The Mix
Weekdays from 10 am to 2 pm
with Mark Butcher
Missed an early morning interview or a story that grabbed your attention? Would you like to have lunch with the major players that make up Switzerland? Or have you wondered whether lemon trees grow better in Valais or in Ticino? What’s the secret behind a good rösti? Looking for tips in raising kids in a foreign country?
The Mix is a smorgasbord of thematic segments, interviews, columns, and original information about Switzerland. Tune in to what’s going on around you.
Lunch with WRS: Philip JafféWednesday, 1 September, 2010Professor Philip Jaffé is a forensic psychologist trained in Switzerland, New York, and at Harvard University. Born in Trinidad to a mixed European and North American family, he’s worked, traveled and trained on both sides of the Atlantic. For 15 years he taught at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva, but these days he works at the University Institute Kurt Bösch in Sion where he’s the director of Children’s Rights Teaching. Mark Butcher sits down with Philip Jaffé.
Health Matters: The emotional effect of cancerTuesday, 31 August, 2010Dr. Michelle Wright is joined in the studio by Thea Marais, a psychologist and counsellor for the English Speaking Cancer Association. Together they’re looking at how a cancer diagnosis affects people emotionally and how exercise can help with both emotional and physical recovery.
Kids in Mind: Some good parenting resourcesMonday, 30 August, 2010Rachel Melville-Thomas shares some of her favourite resources on kids, which have added to her own great wealth of parenting knowledge.
Dig It! Water, water everywhereFriday, 27 August, 2010Looking for inspiration on water features (and to entertain the children) Hester Macdonald set off, kids in tow, for The Pre Curieux Water Gardens in Evian, France. A famous wetlands site accesible mainly by solar boat; it encompasses traditional ponds, streams, a wet meadow and more.
Style File: Looking good on the school runThursday, 26 August, 2010As the schools start back Hansine and Clarissa talk about the pressure’s of trying to look stylish. For some inspiration they also take a peek at what the celebs are wearing and what works practically with this season’s key styles.
Health Matters: Headaches—take a pill or see a doctor?Tuesday, 24 August, 2010There’s quite a few causes of normal headaches—skipping meals, a lack of sleep or a big night out. Take a few pills or rough it out and they should go away. There are two other types of headaches though, Dr. Michelle Wright explains the differences and what to do about each of them.
Kids in Mind: Why do babies cry?Monday, 23 August, 2010The smallest thing can set them off. Sometimes it seems like they’ll never stop…so why do babies cry? There must be a reason for it…surely? Rachel Melville-Thomas has the answers.
Dig It! Get your balcony ready for early autumn colourFriday, 20 August, 2010Hopefully you will have had a whole host of flowers brightening up your balcony all summer long, but now that we’re not seeing the sun so frequently you might expect that brightness to fade. Not so, says Hester Macdonald, now is the time to prepare your pots and baskets for early autumn colour.
Style File: Store, keep…or throw?Friday, 20 August, 2010Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner look at how to manage your wardrobe for the new season; which items to pass on, which to store until the sun shines again and of course what to put on your early season wish list.
Health Matters: True or false—the facts behind the storiesTuesday, 17 August, 2010Dr. Michelle Wright and Mark Butcher separate fact from fiction, sieving through the many stories of health risks that regularly hit our headlines. Chocolate and pizza may well be good for us after all.