This week Graeme and Grant Smithies re-spin The Cars megahit debut. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
First up, Royal Society NZ Hector Medal winner Bruce Hayward. He looks at how some of the tiniest little animals called Forams can tell us so much about our past environment. Then, nasty Social Insects in New Zealand with Prof Phil Lester. Other than bees, theyre invasive, predatory and at the least, annoying. How did they evolve such a complex way of living and how can we battle the buggers? Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and stream...
This hour, Movies with James Croot. The Other Side of the Wind is a 2018 film directed & co-written by Orson Welles and it debuts on Netflix. WHAT?! James Croot explains. Then its Words with Max Cryer. This week, flammable, cobweb and limericks. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
First up, Science Report. Our top science award, the Rutherford Medal goes to. Victoria Universitys Prof Rod Downey! Hes a pretty flash mathematician whose insights have made a lot of things work better. Its all to do with algorithms and computability. He explains in plain English.Then its Astronomy with Grant Christie. He takes a look at A new mission to Mercury and why it takes years to get there. Oxygen rich water under Mars? Plus, Stardomes new big-science collaboration on supernovas.And, Hu...
This hour, Outsiders:William Edward Sanders.This week Gerard Hindmarsh joins Graeme Hill to discuss one of our less celebrated Victoria Crosses. The pair take a look at the Kiwi Naval hero of The Great War and the gruesome affair he had to endure. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
This hour, John Dybvigs Letter From America. Warning: John Dybvig does try to contain himself, but there are a few swear-words used in his piece, so listen to this week's Letter from America at your own risk. John is back to give us the latest in US politics and culture. Then, Jesus, make it stop: The death throes of WW1, continued. Countdown to Armistice, Part Four. Military historian Glyn Harper of Massey University describes the military and political manoeuvres that occurred in the weeks lea...
This hour, Skeptical Thoughts with Jessica MacFarlane. This weeks scams and woo exposed for what theyre not. Then, Famed broadcaster and theoretical physicist Michio Kaku joins Graeme Hill. Graeme poses some big questions about life in the universe and the future of us. Michio is touring NZ. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
First up, Media Stick with Tamar Munch. The weeks media shenanigans dissected. And this week, there are a lot of them. Absolute rubbish. Then Maegan Blom from Mills Bay Mussels joins Graeme to get to bottom of and age old question; will a cooked but unopened mussel kill you? Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
This week music journalist Grant Smithies joins Graeme Hill to explore poet Linton Kwesi Johnsons musical debut Dread Beat And Blood. A very English work brimming with real-place and real-time social tension.Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
This hour, Simon Pollard, science communicator to New Zealands youth joins RadioLIVEs Graeme Hill to discuss his new book Why Is That Lake So Blue? Its a really neat thing and you could be in to win a copy. Then, Wreckless Eric. He shot to fame in 1979 with Whole Wide World. He chats with Graeme about getting fat and old, Ian Dury and tons of random but entertaining stuff. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova...
This hour, Ipsos Research Director Jonathan Dodd joins Graeme Hill to discuss the question - where do the worlds wealthy go for their hols? Youll be surprised. Then we are at the movies. This week James takes a look at Rock stars in cinema, and the duds and the good uns. Then, Words with Max Cryer. This week pipe-dream, boycott, wracking your brain and why on Earth do we pronounce gauge gayj? . Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and stre...
First up this week, Matt Visser, mathematician/physicist at Victoria University Wellington and recipient of the Royal Societys Hector prize for extreme smartness in his area joins RadioLIVEs Graeme Hill. He works on black holes, time-travel and the bits where quantum physics and relativity dont compute yet. Then its Astronomy with Grant Christie. This week on Astronomy - Go look at the Moon tonight. Its international Look At The Moon Day! There may be big problems in searching for life in one of...
This week for Outsiders, Gerard is overseas doing research so were grabbing a WWI themed piece for replay. We take a look at the extraordinary feats of one of New Zealands most decorated soldiers and Victoria Cross recipient, Reginald Judson.Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
Warning: John Dybvig does try to contain himself, but there are a few swear-words used in his piece, so listen to this week's Letter from America at your own risk. John joins Graeme to explore US politics and culture from his own unique perspective. Then, Read Me A Poem! For the next few weeks Graeme grabs literary rock-stars with a passion for poetry, asks them about one of their favourites and why, and they read it. This week CK Stead gets 2 poems because hes CK Stead. Weekend Variety Wireless...
This week for Outsiders, Gerard is overseas doing research so were grabbing a WWI themed piece for replay. We take a look at the extraordinary feats of one of New Zealands most decorated soldiers and Victoria Cross recipient, Reginald Judson.Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
This week for Outsiders, Gerard is overseas doing research so were grabbing a WWI themed piece for replay. We take a look at the extraordinary feats of one of New Zealands most decorated soldiers and Victoria Cross recipient, Reginald Judson.Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
First up its Media Stick with special guest Hugh Sundae. Hugh explores this weeks media guff picked through with a big spade. Then, Forest & Birds Kimberly Collins joins Graeme to give an update on Bird Of The Year, as we await the winner announcement tomorrow morning. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
Graeme catches up with JC Carroll of UK Punk explosion stars, The Members. as they look at the music and the life of The Members. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
Human Statistics with IPSOS researcher, Jonathan Dodd. International attitudes to Banks, Big Business and Media. Neville Peat, author of The Invading Sea. With global warming sea is getting angrier. What does this mean for New Zealands shore and the communities living near them? Moss Patterson, dancer and choreographer. Moss does his best to describe the dance works he produces, with special attention to his latest work, Pango, and what happened to the Golden Age of New Zealand Contemporary Danc...
Words with Max Cryer. What does petrol really mean? The difference between flinch and wince, Amazon and Gobbledegook. Also James Croot is BACK! and Graeme and James look at a rather space themed segment. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
Graeme and Physicist Shaun Hendy look at the 2018 science Nobel prizes. Who won prizes, for what and why. Graeme and Dr. Grant Christie look at the incredible Voyager spacecraft, where they are now and the best documentary on them, The Farthest. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
Richard Henry of Resolution Island, the worlds first conservationist. In the late 1800s he predicted what would happen to our native wildlife but he had a big idea. He Dunkirked hundreds of Kakapo from the mainland to his lonely island but it all ended in tears. This is a truly heart-breaking story about a man who should be on our money.Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
John Dybvig joins RadioLIVE's Graeme Hill to discuss the week in US culture and politics. Of course John has an update on the Kavanaugh debacle.Graeme speaks with renowned natural history journalist Alison Balance. Graeme takes a look at the Alisons book that has just been updated and reissued, Kakapo: Rescued From The Brink Of Extinction.Alison discusses the history of the conservation efforts to save this peculiar and iconic species. She looks at the catalysts for the breeds destruction, and t...
First up, countdown to Armistice, Part Two. Glyn Harper is New Zealands foremost WW1 military historian.Hes Massey Project Manager of the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War and author of more than 20 books. He's back to continue to walk us through what was happening 100 years ago leading up the merciful end of WW1. Then, John Dybvig joins The Weekend Variety Wireless to discuss the week in US culture and politics. Of course John has an update on the Kavanaugh debacle. Weeke...
Tamar Munch joins RadioLIVE's Graeme Hill to take a look at Graemes Grievance #166 and the weeks media sense and nonsense dissected.Then the Editor of NZ Skeptics Magazine, Jessica Macfarlane joins RadioLIVEs Graeme Hill. Jessica explores how the United Nations believes in woo and takes a look at a quite deadly miracle potion exposed. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays,
Shipwreck Tales make a return so we can gradually make the archive complete and after this were pretty sure were there. This week the story behind the Gordon Lightfoot classic the 'Edmund Fitzgerald'- a truly massive freighter that went to the bottom of Lake Superior in 1975 losing all hands on board.
Jonathon Dodd, Ipsos research director joins Graeme Hill to give insights from polled people around the world. First up populism: Mr Dodd was President of the Anti-ABBA club at about 12. Does that count as populism? Attitudes towards politics and way of life globally are explored and theorised. Also, The annual Bird of the Year competition is mid-way and it seems hackers have struck again with results having showed a suspicious spike in the Australian vote for the Shag. Plus, Rhian Sheehan is ra...
New Zealands Plain English Awards nominations are open. Chief Judge Ralf Brown joins Graeme Hill to explain what theyre looking for plain English perhaps? Doing so can be harder than one might realise. The best & worst will be announced in November. Plus, wordsmith, Max Cryer, joins Graeme Hill to banter over words, their origin and their meaning. The fascinating origin of bling is explored by the two. Plus, who, exactly, is a hard case? And why the G in G-string?
'Someones given Octopuses some ecstasy. Did they go downtown to a rave?' Auckland University Philosopher of Science Professor, Emily Parke joins Graeme Hill to answer his questions and give the latest in science news. Octopuses are incredibly intelligent creatures. In fact, Graeme gives them good chances of running Weekend Variety Wireless in the future. They like to live solitarily. So what happens when you give them MDMA? A recent study displays some very uncharacteristic behaviour of the touc...
Because we can and because its relevant, this week we play the horror story of Bellevue Spur, where so many New Zealanders lost their lives in appalling circumstances on the Western Front during WW1.Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.
