Afternoons for Wednesday 25 June 2025

 

1:15 Child to Parent Violence and Abuse - Breaking the stigma

On average in New Zealand, Police respond to an episode of family violence every four minutes, and yet, it's estimated 67 percent of incidents go unreported. 

A new study is highlighting an often-unaddressed segment of these incidents for the first time: child to parent violence and abuse.

The survey was carried out by VisAble, an organisation that primarily works to support people experiencing violence, abuse, and neglect. 

Lee Tempest has almost two decades of lived experience and tells Jesse just how challenging the issue is. 

1:25 A fear of urinating in public. Yes, it's a thing!

After a lifetime of struggling with a shy bladder, the clinical term is "paruresis", filmmaker Steven Jackson set out to understand and confront his fear of urinating in public

In his short film, he approaches this often-taboo topic with both humour and honesty, speaking with experts and loved ones about his experience. Ae he tells Jesse, along the way he discovers a hidden global community of fellow sufferers.

1:35 Dracula's Cabaret : A feast for audiences

"Unforgettable night of outrageous fun, seductive spectacle, and rock-and-roll energy!"

The man behind Dracula's Cabaret promises their latest show will scare and delight audiences. 

Luke Newman is a third generation Dracula, he told Jesse what makes their performances stand out from the rest. 

1:45 Heading Off: Sinai Desert

This week in our travel segment 'Heading Off', Jesse talks to modern-day nomad, Julie Paterson. 

Each year, Julie divides her time between New Zealand, the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, and wherever else she feels compelled to explore. 

She's worked in tourism for more than 30 years and is the founder of Venus Adventures, which guides trips for women all over the world. 

2.12 Music Critic: Zac Arnold on The Beths and Frances Grass

Our music critic Zac Arnold takes a look at the latest single from local indie rockers The Beths. It's called No Joy and is out today, as is the news that their new album "Straight Line Was a Lie" will be released in August. 

After a five-year hiatus from performing while overseas, Frances Grass's debut single Free is out, Zac and Jesse have a listen. 

2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney - Weeknight friendly lasagne

Traditional lasagne can be time-consuming to make, but this one employs a few tricks to make it fast enough to cook after work.

Kelly talks Jesse through a spiced lamb lasagne that is weeknight friendly. 

Click here for the recipe. 

2:30 Bookmarks with composer John Psathas

Ioannis (John) Psathas is one of Aotearoa's most acclaimed composers. He made a name for himself in 2004 by composing the music for the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics. From there accolades flowed, including multiple wins at the New Zealand Music awards and an ONZM. He is also an Emeritus Professor at the New Zealand School of Music.

John joins Jesse Mulligan to talk about his upcoming "Composer In Residence" role at the Worlds Edge Music Festival, and share his bookmarks picks. 

3:10 Feature interview - Surely it's safe to go back in the water now?! JAWS turns 50

For 50 years, the movie Jaws has kept us looking down for what might be beneath the waves when we go swimming. 

Carl Cottlieb is one of the screenwriters responsible for our discomfort. His friend Steven Spielberg handed him the original script and asked him to eviscerate it. Gottlieb was there every day on set to witness the mechanical shark constantly breaking down, the budget overruns, the delays and ultimately the making of highest grossing film of all time. Carl Gottlieb shares his memories as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World; How an old vaccine is still relevant

Tuberculosis may not be a major health issue in New Zealand, but worldwide it remains the leading infectious disease killer.  

The vaccine against tuberculosis, called BCG, was first developed in France more than 100 years ago using a strain of bacteria that lost its disease-causing ability. Scientists refer to this as a live attenuated vaccine. 
 
Now on Our Changing World, the Malaghan Institute's Dr Kerry Hilligan explains to Claire Concannon how this old vaccine is teaching researchers new tricks.   

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.