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Ric Esther Bienstock: organ trading
8:35 AM.Canadian filmmaker whose new feature documentary, Tales From the Organ Trade, looks at the international black market trade in human organs. Audio
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Jonathan Freedland: Thatcherism
8:10 AM.Guardian writer on the death of Margaret Thatcher and the continuing influence of her policies. Audio
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Jeremy Leatinu'u : buildings and video
11:45 AM.Auckland video performance artist, and educator at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, who is co-creator of the More Than We Know project at the Gus Fisher Gallery, exploring the building's history through… Read more Audio
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Ruth Ozeki : zen and writing
11:05 AM.Canadian-American novelist (My Year of Meat), filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest, whose new novel is A Tale for the Time Being. Audio
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Playing Favorites with Rick Bryant
10:05 AM.New Zealand singer and songwriter who has performed and recorded with bands that include BLERTA, Mammal, the Windy City Strugglers, Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers, the Jubilation Gospel Choir, and… Read more Audio
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Art with Mary Kisler : displaying art at Te Papa
9:45 AM.Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, who has been working part-time with Te Papa Tongawera Museum of New Zealand, to expand the museum's exhibition of the nation's art. Audio
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Simon Lamb : thin ice
9:05 AM.Associate Professor of Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington, who filmed climate scientists around the world for the new documentary, Thin Ice : the Inside Story of Climate Science. Audio
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Timothy B. Lee : Bitcoin
8:45 AM.Writer about technology and public policy for Ars Technica, and Forbes, discussing the rise of the new digital currency, Bitcoin. Audio
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Andrew Rose : royal intrigue
8:15 AM.British barrister and author of the new book, The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder : the First Great Love of Edward VIII's life, the Sensational Consequences and the Establishment Cover-up.
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David Trubridge: design and the elements
11:10 AM.Acclaimed New Zealand designer based in Havelock North whose work focuses on environmental responsibility. He tells his story in the new book, So Far. Audio
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Playing Favourites with Leonel Alvarado
10:06 AM.Senior Lecturer in Spanish and the Latin American Studies Programme Coordinator at Massey University, whose fourth book of poetry was runner-up and received a Special Mention in Latin America's oldest… Read more Audio
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Dr Brendan Moyle: wildlife trade
9:35 AM.Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of Economics and Finance at Massey University, who studies the economics of wildlife trade. Audio
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Frank Warren: posting secrets
9:08 AM.Creator of global blog phenomenon PostSecret, to which over half a million people have mailed anonymous secrets on the side of homemade postcards, attracting an audience of more than six million every… Read more Audio
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Listener Feedback to Sean Faircloth
8:55 AM.Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme, mostly about her interview with Sean Faircloth. Audio
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Sean Faircloth: church and state
8:15 AM.Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, and author of Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All - and What We Can Do About It. Audio
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Kate's Klassic : The Feminine Mystique
11:45 AM.Kate Camp discusses The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, the 1963 book widely credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States. Read more Audio
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Mark Binelli : Detroit
11:05 AM.Contributing editor at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal, and author of The Last Days of Detroit : Motor Cars, Motown and the Collapse of an Industrial Giant. Audio
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Beth Orton : sugar and seasons
10:05 AM.British singer-songwriter who was at the forefront of the 1990s folktronica scene, and recently released her first recording for six years. She will visit New Zealand for two church concerts in May. Audio
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Catherine Callaghan : e-singles and memories
9:45 AM.UK-based barrister who has written the foreword to a new short-form digital imprint, Luminous Moments, collecting writing and speeches by her late father Sir Paul Callaghan. Audio
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Chris Vein : sensing cities
9:05 AM.Chief Innovation Officer for Global Information and Communications Technology Development at the World Bank who is visiting New Zealand for the official release of a master plan for making… Read more Audio
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Jarrod Gilbert : gangs
8:15 AM.Lead researcher at Independent Research Solutions who spent ten years researching his new book, Patched : the History of Gangs in New Zealand. Audio
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Listener Feedback
11:55 AM.Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
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Children's Books with Kate de Goldi
11:50 AM.Kate discusses three New Zealand books: The Queen and the Nobody Boy; The New Zealand Art Activity Book, and; A Winter's Day in 1939. Audio
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Scott Tinker - energy switching
11:07 AM.Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and the State Geologist of Texas, who interviewed over 50 international leaders about energy for the documentary, Switch. Audio
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Rodriguez - Sugar Man
10:30 AM.Mexican American singer-songwriter who produced two folk rock albums in the early 1970s, but disappeared from the music scene until he was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, Searching for… Read more Audio