Afternoons

In 1995, 18-year old American Christa Pike was sentenced to the death after murdering 19-year old Colleen Slemmer. For the last 31 years she's been on death row, until last month when she was set to become to the first women executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But, after surviving two lethal injections - Pike is reportedly now up and walking in hospital, and while a bit muddled is also talking. So what happens now? Richard Bourke is an Australian barrister, Director of the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, and has spent more two decades representing people facing the death penalty in the US ... he chats to Jesse.

We want to start today's show with some good news .. it's Friday after all and we love celebrating New Zealanders doing great things. Dr Dominic Moseley is one such New Zealander .. last night he won a big award at the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards .. for his work turning superconductivity research into technology that can be used in fusion energy. Dominic chats to Jesse.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

The Government is spending $31 million to put internal walls into more than 600 classrooms at nearly 90 schools .. putting an end to so called open learning environments. If you think that sound familiar, you'd be right .. we have been here before. Dr Grant Morris takes a look at modern learning environments.

Every fortnight we like to chat about how we could solve some of the world's problems .. today Jesse is joined by Dave Armstrong who has some thoughts on what's going on in Wellington - Moa Point, Wellington Museum, WOW and bus lanes are on the agenda.

It's time for New Zealand Sporting history and today we're looking back at some of the great Bledisloe clashes The All Blacks will put their Eden park record on the line when they take on the wallabies this saturday We haven't been beaten at Eden Park since 1994 - and it's been 40 years since Australia last beat us there Tony Johnson will be calling the game for Sky Sport, he joins Jesse to discuss.

We've got a segment on Afternoons we like to call Roadie Songs ..we want to know the songs you love to turn up loud when you're on a road trip. If you have a song and a story you'd like to share, send your suggestion to 2101 along with your phone number. We love chatting to you .. cold calls are always an adventure .. take a listen to this chat with John

Okay it is time to talk relationships now .. Jesse is joined by Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology to discuss some thorny issues. If you have a relationship pickle you need some advice on please get in touch .. on 2101 or drop us an email at [email protected]

Later this month The Decult conference is happening in Christchurch. The first such event was held in 2024 and it successfully brought together people with lived experiences of cults .. including Gloriavale and Destiny Church. Some of them telling their stories on stage for the first time. One of the people taking part this year is Ganesh Cherian, a former bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ganesh is with Jesse.

The impact of humans on New Zealand's forests has been dramatic .. and now a new book by artist and social historian Richard Wolfe reveals in pictures just how dramatic. The Passing of the Forest features more than 50 colour reproductions from New Zealand and Australian artists showing the effect of deforestation but also explores ways to replace what's been lost. Richard Wolfe is with Jesse to discuss.