first rose to fame as part of the Yardbirds, replacing Eric Clapton, also bringing in Jimmy Page, (latterly of Led Zeppelin), before going on to form the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart.

Someone who knew him well is English born musician, music producer and senior tutor at Christchurch's Jazz School, David Saunders.

David is an accomplished keyboardist and guitarist, with a very deep seated knowledge and passion for music technology.

He worked with Jeff on various projects from 1978 through to the late 1990s.

3:10 How inflammation can harm our bodies

One of our body's greatest weapons again illness and injury can also be a cause of diabetes, depression and  cancer. Inflammation is sometimes an insidious force in our bodies, destroying healthy tissue without us even knowing  it. Dr Shilpa Ravella is a transplant gastroenterologist who sees the impacts of hidden inflammation in her patients. She explains what it is, how it works and how diet and nutrition can help keep it in check. Her book is called A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease."  

3:30 Spoken Feature: Are We There Yet, Cyclone Gabrielle episode

How to help worried kids in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Katy Gosset looks at what parents can do to ease children's fears and their own!

3:45 The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Chris Wikaira