Afternoons for Thursday 3 August 2023

1:15 New Zealand Darts Masters starts in Hamilton tomorrow

The vibe has been described as somewhere between a prize fight and a pub brawl.

But no matter what you want to call it, it's clear Hamilton will be abuzz tomorrow, with the commencement of the New Zealand Darts Masters.

Keeping his eye on the prize and the bullseye is Scottish player and two-time world champion, Peter 'the snakebite' Wright.

He speaks to Jesse.

1:25 New frog detection dog ready to start work

What began as a conservation dream several years ago has finally been realised.

Aotearoa New Zealand now has its first certified native frog detection dog - Holly, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

Holly was the brain-child of her handler, Debbie Bishop, and Debbie's late husband professor Phil Bishop - known as the 'Frog Man' among Otago University's Zoology department.

Debbie speaks to Jesse.

1:35 "Gaming lab" opens at Massey University

Tabletop role playing and board games have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, with the rise in popularity linked to successive covid lock downs.

The trend has piqued the interest of Massey University psychology researchers, who are developing a gaming laboratory - GRAIL - in order to investigate the potential positive effects of gaming

Shaun Garea and Ross Hebden will be launching the lab at this weekend's Armageddon Expo in Palmerston North.

Shaun speaks to Jesse.

1:45 Link 3 winners album

Today's link 3 winner will get a limited edition white copy of Gang of Youths album angel in realtime.

2:10 Music Critic: Tony Stamp

Today Tony talks to Jesse about music from Blur and a track from Rosinha de Valença.

2:25 NZ Sporting History with William Trubridge

Back in 2016, freediver William Trubridge plunged 122 metres down into Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas.

It was a free immersion world record - narrowly beating his own former record, of 121 metres.

In fact, it was William Trubridge's 18th world record - give or take, by that stage he had understandably lost count.

The descent saw him hold his breath for four minutes and 24 seconds - that's the duration of Africa, by Toto.

But that moment in sporting history was not all smooth sailing. Williams share the story with Jesse live from the Bahamas.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm

Today Mary talks to Jesse about a question sent in by a listener who is over 65 on what to do with money they don't need to access right now. Mary talks about the options of Kiwisaver or term deposits and the pros and cons of both.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

In 1982, nests of dinosaur eggs were identified for the first time in India. They were found in Jabalpur, on a historic fossil site and former British military cantonment. The eggs were from Titanosaurs, living at the end of the Cretaceous Period. Palaeontologist Professor Ashok Sahni made the discovery, he's been speaking to Laura Jones.

Ashok Sahni at home with fossilised dinosaur eggs.

3:45 The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Jeremy Elwood