Afternoons for Monday 18 March 2024

 

1:15 Passing on tricks of the barber trade to give young people a chance.

Darren Paewai the owner of 'Daz's Barber Shop', a place where a hair is really more than just a haircut.

Darren or 'Daz', runs a fleet of roadside barbershops in the Waikato, offering a place for youth to learn the tools of the trade equipping them the skills to get ahead in life.

Darren talks to Jesse. 

1.25 The price of fresh produce is dropping fast, why it's not making the news

United Fresh President Jerry Prendergast says the price of fresh fruit and vegetables is dropping fast and down a whopping 25 percent compared to last year.

He talks to Jesse about why it's now more affordable to buy produce but no one is reporting on the move.

1.35 New world record for the largest haka to be attempted in Aotearoa

It might come as a bit of  a shock, but currently the world record for the largest haka is held by France, a feat achieved 10 years ago.

There's now moves afoot over take the title off the French and hopefully set a new record on New Zealand soil in September at Eden Park.

It's being organised by the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust as a fundraiser to keep their music therapy services going to those who need it most.

Co-founder of the trust Dame Hinewehi Mohi talks to Jesse.

1:45 Feature album: Parallel Lines by Blondie

The feature album today is Parallel Lines by Blondie, the third studio album by American the band, released on September 23, 1978, to international commercial success.

The album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart  in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in April 1979.

2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess

Today Linda talks to Jesse about Quant on Neon, the second series Dynasties with David Attenborough on TVNZ+ and Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War on Netflix.

2:20 Made in NZ: QP Sport

It's common place to see seen men on a football pitch line up for a penalty kick to defend the goal with their hands strategically placed to defend sensitive parts of their bodies.

But for many, particularly women, the chest is a very sensitive part of the body in need of extra protection.

To help with this back in 1978, nuns from a New Plymouth girls school sought to safeguard their students chests during soccer games.

That's how QP Sports was born, creating breast and chest protection for people playing sport - and they're made right here in Aotearoa.

Richard Shearer is the business owner and general manager of QP Sport, he speaks to Jesse.

2.30 Expert Feature: Jewellery

For our expert feature this week we're talking about a billion-dollar industry worldwide, something we've been wearing for thousands and thousands of years, passed down through families: jewellery.

We speak to Greg Holland who's an award-winng master jeweller based in Auckland, he's also the lead designer at Holland & Co.

We'll ask about how to spot fakes, how to find second-hand gems and repurpose dusty old heirlooms...

If you have any jewellery related questions, please text us on 20101 or email afternoons@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Making the right choices using new ethics tools

It's getting harder and harder to be good in a world where choices that once seemed straightforward are now moral quandaries.

Decisions like what to eat or which car to buy are connected to global issues. 

Associate research professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Travis Rieder offers a new set of ethical tools to deal with new challenges.

His book is called Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices.

3:35 Here Now

In this week's Here Now podcast episode, Kadambari Raghukumar is in Mount Maunganui chatting to musician Tarik Rahim on his multitude of cultural influences growing up.

3:45 The pre-Panel