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Moles
1:00 PM.We continue our hunt for the meaning of moleskin - today traditional molecatcher Brian Alderton tells us more about this very secret society. Audio
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Swindled Part 2
12:45 PM.We continue the adaptation of Bee Wilson's book on the history of food fraud. Audio
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Woof woof
12:30 PM.Which dog breeds are the most popular in New Zealand - you might be surprised. Audio
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Stumped
12:15 PM.Why do tennis players grunt? Sports trivia at its finest. Audio
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All the Milk in China
1:56 PM.The Chinese are feeling the dairy pinch too. Audio
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Homing Fish
1:45 PM.Training fish to come home and be caught may provide a partial solution to the world's fish shortage. Audio
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Bits and Bytes
1:30 PM.Bill Thompson on Torrent spy's $110 million fine; and it seems Apple's iPhone is coming to New Zealand - but which version will we get? Audio
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Cheerful Chickens
1:09 PM.A few tips on keeping your chooks happy, and our chicken expert Darcy Philp answers some of your questions. Audio
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Swindled Part 1
12:45 PM.Part 1 of our five-part adaptation of Bee Wilson's history of food fraud. Audio
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Caviar and Car Crashes
12:30 PM.Be set to pay even more for your caviar as stocks of sturgeon fall; and the perils of driving in Iran. Audio
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Moleskin
12:20 PM.The skin of small rodents or a pink cloth used to cover female actors genitalia? Audio
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In Vitro Meats
12:12 PM.Scientists think they've found a way to grow meat for human consumption in the lab. Audio
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Cat Cuisine
1:50 PM.A consumer's guide to the bewildering array of cat food on the market. Audio
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Sweet Deal
1:45 PM.Mars' multi-billion dollar takeover of the chewing gum giant, Wrigley. Audio
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Buckwheat
1:30 PM.Making blinis with Maggie Forest. Audio
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Internet Browsers
1:15 PM.The competing software that's waiting to whisk us around the World Wide Web. Audio
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Silverbeet
12:50 PM.The ancient vegetable that can be a bit like leathery spinach. Audio
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Counting Calories
12:40 PM.Calorie information will soon have to appear on some New York restaurant menus. Audio
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Chicken Choosing
12:25 PM.The new tenants arrive in the playhouse... sorry, the chicken coop. Audio
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Fish Oil
12:15 PM.Ben Goldacre on the controversial link between fish-oil supplements and the way kids perform at school. Audio
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New inventions
1:50 PM.Edible food packaging, disco lighting in the bath, and a new sweetener from West Africa's miracle berry. Audio
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Fish food
1:35 PM.Mayflies, caddis flies and other bugs at the local stream. And one woman's fight against aphids. Audio
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Cold season
1:15 PM.Myths, preventions and remedies for the common cold. The average person has a cold for 3 years of their lifetime! Audio
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Bits and bytes
12:45 PM.Now US customs officials can check what's on your lap-top, and the guy who reckons we'll soon be shacking up with robots. Audio
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Japanese squeeze
12:30 PM.Government-led fat checks and measures to get senior drivers off the roads in Japan. Audio