Saturday Morning for Saturday 9 March 2024
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Aliya Danzeisen: becoming Muslim
8:10 AM.Lawyer, linguist and teacher Aliya Danzeisen converted to Islam as an adult four months before 9/11. Today, Aliya is the national co-ordinator and spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council, and a… Read more Audio
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Lee Tamahori and Robin Scholes: The Convert
9:05 AM.Film director Lee Tamahori and producer Robin Scholes have a long history of collaboration, beginning with 1994's Once Were Warriors, which launched both their careers. Their latest offering, The… Read more Audio
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Rolling out big ideas: Sir Geoff Mulgan and James Plunkett
9:25 AM.Why is the idea of a four-day working week seen as radical? What did the pandemic teach us about the role of science in politics and the reality of human interdependence?
English thinkers Geoff… Read more Audio
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Angélique Kidjo: genre-defying music superstar
10:05 AM.Multi Grammy award winning Beninese musician Angélique Kidjo has been named one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. Her career spans four decades and her music is a fusion of… Read more Audio
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Volcanologist Graham Leonard: all about ash
10:40 AM.The plumes of ash that can accompany volcanic eruptions are spectacular, but often damaging, in multiple and surprising ways. Most people think what comes out is like fire ash, but volcanic ash is… Read more Audio
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Playing favourites with James Shaw
11:05 AM.This Sunday, after nine years as Green Party co-leader, including a five year stint as Climate Change Minister, James Shaw is stepping down. He's joining Susie to talk about everything other than… Read more Audio
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8:10 Aliya Danzeisen: becoming Muslim
Lawyer, linguist and teacher Aliya Danzeisen converted to Islam as an adult four months before 9/11.
Today, Aliya is the national co-ordinator and spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council, and a standard bearer for the contribution Muslim women are making in New Zealand.
Danzeisen prepared the Islamic Women's Council's response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque attacks.
A week out from the 5th anniversary of the massacre, she joins Susie to reflect on the gains made for Muslim New Zealanders, and ongoing barriers and prejudice.
Aliya Danzeisen National Coordinator Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand. Photo: Supplied
9:05 Lee Tamahori and Robin Scholes: The Convert
Film director Lee Tamahori and producer Robin Scholes have a long history of collaboration, beginning with 1994's Once Were Warriors, which launched both their careers.
Their latest offering, The Convert, starring Guy Pearce, opens in cinemas next week.
A loose adaptation of Wulf by New Zealand author Hamish Clayton, The Convert features a largely Māori cast and follows the story of Munro, a war veteran-cum-preacher who comes to Aotearoa in 1830.
9:25 Rolling out big ideas: Sir Geoff Mulgan and James Plunkett
James Plunkett Photo: supplied
Sir Geoff Mulgan Photo: supplied
Why do we have a two-day weekend? And when will it stretch to three? How can billionaires be parted from some of their billions for the greater good? How long does it take for a new idea to take hold?
Sir Geoff Mulgan led British PM Tony Blair's strategy unit, and writes about adopting and adapting good ideas. He recently published a paper on the skills required for running government.
James Plunkett's book End State was The Guardian's political book of the year.
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) visiting fellows join Susie to discuss the challenges and opportunities for governments in the next decades.
10:05 Angélique Kidjo: genre-defying music superstar
Multi Grammy award winning Beninese musician Angélique Kidjo has been named one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
Her career spans four decades and her music is a fusion of West African with American R&B, funk and jazz, dancehall and European and Latin American influences.
Angélique serves as a UNICEF and OXFAM ambassador. She founded Batonga to support the education of young African girls. She also won last years Polar Music Prize, seen on a par with Nobel awards.
Angélique Kidjo is playing in Auckland on Saturday night.
Angelique Kidjo live in Cotonou. Photo: Marc Arthur Kidjo
10:40 Volcanologist Graham Leonard: all about ash
The plumes of ash that can accompany volcanic eruptions are spectacular, but often damaging, in multiple and surprising ways.
Most people think what comes out is like fire ash, but volcanic ash is something quite different.
GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard join us to talk about exactly what ash is, how it can affect the health of both humans and animals, and all the ways it can disrupt everyday life.
For everything about ash, and how to be ready here.
Graham Leonard sampling thick ashfall in Ambae, Vanuatu in 2018, at the home of a local resident. Photo:
11:05 Playing favourites with James Shaw
This Sunday, after nine years as Green Party co-leader, including a five year stint as Climate Change Minister, James Shaw is stepping down.
He's joining Susie to talk about everything other than politics and share some favourite music.
Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Books featured on the show:
End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken - and how we can fix it
By James Plunkett
Published by Orion Publishing Co
ISBN 9781398702196
Music played in this show
Artist: Oum
Song: Daba
Time played: 8:55
Artist: Anjelique Kidjo
Song: Once in a Lifetime
Time played: 10:07
Artist: Anjelique Kidjo
Song: Yemandja
Time played: 10:40
James Shaw's playing favourites:
Song: The Power
Artist Snap!
Time played: 11.15
Song: Running up that hill (A Deal With God)
Artist Placebo
Time played: 11:25
Song: I can't decide
Artist Scissor Sisters
Time played: 11:35
Song: Big Yellow Taxi ft. Vanessa Carlton
Artist Counting Crows
Time played: 11:50
Song: Don't look back in anger
Artist: Oasis
Time played: 11:58