Nine To Noon for Wednesday 13 August 2014
09:05 UN warns Yazidis refugees trapped on Mount Sinjar are facing imminent 'genocide' from Islamic militants
Up to 30 thousand Yazidi people remain trapped on Mt Sinjar in northern Iraq in searing heat and without food, water or shelter. The Yazidis fled to the mountain last week to escape the Islamist militants known as the Islamic State.
Kieran Dwyer works for the UN's office for humanitarian affairs in Irbil, northern Iraq.
09:30 The impact of cannabis and alcohol on the teen brain
Dr Lindsay Squeglia, leading researcher on alcohol and marijuana and their effect on the adolescent brain (University of California San Diego). She is visiting New Zealand for a symposium on Alcohol, Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain, organised by the Brain Wave Trust.
09:45 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Baby Gammy's biological parents speak out; and counter terrorism laws.
10:05 Francesca Cunninghame - Mangrove Finch Field Manager for the Durrell organisation
Based within the Charles Darwin Foundation, Francesca Cunninghame leads the restoration project for mangrove finches of the Galapagos islands.Lynn Freeman spoke to Francesca on her recent visit to the Galapagos Islands.
Francesca Cunninghame feeds a mangrove finch nestling in the captive rearing room. Photo: Tui De Roy
Gallery: Francesca Cunninghame - Rearing mangrove finches
10:35 Book review: Rebels: My Life Behind Enemy Lines with Warlords, Fanatics and Not-So-Friendly Fire by Aris Roussinos
Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Century, RRP$37.99
10:45 The Reading: The Below Country by Nicholas Edlin
Mae discovers the truth about what her father did in South Korea in the 1950s. (Part 5 of 12)
11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week: Joe Henry
In addition to producing a wide array of other artists – Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, Loudon Wainwright III, Bettye LaVette, Allen Toussaint – Joe Henry is an accomplished songwriter and singer who has been recording his own material since the 1980s. During the 1990s he honed his craft by working with the likes of T Bone Burnett, Daniel Lanois and The Jayhawks. By the 2000s he had established his own recording studio along with a group of extremely talented musicians such as Greg Leisz, Jay Bellerose and David Piltch who help him create his unique sound. As a songwriter, Joe Henry is one of the most literary around, drawing comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan. Joe Henry has just released his 13th album, 'Invisible Hour'.
Tracks:
1. King’s Highway – Joe Henry taken from 1992 album, 'Short Man’s Room' (Mammoth)
2. Fuse – Joe Henry taken from 1999 album 'Fuse' (Mammoth)
3. You Can’t Feel Me Now – Joe Henry taken from 2007 album 'Civilians' (Anti)
4. Lead Me On – Joe Henry taken from 2014 album 'Invisible Hour' (Anti)
11:30 Employment law specialist Andrew Scott Howman
11:45 Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
British artist Jake Chapman says children are "barely human yet" and thinks parents who believe taking them to art galleries is a good idea are "arrogant", and new public sculptures for Sydney cause an uproar.
Links:
Jake Chapman in The Independent
Te Ara's new Culture and Intellectual Life section
Sydney's new sculpture: symphony in steel or giant franger? - Sydney Morning Herald
George Street sculpture revealed in $9m public art spending spree - Sydney Morning Herald
Hany Armanious at City Gallery Wellington
Music played in this show
Artist: Jehro
Title: Samila
Comp: Sala/Jehro
Album: Self Titled
Time Played: 09:23
Artist: Camera Obscura
Title: Frency Navy
Comp: Campbell
Album: My Maudlin Career
Time Played: 9:47
Artist: Joe Henry
Title: King's Highway
Comp: Henry
Album: Short Man's Room
Time Played: 11:09
Artist: Joe Henry
Title: Fuse
Comp: Henry
Album: Mommoth
Time Played: 11:14
Artist: Joe Henry
Title: You Can't Feel Me Now
Comp: Henry
Album: Civilians
Time Played: 11:22
Artist: Joe Henry
Title: Lead Me On
Comp: Henry
Album: Invisible Hour
Time Played: 11:27
Artist: Fabulous Arabia
Title: Tony's Chord
Comp: August/Milne
Album: Unlimited Buffet
Time Played: 11:45