Afternoons for Monday 14 November 2022

 

1:15 Gumboot throwing champion

A record crowd showed up over the weekend to the New Zealand Agricultural show in Christchurch.

There was also fierce competition in the gumboot throwing competition.

Jesse speaks to one of the winners, Richard Jacks, about claiming the honour and how he trained in the lead up to the big day!

1.25 World cheese judge back in Aotearoa

Cheese: it's delicious but would you know how to pick the crème de la crème if faced with dozens and dozens of entries?

Turophile and owner of Grand Gourmand, Franco Sessa, is an international cheese judge and has just come back from the World cheese Award in Wales.

He talks to Jesse about what a great cheese is and how ours compared internationally.

1.35 The Real Guide to New Zealand released

A book highlighting some of the natural beauty and conservation efforts has been released.

Mark Danenhauer's written The Real Guide to New Zealand. He talks to Jesse about why he wanted to put the book together and who its been written for.

 

1:45 Number 1 album

 

2:10 Television Critic: Guy Williams

Today Guy Williams gives his verdict on Saturday Night Live on youtube, Ricky and Morton, season 6 on Netflix and Eli Matthewson and Chris Parker's new series on porn on the Spinoff. 

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster reports on the expected Christmas retail bonanza in Australia this year despite the rising cost of living, an odd supermarket item that goes a long way to explaining Australia's love of vegemite, and the mystery of Sydney's blooming jacarandas which are now in full bloom.

2:30 Expert feature: Photography

As many of us venture out on holiday this summer, a great way to capture the memories made is through photography.

Someone who knows all about taking the perfect photograph is Richard Young.

He has guided groups of photographers in New Zealand for more than a decade and founded New Zealand Photography Workshops in 2013.

He also contributes regularly as a columnist for NZ Photographer Magazine. Send any questions you have for him on text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Ralph Macchio on the role that defined his life

Roles like Daniel LaRusso come around once in a lifetime. The scrappy teenage underdog from The Karate Kid learns about life and martial arts from a troubled but wise mentor and then takes on a bully who's made his life miserable. What actor Ralph Macchio didn't know when he took the role in 1984, is that it would follow him the rest of his life. . After nearly 40 years, two sequels and now the hit spin off show Cobra Kai on Netflix, Ralph is ready to share the lessons he's learned after all these years with Daniel LaRusso on his shoulder. His new Memoir is called Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.

3:35 Voices

On Voices, a recent University of Canterbury Research Medal awardee talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his experience with quakes across the world. 

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Selwyn Manning