Afternoons for Tuesday 29 January 2019

1:10 First song: Calexico perform live

Calexico are an Indie rock band from Arizona - and they're here for two concerts and join us in our Auckland studio for a live performance

1:20 Link between handgun ownership and American toddler deaths 

New research has found a link between the increase in the number of handguns in American homes and firearm-related deaths of toddlers. 

Kiwi researcher Dr Kate Prickett worked with US academics on a project tracking the connection between gun ownership and mortality of kids between 1-5 years old, over a 40 year period. 

Dr Prickett is a senior lecturer at Victoria University, though the work was one while she was at the University of Waikato and the University of Chicago. She joins us to explain the findings.

1:30 More on the vegetable cicada: Researcher needs your help

On Friday our Critter of the Week was the vegetable cicada - a fascinating fungus that attacks and infects cicadas and insects. 

We were contacted by US Professor, who's lab at the University of Connecticut studies the fungus and the cicadas themselves. She was hoping listeners could advise her where to find some fresh species.

So we thought we'd get her own to tell us about her research. Chris Simon is in New Zealand and explains what she's looking for. 

1:40 Miriama Kamo tries the Zero Waste challenge

Broadcaster Miriama Kamo is near the end of a month long zero waste challenge. She's been attempting to live the last month without creating any rubbish!

She joins Jesse in studio to tell him how it went and give a few tips on how you can do it at home. 

1:40 Great album

2:10 Book critic Jo Cribb

Jo Cribb of the NZ Book council tells us about some recent research into the best ways to get boys to read more.

2:20 Music Feature: Barbershop

John Denton and Jeff Hunkin are with us to talk about barberhop singing. John has been singing barbershop since 1988, is a member of City of Sails barbershop group, and is the president of Barbershop Harmony New Zealand.And Jeff is part of the World Champion Musical Island Boys barbershop group, is the co-director, Wellington's Vocal FX chorus and hosted TVNZ's The Naked Choir in 2017.

3:10 Relationship guru, Dr George Blair-West

On the list of most distressing experiences that can happen in your life, divorce is in the top 3.  Choosing a partner, married or not, is one of the most important decisions anyone can make. Dr George Blair-West is a psychiatrist who sees the fall out when things go wrong.  He offers advice on how to prevent divorce and recognize the warning signs that  are usually there while still dating.

For more information from Dr Blair West on this topic you can go to http://www.biggestdecisionofyourlife.com/

3:30 Spoken Feature

3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question

4:05 The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Andrew Frame