Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan
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- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 43:08:19
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Synopsis
Jesse hosts an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
Episodes
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Book Critic: You Are Here by David Nicholls
24/09/2024 Duration: 09minClaire Mabey discusses 'the perfect Sunday read' from David Nicholls. She also recommends Commune: Chasing a utopian dream in Aotearoa by Olive Jones and a deep dive into evolution: Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon.
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Tech Tuesday
24/09/2024 Duration: 08minTim Batt tells Jesse about the latest events in the tech world, including an incredible blow to the Internet Archive; Sony's $400m failure; and a new Nintendo that may be on the horizon.
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Can 3D printed houses solve the housing crisis?
24/09/2024 Duration: 08minIf you've looked for a house recently, you might have heard - you can't build them for what you can buy them at the moment. With construction prices up by as much as 40 percent - combined with land values - there's not much incentive to build your own home. But in the US state of Texas, the world's biggest 3D printed housing neighbourhood has just opened. Experts reckon it's something we should be looking at down under. Associate Professor M Hank Haeusler from Australia's Centre for Next-Generation Architectural Manufacturing speaks to Jesse.
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Asparagus price wars
24/09/2024 Duration: 06minIt may feel too soon to be eating asparagus with two months of spring still to go, but the end of September means the harvest is well underway. Growers are relieved to be getting their product on the market, but are also nervous about pricing with an abundance of cheap green vegetables already available. Jesse talks to Horowhenua based asparagus grower Catherine Lewis about how the harvest is going.
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The Pre-Panel for 23rd September 2024
23/09/2024 Duration: 08minToday on the pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show with Jesse Mulligan. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins them with a rant about what he calls "whinging" Wellington business owners.
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Feature interview: late bloomers have the last laugh
23/09/2024 Duration: 24minLate bloomers are people who find a way to be successful when no one expects them too. Henry Oliver is a writer who finds inspiration in people who were living one kind of life and then said perhaps I can try something different. His new book tells the stories of accomplished people who he says demonstrate that not only is being late better than never finding hidden talents or an ideal career path, often being late is better than being early. It's called Second Act What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life.
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Expert Feature: forensic scientist
23/09/2024 Duration: 24minToday's guest SallyAnn Harbison has been working in the field for over 30 years. She's the Director of Auckland Universities' Forensic science programme, and leads the forensic biology team at ESR. Have you ever wondered if it's really possible to use DNA to track bank notes? Or maybe your more interested in whether the mud on your shoe gives away your movements? Jesse puts that to SallyAnn and the listener questions.
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Made in NZ: the smart petrol pump
23/09/2024 Duration: 05minFor Made In NZ today we're taking a trip to the Rangitikei, specifically Marton, And a company called P. E. C. who have been designing and making petrol pumps since 1939. They claim to be the first to put microprocessors in pumps and they are moving into hydrogen. Jesse learns more about that and a lot more with CEO Richard Coxon.
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TV Critic: Bad Monkey, Kaos, Agatha All Along, The Penguin
23/09/2024 Duration: 15minClaire Chitham reviews a swath of new TV shows to put on your must watch list.
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Forests, but indoors
23/09/2024 Duration: 10minA kiwi company has taken out a string of top awards at the international Biophilic Design Awards. If you've never heard of biophlic design - it's greenscaping at scale, bringing nature inside by incorporating plants and natural environments in indoor spaces. Jesse talks to Outside In co-founder and creative director Ryan McQuerry.
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The best pies (on the West Coast)
23/09/2024 Duration: 08minPie lovers on the West Coast are about to get a chance to put their tastebuds to the test. The West Coast Pie of the Year Challenge kicks off today with local businesses putting together teams to pitch their "dream pie". Local "pie lady" Emily Lucas from the West Coast Pie Company says competition could be fierce!
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A circular economy
23/09/2024 Duration: 11minTake, make, dispose. That's how our current linear economy is described.
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Critter of the Week: the prickly shark
20/09/2024 Duration: 14minThis week's critter is the prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookie), an uncommon species of deep-sea shark that lives throughout the Pacific Ocean. All sharks have rough skin, but this shark has particularly prickly skin. They are described as 'stocky, dark coloured' with a 'flabby and cylindrical body.'
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Weekend Stuff: Gardening
20/09/2024 Duration: 07minLynda Hallinan has all the tips you need for a weekend spent in the garden.
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
20/09/2024 Duration: 07minCharlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.
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Food: Asparagus Risotto with Bacon and Crumbled Goats Cheese
20/09/2024 Duration: 07minMartin Bosley sets up the weekend right with this twist on a classic risotto.
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NZ Live: Violet Hirst
20/09/2024 Duration: 41minViolet hails from Otago and began releasing her brand of indie-folksy tunes about five years ago. Last year she released her debut LP 'Donegal' and she plays NZ Live in our in Tamaki Makaurau studio.
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Film Review: Grafted and The Contestant
20/09/2024 Duration: 10minAfternoons producer and ace film reviewer Sam Hollis reviews kiwi body-horror Grafted and a new documentary on Disney+ The Contestant.
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Freaky Friday: death didn't stop the game
20/09/2024 Duration: 05minThis week's story is equal parts scary and sweet. Nick shares his tale of how even the death of a loved one didn't halt the love of particular card game.
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Surf's up for Heather
20/09/2024 Duration: 09minWhangarei woman Heather Easterbrook is one of four New Zealand surfers heading to the ISA World Masters Surfing Championships in El Salvador.