Afternoons for Wednesday 28 September 2022

Hey COTW fans - critter t-shirts are back with a new design and a tote bag.

The money raised from the sale of the products goes directly to community environmental groups.

You can pre-order your t-shirts, tote bags and tea towels via the link below. You have two weeks to place your orders so they arrive in time for Christmas.

https://joyya.nz/critter-of-the-week/

 

 

1:15 Making the world more accessible for people with mobility challenges

Tim Young believes you don't see a lot of disabled people out and about because there are too many unknowns when going out.

Smart Access are getting down to the details. Steep curb ramps, finding toilets, surface problems, they're challenges for people with mobility issues.

Tim Young is setting out to change this through his business, Smart Access. He talks to Jesse.

1:25 Milk on tap - serve yourself!

If you're interested in knowing the provenance of the milk you use each day, a new invention by a Waikato farmer can help with that.

Chris Falconer has come up with a unique way to get customers closer the farm gate and serving themselves.

He talks to Jesse about Happy Cow and how it works.

1:35 Going to dark places in the name of glow worms science

A diverse group of scientists are road tripping around the North Island this week, peering into caves and dark places.

The point of their travel is one of our national treasures titiwai, the glow worm.

Professor Kurt Krause from Otago has called it a "glow worm extravaganza". He talks to Jesse from his latest destination Taumarunui.

1:45 Chickens become more popular as pets

They are clever, charismatic, giving and full of personality, making them more and more popular as pets.

Chickens are increasingly becoming common as companions as well as egg producers.

To talk about the allure of chickens and their increasing popularity, breeder Raewyn Norton joins Jesse.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Nikitta Thompson

Today Nikitta Thompson talks to Jesse about the podcast, Family Secrets.

2:25 Bookmarks with Sheryl Mai

Today's Bookmarks guest is one of a number of long-serving mayors around the country hanging up their mayoral chains.

Sheryl Mai has served as Whangarei Mayor for the past three terms - a job her younger self would never have imagined.

It has been a challenging but rewarding nine years - probably most notably marked by the construction of the city's controversial Hundertwasser Museum.

She talks to Jesse about her time in the top job and what she enjoys in her down time.

3:10 Making friends is harder after the age of 22

Making friends can be hard. Making friends after the age of 22 is even harder. Adult friendships often take a back seat to career and romantic relationships as we get older, but Psychologist Marisa Franco says that's a mistake. Friendships are as essential to happiness.   She says as we get older, new friendships don't just happen organically. She offers advice about important adult friendships in her new book, "Platonic: How The Science Of Attachment Can Help You Make And Keep Friends".

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World