Nine To Noon for Wednesday 19 March 2014 Nine To Noon

Derek Fox - Kohanga Reo National Trust spending

9:08 AM.With Derek Fox - Media advisor to Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board. Audio
Peter Dunne - Associate Health Minister responsible for drugs

9:30 AM.New Zealand drug laws - is there any appetite to follow the path of some US states and decriminalise or legalise marijuana? Audio
Australia correspondent - Peter Munro

9:51 AM.Fairfax correspondent Peter Munro. Australia is involved in the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370. Audio
Reza Aslan - writer and scholar of religions

10:10 AM.Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American writer and scholar of religions. He is coming to New Zealand in May as part of the Auckland writers festival. His books include: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus… Read more Audio
Book Review - The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle

10:40 AM.Written by Kirsty Wark, reviewed by Sonja de Freiz and published by Hodder. Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week - Lionel Richie

11:06 AM.Lionel Richie is currently touring New Zealand with John Farnham. Audio
Law with Robert Lithgow

11:32 AM.Robert Lithgow QC talks about changes to legal aid. Audio
Science with Paul Behrens

11:51 AM.Do you eat food you've dropped on the floor? Paul investigates the science behind the five-second rule. Audio

09:05 News and current affairs

09: 30 Peter Dunne, Associate Health Minister responsible for drugs

New Zealand drug laws – is there any appetite to follow the path of some US states and decriminalise or legalise marijuana?

09:45 Australia correspondent Peter Munro

10:05 Feature: Reza Aslan - Iranian-American writer and scholar of religions

Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American writer and scholar of religions. He is coming to New Zealand in May as part of the Auckland writers festival.

His books include: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam which was named one of the 100 most important books of the last decade.

10:25 Book review with Sonja de Freiz

The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle by Kirsty Wark. Published by Hodder

10:45 The Reading: 'Teetering Towards Te Aro' by Timothy Greig Nees

Set in Te Aro and peopled with the 'low lives', poets and bullshit artists who frequent the bars and dives of central Wellington. (Part 3 of 5)

11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week - Lionel Ritchie

Tracks:

1. Brick House – The Commodores taken from 1977 album, “The Commodores” (Motown)
2. Easy – The Commodores taken from 1977 album, “The Commodores” (Motown)
3. All Night Long 2011 – Lionel Richie featuring Guy Sebastian taken from 2011 single
4. Sail On – Lionel Richie with Tim McGraw taken from 2012 album, “Tuskegee” (Mercury)

11:30 Legal commentator Robert Lithgow

11:45 Science commentator Paul Behrens

Do you eat food you've dropped on the floor? Paul investigates the science behind the five-second rule.

Music played in this show

Title: Far Celestial Shore
Artist: Mavis Staples
Composer: Nick Lowe
Album: One True Vine
Label: Anti

Title: Pinecone
Artist: Kelley Stoltz
Composer: Stoltz
Album: To Dreamers
Label: Sub Pop

Title: Brick House
Artist: The Commodores
Composer: Richie
Album: The Commodores
Label: Motown

Title: Easy
Artist: The Commodores
Composer: Richie
Album: The Commodores
Label: Motown

Title: All Night Long (2011)
Artist: Lionel Richie
Composer: Richie
Album: Single
Label: n/a

Title: Sail On
Artist: Lionel Richie
Composer: Richie
Album: Tuskegee
Label: Mercury

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