Afternoons for Wednesday 8 May 2024

 

1:15 Testing the Olympic waves

In just over two months time 10,00 athletes will march into the Trocadero Plaza, kicking of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

But 8x National surfing champion Billy Stairmand won't be there. Instead he'll be in Tahiti. That's where the surfing event is taking place.

At 9,800 miles, it's the furthest an Olympic event has ever been held from it's host city.

The Paris Surfing team was only announced yesterday. 

Billy has already been out there this year testing the waves.

He speaks to Jesse.

1:25 Making the best roasts, tips from an expert

It's that cooler time of year when, for the carnivorous amongst us at least), enjoying a tasty roast meal seems pretty appealing.

Ahead an upcoming How to Roast demonstration and dinner at his Auckland resutrant Cazador, we're joined by friend of the show, Dariush Lolaiy.

1:35 Children as a source of comedy, Lana Walters show

The New Zealand comedy festival is up and running, a chance to showcase some of the best comedians from here and further afield.  

Among the performances you can see this year is one that will relate extremely well to parents  - it's a show called Don't Lick That. A sentence muttered by many around the country - not necessarily just parents, but anyone will small people in their care.

Lana Walters is the funny mum doing this show, she's at the Bats Theatre from next Tuesday, then Auckland the following week.

She talks to Jesse about her shows and a special mums and bubs gig.

1:45 Heading Off: Stephanie Holmes on cruises

Today's Heading Off is with NZ Herald Travel Editor Stephanie Holmes.

During her time she's been a few different styles of cruises in different parts of the world.

She shares her insights and tips with Jesse on today's session of Heading Off.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston

Today Jemima talks to Jesse about The Rest is Entertainment and To Catch a Scorpion.

2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Nourishing Couscous lamb bowls

Sam Parish, chef, author and mum of two young children shares her midweek meal inspiration which is easy to make and budget friendly.

More importantly Sam tests the recipes on her youngsters, so she knows they're going to be a hit at your home.

This week Sam shares her recipe for Nourishing Couscous lamb bowls. You can find the recipe here.

2:30 Bookmarks with Mary Kisler

Today our Bookmarks guest is distinguished art curator and author Mary Kisler MNZM -  former curator at Auckland Art gallery, and independent writer.

She's picking the music and sharing some of her favourite things today, which of course includes some of her favourite pieces of art.

3:10 Food cartels, do we really need them?

When best-selling authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser first exposed the issues created by an industrialized food system in their documentary Food Inc, they didn't expect to do a sequel.

But sixteen years later, they say Big Ag is creating even bigger economic, environmental and health issues. 

Food Inc 2 has journalist Eric Schlosser revealing the new dangers from food oligopolies.

We'll talk to him about the new documentary and his piece in The Atlantic, Do We Really Want a Food Cartel?

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World, Claire Concannon learns how researchers use sediment cores to investigate a volcano’s past.

3:45 The pre-Panel