Afternoons for Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Labour's coalition deals
1:15 PM.This afternoon the details of the deals Labour struck with New Zealand First and the Greens will be revealed by the incoming Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. RNZ's Political Editor Jane Patterson is… Read more Audio
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Exercising to help beat cancer
1:23 PM.We know that exercise makes us feel good and look good too but new research has found it can actually help cancer patients survive. The review, which covered more than 100 studies involving tens of… Read more Audio
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Teen piano prodigy Ashani Waidyatillake
1:34 PM.We meet Ashani Waidyatillake, who was the youngest competitor at last weekend's Rönisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition. In fact she was only able to enter the competition this year, as… Read more Audio
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Dan Slevin on the Soap Opera Effect
1:43 PM.A group of A-List directors have boosted a campaign to get rid of 'motion smoothing' (also known as "the soap opera effect") on modern day flat screen TVs. That's where movies and beautifully shot tv… Read more Audio
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Book critic Catherine Robertson
2:10 PM.It's National Bookshop day this Saturday 28th October - and our book critic Catherine Robertson pays tribute to her favourite bookshops. Audio
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Marcus Powell: From Blindspott to inspiring youth
2:19 PM.If you went to Big Day Out during its lifetime you might have heard Marcus Powell performing. He was the guitarist for Blindspott, the alternative metal band out of West Auckland. Marcus is also the… Read more Audio
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'Poems are made to be read, they’re acts of communication'
3:10 PM.Mention the word poetry and many of us will flashback to the time when we were forced to recite from Homer's Odyssey, a poet from the US says we are over-complicating a simple pleasure. Read more Video, Audio
SHORT STORY CLUB
This Thursday, instead of a short story, we will discuss two poems
Instructions for How to Get Ahead of Yourself While the Light Still Shines by Jenny Bornholdt
and This is a photo of my house ' by Tusiata Avia
1:10 First song
1:15 Exercising to help beat cancer
We know that exercise makes us feel good and look good too but new research has found it can actually help cancer patients survive.
The review, which covered more than 100 studies involving tens of thousands of people living with cancer, discovered that mortality dropped for those who exercised regularly and even lessened the side effects of chemotherapy.
The lead author of the report, Associate Professor Prue Cormie, is here in New Zealand sharing the work and discussing how exercise can be part of the cancer defence.
Photo: Pixabay
1:25 13 Year old Piano Prodigy
Ashani Waidyatillake - 13 year old pianist Photo: supplied
We meet Ashani Waidyatillake, who was the youngest competitor at last weekend's Rönisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition.
In fact she was only able to enter the competition this year, as she skipped a year of primary school.
She started playing the piano at 3, and has won many major local competitions, and wants to study neurology so she can explore how music affects the brain.
1:35 Dan Slevin on the Soap Opera Effect
A group of A-List directors have boosted a campaign to get rid of 'motion smoothing' (also known as "the soap opera effect") on modern day flat screen TVs. That's where movies and beautifully shot tv shows, look about as sharp and garish as a cheap soap opera.
Our regular Tuesday afternoon movie guy, Dan Slevin from RNZ Widescreen explains why 'motion smoothing' is a crime against movies
1:40 Great album: Diamond Life - Sade
2:10 Book critic Catherine Robertson
It’s National Bookshop day this Saturday 28th October - and our book critic Catherine Robertson pays tribute to her favourite bookshops.
2:20 Marcus Powell: From Blindspott to inspiring youth
If you went to Big Day Out during it's lifetime you might have heard Marcus Powell performing.
He was the guitarist for Blindspott, the alternative metal band out of West Auckland. Marcus is also the founder and chief executive of The Crescendo Trust a not-for-profit organisation using music to help young people out of trouble.
Marcus takes Jesse through some of his favourite songs and talks about the moment he realised he could help young people get out of a rut.
Marcus Powell performing Photo: Supplied
3:10 How to enjoy poetry
Mention the word poetry and many of us will have flash backs to the time when we were forced to recite from Homer's Odyssey. The way we are taught poetry in school, dissecting it like it's in a petri dish in biology instead of a book in English class, is one reason many of us dislike poetry as adults.
That's what award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder believes. But taking a different approach to poetry, appreciating the words on the page instead of worrying about what the deep and meaningful message is, can help people fall in love with this art form that was dreaded in school.
His book is called Why Poetry.
Matthew Zapruder Photo: PoetryFoundation.org
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 Paula Penfold and James Elliott