Afternoons for Monday 12 September 2022

 

1:15 Dean Barker sharing his bowel cancer survival story to help others

New Zealand sailing hero Dean Barker revealed last night that he was diagnosed with bowel cancer ahead of the 2021 America's Cup.

As skipper for American Magic he was receiving chemotherapy on a Monday, recovering during the week and training with the team on Saturday, in a gruelling six month regime to try and beat one of New Zealand's most deadly cancers.

Dean Barker talks to Jesse about why he's sharing his personal story and being one of Bowel Cancer NZ better known Survivors encouraging others to be aware of the early symptoms.

1.30  Exhibition raising awareness of our threatened indigenous species

From rare birds to ancient lizards and everything in between, Aotearoa has the highest rate of threatened indigenous species in the world.

That's why we've such a hard push in the predator free movement in recent years, with the ultimate goal of making the entire country predator free by 2050.

On Saturday an exhibition launched at the where 30 artists respond to the idea, imagining what a predator free NZ might look like, or how it might look if we fail.

Curator Val Cuthbert talks to Jesse.

1.40 Cheese by-product could be a key remedy for type 2 diabetes

Whey permeate could be developed into a remedy for people with type 2 diabetes.

A New Zealand-based company, WheyTech Bionics NZ, is looking to turn whey - the by-product of cheese-making - into a sugar alternative.

The company aims to create a range of products for food manufacturing and medicine.

WheyTech Bionics NZ's chief executive officer, Ben Van Rooy, talks to Jesse about what they've discovered so far.

1:45 Number 1 album

2:10 Television Critic: Claire Chitham

Today Claire Chitham talks to Jesse about The Bear on Disney + and Life After Life on TVNZ.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster provides an update on Australia's reaction to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and he also tells us about the rise of Aussie Rules football with the signing of a record broadcast deal. And he might even mention the upcoming Bledisloe Cup.

2:30 Expert feature: Sommelier on wine

Today's expert feature delves into the world of wine and what exactly the job of a sommelier is.

Kristen Tay was named Junior Sommelier of the Year after a competition was held at the NZ School of Food and Wine in Auckland. She's with Jesse to talk about her job and everything wine.

You can text your questions for her on 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Ken Auletta on why it took so long to expose Harvey Weinstein

20 years ago, New Yorker writer and author Ken Auletta  knew film producer Harvey Weinstein was nothing less than a monster, but he just couldn't prove it.  He did a feature story on the movie mogul in 2002, but couldn't get any women to go on the record about what the movie mogul did to them. He helped other journalists  get the story out that led to the arrest and conviction of Weinstein for rape and sexual assault. Many questions still bothered Auletta: how  did he get away with it for so long and why do smart people sometimes turn a blind eye to bad behavior? His book is called "Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence".

3:35 Voices

In this week's Voices -  The oldest surviving Chinese type collection in New Zealand and a special exhibition dedicated to a special Chinese typeface.

3:45 The Panel with Teuila Fuatai and Steve McCabe