Afternoons for Wednesday 10 May 2023

 

1:15 Stronger vaccine needed for pneumococcal disease

A recent study from Otago University, Christchurch supports the need for a stronger strain of immunisations against pneumococcal, know as PVC-13.

Last year, Pharmac made the decision to update the Childhood Vaccination Schedule.

Co-author of the study, Professor Tony Walls is a peadiatric and infectious disease specialist and an immunisation advisor. He talks to Jesse.

1:25 First PhD for Samoan language outside of Samoa for 78 year old educator

Muliagatele Vavaō Fetui is an educator who has spent his life passing down his knowledge of the Samoan language and culture.

At the age of 78 he's added another feather to his cap by graduating with his PhD in Pacific Studies from Auckland University.

What makes this extra special is that his was only the second doctoral thesis ever written in Samoan, and the first outside of Samoa itself.

Muliagatele Vavaō Fetui talks to Jesse about his journey.

1:35 Firefighters Sky Tower challenge raising money for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer

In just 10 days, a crowd of firefighters will put months of training into practice and scale Auckland's Sky Tower.

They'll wear full uniform - weighing about 25 kilograms - and climb up 51 flights of stairs, all for a good cause.

More than 880-thousand dollars has been raised so far with proceeds going to Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.

It's a cause close to the heart of  Harley Baker who's wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. He talks to Jesse.

1:45 From the Pit - a celebration of pop and rock photographers in Aotearoa

Low lights, bright lights, sweaty crowds and late nights are all part of capturing musicians live on stage.

For NZ Music Month, you can go an see all the best images of local artists captured by local photographers - it's called From The Pit. It's happening in different places around the country.

Organiser Dave Simpson is a renowned photographer, with his images appearing in The New York Times, RollingStone, GQ and beyond.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Elliott Childs

Today RNZ's own Elliott Childs talks to Jesse about the podcast, You Must Remember This. It's a series all about Hollywood history and is billed as being about secret and/or forgotten history of Hollywood's first century.

2:25 Bookmarks with Simone Nathan

This week's bookmarks guest has worked with Amy Schumer, written for Taika Waititi, and was the lead actor, writer and executive producer on her own hit TV show - Kid Sister.

For bookmarks today, the very talented Simone Nathan is with Jesse to share her favourite books, music and films.

3:10 The science of Neuroaesthetics

Eat your vegetables and do your doodling. The new science of Neuroaesthetics is offering more and more evidence about the healing and preventative aspects of engaging in art. Alzheimer's patients recognize their children after listening to familiar music. Burn patients report less pain when looking paintings during treatment.  Professor Susan Magsamen is  the founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She and Ivy Ross,  he VP of design for hardware at Google, have written a book that explains what happens when we engage with art and why it's so essential for good health.  It's called 'Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.'

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World - Claire Concannon speaks to a group of Christchurch researchers investigating head knocks in junior rugby players.

3:45 The Panel with Ali Jones and Jeremy Elwood