Afternoons for Wednesday 23 February 2022

 

1:20 The rise of anti-vaccine 'mumfluencers' in Aotearoa

The rise of anti-vaccine 'mumfluencers' here in Aotearoa is sparking concern.

Journalist Kirsty Johnston has just written an excellent piece on this phenomenon for Stuff.

Many - of course - are working to combat the spread of covid misinformation online and that includes Dr Morgan Edwards. 

We've invited Dr Edwards on the show today to find out more about her approach.

1:30 Job available on Pitt Island 

Looking for a change in scene? 

Bernadette and Brent Mallinson run the The Flowerpot Bay lodge on Pitt Island / Rangiaotea and have decided it's time to sell up. 

Brent tells Jesse about life on the island and why it's time for new guardians to take over the lodge.

1:40 New show turns the tables on bird-watchers

A new TVNZ show turns the tables on bird-watchers and asks, what if the birds are watching us? 

Bird's Eye View follows a group of native birds, who entertain themselves by observing humans.

Screenwriter Nick Ward, who's known for his work on shows like Wellington Paranormal and Outrageous Fortune, has a chat with Jesse about his latest project.

1:55 Afternoons book quiz

RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz is away this week so Jesse will have name a few books and you guess the common theme or link between them. The clever winner will receive a prize from our book stash!

2.12 Podcast Critic: Alix Higby

RNZ Producer Alix Higby talks to Jesse about two podcasts based in LA. She's been listening to Wild Things: Siegfried and Roy and Spectacle: Las Vegas.

2:25 Bookmarks with Alisa Xayalith

Today's bookmarks guest is Alisa  Xayalith, who is one half of New Zealand band 'The Naked and Famous'.

In December she released her debut solo single 'High Fidelity'. She takes part in this week's Bookmarks from her base in L.A.

3:10 Anna Qu's story of being forced to work in a sweatshop in the US

As a teenager, Anna Qu worked in a sweatshop snipping loose threads from garments until her hands blistered and bled. She worked after school and all day on weekends not in Wenzhou China, where she was born, but in Queen's New York at a garment factory owned by her stepfather. Her mother immigrated to America for the promise of a better life for her daughter, but instead he beat, neglected and abused her. Anna writes about her quest to understand her mother and generations of Chinese women before her in her book,  Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Today on Our Changing World: Geologist Carolyn Boulton is a 'fault finder', interested in how faults slide during earthquakes. She's just discovered a newly revealed section of the Wellington Fault and Alison Ballance is keen to see it.

3:45 The Panel with Janet Wilson and Pattrick Smellie