Afternoons for Wednesday 2 November 2022

1:10 James Bond theme songs celebrated at upcoming concert

Over the years some of the greatest pop artists of the day have lent their talents to the James Bond film franchise.

And to celebrate 60 years of the films this weekend there will be a celebration of the music that's often come to be just as popular as the films themselves.

Called The Music is Bond, the concert is made up of a hand picked group of well known New Zealand artists performing at the Aotea Centre on Saturday night with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra.

Among them is Caitlin Smith, she's in the Auckland studio to perform one of the iconic songs live.

1:15 Tips to stop your car being stolen by ram raiders

Over the past five years there's been a 400 percent increase in ram raids on retail outlets all over Aotearoa.

Dog and Lemon Guide editor, Clive Mathew-Wilson believes there are some small but effective ways you can stop your car being targeted to use in the raids.

He talks to Jesse about how to make it a bit less appealing for ram raiders to target your vehicle.

1:25 Time to get rid of lawns and plant more trees! 

Spending money maintaining degraded ecosystems should be a thing of the past according to Professor Len Gillman.

The AUT lecturer says that instead of mowing city lawns we should be planting trees which could absorb up to 6 billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere.

Professor Gillman talks to Jesse about the research he's done on imperial lawns.

1:35 Aphasia 'Gavel Club' celebrates 10 years

Auckland University's unique 'Gavel Club' is a public speaking group for people with aphasia and to celebrate its 10th birthday its launched an illustrated book.

To tell us more about aphasia and how the club can help people with it, Cathy Marshall talks to Jesse.

Her husband Ian was a founding member of the club and has aphasia.

1:45 Critically acclaimed NZIFF film released for wider audiences

Initially screened at the New Zealand International Film Festival, Shut Eye is back.

The is made and set in Auckland, the feature film debut for writer and director Tom Levesque.

He joins Jesse to talk about the film's wider distribution and positive reviews.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell

Today Paul Bushnell is looking at the role of expertise in podcasting. How important is it to hear from people who know something about what they're discussing? He talks about The Allusionist and By the Book.

2:25 Bookmarks with Kate Sylvester

For today's Bookmarks New Zealand fashion designer Kate Sylvester is the studio with Jesse.

As well as talking about world famous iconic brand she shares with Jesse what she likes to watch, read and listen to in her own time.

3:10 What Governments are doing wrong

It's easy to find examples of how governments get things wrong. It's a little harder to understand why. Fixing the problems governments are asked to fix is not as easy as it looks says Dennis Grube, a professor in politics and  public policy at Cambridge University. He's also a former speech writer in Canberra.  He's seen the problems of governing from the inside and the outside. He seeks not to garner sympathy, but rather to enhance understanding about their failures and how they can do better. His new book is called Why Governments Get It Wrong: And How They Can Get It Right. 

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World, presenter Claire Concannon is back, and goes behind the scenes at Auckland Museum to learn about research into the past lives of seabirds.  

3:45 The Panel with Verity Johnson and Chris Wikaira