Afternoons for Friday 15 March 2024

 

1:15 Fundraising to take on the best in the world in axe throwing

Next month, the mighty All Blaxe are looking to fly to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete in the World Axe Throwing Championship.

To help the team of 7 get there, Sweet Axe Throwing Co is hosting a fundraising event in Wellington tonight where participants can face off with the team and try to beat them at their own game.

To tell us more about the event and the rising popularity of axe throwing is the owner of Sweet Axe Lloyd Bombell joins Jesse.

1:25 B corp certification a start to cleaning up the greenwashing

Many of us now consider the environment when we're deciding what to buy but how do you tell the legitimate sustainable products from the greenwashing?

Just yesterday we spoke to consumer about the issue of picking out the genuine products from the ones just making claims that haven't been fact checked.

B Corp is one of the world's best known stamps of approval when it comes to environmental standards and also considers something called "social performance".

Unilever's head of B Corp David Dwyer talks to Jesse.

1:35 Hōkai Tahi and its role helping families

On Wednesday our Rebecca Vergunst  was the winner of our Soundbite competition, she also shared a bit about the incredible work she does. So knew we had to get her back.

Rebecca is the service manager for Hōkai Tahi, a Wairarapa-based not-for-profit that supports women facing adverse circumstances with their pregnancy.

She's back to talk about what they do and the personal experiences that led her to Hōkai Tahi.

1:45 Freaky Friday

Each week on Afternoons we have a bit of fun and share stories from our listeners of prescience, spooky encounters or coincidences that leave goosebumps.

If you have a story to share please text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry

Today Dom talks to Jesse about The Convert, Wicked Little Letters and Korean supernatural thrilled Exhuma.

2:20 NZ Live The Black Quartet

New Zealand's premiere string ensemble The Black Quartet join Jesse in the studio to play some original compositions alongside some ingenious covers.

3:08 Guacamole INCA style

The avocados are in abundance right now as the season here in Aotearoa nears it's end.

To help with a bit of inspiration of what to do with the glut of green gems around right now, chef and restaurateur Nic Watt is with Jesse to share his recipe for guacamole INCA style.

You can find the recipe here.

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte 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.

3:25 Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Lynda Hallinan

Today Lynda talks to Jesse about winding down for the harvesting season, when to pick the pumpkins, what to do with straggling tomatoes etc.

She's got some great tips for preserving fruit, clearing out vegetable beds, sowing cover crops and general garden maintenance ahead of the autumn leaf drop.

3:35 Critter of the Week: The ghost shrimp

This week’s critter is the ghost shrimp (Filhollianassa filholi) – a type of mud or burrowing shrimp only found in Aotearoa. 

They dig themselves elaborate burrows in the sand between the high and low tide marks, and spend their days licking algae off tiny grains of sand.

3:45 The pre-Panel