Afternoons for Thursday 28 November 2024

1:15 Who is the mystery author of The Rimu Bushman?

We're kicking off the show today with a mystery that we need your help to solve.

For years Ron Mitchell played in a three-piece band. A decade ago, a man came up to him after the show and gave him a poem titled "The Rimu Bushman"

Ron never saw the man again, but now he's used the poem for the lyrics of a song and he's on a quest to track him down.

1:20 Sport and climate change

Jesse talks to Katie Rood, she's a professional football player with five goals for the Football Ferns and various stints at various European clubs. She's also just returned from COP29 talking on a panel about sports place in combating climate change. But she's also taking on FIFA over their fossil fuel sponsorships. 

Katie joins Jesse in the studio to explain why she's protesting FIFA's stance. 

1:30 Buddy the Grand Designs sheep still turns heads

In an episode of Grand Designs that aired this time last year we were introduced to Tessa Kingsburry.

She was converting an old Duneedin school hall to a suitably grand designs-esque home, but the real star of the show was buddy the sheep. Buddy made his cameo as a two-day old lamb that had been rejected by his mother.

Tessa expected him to die, but instead he thrived. 

And ended up being driven to site every in the passenger seat of her car.

1:35 A return to Erebus

45 years ago, today New Zealand suffered its worst aviation accident in history. Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into the side of Mount Erebus, Antartica killing all 257 onboard..

The incident shocked the country and led to multiple investigations and an ugly blame game.
 
Now two new books say Air New Zealand was responsible for the crash that killed 257 people and then attempted a cover-up.

Joey Sheehan wrote Judgment on Erebus and joins Jesse to discuss the disaster.

1:45 Great album: On the Sun by the Black Seeds 

On The Sun by the Black Seeds was released in 2004 and went on to eventually reach triple-platinu status.

If you wanted to describe that particular mid-2000s Wellington roots-reggae sound, On The Sun was the album you cited.

But it's never been avalible on vinyl ...  so to celebrate the 20 year anniversary you will be able to buy a limited edition double-LP vinyl version. 

The songs have been remastered from the orginal masters and is also getting a digital re-release as well. 

2:10 Podcast Critic: Finding Heidi and The English Disease

Adam Burns discusses the latest season of Guilt which examines the 1989 disappearance of Swedish tourists Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen. He also reviews a new documentary series taps into football hooliganism, its origins, its history and why people are drawn to it in the first place. 

2:30 NZ Sporting History: curler Sean Becker

Sean Becker is a former Olympian and curling international.

He's played for New Zealand in 5 men's world championships, was New Zealand skipper of a team that won three Pacific champs and represented New Zealand at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the first time New Zealand had made the Olympics for curling.  

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

Today Mary looks at what happens to your Kiwisaver when you go through a relationship break up.

3:35 BBC Witness History: Strictly Come Dancing

Ballroom dancing was brought to a whole new generation in May 2004 with the debut of television extravaganza Strictly Come Dancing in the UK. The TV format has now gone global.

3:45 The pre-Panel 

Wallace Chapman joins Jesse for a preview of tonight's Panel. They are joined by producer Olvia Wilson for a quick, quirky take on the news.