Nights for Tuesday 8 November 2022

7:12 Tech Tent

Tech Tent analyses Elon Musk's first few days in charge of Twitter. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy meets the people pouring millions of dollars into the Metaverse, before it even exists. Is it finally time to say farewell to the fax? And the social media mix up involving Premier League Star Erling Haaland and a Swedish tourist board.

 

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp reviews a compilation of work by Dunedin songwriter Maxine Funke, the debut LP by Kenny Beats, and is joined by Elliott Childs to discuss the latest from Bill Callahan.

 

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.

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8:30 Window on The World: The Food Chain

Tonight on The Food Chain: the buffet business. All-you-can-eat restaurants are popular, as are high-end buffets at big weddings and posh hotels. But what's the trick to making money out of them, and what happens to the leftovers?

 

9:07 The incredible art of freediving 

Sacha Williamson is the country's first female freedive instructor trainer, and just one of two nationwide. Freediving is exploring underwater with a single breath.

Sacha grew up on and in the water, becoming a commercial diver at just 18 years old. She is now one of around 5000 qualified freedivers worldwide and teaches the skill to others at Freedive Aotearoa in Northland.

 

9:30 Should miners have access to conservation land?

Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins the show once again. Tonight he discusses why miners should continue to have access to apply for conservation land. 

 

10:17 Total lunar eclipse

You won't see another one of these until 2025.

Tonight's the night we can look upward and see a total lunar eclipse - definitely a sight not to be missed.

But what can stargazers expect to see? What's the science behind the spectacle? And will the weather put a damper on things?

Astronomer and Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin has all the answers.

 

10:25 Nonstick pans study

They're a staple of most Kiwi kitchens.

Non-stick pans are durable, frictionless and easy to cook with and clean - but when they're scratched, how safe are they?

A new study by Australian researchers says cooking with damaged nonstick pans may release millions of micro and nanoplastics. How worried should we be?

Professor Oliver Jones, associate dean of the Biosciences and Food Technology Discipline at RMIT University in Melbourne, talks to Karyn.

 

10:35 Colour psychology

We dream in colour, we live in colour.

Why is it that some colours give us a lift and brighten our mood, while others polarise and incite strong emotions?

To answers those questions, we need a colour psychologist. Karen Haller is an applied colour psychology practitioner.

10:45 Build your own caravan

Last week, caravan aficionados Don and Marilyn Jessen appeared on Nights and shared their love of little houses on wheels.

We gave away a copy of the couple's new book -  More Retro Caravans - to a lucky listener from Christchurch. Little did we know the book couldn't have found a better home.

Husband and wife team David and Joy Wickham love everything about caravans - so much so, they're building their own - from scratch.

 

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots. Tonight's show features an interview with American banjo virtuoso, Bela Fleck who along with his wife Abigail Washburn will be performing at Womad 2023.