Afternoons for Thursday 6 July 2017

Short Story Club

Today we will discuss a non-fiction short story; Ashleigh Young’s Te Kuiti Underground

Let us know what you think! jesse@radionz.co.nz

1:10 First song

1:15 Ruataniwha Dam dead in the water?

The Supreme Court has ruled conservation land cannot be destroyed for the controversial Ruataniwha Dam.

Forest & Bird challenged a deal between the Department of Conservation and Hawke's Bay Regional Council to acquire part of the protected Ruahine Forest Park so it could be flooded for the $900 million water storage and irrigation project. The scheme would dam 22ha of formerly-protected land and give the Department of Conservation 170ha of nearby farmland in return. The council's investment arm appealed to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal last year ruled the process of acquiring the land would be unlawful.

Forest & Bird chief executive is Kevin Hague.

1:25 America's Cup Parade 

We cross to RNZ's America's Cup reporter, Todd Niall at the parade through downtown Auckland.

1:30 Sam Judd: educating people about sustainability

The Sustainable Coastlines Flagship is a public education exhibit and training centre in a $2.8m building, built for just $240,000.

It was constructed mostly out of reclaimed materials. Sam Judd is the man behind the project and he's been working with prison inmates from Paremoremo prison on its construction.

1:35 The Parking meter unlocking Christchurch's best kept secrets

It's not everyday a parking meter gives you something back. But in Christchurch there's one unlocking the city's best kept secrets and this one celebrates sweet free things to do around town.

Open City has just launched and Coralie Winn, the Gap Filler Co-Founder, explains what the project is about.

1:40 Great Live Album: The Last Waltz, The Band

Today we feature the last hurrah by one of the most influential post Beatle bands.  They'd been around in various forms since the early 60s but 16 years of almost constant touring, and living the Rock 'n' Roll dream had taken it's toll on the various members and so they conceived a massive "farewell concert" to be held at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on November 25th 1976 (Thanksgiving Day in North American).

The concert featured numerous guest artists; Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, among them and the whole thing was recorded and made into a film by Martin Scorsese, named "The Last Waltz."

2:10 Podcasts with Katy Atkin

Katy critiques a couple of Kiwi podcasts today: "Healthy or Hoax" - with RNZ's Carol Hirschfeld and food writer Niki Bezzant & "Boners of the Heart" a weekly living room chat between comedians Rose Matafeo and Alice Sneddon.     

Katy also has a word or two about "Ear Hustle" made by inmates at San Quentin prison in the United States. She says it's raw and desperate but worth a listen.

2:20 Economics with Shamubeel Eaqub

Economist Shamubeel Eaqub talks growth vs prosperity

2:30 The history of NZ sporting disasters

Following that tackle from Sonny Bill Williams, historian Grant Morris looks at New Zealand's worst sporting disasters.

2:40 Healthy or Hoax: Raw Food

We all know that eating more salad is going to be good for us. But what if you were never to cook your food again? Devotees of the raw food vegan diet believing heating food kills healthy nutrients and enzymes. But does it really matter if your carrots are cooked or not?

In the final episode of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld finds out.

3:10 Short Story Club

Today we will discuss a non-fiction short story, Ashleigh Young’s Te Kuiti Underground

Let us know what you think! jesse@radionz.co.nz

Next week we'll talk about Black Milk by Tina Makereti - and we’ll be giving away a copy of Black Marks on the White Page, a new anthology of short stories by Maori and Pasifika writers released by Penguin Randomhouse this month. So be sure to read it and email us your thoughts to be in to win, Jesse@radionz.co.nz

3:25 Tell me about your thesis

Mary Redmayne tells us about her thesis, Wireless Phone use by Young New Zealanders: Health and Policy Implications

She studied nearly 400 intermediate students in the Wellington region to assess how their mobile phone use affected their health and wellbeing

3:30 Is this the Brighter Future?

New Zealanders take pride in our nation's sporting prowess and our active lifestyles.

But according to Sport New Zealand, changing demographics and increasing demands on people's time mean that active participation in sport and recreation is in steady decline.

As part of RNZ's "Brighter Future" series Robin Martin investigates.

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

4:05 The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Bernard Hickey

 

Music played in this show

   
JESSE MULLIGAN - AFTERNOONS:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday 6th July 2017

1:10pm - JESSE'S FIRST SONG:
ARTIST:    The Housemartins
TITLE:      Caravan of Love
COMP:     Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley
ALBUM:   Non album - single
LABEL:    Elektra

1:45pm - GREAT ALBUM:
ARTIST:    The Band
TITLE:      The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
COMP:     Jaime "Robbie" Robertson
ALBUM:   The Last Waltz
LABEL:    Capitol

ARTIST:    The Band
TITLE:      Stage Fright
COMP:     Jaime "Robbie" Robertson
ALBUM:   The Last Waltz
LABEL:    Capitol

ARTIST:    The Band
TITLE:      Up On Cripple Creek
COMP:     Jaime "Robbie" Robertson
ALBUM:   The Last Waltz
LABEL:    Capitol

2:45 ADDITIONAL SONG: Colin Morris
ARTIST:    Drive By Truckers
TITLE:      Danko/Manuel
COMP:     Jason Isbell
ALBUM:   The Dirty South
LABEL:    New West

4:30 THE PANEL: Half Time Song
ARTIST:    Kanye West
TITLE:      Power
COMP:     Kanye West, Larry Griffin Jr., Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, Andwele Gardner, Ken Lewis,
                Francois Bernheim, Jean-Pierre Lang, Boris Bergman, Robert Fripp, Michael Giles,
                Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Billy Carter, Harold Cowart, Jimmy O'Rourke, Ron Ziegler
ALBUM:   My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
LABEL:    Def Jam