Afternoons for Monday 11 September 2023

 

CRITTER T-SHIRTS ARE BACK

To celebrate all things Aotearoa native fauna and flora we have a new Critter of the Week t-shirt back for 2023.

The super talented Giselle Clarkson has designed a new image for the shirts and tote bags.

There is a cut off date for pre-orders so they arrive in time for Christmas deliveries to friends and loved ones.

Follow this link and place your order. Five dollars for each t-shirt and tote bag sold goes back to environmental volunteer groups around Aotearoa which are working hard to keep our unique critters safe from extinction.

Order your COTW 2023 t-shirts and or totes by clicking here.

 

1:15 Could AI be the future of foiling match fixing?

A new machine learning model being developed in conjunction with an Auckland University business school teaching assistant could make it easier to catch anyone out if they're in on some insider knowledge of any games being thrown.

Dulani Jayasuriya is part of the project here in New Zealand, he speaks to Jesse.

1.25 Can a solution be engineered to end endometriosis?

A debilitating condition that affects about 10% of females in Aotearoa New Zealand, endometriosis remains virtually unknown or mysterious condition to most people. Can we engineer a solution to end endometriosis?

University of Canterbury is holding a free talk on the potential to cure put an end to the painful suffering for around 10 percent of women across Aotearoa.

1.35 Dairy NZ working with researchers to improve water quality

As part of an Our Land and Water study to analyse historical data, DairyNZ's water quality science team, in collaboration with AgResearch and Lincoln University, has revisited dairy farms in the Waiokura (South Taranaki), Toenepi (Waikato), Waikakahi (Canterbury), Bog Burn (Southland) and Inchbonnie (West Coast) catchments to assess whether on-farm actions have helped improve water quality over time.

Aslan Wright-Stow speaks to Jesse about their collaboration.

1:45 Feature album: Woodface by Crowded House.

 

2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess

Today Linda speaks to Jesse about season 3 of Star Struck and a look at the private lives of the successful reality TV presenters out of the UK.

2:20 Chuffed with my child chats

This week we speak to Basil Avery about his son and daughter-in-law who have pitched to bring the World Green Infrastructure Congress even to NZ.

2.30 Expert Feature: Near death experiences

Maybe you'll see a bright light, a tunnel, or speak to someone you know who has already passed away.....

We don't know exactly what will happen to us when we die, but there are patterns and similarities between what people experience when they're on the precipice of death and come back to talk about it

If you've had a near death experience, or have a question for our expert text us 2101

Associate Professor Natasha Tassell-Matamua from Massey University's School of Psychology is our expert guest this week talking about near death experiences.

3:10 Why 'butts' have become a fashion feature focus for women

Everyone has one and everyone seems to have an opinion about them too. Kim Kardashian has built an empire on hers.  Bums are cultural obsession says Heather Radke, an essayist, journalist, and contributing editor and reporter at Radiolab on public radio in the US. The bottom line is that sexism and racism drive attitudes about this part of women's anatomy. Radke  puts the issues of beauty standards, cultural appropriation and self worth front and center in her book,  Butts: A Backstory.

3:35 Voices

In this episode of Voices, Kadambari Raghukumar talking to UK born Jane Symonds who's been working on a significant piece of research on salmon fisheries and rising sea temperatures.  

3:45 The Panel with Sue Kedgley and Stephen Franks