Nights for Monday 5 September 2022
7:12 The gendered differences of pain
Auckland neuroscientist Christine Ozolins joins us - she's been looking into how men and women experience pain differently - New research published in the journal 'Brain' reveals that men and women are in fact wired differently when it comes to how genders respond to pain.
Photo: exsurgo.com
7:35 The Music of Persia - Akram Banaee
Shahram Aryan is back once again to introduce us to more of the music of Persia. Tonight we listen to some Akram Banaee.
Photo: Soundez Records
8:05 Little Moment of Calm
More Sublime sounds from Bryan's trusty sound recorder.
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
Tonight on Science in Action: Hot on the tail of China's heatwave comes the other side of the extreme coin - tragic flooding. Also, a coming global shortage of sulfur, while scientists produce useful oxygen on Mars in the MOXIE experiment.
Photo: RYAN LANNOM
9:10 Nights Sport - Helene Elliot
Helene Elliot from the LA Times joins us once again.
Photo: COREY SIPKIN
9:30 Climate Question
From our early history, humans have always prayed for rain. We've tried dances, ritual sacrifices and even blowing up the sky to boost rainfall. This might sound crazy but desperate times call for desperate measures. Can we engineer rain to help solve climate change?
Photo: CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOT
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 Nashville Babylon
After 11, on this week's Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers has soul from Dusty Springfield and Otis Redding, a Beatles cover courtesy of Ike and Tina Turner, reggae from Milton Henry plus birthday tunes for Loudon Wainwright III.
Dusty Springfield and The Echoes at an NME concert in 1965 Photo: Wikimedia Commons