Afternoons for Tuesday 30 August 2022

 

1:15 When tiny crocodiles roamed around northern Australia

Cute isn't usually a word you would use to describe a crocodile, but this pre-historic croc may be the exception.

Scientists are using state-of-the-art technology to reveal previously unknown details about the prehistoric trilophosuchus rackhami, which lived in north-west Queensland 13.5 million years ago.

Associate Professor Steven Salisbury from the University of Queensland's school of biological sciences talks to Jesse about the miniature crocodiles they've discovered.

1:25 New batch of much needed tech graduates out in the work force 

A recent study found cloud and cybersecurity skills are projected to be the most in-demand digital skills by employers by 2025.

Amazon Web Services was there to celebrate the recent graduation of tech professionals from the AWS re-Start program at Unitec's Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae.

One of the graduates was Ash Foster, he talks to Jesse.

1:35 Did the Titanic Sink?: new RNZ podcast series

Now to a new podcast launched here at RNZ today all about whether or not the Titanic did actually sink.

Not a topic you'd expect our team to delve into, but when comedian Tim Batt and his Australian comedy pal Carlo Ritchie were chatting a few years ago, Carlo mentioned he wasn't sure that the ship really did go down.

That's turned in a very funny 6 part podcast series featuring our very own Kim Hill alongside some of our best known comedians.

1:50 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

 

2:10 Book Critic: Claire Mabey

Today Claire talks to Jesse about Kōhine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, October, October by Katya Balen and the second book in the Scarlett & Brown Series by Jonathan Stroud.

2:20 Music feature: Soulquarians

In the late 90s a collective of musicians came together to form the Soulquarians, and went on to release a series of timeless albums that would be hailed by critics and fans to this very day.

Inspired by the likes of Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, and more soul and funk legends, they produced albums like D'Angelo's 'Voodoo', Erykah Badu's 'Mama's Gun', The Roots' 'Things Fall Apart', the list goes on.

Teaching fellow for Massey University's commercial music programme Josh Ellery joins Jesse to tell us what made this era so special and play us some of the tunes that define it.

3:10 Young people and screen time, what they see and what adults are missing

After 10 years  studying the digital world of teenagers, even Harvard researchers Emily Weinstein and Carrie James can be surprised about what they hear. They  say there are important gaps between  what adults think about about what teens are doing online and why, and realities for teenagers. They talked to  more than 3-thousand young people about what it's like to grow up with smartphones and social media. They break down the myths about what kids are  actually doing on their smartphones and why as well as the things teens want their parents to know about their experiences. They explain how adults can have better conversations about tech in their book,  "Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (And Adults Are Missing)."

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness history

In January 1980, Indira Gandhi's Congress party was voted into power in India.

Before the election, inflation meant that onions were unaffordable for many Indians and became a big election issue.
Indira Gandhi used the issue to appeal to voters during her campaign which would help to secure her victory that year.

Reena Stanton-Sharma speaks to Suda Pai, a former professor of political science at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

3:45 The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Mark Sainsbury