Afternoons for Tuesday 7 February 2023

 

1:15 Partially sighted cyclists tackles the Great Southern Brevet!

An 1,100km bike ride across rocky terrain is enough of a challenge, let alone with only partial sight.

Dave King recently completed the Great Southern Brevet with his riding partner Luke Newnham.

Dave joins Jesse from Westport to talk about the challenge he undertook!

1:25 Remembering Gisborne mural artist Graeme Mudge

Many of our listeners in Gisborne will remember the late artist Graeme Mudge, often spotted halfway up a step ladder, in a beret, painting one of his many murals around the city.

Arts writer Mark Peters has published a book about Gisborne's prolific muralist.

Mark talks to Jesse.

1:35 New initiative launched to tackle food poverty

The number of people going hungry has increased over the last few years.

A group from different sectors are aiming to create solutions to the challenges we face in our food system.

It's called the Mana Kai Initative.

Tric Malcolm is the Pou Ārahi - Executive Officer at Kore Hiakai, the Zero Hunger Collective, she talks to Jesse.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today Dan Watson, owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, talks to Jesse about the installation of surveillance cameras on private property.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson

Today Catherine talks to Jesse about some of the books which have made the long list for this year's Ockham Awards.

She's narrowed the list down from the 44 titles named, to talk about the ones which are in the running for the bigger prizes.

2:20 Music feature: The music of Jeff Buckley with Josh Ellery

For today's music feature we're talking about today, a musician who released just one album in his short lifetime, but it's an album often considered among the greatest of all time.

Jeff Buckley was a guitarist, singer, songwriter who tragically died at the age of 30 in 1997.

A few years prior he released his one and only album 'Grace', and in the decades since its release its popularity has only risen,
as has the mystique surrounding Buckley, his unique songwriting and remarkable voice.

Musicologist Josh Ellery joins Jesse to talk about the enduring legacy of Jeff Buckley.

3:10 How break the one hit wonder curse

Wild Cherry played that Funky Music into oblivion. The Lion didn't just sleep tonight, but never woke up again for "The Tokens" band. One hit wonders are a curse for a reason says Professor Markus Bauer from Washington University in Saint Louis.  He says rewards and accolades can actually decrease creativity in first time artists or entrepreneurs. You can't tarnish your reputation as a creative person if you don't produce anything new so many creators simply stop creating.  We'll talk to Professor Baer about ways to break the one hit wonder spell.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

In 2000, female riders were able to take part in the cyclo-cross world championship. It was half a century after the men's event first took place.

3:45 The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Allan Blackman