Nights for Tuesday 16 February 2021

 

7:12 Nights Philosophy - Cheating

Nights Philosopher Ann Kerwin joins us once again.  Tonight she's discussing cheating.

7:30 The Sampler

This week in The Sampler Tony Stamp discusses the debut from buzzed-about Brit soul artist Arlo Parks, Wellington musician Estere's third album Archetypes, which sees her moving away from electronics into more of a full band sound, and a surprise pair of releases from UK producer Four Tet - one that's split between the dancefloor and the chillout zone, and one that's a collection of old experiments. 

8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Window on The World

Tonight's Window on the World is the second and final part of a BBC documentary looking at the development of a Coronavirus vaccine.  

The medical teams at Bradford investigate the hesitancy over the Covid-19 vaccine. A team of young ambassadors is recruited to help build trust locally and medical teams follow up with those who appear reluctant for a variety of reasons.

9:07 NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui

We have the first in a three part podcast looking at the Waikato War - the largest, most significant conflict of between Māori and the Crown in the history of Aotearoa. It's called Stories of Tainui, part of RNZ's award winning series on the New Zealand Wars. In this first episode, our hosts, Mihingārangi and William Ray look at how and why the Waikato War began.

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Worlds of Music

After 11, On Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie features an interview with a long-time friend of the late Scottish musician Martyn Bennett who passes away from cancer aged on the 30 January 2005.

Bennett's legacy was an influential piper, DJ, producer and live performer who's legacy is still celebrated in Scottish music.