1:10 Jan Preston: In Session

Having broken both her wrists six months ago, virtuoso professional piano player, Jan Preston, is back playing again with metal inserts in her wrists. And the Boogie & Blues Piano player and singer is back over the ditch to pay us another visit.

Jan Preston

Jan Preston Photo: Supplied

1:15 Virtual Reality Therapy

Professor Albert (Skip) Rizzo of the University of Southern Califnornia is the world authority on using Virtual Reality in psychology and medicine. He has pioneered techniques virtual reality game based rehabilitation.

He is currently in New Zealand to hold a series of talks, and talks to Jesse about this emerging field and its applications in other areas, including as a social training tool for people on the autism spectrum. You can register for the upcoming talk, Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future here.

Virtual Iraq

Virtual Iraq Photo: http://www.virtuallybetter.com

1:30 'Take the Time to Talk'

This week is 'Take the Time to Talk' Awareness Week. Its aim is to encourage Kiwis of all ages to share their life story and their wishes about what they want for their funeral. Katrina Shanks is the chief executive of The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand.

This week is 'Take the Time to Talk', Awareness Week.

This week is 'Take the Time to Talk', Awareness Week. Photo: Pixabay

1:35 Tech Talk: The Digital Divide

New Zealand rural customers have long complained about getting left behind while their urban cousins move into the 21st Century. In terms of mobile coverage and broadband, this has always been a big issue. While city folk got 3G and 4G mobile services, fibre to the home and access to Netflix, rural customers are often left without connectivity of any kind, including basic mobile phone coverage.

Urban v Rural broadband.

Urban v Rural broadband. Photo: 123RF

1:45 Favourite Album

Rubber Factory is the third studio album by American rock duo The Black Keys.

2:10 Book critic

Charlotte Graham is reviewing the much-anticipated YA novel about Black Lives Matter, called The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and a new edition of The Changeover by Margaret Mahy. The Changeover has been republished with an introduction by Elizabeth Knox ahead of a new film adaptation coming out this year.

2:20 Music Feature

Delaney Davidson, part wandering minstrel, part traveling salesman (according to his own website) is our very special guest this afternoon as we feature his music and that of others in a theatre production "The Black Rider", featuring Delaney which will play in Christchurch from next week.

Delaney Davidson

Delaney Davidson in The Black Rider Photo: Supplied

3:10 Siouxsie Wiles: the end of Antibiotics

Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explores the looming crisis of antibiotic resistance and how it will impact New Zealand. She says time is running out to avoid living in a world where surgery would be life threatening and a stubbed toe could lead to a fatal infection.

Human neutrophil ingesting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics.

Human neutrophil ingesting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. Photo: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

3:30 Science and environment stories

Stories from Our Changing World.

3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question

4:05 The Panel with Mai Chen and Scott Campbell

Jesse's FAQ on trapping rats can be found here

Short Story Club

Our short story club is officially launched! and the first story is The Poet's Wife by Bill Manhire. (click on the book title to read the story). We will be discussing it on Thursday the 13th of April after the 3pm news.

Email us your thoughts once you've read it! jesse@radionz.co.nz (Put Short Story Club in the subject line)

 

 

Music played in this show

JESSE MULLIGAN - AFTERNOONS:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
TUESDAY 11th APRIL 2017

1:45pm - FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST:    The Black Keys
TITLE:      10 A.M. Automatic
COMP:     Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
ALBUM:    Rubber Factory
LABEL:     Fat Possum

ARTIST:    The Black Keys
TITLE:      The Lengths
COMP:     Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
ALBUM:   Rubber Factory
LABEL:    Fat Possum

ARTIST:    The Black Keys
TITLE:      Till I Get My Way
COMP:     Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
ALBUM:   Rubber Factory
LABEL:    Fat Possum

ARTIST:    The Black Keys
TITLE:      When The Lights Go Out
COMP:     Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
ALBUM:   Rubber Factory
LABEL:    Fat Possum

2:20pm - MUSIC FEATURE (Delaney Davidson):
ARTIST:    Delaney Davidson
TITLE:      I Slept Late
COMP:     Delaney Davidson
ALBUM:   Self Deprication
LABEL:    Lyttleton  

ARTIST:    Tom Waits
TITLE:      November
COMP:     Tom Waits
ALBUM:   The Black Rider
LABEL:    Island

ARTIST:    Robert Johnson
TITLE:      Crossroads
COMP:     Robert Johnson
ALBUM:   Crossroad Blues
LABEL:    Vocalion

ARTIST:    Lotte Lenya
TITLE:      September Song
COMP:     Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
ALBUM:   Unknown
LABEL:    iTunes
                    
ARTIST:    Delaney Davidson
TITLE:      Show Me How
COMP:     Delaney Davidson
ALBUM:   Lucky Guy
LABEL:    Rough Diamond
                                
4:30pm - THE PANEL: Half Time Song
ARTIST:    Gary Wright
TITLE:      Dream Weaver
COMP:     Gary Wright
ALBUM:   The Dream Weaver
LABEL:    Warner