Afternoons for Monday 17 July 2023

1:10 First song: D.C. Maxwell

D.C. Maxwell's got his debut album coming out next month as well as a tour in Australia and New Zealand in September.

He shares his single released on Friday from his album Lone Rider.

1:15 Europe's heatwave, what does it mean for us down under?

Europe is bracing for the second heat storm in a week with possible record breaking temperatures above 48.8 degrees celcius. The highest ever daily temperatures globally were recorded earlier this month.

Leading climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth says temperatures don't increase steadily upwards, but increase like a staircase with the biggest jumps near the end of an El Niño event.

Dr Trenberth is a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and an affiliate faculty at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He speaks to Jesse.

1.25 Crosswords and chess help to keep dementia away!

Using computers, crosswords and chess are more likely to help older people avoid dementia than knitting, painting or socialising a Monash University study has found.

Last year, there were 55 million people living with dementia around the world, with 10 million new cases each year.

Senior author and Associate Professor Joanne Ryan from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne talks to Jesse.

1.35 The clubs that changed the Auckland nightlife forever

Our very own RNZ producer Tony Stamp's been busy working away on a project looking at music history in Tamaki Makaurau - narrowing it down to two influential clubs that changed the city's nightlife.

He's interviewed scores of musicians, DJs ,bar staff, doormen and patrons from the days of Box and Cause Celebre to relive the decade that so heavily changed influenced the music scene in Auckland.

1:45 Featured album

 

2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess

Today Linda talks to Jesse about Brain Busters on TVNZ2 and Whats Your Problem also on TVNZ+.

2:20 Expert feature: Small talk

If you've ever felt awkward or tongue-tied in a conversation and maybe been a bit embarrassed, today's expert might be able to help you out.

Debra Fine evolved from a shy engineer into an internationally recognised conversation and networking skills expert, motivational speaker and bestselling author.

Her book 'The Fine Art of Small Talk' has been published and translated in over two dozen countries.

She's our expert guest this week.

3:10 Book on New Zealand's "lost' leader, Norman Kirk 

Most of New Zealand's prime ministers have had the inspirational abilities of an earthworm says Denis Welch, a political commentator and former deputy editor for The Listener. He points out  two expectations; Joesph Savage who established the welfare state  and Norman Kirk who had 631 days as Prime Minister in the 70's, then died in office. Welch believes Norman Kirk still speaks to us as a leader who believed governments should have a clear moral purpose, and big business should stay out of politics. His new book is an ode to 'Big Norm" as well as call to remember the lofty vision Kirk had for what New Zealand could be. His book is called We Need to Talk About Norman New Zealand's Lost Leader.

3:35 Voices: Yoga

The commercialisation and commodification of  yoga is in discussion in this Voices episode, featuring yoga practitioners and teachers who’ve been advocating for a different approach to the way the yoga industry functions.

3:45 The Panel with Janet Wilson and David Slack