Nights for Tuesday 15 November 2022

7:12 Tech Tent

This week on Tech Tent, Facebook owner Meta becomes the latest tech giant to axe thousands of jobs. Veteran industry watcher Michael Malone looks at how big a crisis this is for Silicon Valley - and we hear from our west Africa correspondent about how Big Tech's problems are being felt there. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy takes us through the rise and fall of the crypto exchange, FTX.

 

7:30 The Sampler

On The Sampler this week, Elliott Childs reviews a collaboration between Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin, the latest album from Punch Brothers, and a new EP from local band Sports Dreams.

 

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: Food Chain

This episode of The Food Chain explores the realities of island diets — how they are changing, and what it means for population health.

Indigenous diets were limited to what grew in the native soil or could be raised or caught in the limited space available. Today imported, and often processed, foods are becoming increasingly popular.

 

9:07 Why aren't more women taking up flyfishing?

Flyfishing season is upon us, and a Wellington retiree is looking to get more women into the male-dominated sport. 

Kapiti Coast resident Leigh Johnson says women’s lives can be stressful given the challenges associated with juggling work and family, and flyfishing is a wonderful way to decompress.

Leigh is running workshops to get a new cohort of women involved on their own angling journey.

 

9:30 How the US is trying to contain China's rise

Associate Professor Brian Roper from the University of Otago's politics department is back. This week Brian discusses the rise of China and the response from the United States — as well as the implications for Aotearoa New Zealand.

 

10:15 How to protect your lungs from COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - or COPD - is the fourth leading cause of death in New Zealand, yet very few people have ever heard of it.

Dr James Fingleton from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says many people mistake the symptoms of COPD as a natural part of aging or declining fitness levels, and thus is on a mission to raise awareness.

 

10:25 'Instruction manual' to kauri dieback pathogen uncovered

We're a step closer to winning the battle against kauri dieback disease thanks to a team of scientists who have completed the genome sequence of the pathogen that causes the disease, Phytophthora agathidicida.

Dr Nari Williams, Plant Pathologist at Plant and Food Research and co-author of the research, joins the show to discuss.

10:35 Sea snake spotted

A slithering serpent has been spotted in Auckland's viaduct harbour.

A venomous sea snake was spotted at the popular marina this morning, and according to experts, it's a long way from home.

Clinton Duffy is a technical advisor at the Department of Conservation, and he talks to Karyn.
 

10:45 Grounded plane

He's a man with a dream...a big plane dream that hasn't quite taken off yet.

Whanganui Councillor James Barron has been the lucky owner of a retired Air Chathams aircraft since 2019.

There were murmurs of a plan to turn the decommissioned plane into an Airbnb, but we hear that those plans have been grounded.

James joins Karyn on the programme.
 

11:07 Worlds of Music

This week's Worlds of Music features an interview with English guitarist Justin Adams, a collection of trans-global artists including Gambian musician Juldeh Camara.