Afternoons for Monday 2 October 2023
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Astronaut visits Aotearoa looking at emerging technology
1:15 PM.The Southern Hemisphere's only official astronaut is in Aotearoa looking at emerging technology to transfer energy wirelessly, even from space! This pioneering technology is being developed by… Read more Audio
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Gallery veteran inspires through the eyes of Len Lye
1:25 PM.Rebecca Fawkner worked at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, home of the Len Lye Centre, for 20 years. Her passion for sparking curiosity and creativity in young people has led to the release… Read more Audio
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Documentary maps New Zealand's largest pollution disaster
1:35 PM.On October 5th 2011, the container ship MV Rena struck Otaiti, the Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty and began spilling 1700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and container debris on the beach. Local… Read more Audio
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Television Critic: Brooks Alexander
2:10 PM.Brooks Alexander reviews Only Murders in the Building, The Rehearsal, One Piece and Winning Time. Audio
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Chuffed with my child chats
2:20 PM.Jesse speaks to another proud parent about their child's accomplishments. Today we hear from Lynaire Kibblewhite, whose daughter Rachel has overcome great challenges to pursue a career in music. Audio
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Expert: Leather
2:30 PM.Elegant, durable, flexible and sustainable, leather has been in use for an estimated 7000 years. Today's expert is Geoff Holmes of LASRA, The Leather and Shoe Research Association of New Zealand. Read more Audio
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'We can prevent crossing some of those very dangerous thresholds'
3:10 PM.There was a time when climate change denial was one of the biggest threats to our planet, but now we've traded denial for feeling doomed, says renowned climate scientist Professor Michael Mann. He… Read more Audio
1:15 Astronaut visits Aotearoa looking at emerging technology
The Southern Hemisphere's only official astronaut is in Aotearoa looking at emerging technology to transfer energy wirelessly, even from space!
This pioneering technology is being developed by Auckland based-company EMROD. Astronaut and Sao Paulo Senator Marcos Pontes is Brazil's former Minister for Science Technology, Innovations and Communications. He is also an engineer and joined NASA in 1998.
He speaks with Jesse.
Photo: AFP
1.25 Gallery veteran inspires through the eyes of Len Lye
Rebecca Fawkner worked at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, home of the Len Lye Centre, for 20 years.
Her passion for sparking curiosity and creativity in young people has led to the release of her new book 'Ziggle - 65 WAYS TO BE AN ARTIST THROUGH THE WORLD OF LEN LYE.'
She talks to Jesse today.
Photo: Sam Hartnett
1.35 Documentary maps New Zealand's largest pollution disasters
On October 5th 2011, the container ship MV Rena struck Ōtāiti, the Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty and began spilling 1700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and container debris on the beach.
Local documentary filmmakers Anton Steel and Rosalie Liddle-Crawford have created a record of the community response in the face of New Zealand's largest pollution disaster.
'Taking Back Our Beach' opens this week at the United Bayfair cinema in Mount Maunganui, 12 years to the day since the disaster.
Taking Back our Beach is screening in 23 cinemas across aoteroa from October 5th. details on their website One of the locals who will be attending,
Leith Pettigew, joins Jesse.takingbackourbeach.com
Oil slick. Photo: 123RF
2:10 Television Critic: Brooks Alexander
Brooks Alexander reviews Only Murders in the Building, The Rehearsal, One Piece and Winning Time.
2:20 Chuffed with my child chats
Jesse speaks to another proud parent about their child's accomplishments.
Today we hear from Lynaire Kibblewhite, whose daughter Rachel has overcome great challenges to pursue a career in music.
2.30 Expert: Leather
Elegant, durable, flexible and sustainable, leather has been in use for an estimated 7000 years.
Today's expert is Geoff Holmes of LASRA, The Leather and Shoe Research Association of New Zealand.
Close up of a detail of the stitches of a car seat in a black handmade leather upholstery. Photo: 123rf
3:10 Believing in our planet's resilience
There was a time when climate change denial was one of the biggest threats to our planet, but now we've traded denial for feeling doomed, says renowned climate scientist Professor Michael Mann.
He argues that for real action to occur we must put despair to one side.
You can read all about this perspective in his new book 'Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis.'
Professor Mann speaks to Jesse.
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