Afternoons for Monday 6 March 2023

 

1:15 Restaurants cooking up a storm to raise funds for Cyclone Gabrielle hit regions

The call is out to create "country's biggest ever dinner party".

Not this Monday but next Monday restaurants around the country will dish up comfort food to raise money for those impacted by the floods.

It's lead by Chef Al Brown and the Restaurant Association. Al talks to Jesse about the 'cooking up a storm' event.

1.25 Small bio-tech start up set to disrupt pharmaceutical drugs development

A small biotech start-up based in Nelson aims to end to the suffering caused by viral disease and at the same time up-end the way pharmaceutical drugs are developed.

Kimer Med are developing a broad spectrum anti-viral medication which if successful will have the ability to treat a wide range of viral diseases - including HIV, Hepatitis and Covid-19

Recently the start-up was recognised with the 'Innovative Business' accolade at the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Co-founder, chief science officer and CEO Rick Kiessig talks to Jesse about how it all works.

1.35 Hazards hidden in museum collections

Lurking in the collections of our regional museums are historic items which contain harmful chemicals used in their creation which can cause health problems for those who care for them.

So in an effort to to protect those people who look after our taonga, the Tūhura Otago Museum has launched a website called Hidden Hazards with information on the dangers in collections and what staff can do to minimise harm.

Martin Bainbridge has been leading the project, he talks to Jesse.

1:45 Feature album

Parallel Lines by Blondie

2:10 Television Critic: Guy Williams

Today Guy talks to Jesse about Guy Montgomery's Spelling Bee, The Last of Us - he's not a fan and Dirty Money on Netflix.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster reports on the ongoing struggles for many residents living in flood-affected regions of Northern NSW one year on and Qantas' goal of increasing staff by 8000 over the next 10 years. He also talks cricket and the end of the World Pride Festival with one high profile New Zealander showing his support yesterday.

2:30 Expert feature: Shortland Street

Today's expert feature is all about the longest running and highest rating drama in New Zealand, Shortland Street.

To talk about it's longevity and story lines, Executive Producer and Head Writer, Nick Malmholt joins Jesse.

He's been part of the show from the early days of the show and has worked on other international series such as Coronation Street, Neighbours, and Bad Girls.

3:10 The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, a new book

It's never been an easy marriage, the union between democracy and capitalism. But neither can survive without the other and they are in jeopardy says preeminent financial journalist, Martin Wolf. The market economy  no longer delivers security, prosperity and freedom for all and the values that democracy relies on, like honesty and transparency, are eroding. Wolf says reform, not revolution is needed to patch up this relationship. He argues that those with privilege and power need to stand up and ensure  decent jobs, living standards and equal opportunity are more than just words. His new book is called  The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism.

3:35 Voices

On Voices, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Massey University’s Bruce Glavovic critical disaster studies into climate events and why some people are hit harder than others.

3:45 The Panel with Zoe George and Andrew Hoggard