Afternoons for Monday 8 May 2023

1:10 Jon Toogood on Harvest Come Together concerts

Come Together concerts are back for 2023. This time some of the greatest rock albums of all times will be featured.

First up is Harvest by Neil Young with a superstar line up of local musicians playing the album live at three venues throughout Aotearoa in the coming weeks.

One of the stars, Jon Toogood, joins Jesse to talk about their concerts and playing the Neil Young blockbuster tracks live. 

Come Together Neil Young's Harvest concerts will be at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch on May 11, The Civic in Auckland on May 12 and the St James in Wellington on May 19.

1:15 Changing NZ crops to match climate change

A new report on the future of biosecurity reveals climate change could make Aotearoa better suited to farming new exotic crops.

It says conditions could become more favourable towards peanuts, soybeans, pineapple and banana.

But there's actually already a community of tropical fruit growers here, especially up north.

Hugh Rose chairs the Tropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand and he talks to Jesse about the changes they're anticipating.

1.25 Viewing ageing with a negative lens, how we perceive ourselves

A new study is unpacking why people become more likely to view themselves negatively as they age.

Psychologists at the University of Queensland believe older people are more likely to be exposed to ageism... right as their brains become more reliant on societal cues to guide how they think and behave.

Study lead Professor Julie Henry talks to Jesse.

1.35 A new book to help children with bullying and how not to become the bully!

Children's author Lisa Hamilton-Gibbs has a new book out today - The Gubyllub.

It's a story about Rose, who learns to stand up to bullying

Lisa talks to Jesse about the book and the interactive cards that go with it.

1:45 Feature album: Exile on Main Street

Today we feature the Rolling Stones album, Exile on Main Street.

2:10 Television Critic: Pratik Navani

Pratik talks to Jesse about Extraordinary, Lockwood & Co. and Silo - all released this year.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster provides a catch-up on a busy week in Australia including news of the passing of Australian MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo, the Aussie connections to the King's Coronation, and discusses a new series that has just hit Netflix - Almost Australian - by Miriam Margolyes of Harry Potter fame.

2:30 Expert feature: Quilting

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a quilt?

On our expert feature today we're talking about the art and craft of quilting - which actually dates back to medieval times.

And it's not all about fabric and design - we're also going to talk about quilt maths.

To tell us everything we want to know is avid quilter Sheila Christensen - not only does she make her own quilts, she owns a quilting shop in Masterton, writes books and teaches quiltmaking up and down the country.

If you have any questions for Sheila you can text in on 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Making mum feel like more than 'just a mum'

Parenthood can leave us speechless. But Jessica Urlichs always seems to find a way to put into words the anxiety,   exhaustion and unvarnished joy that comes with raising children. She's a poet and children's book author, not just a mum of three in Christchurch. She has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media reminding other women, they are never just mums. As Mother's day approaches, her work captures the beautiful moments of motherhood as well as the  struggles with loss of identity, bearing the family's mental load and sleepless nights.     

3:35 Voices

In this episode of Voices,  Eritrea-born MP, Ibrahim Omer talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his journey to being nominated to contest the Wellington Central seat. 

3:45 The Panel with Nalini Baruch and James Elliot