Summer Times for Tuesday 21 January 2025

9:10 US correspondent Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich joins Anna Thomas on the day of US president Donald Trump's inauguration.

9:20 Investment with Tim McCready

Strategy consultant and business commentator Tim McCready has just returned from the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong and joins Anna Thomas to give the lowdown on the latest developments in financial markets.

9:45 A genealogy breakthrough with Dr Fran Tyler and Deb Morris

You may remember Dr Fran and Deb of Genealogy Investigations from the first week of Summer Times.

We asked listeners to get in touch if they had hit a brick wall while researching their family tree.

One of the emails we received was from Marlene Whetton, who wanted to trace the birth family of her maternal grandmother, Violet, who was adopted out and died when Marlene's mother was only three months old.

Fran, Deb and Marlene join Anna to share an update.

9:55 Geo Jumble

Tune in to see if you can untangle three Middle East cities from three given words. Text 2101 with the correct answers.

mammalian - accumulates - tribute

10:08 Road Trip: Katie Wolfe

Katie Wolfe's work behind and in front of the camera is everywhere. Think The Brokenwood Mysteries, Under the Vines, Head High, WARU, Redemption, Go Girls, and of course Shortland Street.

Katie is a multi-talented director, writer and actor - with an impressive career in film, TV and theatre. She has won critical acclaim for her work, particularly for her most recent theatre piece The Haka Party Incident, which is about to hit the big screen next week.

And just yesterday, she won a Human Rights Award for her documentary.

Katie joins Anna Thomas to set a course, pick the tunes, and share what makes her tick.

Katie's playlist:

• Hey Māori People - Creative Natives
• Family - Jordan Rakei
• Time Is Running Out - Unity Pacific

10:45 Museum stop: Bill Richardson's Transport World

We head to Invercargill today for our museum stop where one man's passion for trucks has led to one of the largest private automotive museums in the world.

Bill Richardson's Transport World began life as a truck museum but has expanded to include 300 vintage vehicles. The Museum's tourism operations manager Courtney Russell joins Anna to tell her about the man himself and the legacy he's left behind.

11:08 Irish singer-songwriter Susan O'Neill touching down in NZ

Described as a rising star, Susan has performed with Grammy award-winner Phoebe Bridgers and Australian blues band The Teskey Brothers.

You may have caught her at WOMAD previously, but following the release of her second album 'Now in a Minute', she will headline here for the very first time.

Susan joins Anna Thomas from Australia where she's currently touring.

11:15 All about allergies

Allergy NZ CEO Mark Dixon joins Anna Thomas to answer all your itchy, sneezy, stuffy questions.

11:30 Summer podcast review with Tessa Guest

Producer Tessa Guest joins Anna Thomas with some listening recommendations.

Tessa's recs:

• A Very British Cult
• 99% Invisible
• True Justice

11:45 The country's best loop walks

Travel writer Peter Janssen returns to Summer Times with some of the best short walks for the warmer months.

11:55 Geo Jumble answers

Did you get the right answers? Tune in for the unscrambled Middle East capital names.