Nights for Monday 23 May 2022

 

7:12 At The Crossroads

We're joined by author Bill Angus who looks at  the connections between Shakespeare and the foundational soul-selling myths of blues and rock music in his new book A History of Crossroads in Early Modern Culture

7:35 Bullion

Our Electonic music afficionade, Paul Berrington joins us once again.  Tonight he takes a look a the owrk of a producer named Bullion.

8:05 Little Moment of Calm

Tonight's calm comes all the way from Switzerland.

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

The Science in Action team take a loook at tree mortality in tropical moist forests in Australia which has been increasing since the mid 1980s. According to an international team of researchers, the primary cause is drier air in these forests, the consequence of human-induced climate change.  

9:10 Nights Sport - Zoe George

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

9:30 Deeply Human 

Why do we form social hierarchies? From corporate ladders to military chains of command, formal caste systems to playground pecking orders, humans are particularly sensitive to social status. And we display our rank in all sorts of ways, even without realizing it - through our posture, vocal pitch, and patterns of eye contact. Join Dessa to learn how social hierarchies are formed, how they might be dismantled, and the many ways in which they color our daily exchanges.

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 new music from New Zealand's Miles Calder and Hemi Hemmingway, classics from Robert Palmer and Lowell George, a soul smash courtesy of Ann Peebles plus a birthday tune for Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine.