Afternoons for Wednesday 26 January 2022

 

1:20 Preparing for Omicron to hit our supply chains

Now that Omicron is here the country is bracing for its potential impact. 

Economic consultancy Infometrics has run the numbers to see how deeply it will disrupt our workforce and supply chains and what that means for our economic recovery from the pandemic.

Principal Economist and Director Brad Olsen joins Jesse to discuss the findings.

1:30 Lower Hutt community hub paving the way for resilient communities

A thriving social enterprise in Lower Hutt has developed a blueprint for building strong, resilient communities.

Julia Milne began Common Unity in 2012 out of a desire to teach local Epuni schoolchildren to grow their own kai, and now the story of its success is being shared through a documentary called 'Together We Grow'.

Julia joins Jesse to chat about the community hub's journey.

You can book tickets to the world premiere of the documentary here.

1:40 Exploring options for greener burials and cremations

It's one thing to live your life sustainably... but what about when your life comes to an end and your loved ones have to decide what happens to your body? Well, hopefully we'll have more options soon. 

Research into greening up our burial processes is underway at the University of Canterbury thanks to a Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden grant.

Associate Professor Ruth McManus is leading the research and talks to Jesse.

1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly

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

2.12 Podcast Critic: Caitlin Cherry

Caitlin Cherry discusses two podcasts she's been listening to:

• This is Actually Happening - from Wondery
• Bed of Lies Season 2 - by the Telegraph.

2:25 Bookmarks with Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh

Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh  is a computer engineer and the director of Women In Technology at AUT, and the founder of She Sharp - a group that aims to bridge the gender gap in the STEM industry.

Masha is today's Bookmarks guest to talk to Jesse about what she enjoys reading, watching and listening to in her downtime.

3:10 Ten lessons for a post-pandemic world

He called it. CNN's Fareed Zakaria is one of the world's most respected journalists who interviews world leaders and writes about how the world is changing and what it means. He predicted how COVID 19 might fundamentally change our relationships to work and technology. But he couldn't predict how profoundly he would have to re-evaluate his own life when his mother died from COVID.  He shares ten lessons for a post-pandemic world.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

The Otago Peninsula Biodiversity group have been helping titipounamu/rifleman there by putting out nest boxes. Local producer Karthic SS tells the story of their work in an episode of the Tune into Nature podcast.

3:45 The Panel with Sue Bradford and Ben Thomas