Nights for Thursday 6 May 2021
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Overseas Correspondent - Taiwan
9:30 PM.We chat to our Overseas Correspondent in Taiwan, William Yang in Taipei. Read more Audio
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World Weather
7:12 PM.We talk world weather with meteorologist Erick Brenstrum - one of his topics tonight is the weather associated with grounding of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez canal. Read more Audio
Tonight's Sad Songs Playlist
7:12 World Weather
We talk world weather with meteorologist Erick Brenstrum - one of his topics tonight is the weather associated with grounding of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez canal.
Tug boats and dredgers on March 27, 2021, attempting to free the ship Ever Given, which was lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across Egypt's Suez Canal. Photo: Satellite image 2021 Maxar Technologies / AFP
7:35 Deeply Human
Listening to sad songs is a weird, counterintuitive thing to do. Why listen to something that moves you to tears?
As someone who's sensitivity to sad songs sometimes means pulling over until the tears clear Dessa mulls major versus minor, explores what melody may have in common with the sound of human crying, and quizzes a fellow songwriter about the power of screaming. Do sad songs secretly make us happier?
Photo: 2019 Getty Images
8:15 Pacific Waves
Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.
Photo: RNZ Pacific
8:30 Window on The World
Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them. They test their vital signs by measuring the croaks, tweets and hums of resident creatures.
Photo: 123RF
9:07 Our Changing World
This week, Alison Ballance has her final forage in the Our Changing World archives before standing down as host. She heads back to 2017, to join an expedition to Putauhinu, one of the Titi Islands around Stewart Island. The team is catching tutukiwi or snipe, tieke or saddlebacks and toutouwai, or robins, to move to other Titi islands.
The bird-catching team on Putauhinu, including birders Tane Davis (left) and John Pennicott (second from right). Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
9:30 Overseas Correspondent
We chat to our Overseas Correspondent in Taiwan, William Yang in Taipei.
Taiwan's Health Minister Chen Shih-chung receiving a Covid-19 vaccine at the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei. Photo: AFP or licensors
10:17 Lately
Photo: RNZ
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 Music 101 pocket edition
In this week's Pocket Edition, Shapeshifter in with Tony Stamp to talk about a new tour and album. Classical composer Claire Cowan and BENEE discuss the forthcoming series of concerts that feature the Superlonely singer and the country's orchestras and NZ Music Commission's Rodney Fisher on what's in store for NZ Music Month.
Benee Photo: supplied
