Afternoons for Monday 3 July 2023

 

1:15 Did the Australian cricket team cheat, again?

The Australian cricket team are making new enemies and being accused of cheating at Lord's in the Ashes test series!

Their actions on the field incensed the spectators so much, the usually prim and proper Lord's crowd turned on the Australian players yelling abuse at them as they made their way to the changing rooms.

To recap what's happened and whether the Australians were cheating again Sky Sports producer and member of the alternative commentary collective James McOnie talks to Jesse.

1.25 Shakespeare's First Folio lives in Aotearoa

If you're in Auckland, you may have walked past one of the worlds most valuable and important books without realising.

A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio lives in Aotearoa in a glass case in the public Auckland Central Library.

It's 400 years old and worth around 16 million dollars.

Jane Wild is the principal curator of rare books at Auckland Central Library, she speaks to Jesse.

1.35 NZ made darts hitting the big bullseye!

Darts that have been designed and made in Katikati, will now be hitting bullseyes on the world stage for Michael 'Bully Boy' Smith.

Shot Darts are a family owned dart making company in Katikati, making darts since 1970, and they've just signed the world number one, English darts man Michael Smith.

It's their first time in the pro-player space.  Operations Manager Connor Fifita speaks to Jesse.

1:45 Feature album: Saturday Night Fever

Today's feature album is a trip back to the disco era when the Bee Gees were at their peak. The four of the first five singles on Saturday Night Fever went straight to number one.

2:10 Television Critic: Pratik Navani

Today Pratik Navani speaks to Jesse about the latest seasons of South Park, Titans and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

2:20 Expert feature: Memory

Memories can be a complicated thing.

They're not a perfectly-kept record of our lives and while they can be wonderful to look back on, they can also fail us.

So how do memories actually work - and how much truth do we actually retain?

For today's expert feature we are joined by Dr Aleea Devitt - a lecturer in cognitive psychology at the University of Waikato.

3:10 Nik Kershaw on his return to Aotearoa

New Zealanders had it bad for British pop star Nik Kershaw in the 80's.  His singles, like Wouldn't it be Good, soared in the charts, his 1985 tour here sold out. But for Kershaw, the sudden rise to pop star status, touring with Elton John, playing Live Aid with an audience of millions; it was a bit  challenging. He stepped away from the stage for years, wrote hit songs for other people and then again  for his own albums. The 80's, for the most part, stayed in the 80's.  He's back.  Nik Kershaw returns to New Zealand next year for the Sounds Series Festival that includes The Human League and The Mockers. 

3:35 Voices

Standup comic Jessica Karamjit talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about her experiences as an immigrant and intersectional creative on what shapes her take on 'funny'. 

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Peter Field