Afternoons for Tuesday 2 July 2024

 

1:15 Why time feels like it 'speeds up' as we age.

Today we are officially half way through the year.

For every single person alive, 2024 has felt like the fastest year ever as time speeds up as you get older.

But of course the earth isn't actually orbiting the sun any faster. It's a phenomenon that's taking place entirely in our brains.

To find out why, we've called in one of the worlds leading experts on the brains relationship with time.

Professor of Psychology at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute Cindy Lustig speaks to Jesse.

1:25 Every Little Thing film wins big at Doc Edge festival

We might not have humming birds in New Zealand but those tiny birds have led to a number of awards being given to kiwi film maker Sally Aitken.

Her film, Every Little Thing is showing this week as part of the DOC Edge Festival. It follows the life of a woman in LA who is nuturing wounded hummingbirds.

It also won most of the festivals awards scooping up Best NZ Feature, Best NZ Director, Best NZ Editing, Best NZ Cinematography and Best NZ Sound.

1:35 One woman show in Auckland striking a chord with it's audience

Award winning playwright Kathryn Burnett's new one women play is in the middle of a run at Auckland's Herald Theatre

The play , "Nichola Cheeseman Is Back" , starring Jodie Rimmer, is an exposition of the way women are valued as they age

The early audience review are in, and they are praising not just Jody but the theme is really hitting home for them.

Jodie speaks to Jesse.

1:45 Tuesday money tips

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross

Today Catherine Ross talks to Jesse about books for young readers with the theme 'dystopian'.

The books she talks about are:

For ages 11+ years

The Last Wild, (number 1 in a trilogy) by Piers Torday

For ages 12+ years

Swarm by Jennifer D. Lyle

#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil

For ages 13/14+

Legend By Marie Lu

The 1,000 Floor by Katharine McGee

Reboot by Amy Tintera

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Brad Foster reports on Australia's east coast cold snap, the total ban of the manufacture of engineered stone - the first country in the world to do so - and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returning to Australia a free man after 14 years.

He also talks about the Wallabies' upcoming matches in preparation for the Bledisloe Cup in September.

2:30 Music feature: Sade

It's been 40 years since Sade Adu burst onto the British music scene with her band, simply known as Sade.

In 1984 they released their debut album Diamond Life and have gone on to release five more.

RNZ producer Sam Hollis is with Jesse to talk about the musical talents of Sade and play some of his favourites from the catalogue.

3:10 Demystifying dementia and the stereotypes

Dementia is not a dirty word. And yet too many of us fear developing it or engaging with a loved one who has it. It doesn't need to be this way says Rose Capp. 

She's an Australian aged-care specialist and  policy advisor. She helps families find the right words to understand the world from the perspective of someone living with dementia.

She tackles misconceptions about what it is and shares how to live as well as possible with this progressive disease. 

Her new book is called Demystifying Dementia: Everything You Need to Know.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness history

In 1984, a 21-year-old Irish shopworker refused to serve a customer buying two South African grapefruits. Mary Manning was suspended from the Dunnes store in Dublin, and ten of her colleagues walked out alongside her in protest.

It was the start of a strike that lasted almost three years, and ended when Ireland became the first western country to impose a complete ban of South African imports.

Why did Mary do it? In 1984, she and her colleagues were part of the Irish workers’ union, IDATU, which had told its members not to sell items from South Africa.

At the time the 11 strikers knew little about apartheid – South Africa’s system of racial segregation - but they soon learnt.

Their protest would lead to them addressing the United Nations, winning praise from Bishop Desmond Tutu, and meeting with Nelson Mandela.

Mary tells Jane Wilkinson about what drove the strikers to continue despite little initial support.

3:45 The pre-Panel