Nights for Wednesday 14 April 2021

 

7:12 Art Squat "House of Goth"

We talk to one of the team behind a a book and exhibition about a Palmerston North squat that housed artists - musicians - and anybody else needing a home for over twenty years.

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies,  Simon Morris wonders why the Oscars seem less important these days, and looks at two movies focussing on teenagers.  Voyagers is essentially Lord of the flies in space, while Bafta favourite Rocks is set in modern-day London.

8:10 The Hump

The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.

Tonight's prize is Carolyn M King's book Invasive Predators in New Zealand: Disaster on Four Small Paws

 

8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Window on The World 

Tonight's  climate question: Is sci-fi holding us back? - For centuries, we've been reading, watching and listening to science fiction.

And all too often, it's pretty pessimistic about our future, especially when it touches on the topic of climate change. Are these doom and gloom stories are doing the climate fight more harm than good - causing us to feel so anxious and powerless that we don't take action.

9:07 Save our Sister

A special programme from ABC Radio National's The History Listen,  featuring NZ historian Georgie Craw.  First broadcast in Australia in 2020 it looks back to the fight for Abortion law reform in NZ, resulting in a law change last year.

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whiz.

9:40 Champions of the Pacific

Talei Anderson and Koko Vakaka'uta meet a Pacific football star carving out a professional career in the Middle East, a rising rugby league star from a talented sporting family and they join a former All Black returning to the school where it all began. 

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Inside Out

One place male and female jazz musicians have often turned to for inspiration is the women in their lives- so on this show Nick highlights those people by playing all jazz tunes with women's names.