Afternoons for Monday 17 April 2023

1:10 First song: Faithless Lover by Reb Fountain

Reb Fountains released a new single today called Faithless Lover. She's also announced a one off show at Auckland's Power station and revealed details of her offshore concerts in the UK and Australia next month.

1:15 Keeping Auckland's iconic steam tug afloat

Auckland is one of the few cities to have have an operational heritage coal- fired steam tug on its harbour but its future is on troubled waters.

The 'William C Daldy' is a popular attraction with the public at her berth on Devonport's Victoria Wharf.

However, covid, rising coal prices, retiring crew and repair costs have added to the mounting challenge of keeping the tug afloat for her centenary in 2035.

 William C Daldy Preservation Society Committee member John Pratt talks to Jesse.

1.25 Endo and the deadline

At 26, Charlie Dreaver was given a deadline. 
 
She was told she should start trying for children before she turned 30. 
 
The deadline, which was the result of an endometriosis diagnosis, meant she suddenly had to reassess her life plans. And fast. 

Now, within months of her 30^th birthday, her deadline is looming. Charlie's sharing her story in an RNZ In Depth series. She talks to Jesse about why she's putting her personal story out in the public domain.

1.35 Edible cups - a new way to curb packaging going to landfill

For the last few years an Auckland-based family has been creating packaging designed to disappear.

They came up with leak-proof cups you can eat.

Jamie Cashmore, co-founder of Twiice edible cups talks to Jesse about the invention!

1:45 Feature album: Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads

Stop Making Sense is a live album by American rock band Talking Heads and the soundtrack to the film of the seam name. It was released in September 1984 and features nine tracks from the film, albeit with treatment and editing. The album spent over two years on the Billboard 200 chart. It was their first album to be distributed by EMI outside North America.

2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess

Today Linda talks to Jesse about Succession on Neon and Outnumbered on TVNZ+.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster reports on the fatal stabbing of a young newly-married paramedic in Western Sydney, news of an aged care service provider closing three Sydney centres, and the first Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf tournament starting in Adelaide this week.

2:30 Expert feature: Sound 

For today's expert feature we're hearing all about sound from an extremely experienced engineer.

How does it travel? How is it amplified? And what are some common myths about noise?

To explain, we're joined by acoustic engineer, Christopher Day. He's founding partner of Marshall Day Acoustics.

In a career spanning 40 years, Chris has worked on major projects including the Michael Fowler Centre, the Philarmonie de Paris and the Auckland Town Hall.

If you have any questions for Chris you can text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Listen more and talk less - STFU a new book by Dan Lyons

Talk less, listen more. We live in a world that demands that we talk too much says screenwriter and journalist Dan Lyons. He should know. The tech journalist and  writer for HBO's Silicon Valley series was a chronic over talker himself. His advice; be Dirty Harry not Jim Carrey. Dan Lyons explains with science and experience how  talking less and listening more can  make you happier, more successful and a better parent. His new book is called STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World.

3:35 Voices
In this episode of Voices, former participants in New Zealand's national Race Unity Speeches talk to Kadambari Raghukumar about what the awards have meant for them.

3:45 The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Phil O'Reilly