Afternoons for Tuesday 23 July 2024

 

1:15 Jon Toogood

Between Shihad, The Adults and many other side projects, Jon Toogood's fingerprints have been all over New Zealand rock and roll for the past three decades. 

Today he has finally announced his first true-blue solo album, 'Last Of The Lonely Gods'. He chats with Jesse about the album and plays his latest single, 'Gravity'.

1:25 Bus Beats: should buses play music? 

'Connect' is the transport service managed by the Horizons Regional Council, with bus routes stretching across Ruapehu, Horowhenua, Whanganui and Tararua. After much discourse, they are conducting a survey to ask users IF they enjoy hearing music on the bus. And if they do, WHAT music? Jesse chats to the Manager of Transport Services for the council, Mark Read about what they want to know.  

1:35 The Reality TV contestant and the Weka

Spencer Jones and his teammate Oliver Dev were eliminated from 'Race to Survive' after killing and eating a weka on DOC land. DOC says it was clear with the production company when it gave it the permit to film that protected species could not be harvested or consumed. Jesse talks to Forest & Bird CEO Nicola Toki about this incident and what the rules are around film and TV production and our native flora and fauna.

1:45 Tech Tuesday

Dan Watson and Jesse discuss the recent global Cloudstrike outage. 

2:10 Book Critic: Comedy Criticism 

Pip Adams looks at three books about comedy and satire and how it works. The books are Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture-and the Magic That Makes It Work by Jesse David Fox; That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them by Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx; and Turncoat by Tīhema Baker.

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Brad Foster reports on a NSW parliamentary inquiry about the proposed closure of a racecourse in western Sydney to make way for 25,000 new houses, Australia's newest F1 winner, and Queensland's cold snap. He also talks rugby and the price of ski lift tickets in Australia.

2:30 DJ Dubhead: 1970s Jamaican Funky Reggae 

Dubhead A.K.A Patrick Waller is a well respected Auckland DJ, selector and radio host. He takes Jesse on a tour of Jamaican 1970s Funky Reggae - highlighting the islands fascination with American Soul music.

3:10 Erin Boyle: champion of the handmade 

People just don't know how to make things anymore. So often if we need a dog leash or a game board for checkers or we go to the store and buy one.   Not Rose Pearlman and Erin Boyle. They like to make things. For them, crafting isn't  just as a way to save money, it's a way to appreciate the things we have in our homes.  It's sustainability with style   . Erin Boyle is a lifestyle blogger who wants more people to experience the satisfaction that comes from creating something for yourself. She is the co-author of a new book that champions handmade instead of store bought, in 100 projects  she says, anyone can do. The book is called Making Things: Finding Use, Meaning, and Satisfaction in Crafting Everyday Objects.

Erin's suggested project for beginners can be found on page 148 of her book, copies of which can be purchased here. 

3:30 BBC Witness History: Italy's poison ships 

A ship called the Deep Sea Carrier arrived in an Italian coastal town in September 1988. It was carrying toxic waste and caused huge protests.

3:45 The pre-Panel