Afternoons for Wednesday 20 September 2023

CRITTER T-SHIRTS ARE BACK

To celebrate all things Aotearoa native fauna and flora we have a new Critter of the Week t-shirt back for 2023.

The super talented Giselle Clarkson has designed a new image for the shirts and tote bags.

There is a cut off date for pre-orders, Friday September 22nd,  so they arrive in time for Christmas deliveries to friends and loved ones.

Follow this link and place your order. Five dollars for each t-shirt and tote bag sold goes back to environmental volunteer groups around Aotearoa which are working hard to keep our unique critters safe from extinction.

Order your COTW 2023 t-shirts and or totes by clicking here.

1:10 First song: Tami Neilson

Tami Neilson is back from touring in the U.S and about to start a special tour in Aotearoa with NZ music legend Dinah Lee.

Tami joins Jesse to talk about the upcoming Rock 'n' Roll Revue playing in Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. We get to play her live RNZ recording at Roundhead Studio of You Were Mine.

1:15 How to get access to affordable hearing aids, a Consumer investigation

One in six New Zealanders suffer from some sort of hearing loss.

Consumer NZ are concerned the hearing aid industry is prioritising sales over customers.

Some customers are facing thousands of dollars in hearing aid repayments.

Kaituhi Mātoro investigative writer Vanessa Pratley talks to Jesse.

1:25 Research shows less sugar in drinks is still OK with consumers

How low can the sugar levels be in sugary drinks before people don't like the taste?

A new study set out to answer that question and were surprised to find people are ok with a lot less sugar than what was expected.

Dr Mei  Peng from the University of Otago's Department of Food Science speaks to Jesse.

1:35 A Guided Discovery of Gardening book released in time for spring!

Julia Atkinson-Dunn's just released a book for established and prospective gardeners.

It's called A Guided Discovery of Gardening.

It covers all stages of Julia's own gardening journey and has some hand hints and tips for getting out in the fresh air and having fun in your outdoor space, regardless of the size.

Julia speaks to Jesse.

1:45 The future of AI and what's making people in the know nervous

We know artificial intelligence is moving forward in leaps and bounds, making a lot of people quite nervous for the future.

There seems to be an A.I race between the big US tech companies, but there's also A.I innovations happening right here in New Zealand

Emre Deniz is the CEO and Founder of Gyld - an agency championing video game developers, but has branched out into building AI. He speaks to Jesse about he knows.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes

Today Alex talks to Jesse about Under the whāriki and Where should we being with Esther Perel.

2:25 Bookmarks with Dylan Mulder

For Bookmarks this week we talk to Dylan Mulder. He grew up in Mosgiel but has lived in seven different countries.

He's a 7 time award winning World of WearableArts Alumni and has worked at Cirque du Soleil.

He introduced new technologies into both these creative spaces and is now a lecturer at AUT teaching and designing Digital Fabrication Courses.

Dylan talks to Jesse about what he enjoys reading, watching and listening to in his spare time.

3:10 Dr Chris van Tulleken on how much food we eat that isn't actually food!

Every year, the average person eats about 8 kilos of additives, which shouldn't come as a surprise if you look at the long list of incomprehensible  ingredients on the back of so many packets of food. Dr Chris van Tulleken is an associate professor at University College in London and TV presenter.  He ate a diet of 80% processed food for a recent documentary and discovered it affected his sleep, heartburn, and anxiety. He unwraps the complex issues around ultra-processed food and their impact on our health, our culture and on the planet. His new book is called Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind the Food That Isn't Food."

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World - the science of food pairing! Why broccoli and chocolate could be your next flavour fave.

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Scott Campbell