Nights for Monday 21 March 2022

 

7:12 Marscrete: Building on Mars

How would we build shelter and infrastructure on Mars?  We chat to University of Canterbury Associate Professor of Engineering, Allan Scott about the possibility of "Marscrete".

7:35 Herb's Mobile Record Store

We catch up with Ben James from Herb's Mobile Record Store and he picks some tracks that remind him of friends and people who have influenced him.

8:05 Little Moment of Calm

Take a moment to slow things down and let some calming sounds wash over you.

8:15 Pacific Waves

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Elisha Foon 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.

8:30 Window on The World

Roland Pease and the Science in Action Team look at the science behind wastewater covid detection, how "long covid" seems to be affecting around a quarter of those infected, how the war in Ukraine has hightlighted our reliance on raw materials and fuel from the region and also looks at the driving factors in the intensification of wildfires year on year.

9:10 Nights Sport

Zoe George, Senior Sports Journalist at Stuff is our sportscaster tonight.

9:30 Hair and Loathing

We kick off a new podcast from Charlotte Cook who challenges the taboo of female body hair. She looks at the uncomfortable and sometimes funny ins and outs of the hair down there - from the personal cost of maintaining a hairless appearance to the impact on self esteem, intimate relationships, as well as diverse cultural perspectives on being hairy. 

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 Nashville Babylon

After 11, on Nashville Babylon, Mark Rogers has birthday tunes for Aretha Franklin and Solomon Burke, classic country from Don Williams, reggae courtesy of the Heptones, plus a soul smash from Otis Redding.