Afternoons for Thursday 1 August 2024

1:15 God's answer to digestive issues

We may not like to talk about what's going on with our guts... things like constipation and diarrhea can be a bit awkward to discuss, but we're all humans at the end of the day and we all experience it. 

Anna Toker calls herself your friendly neighborhood colorectal surgeon. Anna says the answer to that hot soupy mess you call a gut is ... the kiwifruit. 

1:25 Who are NZ's top one percent?

The top 1% - who are they, and how can you join the club? There is a lot of talk about the '1 percent club' - the country's wealthiest individuals. It's a controversial topic. But who are these people, and how did they get there?

Susan Edmunds is RNZ's money correspondent. She explains what it takes to be among the wealthiest people in New Zealand. 

1:35 Say hello to Music with Michal on RNZ's Storytime podcast

If you have young kids, it's likely you've heard of 'Music With Michal'. Michal Bush has been writing and performing music for more than a decade - her target audience? Pre-schoolers to 10-year-olds. 

This week, Music with Michal debuts on RNZ's Storytime podcast and Jesse welcomes her to the RNZ family.

1:45 Great album: Te Whakamiha by Anna Coddington

Today's great album is the new record from Anna Coddington. Te Whakamiha is a bilingual album in te reo Māori and English. Anna's been describing it as "Māori Funk". We've got a few of the tracks from the album, for you to get funky with. 

2:10 Music Critic: Zac Arnold

Today Zac talks about Borrowed CS, the electronic project of Cory Champion based in Pōneke. And he discusses a local rock band from Tāmaki Makaurau called Elliot and Vincent.

2:30 NZ Sporting History: Anna Larence

Today on NZ Sporting History we speak to hockey player Anna Lawrence In her 12 years with the Black Sticks - five as captain - Anna played two Olympics, two World Cups, and won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Regarded among the best in the world, she is credited with lifting the profile of women's hockey in New Zealand - clawing the team's ranking from 23rd in the world in 1995 to the top six.

Not to mention captaining the team to their first international medal in 1998.

3:15 Solving the World's Problems

NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson talks crime on Queen St, the PM's walkabout last Friday, and the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris

The Olympic Games are currently taking place in Paris.  Yesterday we won our first medals and Kiwis have high expectations of many more.  But how has NZ performed in the past, and how can we compare Olympics throughout the decades?

3:35 Spoken Feature: Nau Mai Town

The story behind our Māori place names, that's the vibe of the podcast Nau Mai Town producer Justine Murray is back with a fresh season and she's taking us to Wānaka, in Otago South Island. 

It's a stunning part of the country -  but what does the name 'Wānaka' mean? RNZ Producer Justine Murray was there and finds out not only the meaning of the name Wānaka, but before 1940 the town went by another name. 

3:45 The pre-Panel