Afternoons for Tuesday 28 February 2012

1:09 PM.Owen Mann from Wellington has chosen 'She Bangs the Drums' by The Stone Roses.. Audio

1:19 PM.The Oscars, Mark Crysell's Sunday piece 'Cherry Blossom Tragedy' and 'The Green, Green Grass'. Audio

1:33 PM.The awesome people at Lake Superior State University have once again published thir iconic annual list of banished words, possibly the most famous such compendium of irascible opinion in the world. Audio

1:37 PM.Reviewing 'In The Absence of Heroes' by Anthony McCarten and 'The Dead Witness: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Detective Stories' edited by Michael Sims. Audio

1:47 PM.'City of Atlantis' by Myele Manzanza and featuring and Ladi 6; and 'A Long Time' by Mayer Hawthorne. Audio

1:55 PM.Nevada creates special license plates for robot drivers; Canadian digs out his basement using radio control scale earthmoving equipment; and what happens to the cocaine in Coca Cola? Audio

2:10 PM.The 52nd Golden Shears kicks off in Masterton tomorrow - the event, which turned sheep shearing into a world-wide sport, is a part of Kiwi culture. Audio

2:18 PM.About a month ago a listener emailed Afternoons wondering where all the cicadas are this season. Audio

2:31 PM.Festival Review discusses the play The Wild Bride; the NZSQ concert Beethoven! Age of Enlightenment; and The Barons of Tang. Audio

3:10 PM.In his book, 'Theories of International Politics and Zombies', professor Daniel Drezner poses a serious question: what do different theories of foreign relations predict would happen if the dead began… Read more Audio

3:36 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle checks out the annual Chinese New year Festival celebrations at Wellington's TSB Arena where a spectacular opening performance brings together over 40 performers, five community… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The first stage of the Government's big welfare shake-up is targeting teenage beneficiaries, and those who have left school and aren't in training or work. The chairman of the Otago Rugby… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.Topics - The Green Party is questioning the supposed economic benefits of the Sky City casino extension, in exchange for a deal with the government over a National Conference Centre. There's just a… Read more Audio