Afternoons for Tuesday 22 July 2025

 

1:10 1 in 1000 Kiwi kids are affected by Juvenile Arthritis

What is juvenile arthritis and what is being done to help those kids who are affected by it?

Jesse talks to 12 year Andi and her mum Nicki about the illness. 

1:20 "Grand buddies": The beautiful friendship between primary school kids and their elderly neighbours

Twice a week for the past seven years, pupils from Sydney's Glenwood Public School go to visit Whiddon Easton Park Nursing Home. 

The results, are delightful. 

Jesse speaks to Glenwood Public School Principal Jay McInney

1:35 Folk singer- songwriter Frances Grass is back home and happy about it!

After spending eight years seeing the world Wellington folk singer-songwriter Frances Grass is finally back home. 

Before jetting off Frances was already a known performer, noted for her simple but expressive lyrics, and intricate finger-picking guitar playing. 

She's just release her debut EP 'Thirlestane Road', which you can find on Bandcamp along with the usual streaming services. 

1:45 Tech Tuesday: Microsoft security breaches and sustainability solutions

Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss the security breach affecting Microsoft's SharePoint, and also the company's plan to offset carbon emissions with a new deal with Vaulted Deep (via Tom's Hardware).

It's a dual waste management solution designed to help remove carbon from the atmosphere in a bid to protect nearby towns from contamination, by burying a lot of waste deep underground. 

2:10 Books Books Books: Some Helpful Models of Grief and Notes to John

Book reviewer Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about her recommendations, Some Helpful Models of Grief, from Compound Press, by Aotearoa writer and artist Hana Pera Aoake and Notes to John by Joan Didion.

2:20 How old is too old for recruiters?

A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Human Resources Institute says that people over 50 are considered as "older" and that many employers are reluctant to hire workers under the age of 24 or over 50. 

2:30 King Kapisi on the Pasifika artists who have helped shape New Zealand music. 

Many of you will already be familiar with AudioCulture - it's an ever-evolving online archive of New Zealand's music history. 

Well last month they dropped 'The Pacific Music Collection', which celebrates music made in Aotearoa by artists with Pacific heritage. 

One of the contributors to this collection was Silver Scroll Award-winning hip-hop artist King Kapisi. 

He talks to Jesse about the artists who have helped shape the sound of Aotearoa. 

3:10 Calling all grammar fans! We've got the interview for you

Grammarian Ellen Jovin discovered that when she set up a table outside a subway station in New York with a sign encouraging people to ask their grammar questions, it was a huge hit.  

She and her husband Brandt Johnson took the grammar table on the road across America. The result is Rebel with a Clause, a book written by Jovin and a documentary directed by Johnson. 

They tell Jesse what they discovered. 

3:30 BBC Witness History puts the spotlight on Italo Disco

In the late 1970s, a new wave of Italian music producers created a sound known as Italo Disco ... it goes deep on synthesiser beats, heavily accented English lyrics and catchy melodies.

The BBC Witness history team talks to one of the singers behind the Italo disco hit Dolce Vita. 

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.