Nights for Tuesday 19 July 2022

7:12 What we care about

Nights' Philosopher Ann Kerwin is back.  Tonight she takes a look at the essay by American ethicist Henry Frankfurt  called THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE CARE ABOUT.

7:30 The Sampler

In this week's Sampler, Tony Stamp explores a mix of tango pūoro and electronic sounds on the debut of Pōneke's Te Kahureremoa, a second album of Antipodean gothic from Ōtautahi's Ben Woods, and an exploration of jazz's past and future by Moor Mother.

8:15 Pacific Waves

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Koroi Hawkins presents 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.

8:30 Window on The World

With the launch of the BBC Food Chain's 2022 Global-Youth-Champion Award, Ruth Alexander catches up with two previous winners to find out how their work has progressed and how they are navigating huge global challenges like climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and rising food prices.

9:07 The teenage mum who became a soul star

By the age of 17, PP Arnold was unhappily married with two young children. But a telephone call, out of the blue, inviting her to audition for Tina Turner was about to set her off on a very different course in life. One that would take her from the USA to London at the height of the Swinging Sixties, working with some of the biggest artists in the world and turn a teenage mum into a soul singing star.

10:17 Late Edition

Lately is on hold for the week but Karyn Hay have all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.