Afternoons for Friday 8 October 2021

Jesse's Book:

During the book quiz this week Jesse mentioned he'd written a book for his children during lockdown. 

We've had a few requests from listeners who want to read it, so you can find it here.

1.12 First Song:

1:17 World Space Week celebrating women in space!

It's World Space Week and the theme this year is 'Women in Space'.

Over 90 countries are celebrating the contributions and success of women in space science - including New Zealand.

In fact - a new 'Women in Space' network has just been launched to connect women across the sector in Aotearoa.

Haritina Mogoșanu is the co-ordinator for World Space Week in New Zealand, and she tells about their network and how she's celebrating this week.

1:30 Waitākere Licensing Trust stand off will go to referendum

A community action group says it has gathered enough signatures on a petition to trigger a referendum on what it calls the Waitākere Licensing Trust's monopoly.

About 37,500 people from Waitākere have signed the petition.

 West Auckland Licensing Trusts Action Group spokesperson Nick Smale talks to Jesse about what this means in the longstanding battle.

1:35 Hawke's Bay 'beanies' hoping to spread across Aotearoa

The founders of a fresh produce sharing app in Hakwe's Bay are hoping to take their idea across New Zealand.

Magic Beans has more than 3,000 members who call themselves 'Beanies'.

To tell us  how it all works I'm joined by co-founder Anneliese  Hough talks to Jesse.

1:50 Vaping trends among university students

A recent study on the vaping habits of university students before and after nicotine containing e-cigarettes became widely available has found many are not vaping because they want to give up smoking.

Dr Ben Wamamali has been looking at the issue and talks to Jesse about what their research has uncovered.

2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry

With Auckland cinemas still a no-go Dom's been online streaming films to review for us!

Today he's talking about two new documentaries from DocPlay: Some Kind of Heaven and White Noise.

And he's also watched a new horror film on Shudder called V/H/S/94

2.20 Critter funds recipient

This week we reveal who has been chosen to get some of the money raised through the Critter t-shirts. We call one of them to reveal that they're going to get a funding boost, thanks to all the people who bought the t-shirts!

2:30 NZ Live: Replay

This week we're going back to a performance which took place in the RNZ studio merely days before the country went into the alert level 4 lockdown.

Phoebe Rings had just released their first, self-titled, five track EP, so they were more than happy to swing by and play an NZ Live.

3:08 Grilled Vegetables with Buffalo Cheese.

Today Julie shares a great summer BBQ recipe with us. You can also change and add other ingredients into the mix to make this tasty recipe. You can find how to make this summer BBQ delicious recipe at home here.

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 DIY advice with builder Stan Scott

This week builder Stan Scott is back on air to answer any DIY questions you may have. Please feel free to either text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz with your questions for him.

3:35 Critter of the Week: The Walking Reindeer Fly

This week’s critter is the Walking Reindeer Fly. We know very little about our diverse and fascinating native flies here in New Zealand. One group of critters that have flown (or not flown) under the radar are the crane flies of the Genus Gynoplistia. Within this group, there are 6 wingless species that sport antlers as impressive as any reindeer or stag.

3:45 The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and David Cormack