Calling all grammar fans! We've got the interview for you
Grammarian Ellen Jovin discovered that when she set up a table outside a subway station in New York with a sign encouraging people to ask their grammar questions, it was a huge hit. She and her husband Brandt Johnson took the grammar table on the road across America. The result is Rebel with a Clause, a book written by Jovin and a documentary directed by Johnson. They tell Jesse what they discovered.
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How old is too old for recruiters?
A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Human Resources Institute says that people over 50 are considered as "older" and that many employers are reluctant to hire workers under the age of 24 or over 50.
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Books Books Books: Some Helpful Models of Grief & Notes to John
Book reviewer Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about her recommendations, Some Helpful Models of Grief, from Compound Press, by Aotearoa writer and artist Hana Pera Aoake and Notes to John by Joan Didion.
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Tech Tuesday: Microsoft security breaches and more
Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss the security breach affecting Microsoft's SharePoint, and also the company's plan to offset carbon emissions with a new deal with Vaulted Deep (via Tom's Hardware). It's a dual waste management solution designed to help remove carbon from the atmosphere in a bid to protect nearby towns from contamination, by burying a lot of waste deep underground.
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Grand buddies: Friendships between school kids and the elderly
Twice a week for the past seven years, pupils from Sydney's Glenwood Public School go to visit Whiddon Easton Park Nursing Home. The results, are delightful. Jesse speaks to Glenwood Public School Principal Jay McInney.
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