Afternoons for Tuesday 12 April 2022

1:20 Does the Wadestown skull link to one of NZ's oldest cold cases?

Over the weekend a human skull was discovered on a Wadestown property, prompting the police to be involved.

One of the theories about the origins of the remains which were discovered dates back to the unsolved case of a missing person from 1945.

Author Scott Bainbridge has written about the mysterious disappearance of Jean Martin in that area in 1945. He talks to Jesse about how likely her case may have been solved.

1:30 Historic Dannevirke cinema set to re-open this month

An historic cinema in Dannevirke is about to re-open after nearly a decade of closed curtains.

The Regent Theatre's been standing in the same spot on Dannevirke's High Street since 1919, but shut down in 2012 after structural issues and a failed lease.

Since then it's undergone significant refurbishment to restore it to its former glory, with the help of MovieFest Charitable Trust.

Trustee Graeme Moffatt joins Jesse to talk about the restoration project.

1:40 Robin counting on Aotea Great Barrier Island

Over a decade ago, the previously regionally-extinct North Island Robins were gradually returned to Aotea Great Barrier Island.

Since then they've have been sighted numerous times, but it's remained difficult to track how well they are surviving.

Judy Gilbert lives on Great Barrier and manages the Windy Hill Sanctuary there. She joins Jesse to chat about recent trapping and banding efforts to keep taps on the birds.

1:50 Relationships with Hannah Korrel

This week neuropscyhologist and clinical psychologist Hannah Korrel talks to Jesse about what to do if you're friends with people as a couple and they break up. Do you have to pick a side?

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam

Today Pip talks to Jesse about the art of writing about art. She delves back to last year's inaugural Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize winners to use as examples of how to do that well!

2:20 Map of New Zealand music project

Today's music feature is all about the latest project from Audio-Culture, which is also informally known as 'The noisy library of New Zealand Music'.

Gareth Shute is on air with Jesse to talk about their work recounting musical moments of historical significance throughout towns in New Zealand.

He explains so far they've published one for Napier, Nelson and Auckland's North Shore.

3:10 'Hoarders' cleaner on how to avoid keeping too much stuff!

Matt Paxton has seen it all. As a featured cleaner the show, Hoarders, he's dealt with people who collect dead cats and stood on a mountain of used diapers. He works with the extreme and also ordinary clutter, helping Jimmy Kimmel clean out his office. When he looked in his own closets and garden shed, he found he had collected superfluous tools and toys and memorabilia himself. He casts an eye on his own decluttering and offers advice about how we can do the same in his new book , Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness History

In 1975, Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts met up in space and shook hands. Millions watched on TV as the two spacecraft docked together and the door between the ships opened. The handshake between the two Cold War superpowers was hailed as a symbol of efforts towards peace and stability. Nick Holland tells the story with the help of former NASA chief historian, Bill Barry.

3:45 The Panel with Amy Carter and Liam Hehir