Afternoons for Wednesday 23 August 2023

 

1:15 Wellington's unofficial burger taster back for Burger Wellington!

Burger Wellington is back!

The event where eateries compete to blow minds with the best burger in town.

This year there are more than 200 burgers on offer, and one crazy punter is out there trying as many as he can.

Tim Yamat calls himself an unofficial reviewer, but his brutally honest reviews on his instagram @Titty Eats have won him a cult following.   

1:25 Waikanae bed and breakfast getting official accolades

Latest figures from the Tourism Satellite Account show overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand increased by 333.5 per cent.

Co-owner of Aston Road Villa Louise Compton says it's been a booming year for them.

Their small bed and breakfast in Waikanae on the Kāpiti Coast recently recieved a Gold Sustainable Tourism Business Award with a 4 Star Plus rating.

This means it's a "best-in-class sustainable tourism business, providing exceptional customer experience".

Louise talks to Jesse.

1:35 Southland takeaway owner on the price of chips

How much does a scoop of chips cost in your neighbourhood?

South Island growers have reported a record potato crop this year, but one shop owner says the price of chips has gone up by 20 per cent.

Diane Williamson is the owner of The Galley Takeaways in Bluff, the World's Most Southern Takeaway Shop according to the Guinness Book of Records.

1:45 Funniest joke at Edinburgh Fringe Festival divides!

The funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been announced and it's an animal pun.

Comedian Lorna Rose Treen was voted the winner with her pun "I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah."

Comedian Ben Hurley joins Jesse to give his expert opinion on whether it's comedy gold or just really bad.

1.55 FIFA volunteers still buzzing from event

The players have gone home and the tournament has wrapped up the memories are still strong and warm for the many volunteers who got up close to the action at the FIFA World Cup.

Robyn Coleman was a volunteer team leader who was sent from Hamilton to Auckland to unfurl the flag.

She speaks to Jesse.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes

Today Alex talks to Jesse about Hidden Figures, the Aotearoa podcast featuring two Māori investors normalising all things pūtea. And he's also been listening to Unexplainable from the US, a podcast about the things that science can't explain.

2.20 Tell us about your collection: Martin the Robot collector and maker!

We've been asking our audience to tell us about their collections as well as our producers going out looking for people around the motu who passionately collect something.

This week we meet Martin Horspool the Robot collector. You can see his magnificent collection here and buy one if you like.

2:30 Bookmarks with Chris Tse

For Bookmarks today we're joined by the 13th Poet Laureate of Aotearoa, author of poetry collections How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes, HE'S SO MASC and Super Model Minority.

Chris Tse shares with us what he likes to read, watch and listen to in his down time.

3:10 David Snowden on future proofing tomorrow's leaders

Professor Dave Snowden is one of the world’s leading experts in the science of common sense, otherwise known as the science of complexity. A former IBM executive, He’s the founder and chief scientific officer of the Cynefin Company and  pioneered tools for developing strategy and good leadership using anthropology and neuroscience. When the European Union, US government or major corporations want to figure out how to identify a problem and then solve it, they turn to him. He’s in New Zealand right, sharing ideas about navigating complexity and uncertainty and  teaching Kiwis how to use the tools he’s developed. Professor Dave Snowden joins me from Wellington.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World - a University of Otago physiologist is investigating how exercise and fasting might help brain health.

3:45 The Panel with Allan Blackman and Ruth Money