Afternoons for Tuesday 28 September 2021

 

1:00 COVID update LIVE

1:20 Non-sugar sweeteners on the rise in New Zealand

Non-sugar sweeteners like stevia are becoming increasingly common in New Zealand, according to a new study from the University of Auckland.

Dr Leanne Young from the University of Auckland School of Population explains some of the findings about sweeteners, and shares her concerns about what this means for the country's sweet tooth.

1:30 Toni Street's memoir of heartbreak and hope

Well known and popular broadcaster Toni Street has laid bare the heartbreak she and her family have endured from her childhood through to her own debilitating illness.

She talks to Jesse about the loss of three siblings when she was younger and navigating the mine field of surrogacy to have her third child after her auto immune disease meant she could no longer get pregnant.

Her book is out today and called Lost and Found, My Story of Heartbreak and Hope.

1:50 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Each Tuesday owner operator of Vertech IT Services talks to Jesse about tech related issues.This week he's talking about the potential of Starlink to alleviate the issues with rural broadband. He can also answer any of your tech questions. Just email jesse@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam

Today Pip talks about Life's Edge: The search for what it means to be alive by Carl Zimmer and Goodnight, Melancholy' by Xia Jia from Broken Stars: Sixteen Stories from the New Frontiers of Chinese Science Fiction edited and translated by Ken Liu

2:20 Is this month 30 years ago the biggest in music history?

Some critics say September 1991 was one of the greatest months in popular music history. It's been thirty years since that month produced some of the all time great songs and albums.

Today critic Simon Sweetman goes back to that particular month and talks about why it's regarded as being such a stand out. He also, of course, plays the tracks that were released then. You can also find more about the songs, ranked by other reviewers, here.

3:10 The Great Resignation prompted by the pandemic

Lots of people dream about walking away from their jobs. Since the pandemic started a year ago, millions of people around the world actually are. This trend has a name, coined by Professor Anthony Klotz. He calls it the Great Resignation.  We'll talk to him about what's driving this trend and what you should do before you decide to quit.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness History

As the 25th James Bond film hits cinema screens we look at the lasting appeal of the franchise. The original author, Ian Fleming, died in the 1960s but other writers took on the challenge of keeping Britain's most famous secret agent alive.

3:45 The Panel with Claire Robinson and Steve McCabe