Afternoons for Thursday 14 November 2024
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The supergroup made up of Turkey's and Nukes
1:15 PM.Taranaki folk band Turkey the Bird and ukulele trio The Nukes have teamed up to release a brand new song "These Birds". Turkey The Birds Andrea Manella & Ben Collier from The Nukes join us to give it… Read more Audio
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I bet you're thinking about the Roman Empire right now!
1:25 PM.How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If memes are to be believed, men think about it every day. But it's not just the men. University of Canterbury Associate Professor Alison Griffith does… Read more Audio
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Vanessa Robertson: how to document a family history
1:35 PM.Author Vanessa Robertson joins Jesse to talk us through the process of collecting a family history. Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: The Wedding Planners Podcast and Into The Mix
2:10 PM.Elliott Childs accepts a listener's recommendation and gives a podcast hosted by two marriage celebrants a hoon. Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford
2:30 PM.Former All Blacks captain Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford joins us for this week's Sporting History. Sir Wayne's career in Rugby Union includes joining the New Zealand Cavaliers on their controversial tour… Read more Audio
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Your Money with Mary Holm: how can men invest better?
3:15 PM.Mary's talked about women investing on International Women's Day, but how about the blokes? Men are open to taking risks in investing, more than women, but can be overconfident and less likely to seek… Read more Audio
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The Pre-Panel for the 14th November
3:50 PM.Today on the pre-panel producer José Barbosa joins Wallace Chapman & Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Audio
1:15 The supergroup made up of Turkey's and Nukes
Taranaki folk band Turkey the Bird and ukulele trio The Nukes have teamed up to release a brand new song "These Birds".
Turkey The Birds Andrea Manella & Ben Collier from The Nukes join us to give it an RNZ first spin.
Photo: Nathaniel Peck/Bird Photographer of the Year
1:25 I bet you're thinking about the Roman Empire right now!
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If memes are to be believed, men think about it every day. But it's not just the men. University of Canterbury Associate Professor Alison Griffith does too. Alison teaches students about Roman society through a traditional Māori lens.
She joins Jesse to explore how we can use that knowledge and apply it to our own society and culture.
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is one of history's most well-known stoics. Photo: Wikipedia / PierreSelim
1:35 Vanessa Robertson: documenting a family history
Author Vanessa Robertson joins Jesse to talk us through the process of collecting a family history.
Her book I Asked, and He Talked documents conversations she had with her father Harold Lourie Robertson about his upbringing, including being adopted, and years spent in Italy during the Second World War.
The life and times of her father Harold Lourie Robertson, written by Vanessa Robertson. Photo: Vanessa Robertson.
1:45 Feature album: Hold My Gun by The Mons Whaler
Today's feature album is Hold My Gun, the debut album from alt-blues band, The Mons Whaler. They are Taranaki based and they started playing together only a year ago.
Reviews have described the record as 'strong and confident' and they've been successful in carving out their own niche of rock infused blues.
The Mons Whaler shoot their video for 'Won't let you go'. Photo: ANDY JACKSON
2:10 Podcast Critic: The Wedding Planners Podcast and Into The Mix
Elliott Childs accepts a listener's recommendation and gives a podcast hosted by two marriage celebrants a hoon. He also recommends a current affairs podcast from Ben & Jerry's, the ice cream makers. He says it's good!
Photo: Ben & Jerrys
2:30 NZ Sporting History: Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford
Former All Blacks captain Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford joins us for this week's Sporting History.
Sir Wayne's career in Rugby Union includes joining the New Zealand Cavaliers on their controversial tour of apartheid South Africa and winning the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup. He then captained the All Blacks for a three year, 14 game unbeaten streak
Buck is also credited with revitalising the Ka Mate haka the All Blacks perform before matched. Teaching the team the correct tikanga.
Oh and there's also the infamous "Battle of Nantes" which resulted in Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford being knocked out, losing several teeth and a testicle!
All Black captain Wayne "Buck" Shelford leads the haka before a match against Argentina in Dunedin in 1989. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: how can men invest better?
Mary's talked about women investing on International Women's Day, but how about the blokes? Men are open to taking risks in investing, more than women, but can be overconfident and less likely to seek advice. Well guys, we recommend listening to Mary and her advice on this occasion.
Mary Holm Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
3:35 BBC Witness History: the invention of the 'Baby' computer
The 'Baby ', built in 1948, was the first stored-program computer. It was the first machine to work like the computers we have today.
3:45 The pre-Panel
Producer José joins Jesse Mulligan & Wallace Chapman. The trio discuss the day's big stories, and something that's been lurking in the back of Olivia's brain.
