Sunday Morning for Sunday 5 November 2023

8:10 Robert Brander: The Science of Surf, Sand and Rips 

As the weather warms and summer approaches, many of us are looking forward to getting into the ocean. 

Professor Rob Brander, aka ‘Dr Rip’, is a coastal scientist, beach safety researcher and science communicator in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UNSW Sydney in Sydney. 

His book Dr Rip’s Essential Beach Book: Everything you need to know about surf, sand and rips dives into the science of waves and currents, how beaches form and behave, how they respond to storms and climate change, as well as some less common hazards including tsunamis and sharks. 

8:30 Toni Childs: ‘It’s all a beautiful noise’ 

Emmy Award Winner, 3-time Grammy nominated recording artist, installation artist, and environmental activist Toni Childs joins us ahead of her gig with the Corrs next week. 

She talks about recovering her voice and her upcoming underwater gig on the Great Barrier Reef. 

9:10 Mediawatch 

Mediawatch talks to a journalist calling for changes to ensure our media can properly protect their sources' confidentiality - and an expert in the US where the media enjoy stronger protection.   

Also - how anger over rugby's rules and referees ruining matches has created a headache for the media. 

9:35 Lucy Corry: Homemade Goody Gumdrop ice cream 

Today marks the start of NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Week. Lucy Corry AKA The Kitchenmaid joins us with her recipe for homemade. 

10:10 Adam Grant: The Science of Success 

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again has a new book about what it takes to improve and succeed.   

Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, Wharton's top-rated professor for seven straight years, and the New York Times bestselling author of three books that have sold over a million copies and been translated into 35 languages 

His New Book Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things digs into how we can all rise to achieve greater things.   

10:30 Dr Erica Brozovsky: the surprising origin of gossip 

You may have heard the saying 'Gossip is the Devil's radio', but does gossip actually deserve the bad rap it gets? 

Dr Erica Brozovsky is a sociolinguist, and the host and writer of popular PBS Youtube series 'Otherwords', An educational series about language and linguistics. Erica's videos explore the weird and whacky lesser-known history behind words and language, they've garnered hundreds of thousands of views. 

She argues that gossip is not only a part of our human nature, a tool that's helped us to build better social connections and community, but it could also be the origin of language itself. 

11:10 Calling Home: Honor Harger in Singapore 

Originally from Dunedin, Honor Hagar’s career has taken her around the world — London, Newcastle, Brighton, Amsterdam, Zagreb, Berlin, and Riga — before she landed in Singapore where she now works in one of the city’s most distinctive buildings, the lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum. 

11:30 Amiria Grenell: My Latest Track 

Award-winning, Ōtautahi based folk singer and songwriter Amiria Grenell introduces us to her latest single, the gentle track ‘Lanterns’. 

Daughter of legendary country musician John Grenell and known for her crystalline voice Amiria has followed her heritage into a colourful and long-standing career as a touring artist and respected songwriter. 

 

 

Music played in this show

Track: Don’t Walk Away

Artist: Toni Childs

Time played: 8:10am

 

Track: I’ve Got to Go Now

Artist: Toni Childs

Time played: 8:45am

 

Track: Because You’re Beautiful

Artist: Toni Childs

Time played: 8:55am

 

Track: Do You Know The Way to San Jose?

Artist: Dionne Warwick

Time played: 10:55am

 

Track: Lanterns

Artist: Amiria Grenell

Time played: 11:55am