Nights for Wednesday 26 October 2022

7:12 At The Movies

Simon Morris looks at three very different movie heroes - a comic book demigod in Black Adam, a lovable cleaner with an impossible dream in Mrs Harris goes to Paris, and a real-life New Zealand sporting heroine in new documentary Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold.

 

7:30 Digital Planet

The Biden administration announced a monumental policy shift earlier this month, set to limit and control the exportation of artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies to China.

The restrictions will block leading US chip designers from accessing the Chinese market; selling goods that form the backbone of AI and supercomputing. So how could these actions potentially 'strangle' large segments of the Chinese technology industry?

 

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 

Why do some people pick up accents without even trying, while others can live in another country for decades without ever losing the sound of their mother tongue?

It's a question that's been bothering one CrowdScience listener who, despite 45 years of living in the US, is still answering questions about where her accent is from. Presenter Marnie Chesterton sets off to discover why learning a new language is possible but perfecting the accent is so much harder.

 

9:07 Motueka artist creates healing sound sculptures

Motueka artist Nicholas Duval-Smith might be just have the solution you need if you're feeling a bit rattled by current affairs.

For his upcoming exhibition at G Space Gallery at the Nelson Institute of Technology, Nicholas will be sharing a series of bell bowls and sound sculptures that invite participants to divert their attention away from the hectic noise and distraction of their busy world, and lean into the principle of 'entrainment'. Nicholas joins the show to tell us more.

 

9:35 How to have a family-led funeral

The loss of a loved one can bring about a bittersweet mixture of grief, love, laughter, and sadness. With so much emotion involved, we can overlook a major part of funerals - the cost. Even a relatively simple funeral can cost between $8000-$10,000 according to Citizen's Advice Bureau. 

Gail McJorrow is an advocate of family-led funerals and the author of Better Send Off - The Ultimate Funeral Guide. The popular book, which is available on her website, aims to empower families with all the information they need to give loved ones an affordable and meaningful send-off.

 

10:17 Midweek Mediawatch

Colin Peacock speaks to Karyn Hay about the media in overdrive over the UK's political dramas; more PR problems in the push for the new public media entity; broadcasters getting in the way of the Black Ferns building a World Cup audience - and a talk radio host censured for being mean to a teenager who went on to insult an entire country.

 

10.45 Franklin Road festival lights make a comeback

They were fixture of Auckland's festive season, but for the past couple of years the twinkling fairy lights along Franklin Road have been dimmed. Now, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the Ponsonby street will again be aglow for Christmas.

Roscoe Thorby is the man who started it all about 20 years ago, he joins the show to share the good news.

 

11:07 Inside Out

Nick checks out jazz versions of popular TV themes, from The Flintstones to Batman.