Nine To Noon for Friday 18 February 2022

 

09:05 War in Ukraine? Kiwi journalist Tom Mutch in Kyiv

The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to hang over the country with a war of words raging between Washington and Moscow.  The US president Joe Biden says there's every indication Russia will invade Ukraine in the next few days. Russia has massed more than 150,000 troops on the border with Ukraine, although it denies planning an invasion, and accuses Western leaders of hysteria. This week Russia said some of its units were returning to base, but Washington and NATO say in fact more troops are massing.  Lynn Freeman speaks with New Zealand freelance photo journalist Tom Mutch in Kyiv. He has written for The Times, The Telegraph, Open Democracy, and Foreign Policy magazine.

09:30 Chimps observed treating wounds of others   

New research suggests that chimpanzees might be performing a type of first aid; on themselves, and more notably, on their peers. Chimpanzees in Gabon have been observed catching flying insects, immobilising them by squeezing them between their lips, and then applying the insect to a wound. The behaviour was first noticed when an adult female chimpanzee named Suzee was spotted applying the insect treatment to her son's foot. Over a 15-month period, the chimpanzees were observed treating wounds in this manner at least 22 times. The research contributes to ongoing debate about the ability of animals, and chimpanzees in particular, to selflessly help others. Lynn speaks with Professor Dr Simone Pika; the co-author of the study. Dr Pika is the co-director of the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project in Gabon and leads an animal cognition lab at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück in Germany. 

09:45 Asia correspondent Ed White

As the Winter Olympics draw to a close, from China, there are new signs that Beijing is deepening its support for Russia as the Ukraine crisis stands on a knife's edge. Grim times loom for Hong Kong as the city is forced into ever stricter anti-virus measures just as the rest of the world opens up. And in the Phillipines  Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, has the emerged as the frontrunner in the country's presidential race. He's the son of former leader Ferdinand Marcos.

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.

10:05   Who betrayed Anne Frank? 

Rosemary Sullivan is the author of a controversial book on a cold case investigation into what led to young Jewish girl Anne Frank and her family being discovered by the Nazis.  The Betrayal of Anne Frank  follows a six-year investigation, and identifies a Jewish Notary as leading to the Franks being found, after they'd hidden undetected for two years in Amsterdam. Rosemary Sullivan is a professor emeritus at the university of Toronto and the author of many books including a biography Stalin's Daughter. 
 

10:35 Book review: Will by Mark Manson and Will Smith

Gina Rogers reviews Will by Mark Manson and Will Smith published by Penguin Random House

10:45 The Reading

11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor

Three debut albums of a very different nature - Bernard Butler, Yard Act, and Roberta Flack.

11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen - a big week for NZR

NZ Rugby has finally got the Silverlake deal  over the line, with confirmation of the sale of a stake of a new commercial entity to the American private-equity business. This comes in the same week NZ Rugby introduced fulltime contracts for top Black Ferns players. And Dana also looks at the NZ triumphs and international controversy from the Winter Olympics.

Dana Johannsen is Stuff's National Correspondent specialising in sport. 

11:45 The week that was with

Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther bring a few laughs

 

 

Music played in this show

Track: Mimi (feat. Ilsey)
Artist: Big Red Machine 
Time broadcast: 9:25am

Track:  Everyday People 
Artist: Sly and the Family Stone
Time broadcast: 9:45am 

Track: Love me more 
Artist: Mitski 
Time broadcast: 10:35am 

Track: Ka Ngangahu
Artist: Pau, Hohepa & Moe
Time broadcast:  10:45am 

Track: Sweet Misery
Artist: Tre Burt
Time broadcast:  11:45