Afternoons for Tuesday 14 June 2011
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
Beyond a Climber's Moon by Martin Curtis chosen by Richard Pearson of Nelson.
1:15 Book Review with Dr Cushla McKinney
The Amateur Science of Love by Craig Sherborne and The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock.
1:25 TV review with Phil Wallington
Kalgoorlie Cops and the coverage of the latest Christchurch quakes.
1:40 Music Review with Nick Aitkinson
Nick Atkinson has tunes from Little Scream and the latest album from Darryn Harkness’ project New Telepathics. If you dig it check out this Music Mix story on the band.
Artist: New Telepathics
Song: Dirty Suits
Album: Clapping With Rockets
Label: Our Records
Artist: Little Scream
Song: Black Cloud
Composer: Laurel Sprengelmeyer
Album: Little Scream
Label: Secretly Canadian
New Telepathics. Photograph by Tracey Asher.
1:50 Social Networking with Ele Ludeman
Classics rule on poll for Desert Island discs; Lots of humble lists hold key to history; Time for eudaemonia rather than opulence.
2:10 Kraftwerk K9
More and more wealthy Americans are looking for protection dogs that can cost upwards of US$200,000. These dogs are bred and trained for their intelligence, ferocity and ability to fit in with families. Wayne Curry is the owner of Kraftwerk K9.
2:20 Rat plague
Five months ago almost to the day, many of the homes in the small communities southwest of Brisbane were destroyed by the floods. The area has recently been inundated by rats, some of which residents claim are as big as possums. Paul Tully is a councillor for the community of Goodna and is hoping a plan to use fox terriers may stop the plague.
2:30 Reading
Footprints In The Sand, written and ready by Sarah Boddy.
2:45 Feature Album
Buffalo Springfield Again, the 1967 release from American rock band Buffalo Springfield.
3:12 Tune Your Engine
Professor Michael O’Driscoll who has examined the pressures that employees face in the modern workplace. His latest book is Coping with Work Stress: A Review and Critique.
3:33 Asian Report
Telling jokes is a dangerous business in Myanmar, also known as Burma, as a new documentary shows only too clearly. Amnesty International is hosting charity screenings of the film, called This Prison Where I Live, around the country this month.
4:06 The Panel
David Slack and Bomber Bradbury.