Afternoons for Tuesday 30 November 2021

1:20 National's leadership vote today: Luxon vs Bridges

The National Party will today annoint a new leader.

It's understood that the race comes down to Simon Bridges, a previous leader of the party, and relative newcomer - and former chief executive - Christopher Luxon.

Senior writer for the NZ Herald, Simon Wilson, has coined it the 'Battle of the Blokes' and speaks to Jesse ahead of the 3pm vote.

1:30 Restoring dignity to unmarked graves 

A genealogist and historian is on a mission to restore dignity to forgotten psychiatric patients buried in unmarked graves. 

Anna Purgar​ has already spent two years providing names to unmarked graves at Tokanui Cemetery in the Waikato. 

The graves belong to more than 450 psychiatric patients from Tokanui Hospital, which opened in 1912 and closed its doors in 1998. 

Now there are calls to identify the graves of up to 1000 patients from Sunnyside psychiatric hospital buried at Sydenham Cemetery in Christchurch, and Anna has offered to help. 

1:40 100 Years of Radio

To mark 100 years on radio, listeners have been sharing their special memories with us. 

Anne Johnston speaks to Jesse about how radio has been an integral part of her life.

1:50 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about self repairs on electronics and some amazing ideas for tech Xmas gift giving. 

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross 

Today Catherine Ross is all about "Books Start Conversations'. You can find list of her recommendations and what Catherine has to say about that on her blog. 

2:30 Deep lyrical analysis with Claire Mabey 

A few months ago we invited director of the Verb Wellington festival Claire Mabey in to do some deep lyrical analysis of some of our favourite tunes! You flooded us with requests for other songs to analyse, so we've invited Claire back. 

3:10 Peter Boghossian on starting up anti-woke, anti-elite school

Philosophy Professor Peter Boghossian says university campuses are becoming social justice factories producing citizens who are incapable of thinking for themselves. So he cancelled his position at a University in Oregon to help start a place for higher learning in Texas  that rejects cancel culture. He shares the vision behind the university that proudly declares it is anti-woke and anti-elite.  

3:30 Spoken Feature: Sporting history 

In December 1999, the American Tori Murden McClure became the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean single-handed. It was the culmination of a dream that had brought her close to death many times as she capsized again and again during a hurricane on a previous attempt.  She was inspired to keep trying by working with the great boxer Muhammad Ali. Tori Murden McClure talks to Claire Bowes.

3:45 The Panel with