Afternoons for Thursday 10 November 2022

1:15 What young people think of phasing out all tobacco products

Last year the government proposed to introduce a smoke-free generation, ending the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008.

Tobacco companies responded that young people would find this unacceptable and see it as a restriction on personal freedom.

New research at the University of Otago has actually spoken to youth to find out what they think. 

Professor Janet Hoek has been leading the research and talks to Jesse.

1:25 Young Horticulturist of the Year crowned

Last night was the Grand Final and Awards Ceremony for the Young Horticulturist of the Year.

Regan Judd came away with the big prize, representing the Young Grower of the year from the Horticulture NZ Fruit & Vegetable sectors.

He was up against six other finalists from other industries like viticulture, floristry, and landscaping.

Regan talks to Jesse about winning the title.

1:35 RNZ cookbook released

The RNZ Cookbook is out today! It features over 180 recipes handpicked from the RNZ archives.

On Afternoons, and across other shows, we're frequently joined by chefs and food writers who bring along their favourite recipes.

Author and RNZ producer David Cohen, who edited the book alongside Kathy Paterson, talks to Jesse about getting the book together.

1:45 Great album: Reissue of Guns and Roses Use Your Illusion I & 2

 

2:10 Music Critic: Colin Morris

Colin Morris talks to Jesse about a new Gregory Porter track, Suzanne and looks behind the scenes at Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: The Special Olympics

The Special Olympics National Summer Games are going to be held in Hamilton next month, hosting more than 12-hundred athletes.

The Global movement was first founded in the 1960s

However, the special Olympics movement didn't take place here until the early 1980s- spearheaded by Lower Hutt based, Grant Quinn and a team of four competitive swimmers.

Grant talks to Jesse about bringing the games to Aotearoa and what it means for the athletes taking part.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris

Today Hawke's Bay farmer Steve Wyn-Harris talks to Jesse about the number of farms he's seeing that are going out of food production into pine trees to offset carbon emissions.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris

Dr Grant Morris is currently in Sydney and looking at some of the interesting historical issues and trends.  Today he will  discuss the current state of play in Australian history.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Sporting Witness

For millions of gamers all over the world Tonton Zola Moukoko is a cult hero. The Swedish-Congolese footballer found fame as one of the best players ever in the computer game series Championship Manager. But in the real world, things were very different. He never managed to break into Derby County's first team and in his personal life there were moments of immense tragedy. He's been sharing his story with Matt Pintus.

3:45 The Panel with Mai Chen and Alan McElroy