Nights for Tuesday 22 November 2022

7:12 Tech Tent

The collapse of the FTX currency exchange, and the downfall of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried has been astonishing. Where does the industry go now? Plus, the biggest ever satellite, BlueWalker 3, has successfully been deployed and we'll find out why Chinese army veterans are being drafted into the world's biggest iPhone factory.

 

7:30 The Sampler

Elliott Childs reviews new records by American song writer Craig Finn, art-rapper Open Mike Eagle and Dunedin based musician SJD.

 

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

Food behind bars is not intended to be a Michelin-starred affair. But prison food reformers claim some of it is so bad that it could be hampering the rehabilitation of inmates. Nutritious and tasty meals, they argue, can improve the physical and mental health of those serving prison sentences and therefore cut reoffending rates. And food skills; like cookery, baking and farming, could help in the rehabilitation process too.

 

9:07 How to wash your face according to science

It seems simple. But in a world of "skinfluencers" detailing their 20-step skincare routine - what actually works? 

Dr Michelle Wong is a cosmetic chemist and science educator with a PhD in Chemistry. She is the founder of Lab Muffin Beauty Science.

 

9:30 A year's worth of found objects on show

Auckland-based installation artist Dr Julie Teale is opening a new exhibition this week showcasing a year's worth of found or donated objects.

Entitled Koha - Presenting Plentitude, the show starts on Saturday 26 November at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History in Masterton. Julia joins the show to tell us more about her work.

10:18 Healthy Homes deadline extension

Renters advocates are warning the government's healthy homes deadline extension will mean more renters are hospitalised with preventable illness.

Geordie Rogers is the spokesperson for Renters United.

 

10:25 IronMāori TOA

IronMāori TOA is billed as the world's first indigenous full-distance triathlon event.

And the countdown is on... because it's happening in early December.

IronMāori Founder and CEO, Heather Te Au-Skipworth, joins Karyn.

10:35 Winchcombe meteorite

The Winchcombe meteorite crashed onto a driveway in the UK last year.

Scientists now say the space rock holds key information about how water arrived on Earth...

Jim Rowe is one of the authors of a detailed and newly-released analysis of the meteorite

10:45 Getting COVID-19 multiple times

Auckland Pride Executive Director, Max Tweedie, has had COVID-19 three times.

He tells Karyn what the experience has been like.
 

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots. 

This week's program also features an interview recorded in 2010 with the late American jazz man - Mose Allison - frequently referred to as the William Faulkner of Jazz.