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Afternoons for Tuesday 20 October 2009
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The best song ever written
1:09 PM.Lila Richards of Christchurch chooses 'Mixed Up Shook Up Girl' by Mink DeVille. Audio
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Reeling in the years - 1977
1:19 PM.We're taking a look back at 1977 with our guest, Eddie Rayner of Split Enz fame. Audio
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Pet Palace
2:12 PM.Wellington's abandoned and needy animals will be receiving the royal treatment when the SPCA's multi million dollar 'pet palace' opens in the Capital. Audio
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New planets
2:19 PM.Astronomers have announced a haul of planets found beyond our Solar System. The bounty of 32"exoplanets"ranges in size from 5 times the mass of Earth to 5 -10 times the mass of Jupiter. The find takes… Read more Audio
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He Rourou for 20 October 2009
2:45 PM.The contrast in teaching styles between NZ and Chile is incredible, says Maori principal Uenuku Fairhall. The Rotorua educator has just returned from a year's sabbatical in Temuco in central Chile… Read more Audio
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Feature album
2:50 PM.The album we're profiling today is 'The B52s', the eponymous debut by The B52s. Released in 1979, it stood out as original, even by the quirky standards of the New Wave scene. Audio
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Asian report for 20 October 2009
3:30 PM.Jason Moon chats to the Chinese Godfather of Blogging, Isaac Mao. Audio
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Science story
3:47 PM.Ruth Beran talks to Jorge Serador from Harvard Medical School about the impacts that the body's balance system has on blood flow in the brain. Audio
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The Panel (part 1)
4:10 PM.With Richard Griffin and Linda Clark. Audio
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The Panel (part 2)
4:40 PM.With Richard Griffin and Linda Clark. Audio