Afternoons for Thursday 29 June 2023
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Finding new planets that 'shoudn't exist'
1:15 PM.Astronomers are bewildered by a planet that shouldn't exist. We know of hundreds planets orbiting red giant stars. The one in question is Planet Halla, in orbit of the star Baekdu, which was… Read more Audio
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Ironing Bored makes it to the Parkin Drawing Prize shortlist
1:25 PM.Every Sunday, Masterton-based Jann Lenihan ironed her work clothes, day-dreaming about the art she'd make if she had time. She began drawing the ironing board cover, and now, 20 years later Jann's… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Family life with motor neurone disease
1:35 PM.Michael Cockroft was a 33-year-old dad who'd just built a white picket fence around his young family's Wellington home when he was diagnosed with a fatal degenerative condition. Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Adam Burns
2:10 PM.Today Christchurch reporter Adam Burns talks to Jesse about new music from Roisin Murphy and the upcoming 30th anniversary of Bjork's album Debut. Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Wendy Sharpe
2:25 PM.As excitement builds for the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup we look back of one of most successful football players here in Aotearoa. Wendy Sharpe debuted with the Football Ferns in 1980 when… Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems with Ali Jones
3:15 PM.Today Ali Jones talks to Jesse about tiny homes and life living in one. For the past 18 months she's been living in a house bus which has had around 30 square metres of living space. She shares her… Read more Audio
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Historian Dr Grant Morris: Biggest sports tournament held in NZ
3:20 PM.In exactly three weeks, Auckland will host the opening ceremony and game for the 2023 FIFA Women's Football World Cup. There has been a bit of debate as to whether this will be the biggest sporting… Read more Audio
1:15 Finding new planets that 'shoudn't exist'.
Astronomers are bewildered by a planet that shouldn't exist. We know of hundreds planets orbiting red giant stars.
The one in question is Planet Halla, in orbit of the star Baekdu, which was discovered in 2015 a team of Korean astronomers.
In research published today, scientists explain that Halla should have been engulfed by Baekdu becaues the star is burning helium.
Dr Daniel Huber is an astronomer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He talks to Jesse.
The violent merger between two stars that may have formed the helium-burning giant star Baekdu. The merger produces a debris disk that gave birth to the planet Halla. Photo: Tobias Roetsch/GTGRAPHICS.DE
1:25 Ironing Bored makes it to the Parkin Drawing Prize shortlist
Every Sunday, Masterton-based Jann Lenihan ironed her work clothes day-dreaming about the art she'd make if she had time.
She began drawing the ironing board cover, and now, 20 years later Jann's piece, titled Ironing Bored has been shortlisted for the prestigious Parkin Drawing Prize.
There were 500 entries this year, and the 86 finalists will be on display in early August.
Jann speaks to Jesse about about making the shortlist.
1:35 Life after being diagnosed Motor Neurone aged 34
Around 400 New Zealanders are affected by Motor Neurone Disease at any given time. It's a fatal rapidly progressing disease with no known cure.
Michael Cockroft was just 34 when he was diagnosed, usually people are diagnosed over the age of 50.
Talking is hard work for Michael, his voice has deteriorated due to the disease. Today he speaks to Jesse using specialist computer hardware.
Michael Cockroft with his daughter Photo: supplied
1:45 Great album: The Essential Foo Fighters
Today's link 3 winner will receive a copy of The Essential Foo Fighters. A double LP released by the band in October last year. It's their eighth album and the first one they released following the death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The Essential Foo Fighters album cover Photo: supplied
2:10 Music Critic: Adam Burns
Today Christchurch reporter Adam Burns talks to Jesse about new music from Roisin Murphy and the upcoming 30th anniversary of Bjork's album Debut.
2:25 NZ Sporting History: Wendy Sharpe
As excitement builds for the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup we look back of one of most successful football players here in Aotearoa.
Wendy Sharpe debuted with the Football Ferns in 1980 when she was just 16 years old.
In her 16 year career she broke several records, and to this day holds the best scoring rate for a Football Fern with over 10 caps.
Photo: supplied / Wendy Sharpe
3:10 Link 3
3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Ali Jones
Today Ali Jones talks to Jesse about tiny homes and life living in one. For the past 18 months she's been living in a house bus which has had around 30 square metres of living space.
She shares her experience with Jesse, weighing up the pros and cons of residing in a smaller abode.
Poly Palace's Tiny House Photo: Supplied
3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: The biggest sports tournament ever held in NZ
In exactly three weeks, Auckland will host the opening ceremony and game for the 2023 FIFA Women's Football World Cup.
There has been a bit of debate as to whether this will be the biggest sporting event ever held in NZ.
Today Dr Grant Morris looks back back in our history and find out the answer to this question.
Richie McCaw holds the Webb Ellis Cup as the All Blacks become world champions for a record third time. Photo: AFP
3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness
United States President John F Kennedy gave a speech in Berlin at the height of the Cold War on 26 June 1963.
It galvanised the world in support of West Berliners who had been isolated by the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Tom Wills speaks to Gisela Morel-Tiemann, who attended the speech as a student.
John F Kennedy making his speech in Berlin Photo: Lehnartz/ullstein bild via Getty Images
3:45 The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Dave Cormack