Nights for Tuesday 6 August 2024
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The history of the barcode from 1974 to today
10:45 PM.The first ever scan of the modern barcode was on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fast forward fifty years, and more than 10 billion barcodes are scanned every day around the… Read more Audio
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Protecting taonga in the wake of a quake
10:30 PM.After a 7.8 earthquake hit Kaikoura in 2016, Darran Kerei-Keepa (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kuri) worked with archaeologists on the delicate process of rescuing artefacts and koiwi from the coastal slips. Read more Audio
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A to Z of smoking cessation products
10:18 PM.Heated tobacco products have been in the spotlight recently after the government cut their excise in half to make them more attractive as an alternative to smoking. But how do they work? Read more Audio
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Should adults read 'middle grade' books?
9:45 PM.New York Times bestselling children's author Graci Kim thinks that adults should be picking up more 'middle grade' books - aimed at ages 8 to 14. She tells Nights why. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
9:30 PM.Interest.co.nz reporter Dan Brunskill talks to Emile Dovovan about some of the major stories happening in politics this week, including the potential sale of KiwiBank, and the Ministry for… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why does a red capsicum cost more than a green one?
9:15 PM.Roelf Schreuder is the production director at New Zealand Gourmet and he joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio
8:05 The House
Tonight on our Parliament show - the House - Phil Smith takes an unconventional tour of the precinct.
8:15 Pacific Waves
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. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.
8:30 Nights Jukebox
Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story to go with it.
Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.
8:45 The Reading: 'Billy Bird'
Our current reading is 'Billy Bird', by Emma Neale.
The family are having real trouble coming to terms, not with just grief, but with one another's behaviour. But Iris has had the foresight to seek outside help. Will it help?
Let's see in this, Episode 8, of 'Billy Bird' read by Victoria Abbott.
9:07 Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.
If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.
The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.
9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why does a red capsicum cost more than a green one?
Every Tuesday on Nights we aim to answer your curious questions about the world and the way it works.
Tonight's question: What's the difference between red, green and yellow capsicums and why are they occasionally all different prices at the supermarket?
Roelf Schreuder is the production director at New Zealand Gourmet and he joins Emile Donovan to explain.
Photo: VD Photography / Unsplash
9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
Interest.co.nz reporter Dan Brunskill talks to Emile Dovovan about some of the major stories happening in politics this week.
9:50 Should adults read middle grade books?
When are we too old to read a book primarily written for young people and teenagers?
Kiwi New York Times bestselling author of middle grade fiction Graci Kim thinks you can never be too old.
She was recently the main character of the internet for a day, when she tweeted her opinion that adults should read more 'middle grade' books - aimed at ages 8 to 14.
Graci talks to Emile Donovan about some of the backlash to her tweet and why she stands by it.
Graci Kim is a children's and young adult author writing for the American market. Photo: Supplied
10:17 A to Z of smoking cessation products
There are a myriad of ways and methods to help quit tobacco, which now also includes devices like vapes, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
That last category, Heated tobacco products or HTPs, have been in the spotlight recently after the government cut their excise in half, in what the minister said was an effort to make them more attractive as an alternative to smoking
But how effective are HTP's and how doe all these devices stack up when it comes to quitting cigarettes?
Emile Donovan speaks to Smokefree Expert Advisory Group member and tobacco researcher at the University of Auckland Professor Chris Bullen.
Photo: Unsplash / Tbel Abuseridze
10:30 Protecting taonga in the wake of a quake
Darran Kerei-Keepa is the Pouārahi cultural monitor for the Central Region for Pouhere Taonga Heritage New Zealand.
When the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake struck, he played a pivotal role bringing together Te Runanga o Kaikoura and the team of archaeologists excavating the coastal town's many slips and eroded cliffs - and the artefacts that lay within.
He speaks to Emile Donovan about his work and how archaeology, culture and nature all intersect here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
10:45 The history of the barcode from 1974 to today
This year marks 50 years since the first ever scan of the modern UBC barcode, on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio.
Fast forward to 2024 and more than 10 billion barcodes are now scanned every day around the world.
Jordan Frith is a self-confessed barcode lover. He's written a book on the subject, and has the barcode of that book tattooed on his left arm!.
He speaks to Emile Donovan about how the barcode changed the world
Author and barcode lover, Jordan Frith had the barcode of his latest book tattooed on his left bicep. Photo: Supplied/Jordan Firh
11:07 Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.
