Nights for Tuesday 13 December 2022

7:12 Tech Tent

How do you feel about talking to a computer? New AI chatbot, ChatGPT, passed one million users in just a week but what are its potential uses and limitations? We also hear from tennis icon, Billie Jean King on why she thinks tech will change the way tennis is played. Plus, with Apple extending its self-service repair to a number of European Countries, how do you feel about repairing your iPhone at home? 

 

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp catches up on four recent local releases from Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin: Womb's dream pop, computer rock from Zane 2000, alt-country by Fazed on a Pony, and the detailed folk of Hannah Everingham.

 

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

This has seen record food prices around the globe. Many African countries have been badly hit because they import their staples - wheat, rice and oil, and a lack of infrastructure means that food grown in Africa is often not processed into packaged food products, instead those items are imported from outside of the continent.

The Food Chain speaks to two women who run food businesses in Zambia and Ghana about the impact of rising food costs, and whether this year's food crisis could be the impetus for Africa to be more self-sufficient. 

 

9:07 What's behind the rise in adult ADHD diagnoses?

A growing number of adults are being diagnosed with the ADHD, according to the not-for-profit advocacy organisation ADHD NZ. But what's behind this rise?

ADHD New Zealand chair Darrin Bull joins the show to discuss.

 

9:30 New Zealand's history through 100 objects

Award-winning historian Jock Phillips looks at the history of Aotearoa through a fresh lens with his new book The History of New Zealand in 100 Objects. From the Puketoi kete to POLY1 personal computers, Phillips shares a characterful retelling of our shared past.

 

10:18 UK pub takes in stranded drivers amid snowfall

About 40 people were forced to take refuge in a pub overnight after heavy snowfall forced some to abandon their cars on impassable roads.

The Bear Inn, in Burwash, East Sussex, threw open its doors to those stranded, providing hot drinks, log fires, and mattresses for children.
 

10:25 What is deja vu?

What is deja vu, and what’s happening in the brain when we feel it?

Cognitive neuropsychologist and world expert on déjà vu, Chris Moulin, joins Karyn on the programme.

 

10:35 All about e-bikes

E-bikes come in various shapes and sizes... so what should you look out for if you're thinking of buying one?

Frank Witowski, managing director of Hybrid Bikes from Nelson, is the man in the know.
 

 

10:45 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - photo help

Next year will be a big year for the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award. The scheme will celebrate it's 60th Anniversary in Aotearoa, and they need your help with a special mission.

If you know these women in the photo below, or have any information on where their lives took them, please get in touch with the Award team by emailing: 60events@dofehillary.org.nz

If you have been involved with the Award over the years, in any capacity, the Award team would love to connect with you and hear your story.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots. Tonight features an interview with Victoria Kelly, a hugely talented Kiwi composer and musician with a significant body of work of considerable beauty.