Afternoons

 

1:10 What's going on with our water infrastructure and how can we fix it?

We need to talk about the state of our water infrastructure, this week some Christchurch residents have to boil water, last week Wellington's Moa Point wastewater treatment plant flooded, Aucklanders can't swim in some local beaches after heavy rain - and that's just this summer!

So why doesn't our water infrastructure seem up to scratch and what can be done to future proof it? 

Dr Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer Architecture and Planning from the University of Auckland chats to Jesse.

1:20 Taking on Olympians: "How to Dad" star gets sporty

Jordan Watson of How to Dad fame is about to find out.

A new six part web series called 'Out of My League' sees Jordan pitted against former Olympians. 

A link to the series is here.

1:30 Can food be a work of art?

Taste of Art will challenge chefs from some of New Zealand’s top restaurants to transform everyday ingredients into jaw-dropping edible masterpieces

The teams will be judged not only on flavour, but also on artistic design

Dessert Masters host and former MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong hosts the show alongside Vaughan Mabee, executive chef of Queenstown's Amisfield restaurant

Melissa joins Jesse. 

1:45 Here Now: Back to Basics with DJ GoldTooth

On Back to Basics this week Kadambari Raghukumar's talking to DJ GoldTooth who grew up with the sounds of the Tamil diaspora in the UK along with all the bass-heavy genres of his time in the early 2000s in London. 

2:10 OZ Update: What's happening in Australia?

Brad Foster joins Jesse to talk about what's going on across the Tasman. Today he's looking at the news that State of Origin is coming to Auckland plus other stories of interest.

2:20 Jesse Goes Clubbing

Monday means Jesse hits the clubs. If you've got a club you'd like him to visit, please text us 2101 or email us afternoons@rnz.co.nz. 

Today Jesse is chatting to Gordon Tripp from the Pigeon Racing Club. 

2:30 Expert Feature: What happens to all that space junk?

But is the space in space infinite? What happens when satellites stop working?

As the saying goes, what goes up, must come down, so will we see more space junk landing on earth?

Here to help answer those questions and more, Jesse is joined by Dr Samantha Lawler, professor of astronomy at the University of Regina in Canada, and Erskine Fellow for the University of Canterbury. 

3:10 TV Critic: Local Comedy 'Small Town Scandal'

Afternoons TV Critic Dominic Corry reviews:

Small Town Scandal - Sky/NEON

The Beauty - Disney+

3:20 Roadie Songs

Your chance to share the songs that you turn up loud when you're off on a roadie. Share your picks with us on 2101 or afternoons@rnz.co.nz

3:30 Feature: How does power and prestige really work?

Long before we know what social status is, we know how it works. There’s always a popular crowd from the playground to the office and everyone knows who’s in and who is out.

Toby Stuart is a Professor of Business Administration at University of California, Berkeley. He argues that instinct about social status never leaves us. It becomes the invisible architecture of adult life directing attention, opportunity, and reward in ways that have little to do with fairness or talent. It shapes what we admire, what we buy, even what we believe is good.

But as algorithms increasingly rank, rate, and recommend on our behalf, the old status ladders may be wobbling. His latest book explores how power and prestige really work  and what happens when the system starts to shift. It’s called Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World,  

3:50 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's edition of The Panel.