Nights for Wednesday 30 November 2022

7:12 At The Movies

This week, Simon Morris reviews black comedy The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes, Poker Face, starring and directed by Russell Crowe, and the romantic horror film Bones and All, with Timothée Chalamet.

 

7:30 Digital Planet 

Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots.

 

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

As someone who dislikes crowds, one Crowd Science listener is curious about them. Crowds gather in all sorts of places, from train stations and football matches, to religious events and protest marches. But is there a science behind how they move and behave? 

 

9:07 Local garment production with Nisa founder Elisha Watson

Nisa's sewing workshop in Wellington CBD employs people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. They create a range underwear, activewear and swimwear. 

Founder and CEO Elisha Watson joins the show to talk about local production, the power of employment and bracing for the recession.

 

9:30 Guyon Espiner: Wasted

The war on drugs has been raging on and on, is it working? Are we right to even call it a war?

Guyon Espiner's documentary Wasted is out today and examines these questions and more. He joins the show to discuss the issue.

 

10:18 Midweek Mediawatch: 30 November 2022

Colin Peacock speaks with Karyn Hay about how the media responded to anger about violent crime after the death of dairy worker Janak Patel. 

Also, a new local series asking epic questions about the future; a journalists' strike drawing nearer and unexpected media moments from the controversial Qatar World Cup.  

10:45 Organ Donation NZ's Thank You Day

Today is Organ Donation New Zealand's Thank You Day. 

Napier man Maarty van Booma had a heart transplant in 2020. He shares his story with Karyn.

 

11:07 Inside Out

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

This week, jazz manouche, a genre created by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and carried on by modern masters Angelo DeBarre, Stochelo Rosenberg, and Biréli Lagrène.