Nights for Tuesday 25 December 2012

7:09 PM.Arguably Australia's most celebrated singer-song writer, Paul Kelly, is preparing to go on tour with his old friend, Neil Finn. Audio

8:10 PM.Can you guess the instrument Michael Stewart plays? Audio

7:10 PM.Neuropsychologist Pascal Saker, a boffin on how we best can use our brains... are all humans emotional beings? Audio

8:06 AM.What instrument does King Homeboy play? Audio

9:10 PM.Australian Kate Swaffer on how she approaches life since being diagnosed with younger onset dementia. Audio

9:15 PM.Ex-advertising executive Australian Nigel Marsh on achieving a greater work-life balance, and what has he learned in the decade since he had this epiphany at age forty. His latest book is 'Fit, Fifty… Read more Audio

7:10 PM.You may have thought that he was an entertainer in the twilight of his career, but the man best known as Engelbert Humperdinck just competed in the most recent Eurovision contest, and his greatest… Read more Audio

7:12 PM.With a flash of their wand, neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde explain how magicians' tricks are able to shed light on human consciousness, memory, attention and belief. Audio

7:06 PM.Calculating the differences in the cultural and psychological perceptions of time from one nation to another with Prof Robert Levine. Audio

7:12 PM.Neuropsychologist Pascal Saker explains the nature of attention and how it works using some interesting visual and auditory illusions. Audio

9:10 PM.Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede is the abbot of the Rochester Zen Centre in New York State. He explains what Zen means to him. Audio

7:13 PM.Claire Insley also known as Rainbow Claire, has more or less visited a country in every continent, and along the way has managed to witness a fight between a polar bear and a walrus. Audio

7:15 PM.Maru Nihoniho from Metia Interactive about the World Summit Award winning 'SPARX' collaboration with Dr Sally Merry's team from the University of Auckland, developing a video game to assist young… Read more Audio