Afternoons for Wednesday 8 December 2021

 

1:20 Refugee family lose all their possessions in a Hamilton house fire

A givealittle page has been set up to help a family which has lost all their possessions in a house fire.

The family arrived in New Zealand in 1997 and have lived in their Melville rental property for the past seven years. An electrical fault is believed to have started fire which gutted the home.

Jesse speaks to the family about what's next for them and how people can help.

1:30 'Lord of the Tree Rings' helps save wood chopping time

Taranaki farmers can look forward to turning their felled trees into chopped wood in record time this summer.

The time-saving solution comes from local tinkerer Joe Goodin, who has designed a custom-built log splitter nicknamed 'Lord of the Tree Rings'.

1:40 Opening the farm gates to celebrate art and agriculture

A farming couple in the Rangitīkei want to unite art and agriculture with a new artists' residency. 

Their aim is to change the narrative around farming and they already have their first resident lined up.

Gullies Art Residency founder Laura Morrison explains their mission.

1:50 100 years of radio memory

Today we speak to Claire Shirtcliffe about her radio memories which are from her days working as an announcer.

She shares her recollections about working in radio from the 1950s onwards.

1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly

RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz.

 

2.12 Podcast Critic with Paul Bushnell

Paul Bushnell talks about two different approaches to script for a medium which usually tries to conceal the fact that what you're hearing may be written down:

• The Curious Cases of Rutherford Fry
• The Audio Long Read

2:25 Bookmarks with Elisha Watson

The Bookmarks guest today is Elisha Watson, the founder of Wellington-based clothing brand Nisa.

Nisa makes organic cotton underwear, swimwear and activewear - and employs women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. She talks to Jesse about what she likes to watch, read and listen to in her spare time.

3:10 A look at the how Britney Spears' life impacts more than celebrity

For nearly 14 long years, pop star Britney Spears could do nothing without the permission of her father. He vetted her friends, logged what she bought and  decided where and when she would perform under a conservatorship that finally ended this year. Rock and Roll historian Jennifer Otter Bickerdike looks at her impact on feminism, celebrity and mental health In her book, Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon.   

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Today on Our Changing World, flooding causes big problems in this country but the team at NIWA are working on a tool to help us prepare.

3:45 The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Ed Amon