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Nights for Wednesday 23 November 2022

7:12 At The Movies

This week, Simon Morris reviews She Said, the story of the newspaper story that toppled Harvey Weinstein, Emily, the story of Emily Brontë and Wuthering Heights, and Claire Denis' winner at Cannes, Stars at Noon.

 

7:30 Digital Planet 

This week on Digital Planet - what's next on the cards for Twitter, a look at Brazil's instant payment system Pix and it's impacts on the country's unbanked population, and new features on WhatsApp. Plus can video games improve your memory?

(FILES) In this file photo illustration taken on April 26, 2022, a phone screen displays the Twitter logo on a Twitter page background, in Washington, DC. - Twitter misled users and federal regulators about glaring weaknesses in its ability to protect personal data, the platform's former security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony likely to impact the company's bitter legal battle over Elon Musk's takeover bid. In a complaint filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and published in part August 23, 2022, by The Washington Post and CNN, Peiter Zatko also accused Twitter of significantly underestimating the number of automated bots on the platform -- a key element in Musk's argument for withdrawing his $44 billion buyout deal. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)

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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: CrowdScience

Why don't we fall out of bed when we're asleep? That's the question that's been keeping a CrowdScience listener awake, so presenter Alex Lathbridge snuggles up with some experts to find the answer.

Woman sleeping in bed.

Woman sleeping in bed. Photo: 123RF

 

9:07 How to cope when the kids leave home

It's normal to experience grief when the kids leave home - it's called empty nest syndrome.

Karyn talks to psychologist Linda Marieskind about what to do if you're struggling to cope with an empty nest. Linda has been in the field for 35 years and specialises in parenting and life coaching.

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9:30 What to do with offal and tripe

Offal isn't for everybody. Karyn sits down with expert butcher Glenn McKendry of Westmere Butchery to find out how you can use it. 

Westmere Butchery.

Westmere Butchery. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

10:18 Midweek MediaWatch

Hayden Donnell joins Karyn Hay for the latest analysis of New Zealand's media landscape.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

10:45 Somersaults for charity

Bruce Hopkins is fundraising by somersaulting for support service Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. He joins Karyn on the programme.

 

Bruce Hopkins mid-somersault

Photo: Bruce Hopkins

11:07 Inside Out

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.

This week Nick checks out E Rere Rā, an album of jazz originals in te reo Māori by Tāmaki Makaurau duo Goldsmith Baynes, along with other jazz tracks in te reo by Ōtautahi group Te Reo Tautito, Whirimako Black, and Mohi.