Afternoons for Thursday 18 May 2017

1:10 First song

1:15 Clandestine Meth Labs

The problem of clandestine, or mobile meth labs in Marlborough, is part of a drug awareness seminar in Blenheim next week. And Community Constable Russell Smith, says it's common for P manufacuturers to have gear that can be packed into a vehicle. With reports of people using utes and shipping containers to evade detection. The Ministry of Health estimated about 34,000 people were taking an amphetamine substance, including P, each year - and a report out last year from the Drug Harm Index put the annual social cost of meth at $1.8 billion. Russell is giving a talk to educate people about the use of meth and its effects, at REAP in Marlborough.

1:25 Rare 110 million-year-old nodosaur fossil found

A 110 million-year-old nodosaur fossil has gone on display, and it's so well preserved the find has been described by National Geographic, 'as rare as winning the lottery'. The fossil was unveiled at Canada's Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology this week. Donald Henderson, is the curator of dinosaurs at the museum in Alberta.

1:35 Inside Qatar's Labour Camps

The Workers Cup goes inside Qatar's labour camps, where African and Asian migrants work under miserable conditions with little pay, to build the facilities for the football World Cup 2022. The documentary explores the lives of some of the poorest inhabitants, living in the richest country in the world. Lauren Wellbrock is a former Al Jazeera senior editor, and is the editor of the film. It premiered at the opening night of Sundance Film Festival 2017, and is showing in New Zealand as part of the Doc Edge Festival.

1:40 Favourite Album - U2 Zooropa

Zooropa is U2's eighth studio album and was inspired by the band's experiences on their Zoo TV tour.

The album did not produce hit singles, but as an album hit the top of the charts in several countries, including New Zealand.

2:10 Theatre Critic: Lindsay Clark

Lindsay Clark has been involved with performing arts education and theatre for more than 40 years. She has directed both professionally and for Repertory Theatre and co-directed Summer Shakespeare for the Christchurch City Council for several years.

Today she reviews the Court Theatre's latest production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.

2:20 Dr Jess on food in schools

Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw, a science researcher with the Morgan foundation is interested in applying science and evidence to public policy.

Today she talks about the pros and cons of food in schools as a Government policy.

2:35 The history of amateur history in NZ

Victoria University Historian, Grant Morris pays tribute to our unsung heroes of historiography - the amateurs.

3:10 Short Story Club 

Today we'll be talking about a new short story, Alexander, Two, by Sarah Quigley.

Email us your thoughts on the story. Jesse@radionz.co.nz. The writer of the best email will receive a copy of Sarah Quigley's new novel, Suicide Club.

And next week's story is Descent from Avalanche by Eleanor Catton.

3:25 Tell me about your thesis

Yes, our new series is here, and we begin with AJ Macfarlane, who tells us about his recently completed thesis, titled The implications of upside-down bass guitar technique on popular music pedagogy.

3:30 This Way Up: Fitbits for dogs

A ground breaking study is using activity trackers to show what life is like for New Zealand's 200,000 working dogs.

This Way Up's Simon Morton was in the South Island to see the first trackers fitted to farm dogs at a high country sheep station near Cromwell.

3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question

4:05 The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Chris Clarke

 

Music played in this show

JESSE MULLIGAN - AFTERNOONS:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday 18th May 2017

1:10pm - FIRST SONG:
ARTIST:    Fay Webster
TITLE:      Remember When
COMP:     Fay Webster
ALBUM:   Fay Webster
LABEL:    iTunes    

1:45pm - GREAT ALBUM:
ARTIST:    U2
TITLE:      Numb
COMP:     Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullin Jnr
ALBUM:   Zooropa
LABEL:    Island

ARTIST:    U2
TITLE:      Lemon
COMP:     Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullin Jnr
ALBUM:   Zooropa
LABEL:    Island

ARTIST:    U2
TITLE:      Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
COMP:     Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullin Jnr
ALBUM:   Zooropa
LABEL:    Island

3:30pm - FEATURE INTERVIEW:
ARTIST:    The Jimi Hendrix Experience
TITLE:      The Wind Cries Mary
COMP:     Jimi Hendrix
ALBUM:   Are You Experienced (North American Edition)
LABEL:    Track

4:30pm - THE PANEL: Half Time Song
ARTIST:    Tony Orlando and Dawn
TITLE:      Tie A Yellow Ribbon ('Round The Ole Oak Tree)
COMP:     Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown
ALBUM:   Tuneweaving
LABEL:    Bell