Afternoons for Tuesday 3 May 2022

 

1:15 Rising star of the track only recently took on the 400 metre race

Today we speak to a rising star of athletics that you need to keep an eye on.

24-year-old Rosie Elliot recently won the 400m title at the NZ National Track and Field Championships with a time of 52.59 seconds.

To put that into perspective, the national record - set by Kim Robertson in 1980 - is 51.6 seconds.

Her next event is the Oceania Athletics Championship in Australia.

She talks to Jesse about her career and prospects.

1:25 An easier way to detect diabetes through technology

Detecting diabetes is about to get a whole lot easier.

A Kiwi company has created a revolutionary technology called THEIA, which uses AI to examine blood vessels in the eye to detect disease.

To explain the technology Jesse is joined by THEIA founder and CEO Dr Ehsan Vaghefi.

1:30 APO gets new Cimbalom and an expert tutorial

Auckland Philarmonia Orchestra has just taken possession of a specially commissioned Cimbalom instrument for future performances.

The orchestra's principal percussionist Eric Renick is getting one on one lessons on how to play it from world renown virtuoso 'Cimbalom' player Jenő Lisztes. He's also playing in an upcoming concert at the Auckland town hall, showcasing the new instrument.

Both Eric and Jenő talk to Jesse about the Cimbalom and the upcoming Tall Tales performance which will be live on RNZ Concert from 7.30 on Thursday night.

1:50 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today Vertech IT Services owner and managing director, Daniel Watson has some handy hints for android users, making the most out of multi-screens and getting the best service from you tech support!

2:10 Book Critic: Anna Rankin

Today Anna talks to Jesse about On Wanting to Change, written by Adam Phillips.

2:20 A look back to 80s music in NZ

Today's music feature heads back to the decade that style forgot.

Yes, we're looking back at the 80s - and the cringeworthy hits that many of us might secretly love.

Andrea Sanders, more commonly known as the co-founder of the musical group the Beatgirls, has written a show celebrating all things 80s - which will opens at Circa theatre later this month.

Andrea talks to Jesse about 80s music and the tribute they're paying to New Zealand musicians in the show.

3:10 Life in the future, living with COVID

If ever there was a time for great humility in the world of science, it's now says  Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He's been on the front line of COVID strategy from day one, and now more than two years later, he says the virus is still throwing curve balls all the time. He's working with a team of imminent scientists on the roadmap for what's next and shares the latest science on the new variants, long COVID, vaccines for children and how the world must learn to live with COVID.

3:30 Spoken Feature:BBC Witness

LGBT servicemen and women in the US armed forces had to keep their sexuality secret until the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy was repealed in 2011. Lieutenant Colonel Heather Mack served under the policy for most of her military career. In 2019, she spoke to Rachael Gillman about her experiences.

3:45 The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Allan Blackman