Afternoons for Wednesday 30 November 2022

1:15 Kiwi crowned CATAN world champion

The strategy board game CATAN has exploded in popularity in recent years. 

Dr Hamish Dean recently went up against the world's best players in Malta and took out the title.

He joins Jesse live from Los Angeles.

1:25 15 year old takes out school's top academic prize

Being awarded your high school's Dux student is an astonishing feat, but one Hawke's Bay teen has truly broken the mould. 

15-year-old Tapas Kant took out the top academic award at Havelock North High School. This isn't the first time he's done the impossible, in fact he passed NCEA Level One maths when he was still at intermediate.

Tapas joins Jesse to celebrate his success.

1:35 Massey University student completes entire degree in te reo Māori

Last week, Suraya Goss graduated from Massey University with a BA in mātauranga Māori or Māori knowledge.

Across the three-year degree she made the choice to submit every assignment and exam in te reo.

Massey University have called it a historic milestone. 

Suraya talks to Jesse about why she made the decision and what's next.

1:45 What happened to the hunky NZ Firefighters Calendar?

The NZ Firefighters Calendar has been heating up Kiwi walls since 1990 and over the years has raised over $800,000 for the Child Cancer Foundation. 

The calendar still exists, but recent editions have swapped out sexy for adorable. 

Columnist Verity Johnson lamented the loss in a recent opinion piece and received a hoard of support. 

She joins Jesse today.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston

Jemima joins Jesse to discuss gardening podcasts including Epic Gardening by Kevin Espiritu and Two Minutes in the Garden by Empress of Dirt. 

2:25 Bookmarks with  Friar Peter Murnane

Today's Bookmarks is with  Dominican Friar Peter Murnane.

Murnane has been a Dominican priest for over 60 years, but has repeatedly stood out from the pack for his willingness to stand against injustice.

Now he's doing that once again with his new book 'Clerical Errors', which criticises clericalism and argues Clerical privilege makes child sex abuse more likely.

To tell us about the book along with some of his favourite things Peter Murnane joins Jesse.

3:10 Why TikTok is so addictive for teens

TikTok is China's digital version of fentanyl. This is a warning from a member of the Federal Communications Commission in the US who wants it banned in America.  The video sharing app has been downloaded more than 3 billion times, making it bigger than Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and almost every other social media app. Shalini Kantayya is a documentary filmmaker who takes a long hard look at the geopolitics, cultural influence and algorithmic bias  of the app  that delivers three minute  videos so many teenagers have become addicted to. The documentary is called TikTok Boom.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Personalised genomic medicine is thought to be the future of healthcare. But how can we ensure that genomic research helps to address inequities rather than strengthen them?

3:45 The Panel with