Nights for Wednesday 10 August 2022
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Kiwi-designed app offers hope for tinnitus sufferers
9:10 PM.Around 5 percent of New Zealanders experience an unexplained ringing in one or both ears known as tinnitus. For many, the condition is not a huge problem but a small group of people find it so… Read more Audio
7:12 Tingle in the Theatre
Theatre-maker Amy Atkins who is well known for her ASMR videos is taking them to the stage into with the help of her ASMRtist persona Letitia Lickkit. RAW! ASMR explores the silly side of this phenomenon, too. Prepare your brain for Lickkit’s live comedic anarchy and tingle inducing spectacular organised chaos!
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - ASMR -- refers to the scientifically recognised ‘tingling’ sensation some people experience from seeing or hearing certain triggers - like whispering, the tapping of wood, the crinkling of paper, or attentively executed ‘boring’ tasks such as preparing vegetables. It’s a phenomenon that has seen millions of videos created for YouTube with billions of views.
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7:30 At The Movies
Simon Morris looks at The Princess - another Princess Di doco, Ruby's Choice - an Australian film about dementia, starring Jane Seymour, and a popcorn thriller - Bullet Train - starring Brad Pitt.
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 a selection of New Zealand Poetry collections - Spring Clean by Sabreen Islam - Brass Band To Follow by Bryan Walpert - and The Mermaid's Purse by Fleur Adcock.
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8:15 Pacific Waves
Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.
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8:30 Window on The World
The BBC CrowdScience considers the question "Are humans naturally clean and tidy?" From dumping raw sewage into rivers to littering the streets with our rubbish, humans don't have a great track record when it comes to dealing with our waste. One listener wonders if humans are particularly prone to messing up our surroundings, while other species are instinctively more hygienic and well-organised.
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9:07 Interview
We talk to Associate Professor Grant Searchfield who is part of a team from the University of Auckland that after 20 years searching for a cure for tinnitus are excited by 'encouraging results' from a clinical trial of a mobile-phone-based therapy.
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Read the paper: A randomized single-blind controlled trial of a prototype digital polytherapeutic for tinnitus.
To apply to participate in a trial, email g.searchfield@auckland.ac.nz or philip.sanders@auckland.ac.nz
9:30 Quiz Answer
We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.
9:40 Digital Planet
Digital Planet take a look at FlightRadar24 .....technology that is often used by fans to track celebrities and sports stars but was recently used by 2.92 million people to watchNancy Pelosi fly into Taiwan.
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10:17 Lately
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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
Nick Tipping investigates the Nelson Tasman jazz scene. It's no surprise that the region has produced its fair share of top level jazz musicians. From Nelson city to Golden Bay, and from Richmond to New York City, Nick Tipping tracks down some of Nelson Tasman's most successful jazz talent.
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