Afternoons for Monday 13 June 2022

 

1:20 Looking behind the language of rugby

As our national sport, rugby terms like line-out, scrum, and ruck are part of the Kiwi vernacular.

But what about foreign players and coaches who need to communicate these terms consisely in a different language?

Working with Stuart Benson from the University of Aizu in Japan, Professor Averil Coxhead has published a paper on the language of rugby.

She speaks to Jesse about what she's discovered.

1.30 Specialist hospital beds being manufactured in Taranaki for the world

If you've spent time in hospital, you probably stayed on a bed designed and built in New Plymouth

Howard Wright has been producing medical beds since the early 1960s. Pretty surprising in a country that isn't really known for its manufacturing.

CEO Bruce Moller tells Jesse about the company and its long history making specialist hospital beds.

1.40 Changes proposed for permits for vehicle access to Muriwai Beach

Auckland Council is seeking feedback on a proposal to introduce a fee-based permit for vehicle access to Muriwai Beach on the West Coast.

It's only one of two beaches in Auckland where people are allowed to drive their vehicles on.

To talk about the changes and what that would mean for motorists wanting to drive on the beach, Auckland Council Manager of Regional Parks Scott De Silva talks to Jesse.

1:45 Number one album

This week's number one in charts history is Billy Joel's 52nd Street, his sixth studio album released in 1978. It was the first of four of his albums to top the Billboard charts and earned him two Grammys.

2:10 Television Critic: Emma John

Today TV reviewer Emma John talks to Jesse about Hacks, on TVNZ, Julia on Neon and First Lady on Netflix.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Today Sydney based correspondent Brad Foster talks about how Australians are spending their Queen's Birthday Holiday today, the ongoing shortage of lettuce forcing KFC Australia to substitute it with cabbage and other cost of living increases facing households.

2:30 Expert feature: pearls

Pearl is the gemstone for people born in June and also the topic of our expert feature today.

Waikato Jeweller Lynaire Kibblewhite is a pearl enthusiast and expert. She joins Jesse to talk about the incredible gems and the many different types there are.

If you have any questions for her, please text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 How we cope with change, what happens in our brains

Rhodes Scholar, White House advisor to Former President Obama, Director of Behavior economics at Google; these are amazing accomplishments, but not ones Dr Maya Shankar set out to achieve. A violin prodigy, she seemed destined for a career as a classical musician. But then came an injury and a change of plans. She's  now a cognitive scientist who studies how we cope with change. Dr Shankar talks to guests who have also been forced to pivot and discover what they're truly made of for her podcast, A Slight Change of Plans.

3:35 Voices

In Voices this week - despite challenges in finding a venue to play their sport, one refugee community are getting ready to go to the world championship game of Sepak Takraw. 

3:45 The Panel with Parmjeet Parmar and Martin Bosley