Weekend Variety Wireless - Hour 3 - 15/09/18

This hour, Air Play is a modern circus spectacle, prepare for flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons and giant kites. Ryan Bradley, in for Graeme Hill, talks with Air Play circus Duo Seth Bloom & Christina Gelsone on what their show entails. The husband and wife team merge their unique circus and street theatre skills with the sculptural artistry of collaborator Daniel Wurtzel. Husband and wife duo tour New Zealand with air-based circus show The Godfather of comedy receives knighthood Last in New Zealand in 2010, they describe their performance as a visual poem, incorporating Blooms juggling and Gelsones dancing to make comedy without words. Wanting to make people laugh everywhere in the world, theyre bringing their incredible modern circus spectacle Air Play to New Zealand direct from New York. Itll be heading to Dunedin, New Plymouth, Tauranga and Auckland from September 28th - you can find out more information here. Listen to the full interview with Seth Bloom & Christina Gelsone above. Also, Jonathan Dodd from Ipsos NZ joined Ryan Bradley in for Graeme Hill to discuss research around the world, this week focussing on immigration and the publics reactions. A total of 611 New Zealanders over the age of 18 answered questions about immigration in Ipsoss latest Global Advisor survey. The results show 55% of those who answered believe immigrants make New Zealand a more interesting place to live in 2018. Suicide early research failure Dybvig: Moon landing movie, Trumps phoney crowds Mr Dodd says if there is a problem in New Zealand it is with the kiwis, not adapting and putting into place the appropriate mechanisms to allow immigrants into our country. They also touch on the marketing psychology priming, refering to how people react differently to something depending on what other information is presented along with it. Mr Dodd explains its all about setting a scene to make you less critical, and more accepting, of the message. Listen to the full interview with Jonathan Dodd above. Weekend Variety Wireless with Ryan Bradley in for Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone. RadioLIVE.