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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.

We live in a digital world, so it seems sensible that classrooms should reflect that. But more and more research is suggesting that screen time at school with educational technology can come at the expense of concentration, memory and deep thinking. Dr Jared Cooney Horvath is a former teacher turned neuroscientist who wants us to reconsider how much technology we put between children and learning. His updated book takes aim at the billion-dollar EdTech industry and makes the case for putting learning rather than technology at the centre of the classroom. It's called The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning and How to Help Them Thrive Again.

Each week we get your help to solve a dilemma. This week we're looking at cafe etiquette and whether a couple ordering and grabbing a table is fair to single diners. We love getting your reckons so do listen and chime in on 2101.

We're going to talk podcasts now .. we're stoked to have The Panel producer Tessa Guest with Jesse to share what she's been listening to: The Retrievals Season Two and Big Little Interests

It's time for Mayoral Minutes .. where we speak with a local mayor about the challenges they're facing, how they're working to solve them and what makes their community special. Today we're heading to the Tasman District, which is situated at the top of the South Island, you'll find the stunning Golden Bay there, Mayor Tim King joins Jesse from there.

This week Katy Gosset is looking at the property maintenance we can do ourselves and save some money along the way.

So many of us have been struck down with winter illnesses but if you're a parent to toddlers, it might feel like you're more nurse than parent right now. Which got us thinking about early child daycare .. and whether the endless bugs that often come from there help or hinder kids .. does being exposed to more germs build immunity ahead of school or is that an urban myth parents cling to? Peter McIntyre is a professor in the University of Otago's Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, he's with Jesse for some myth busting.

In Northland a trial is underway to see if dogs can be trained to locate inanga - or whitebait - eggs. Lilli, a 2-year-old Pembroke Corgi and Cino, short for Cappuccino, an 11-year-old Border Collie heading dog cross are part of a University of Waikato research project to protect and restore spawning habitats. University of Waikato freshwater ecology professor Nick Ling is with Jesse to explain.

As we hurtle towards Election Day on November 7th, it's becoming abundantly clear tax is going to be a big issue. And for good reason too - as the saying goes nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. The major parties are ping ponging what they will and won't tax us on should they be elected, and we're keen to look at that, but first we want to find out how our tax system actually works .. and why. Geof Nightingale is an independent tax consultant who has served on both the 2010 and 2018 government tax working groups. He joins 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.