Afternoons for Tuesday 29 August 2017
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Jim Rolfe - North Korean missile
1:12 PM.Dr Jim Rolfe from the centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University on the North Korean ballistic missile that passed overhead, then fell into the sea 1200 kilometres east of Japan. Read more Audio
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Seven Rivers Walking
1:15 PM.Kathleen Gallagher and Gaylene Barnes have released a new film tracking the paths of the seven rivers of the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch City. Read more Audio
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Wellington iwi with big social housing plans
1:25 PM.We hear a lot about the need for more affordable housing, and complaints the government is not doing enough. Wayne Mulligan is the chair of Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika - the mana whenua of… Read more Audio
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Wellington's Paramount theatre celebrates centenary
1:40 PM.Film reviewer Dan Slevin of RNZ Widescreen joins us to tell us why that celebration is bitter-sweet. Audio
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Great album: Rufus Wainwright, Poses
1:45 PM.Poses is the second studio album by the American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released in 2001. Audio
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Book critic: Copyright in the Internet Age
2:08 PM.Our book critic today is Elizabeth Heritage, a writer and book reviewer based in Wellington, who is discussing copyright in the age of the internet. She has also written an essay on this topic for the… Read more Audio
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The genius of the Beatles
2:25 PM.A few weeks ago, we featured the band Moon Lander on New Zealand Live, and in between songs, the leadsinger and songwriter Anthony Lander got talking about his love for the Beatles and how they have… Read more Audio
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Is human activity ushering an age of biological diversity?
3:10 PM.Humans are wiping out species worldwide, but an ecologist says human activity is also responsible for ushering in a new age of biodiversity. Read more Audio
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The Science Of... Vitamin C
12:15 PM.What is vitamin C and why do we need it? Which foods have the most vitamin C? Should we pop pills when we think we're getting a cold, or are we just producing expensive urine? And can vit C really… Read more Video, Audio
Photo: RNZ
SHORT STORY CLUB
This week's story is The Kiss by Pip Adam, and we have a copy of Pip's new novel The New Animals to give away to one of our emailers. Jesse@radionz.co.nz
1:10 First song
1:15 Seven Rivers Walking
Photo: supplied
Kathleen Gallagher and Gaylene Barnes have released a timely film tracking the paths of the seven rivers of the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch City.
The hot topic of the state of our waterways as an election looms is central to their film "Seven Rivers Walking -Haere Marire."
The film has been released for the New Zealand film festival and tracks the film makers alongside seventy kaitiaki - fishermen, local iwi, farmers, artists, rafters, scientists, trampers - as they walk, raft and cycle seven of Canterbury's rivers over seven weeks to Easter 2017.
Kathleen and Gaylene are with Jesse in the studio now ahead of the Matakana launch tonight.
1:25 Wellington iwi with big social housing plans
We hear a lot about the need for more affordable housing, and complaints the government is not doign enough.
Wayne Mulligan is the chair of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika - the mana whenua of the Port Nicholson area - which has been using its commercial ventures to generate affordable housing for its people.
He tells us about its plans for affordable and social housing across Wellington.
1:40 Great album: Rufus Wainwright, Poses
Poses is the second studio album by the American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released in 2001
Photo: wikipedia
2:10 Book critic: Copyright in the Internet Age
Our book critic today is Elizabeth Heritage, a writer and book reviewer based in Wellington, who is discussing copyright in the age of the internet. She has also written an essay on this topic for the Pantograph Punch
2:20 The genius of the Beatles
A few weeks ago, we featured the band Moon Lander on New Zealand Live, and in between songs, the leadsinger and songwriter Anthony Lander got talking about his love for the Beatles and how they have influenced his music. For him this is more than just fandom, he's made it his mission to learn a huge amount about the band and their music.
So we invited him back to talk about The Beatles and Play us some of his favourite tracks.
The Beatles performing in 1964 Photo: Wiki Commons
3:10 A new age of biological diversity
Humans are causing species all over the planet to go extinct at an alarming rate. But Chris Thomas is an ecologist at the University of York who likes to look at the bright side. That same human activity that is leading to the destruction of some species is actually leading to a new age of biological diversity too.
New species are being formed for enterprising animals and plants that can adapt. His optimistic view is laid out in his new book, Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction.
Photo: Supplied/Penguin
3:30 Science and environment stories
Stories from Our Changing World.
3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question
4:05 The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore and Andrew Clay
Music played in this show
JESSE MULLIGAN
TUESDAY AUGUST 29th 2017
1:10pm - FIRST SONG
ARTIST: The Black Seeds
TITLE: Back To You
COMP: The Black Seeds
ALBUM: Fabric
LABEL: iTunes
1:45pm - FAVOURITE ALBUM
ARTIST: Rufus Wainwright
TITLE: Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
COMP: Rufus Wainwright
ALBUM: Poses
LABEL: DreamWorks
ARTIST: Rufus Wainwright
TITLE: Poses
COMP: Rufus Wainwright
ALBUM: Poses
LABEL: DreamWorks
2:20pm - MUSIC FEATURE
ARTIST The Beatles
TITLE: Norwegian Wood
COMP: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
ALBUM: Rubber Soul
LABEL: Parlophone
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: We Can Work It Out
COMP: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
ALBUM: Single Release
LABEL: Parlophone
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: Rain
COMP: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
ALBUM: Single Release
LABEL: Parlophone
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: Taxman
COMP: George Harrison
ALBUM: Revolver
LABEL: Parlophone
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: She's Leaving Home
COMP: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
ALBUM: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
LABEL: Apple
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: Dear Prudence
COMP: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
ALBUM: The Beatles (White Album)
LABEL: Apple