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Afternoons for Tuesday 26 September 2023

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1:15 Avalanche stories in New Zealand 

If you're the outdoorsy type and have ever found yourself in a tricky situation, this story is for you. 

It turns out that those of us who have been caught in a pickle often don't share these experiences because we don't want to look stupid.

The Mountain Safety Council has released a new series of videos encouraging mountaineers to normalise the conversation and share their experiences with each other - as this information could save someone else's life.

The Mountain Safety Council owns and operates the NZ Avalanche Advisory, providing avalanche forecasts for 13 regions across New Zealand, where backcountry users can share information on snow conditions, incidences, and avalanches, that can support other backcountry users.  

Mountain Safety Council's Chief Executive Mike Daisley talks to Jesse.

A 250m wide avalanche was triggered by a skier behind The Remarkables Ski Area on Wednesday

A 250m wide avalanche was triggered by a skier behind The Remarkables Ski Area on Wednesday, Photo: Supplied

1:25 What it takes to protect Tiritiri Matangi 

Debbie Marshall is the operations manager at Tiritiri Matangi wildlife sanctuary.

She tells Jesse what it takes to keep it all running smoothly and the challenges the island faces. 

Auckland Zoo has relocated 10 wild saddlebacks from Tiritiri Matangi Island, to be on display at the zoo's Te Wao Nui forest aviary.

Auckland Zoo has relocated 10 wild saddlebacks from Tiritiri Matangi Island, to be on display at the zoo's Te Wao Nui forest aviary. Photo: Martin Sanders

1:35 Letting go of beloved Alison Holst's Kitchen Diary collection

It's always a dilemma when you're moving house to decide what to keep and what to let go. 

Many people find books and magazine collections particularly hard, especially when those magazine collections hold such personal and social history as 'Alison Holst's Kitchen Diary'.

Alison Holst, pictured in the 1960s.

Alison Holst, pictured in the 1960s. Photo: Supplied

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Tim Warren

Today on Tech Tuesday Tim Warren talks about the impact of AI on those finishing school and starting study today.

He discusses what young people should be considering when career planning, starting university, parenting in the AI era, and the changing job landscape. 

Female programmer working on computer in office, closeup of hands. A woman rear view closeup in her office desk using computer, AI Generated

Female programmer working on computer in office, closeup of hands. A woman rear view closeup in her office desk using computer, AI Generated Photo: 123RF

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross 

Catherine Ross is the library manager at Mt Roskill Grammar School and shares her librarian picks! 

For Ages: 10/11+ Years                

A Game of Fox & Squirrels - By Jenn Reese, Published in 2020


For Ages 11/12+ Years 

Revolver - By Marcus Sedgwick, Published in 2009

The Memory Thief (New Zealand author, set in New Zealand) - By Leonie Agnew, Published in 2021


For Ages 12/13+ Years 

Boy in the Tower - By Polly Ho-Yen, Published in 2014


For Ages 13+

The Power (new(ish!) series available on Amazon Prime in NZ at the moment) - By Naomi Alderman, Published in 2017


For Ages 14+

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart - By Louise Finch, Published in 2022

A photo of a father and young daughter reading together

Photo: stockbroker/123RF

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Jesse talks to Brad Foster about the latest in the fatal mushroom case, the Australian budget, and the Wallabies in the Rugby World Cup. 

2:30 Music feature: Grateful Dead

Formed in California in the 1960s, the Grateful Dead went on to become one of the most popular, enduring, and influential bands in American music history.

The band's latest iteration, Dead & Company, just wrapped up their final tour in the US and music industry insider and commentator, Marty Jones, joins Jesse to give an overview of the band and their history of music over 60 plus years.

The Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead Photo:

3:10 The art of Edward Hopper 

To see a painting by Edward Hopper is often to feel loneliness in scenes from ordinary urban life. He is considered one of the greatest American painters of the 20th century but had only sold one painting by the time he turned 40.

Everything changed during his summer of love in 1923, 100 years ago, when Hopper visited Gloucester Massachusetts north of Boston and met his wife. He found the inspiration that catapulted his career.

The Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester is hosting an exhibition of more than 60 of Edward Hopper's paintings, etchings and drawings that explore the importance of place as a catalyst for creativity. It's called Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape Dr Elliot Bostwick Davis is the curator, and talks to Jesse.

The Mansard Roof by Edward Hopper

Photo: Brooklyn Museum

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

In August 2005, an unusual orchestra performed an extraordinary concert. in the city of Ramallah. The West-Eastern Divan orchestra was founded in 1999 by Israeli conductor, Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian literary critic and philosopher, Edward Said. Two violinists tell their stories to Gill Kearsley

3:45 The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Ian Taylor