Afternoons for Tuesday 23 November 2021

 

1:12 First Song

 

1:20 Calls for urgent action over 'tsunami of demand' for dialysis

The government is being urged to take action over a 'tsunami of demand' for dialysis by increasing kidney transplant rates.

That follows the release of an independent report from the NZ Institute of Economic Research, commissioned by Kidney Health New Zealand.

Kidney Health NZ's general manager, Michael Campbell, tells Jesse what the report found and why he wants immediate action.

1:30 Doing more and wasting less 

A new programme at Duke of Edinburgh New Zealand is putting young people to the test trying to build more sustainable futures. The Kākāriki Journey gets young New Zealanders to reassess their relationship with the world they live in. For the last 18 months high school student Pipi Kendal has been putting her mind to reducing the waste footprint of her family and has had a surprising level of success.

1:40 Thanksgiving in Aotearoa 

If you have an American in your whānau you may have heard a bit about Thanksgiving this week. American restaurateur Michael Dearth is working hard this November at his Tāmaki Makaurau restaurant Baduzzi making thanksgiving packs for people to put celebrations on at home.

1:50 Relationships with Hannah Korrel 

Dr Hannah Korrel is both a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Registered Psychologist. She holds a Masters in Clinical Neuropsychology and PhD in neuroscience from the University of Melbourne.

Dr Hannah completed over a decade of study to become qualified in conditions of the brain and psychology of relationships. She's joining Jesse every fortnight to talk about relationship issues people encounter and offer some ways to resolve them.

Today Hannah talks to Jesse about how to navigate potential conflict over Christmas when family gathers. 

2:10 Book Critic: Claire Mabey

Claire talks about books to escape traffic light systems with! 

She reviews Nicky Pellegrino's latest, To Italy, With Love, Lynda Hallinan's The Joy of Gardening and The Fortnight in September by R C Sherriff.

2:20 Marvin Gaye: Troubled Man with Simon Sweetman

Across the 1960s and 70s Mavin Gaye made some of the most enduring music and was one of soul's true superstars. 

But there was a dark side to his genius, and music critic Simon Sweetman explores some of the trauma and tension that fuelled the soul singer's music.

3:10 The lives of the Jack the Ripper victims explored 

We know the name Jack the Ripper, and the legends about his crimes. But the lack of empathy or even interest the lives of the women he killed more than 130  years ago is an indictment of us and our society says historian and writer Hallie Rubenhold. She tells the stories of  the 5 women murdered on the streets of London and reflects their appalling treatment in a new podcast, Bad Women: The Ripper Re-told.

3:30 BBC Witness history 

In November 1971 a young American artist decided to get a friend to take a shot at him - in the name of art. His name was Chris Burden and the shooting would go down in the history of performance art. He spoke to Lucy Burns in 2012 about the ideas behind the event.

3:45 The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Chester Borrows