Nights
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Conundrum answer for Friday 17 May 2013
Bryan explains this week's conundrum answer.
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On The Spot - John Murray
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life - tonight's guest is John Murray.
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Conundrum
Clue number 8.
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Conundrum
Clue number 7.
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Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy from the MacDiarmid Institute at Victoria University of Wellington explores how physics affects our everyday life... mass, inertia and gravity - why does weight depend on mass?
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Water Law in the USA
Legal issues pertaining to water rights and regulation of water quantity and quality in the United States of America with water expert and retired judge Kirk Samelson.
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Conundrum
Clue number 5.
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Arts - Jazz
Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy bebop beat... bigger than usual bands - Shogun Orchestra, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society plus Dave Lisik and the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra.
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Global Neighbours - Uganda
Managing editor of The Monitor newspaper Daniel Kalinaki on Uganda and other nations in Southern Africa, pop. 33,424,683 (est. 2010)... the challenges and opportunities of financing development in Africa.
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Conundrum
Clue number 6.
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Conundrum
Clue 4.
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Conundrum
Clue 3.
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Global Neighbours - Mexico
Reporting from the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Hispanophone country in the world is our correspondent Myles Estey.
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Our Own Odysseys - German Trees
In the early 1990s, Dominic Williams was working in Europe as an arborist.
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Conundrum
Clue 2.
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To Dodo Or Not To Dodo
Stanford University Centre for Law and the Biosciences' director Professor Hank Geely on what is likely to be the next scientific phenomenon - de-extinction - and the ethical and environmental consequences of using genomic technology to bring back creatures that no longer exist.
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Conundrum
Clue 1.
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Pundit - Philosophy
Indie philosopher Ann Kerwin muses on popular philosophy - how do you engage the 'ordinary' person with famous philosophers or philosophical issues?
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Sport - Clay Target Shooting
How to hit a moving target with Single Rise champion Gavin Searle, who has also been named the New Zealand Clay Target Association Shooter of the Year for the third consecutive year.
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Conundrum
Bryan runs through all the clues for this week's conundrum, and spills the beans on the answer and this week's winners.
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On The Spot: Annabel Norman
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life. Tonight's guest is Annabel Norman on the subject of communal living.
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Conundrum
Clue 8.
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Conundrum
Clue 5.
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Science - World Weather
A day doesn't go by without some weather, explanations and implications with MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum... floods in Argentina, Mauritius and north of St Louis, plus the oldest oak in Britain has blown over.
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Mending The Tasmanian Devil
Immunogenetics researcher Dr Hannah Siddle from the University of Cambridge is developing a vaccine to offer the endangered carnivorous marsupial 'Tasmanian Devils' a chance against the contagious cancer facial tumour disease which has afflicted the species since the late 1990s.
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Conundrum
Clue 6.
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MRP Price announce
The government's just announced the price investors will pay for shares in Mighty River Power.
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American Rugby
Bryan talks to James Brown, director of 'Red, White, Black, & Blue', a documentary about two high school rugby teams from south Los Angeles that came to New Zealand to play.
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Conundrum clue four
Conundrum clue four
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Conundrum clue three
Conundrum clue three
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Global Neighbours - Portugal
Reporting from one of the oldest Nations in Europe pop. 10,642,841 (est. 2010) is our Portugal correspondent Brendan de Beer, South African born editor of The Portugal News . It's the sixth anniversary of the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann; also there is evidence that Silves in southern Portugal is the site of the Lost City of Atlantis.
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Our Own Odysseys - All 48 states
In the early 1950s Mike Martin-Smith was a Fulbright exchange student based in Rochester New York, but he was able to take up opportunities to travel to almost all of the then 48 States.
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Conundrum Clue Two
Conundrum Clue Two
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A Less Racist Australia
Change is becoming apparent within Australia of a nation attempting to deal with its racism - with Amelia Johns Research Fellow at the Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation, Faculty of Arts & Education at Deakin University.
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Conundrum Clue One
Conundrum Clue One
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Pundit - NZ History
Key turning points that helped to shape New Zealand with Te Ara editor and historian Jock Phillips. The 1960s â€" a decade of two halves.
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Sport India
Monitoring the run rate from the bleachers is Sportskeeda journalist and blogger from India, Jaideep Chakrabarty there is a lot happening in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, but will Chennai Super Kings regain the trophy?
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Nights Conundrum Answer
This weeks answer and all eight clues.
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On the Spot : Richard Stratton
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life.
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Nights Conundrum
Clue 8
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Nights Conundrum
Clue 7
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Science : Body Parts
Jean Fleming from the Otago School of Medicine; talking about breast cancer and how it runs in some families.
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Amazing Brains
Pascal Saker from the Brain Clinic will use the brain disorder known as hemispatial neglect, to offer insights into how our minds work.
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Conundrum
Clue 6.
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Conundrum
Clue 5.
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Arts - Contemporary Classical
Radio New Zealand Concert's Sound Lounge host Kate Mead raises her bow on both contemporary classical music plus recent releases of old masters. Due to copyright restrictions, all music has been removed.
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An Antipodean Sense Of Humour
British-based Kiwi comic Jarred Christmas on how to tickle a pommie's funny bone.
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Nights Conundrum
Clue 4
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Nights Conundrum
Clue 3
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Own Own Odysseys : Lessons near Tibet
We follow the odyssey of Taranaki based Gill Winter, who took up the opportunity to return to Dharamshala in the Indian Himalayas, to teach English mostly to monks and refugees.
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Conundrum
Clue 2.
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Giving Teens The Choice
President and CEO of Berks County Community Foundation Kevin Murphy on the difference between American and Russian philanthropy, and also, what happens when teenagers are offered money to spend in the community as they see fit.
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Conundrum
Clue 1.
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Pundit - Economics
Research economist and social statistician Brian Easton with an idea as to where the money is....austerity.
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Sport
In the grandstands with the German crowds is Deutsche Welle sports correspondent, American born Matt Zuvela. Tonight, non-athletic competitions, like Eurovision, and Tischtennis!
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Conundrum
This weeks winner is Peter
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On The Spot
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life.
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Conundrum Clue 6
Conundrum Clue 6.
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Conundrum Clue 5
Conundrum Clue 5.
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Arts - Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is graphic novelist Dyloan Horrocks. This week: Australian comics.
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Re-Living Puberty
Ex-pat Australian author Kathy Lette on writing in a sassy manner, also writing an opera, why feminism is still important, and reflections on the impact of her first book 'Puberty Blues', which is now both a film and television series.
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Conundrum Clue Four
Conundrum Clue Four
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Conundrum Clue Three
Conundrum Clue Three
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Global Neighbours - Israel
Editor of The International Jerusalem Post and a Jerusalem Post columnist Liat Collins reports from the State of Israel, pop. 7,473,052 (July 2010 est.)... The new finance minister, Yair Lapid, a former journalist appears to be only communicating by facebook; a major banking figure has been given a huge "haircut" on money he owed - causing a consumer backlash among those who are barely allowed an overdraft of 30,000 shekels, not half a billion; and what to do with the 'profit' of huge gas...
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Our Own Odysses - Uganda Anew
Seeing how northern Ugandans are taking life back into their own hands after suffering two decades of war, with photographer Geoff Walker.
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Conundrum Clue two
Conundrum Clue Two
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Health and Asian Economics
The economic implications of chronic disease in the Asia region as well as resolutions from this year's World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Singapore - with Prof. Ajay Mahal , Finkel Chair of Global Health at Monash University.
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Conundrum Clue One
Conundrum clue one.
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Pundit - Politically From The Right
Rodney Hide, economist, home renovator and former politician on the rationales of individual freedom and responsibility... should New Zealand have a minimum wage?
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Sport - South Africa
Ahead of the pack is our South African sports correspondent from the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Beverly Maphangwa ... the South African government has been reminded by FIFA to set up a commission of enquiry into match fixing; and the national swimming champs were postponed recently because the water was so murky, competitors struggled to see where they were going.
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Conundrum answer
The answer to this week's conundrum
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On The Spot - Neil Gemmell
Scientist Neil Gemmell tackles the topic of failure.
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Conundrum
Clue 8
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Conundrum
Clue 7
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Science - Computer Science
Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Wakato tweezers out the silicon chips to expose how computers compute... developments in computer and communications technology supporting improvements in the efficient use of energy.
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Calm On Climate
Lord Christopher Monckton and his views on the state of the world's climate and why he believes that the current political responses to the harm of a 'climate changed by carbon dioxide due to human interactions' are in fact, injurious to society and a functioning economy.
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Conundrum
Clue 6.
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Arts - Hip Hop
Ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke from the University of Auckland on the musical genre that developed as part of hip hop culture, and is defined by four key stylistic elements: rapping, DJing/scratching, sampling, and beatboxing... when rock and rap comes together. Due to copyright restrictions, all music has been removed.
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Conundrum
Clue 5.
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Sardinia's Flora
How the plant ecology of the second largest island of the wider Mediterranean and Italian region, Sardinia, compares to New Zealand - with botanist Peter de Lange.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number 4.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number 3.
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Global Neighbours - Myanmar
A trip to Myanmar exposes the rapid changes taking place there in terms of democratic reforms and the impact on people's lives.
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Our Own Odysseys - West India By Bike
There was a bit of bike maintenance to keep on top of for Julie Jay and her friend Linda when they decided to cycle through three states of West India.
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Conundrum
Clue 2.
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Attending Church
How the two most powerful churches in New Zealand - Anglican and Catholic - are changing (or adapting) for modern times, with Victoria University religious studies scholar Professor Paul Morris.
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Conundrum
Clue 1.
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Pundit - History Of Science
Professor Alan Musgrave from the University of Otago discusses the scientists Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Priestley and the chemical Revolution of the late 18th century.
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Sport - United Kingdom
Goals from behind the net with British sports journalist Russell Fuller. Tonight, FA Cup semi-finals and some top players feature in this years English County Cricket Championship.
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Conundrum Answer
All this week's clues and the answer.
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On the Spot : Tony Thackery
Chair of the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust talking about what we lose when we exclude others from the Kiwi dream.
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Conundrum
Clue 8.
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Conundrum
Clue 7.
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Science - Toxicology
What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... alcohol in the blood and breathalyser testing.
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Sad Grey Days
Human bio-meteorologist Dr. Christina Koppe on advising the German public to persevere as positively as they can during a winter that could have the lowest sunshine hours since records began.
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Late Edition
The Government,s possible solution to the GCSB's illegal spying.A ceremony marking 45 years since the Wahine disaster and in Dateline Pacific, police investigate a video of beatings at a Tongan college.
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Conundrum
Clue 6
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Conundrum
Clue 5
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Arts - Poetry
Poet and educator at NMIT, Cliff Fell recites the influence of the "classic" poems and poets... an introduction to Anglo-Saxon poetry.
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A New Kind Of Family
NYC filmmaker Nina Davenport documented having a baby on her own in her forties: First Comes Love.
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Conundrum
Clue 4.
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Conundrum
Clue 3.
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Global Neighbours - Russia
Neil McGowan, our British-born Moscow-based expert on classical music and Russia, pop. 141,750,000 (est. 2010)... the metorite and it's aftermath, also, why the support for Cyprus?
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Our Own Odysseys: An All Black Day In Kathmandu
On their return to New Zealand from the UK to avoid Y2K, Justin Murphy and his wife decided to go trekking in Nepal. They (of course) ran into Peter Hillary, but then had to cope with an utterly unexpected medical situation on what was a dark day for New Zealand rugby fans.
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Conundrum
Clue 2.
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Feature guest - Ann Tenbrunsel
Exploring responses and remedies to ethical dilemmas, particularly in business with Prof. Ann Tenbrunsel, co-author of Blind Spots: Why we fail to do what's right and what to do about it and Rex and Alice A. Martin Professor of Business Ethics & Director of the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide at the University of Notre Dame.
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Conundrum
Clue 1.
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Pundit: Deborah Russell
Defining and defending equality for women withFeminism feminist blogger Deborah Russell... rape culture, in reference to the recent Stubenville case in the USA.
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Sport: South East Asia
Watching the action from the stands in Singapore, it's Bangkok based sports correspondent James Goyder... Mixed Martial Arts show in Singapore and Boxing in Macau.
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On the spot
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life. Tonight: Elizabeth Meaclem, one of the brains behind Mana Recovery, which provides vocational training and rehabilitation for people with serious mental health disability.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number 14.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number 13.
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Science - Botany
Plant ecologist Bec Stanley from Auckland Botanic Gardens on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... the devastating effects of introduced mammals on New Zealand flora.
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Twitter Tribes
Royal Holloway University of London mathematical biologist John Bryden on identifying distinct communities through their use of language on Twitter.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number 12.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number 11.
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Arts - Pasifika
Exploring the contemporary arts and culture from around the Pacific is writer and curator Ema Tavola. She talks about teaching Pacific art in South Auckland and the re-opening of Fresh Gallery Otara.
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Modern Music Games
The joy and challenges of developing music video games with Japanese gaming pioneer, Masaya Matsuura.
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Conundrum
Clue 10.
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Conundrum
Clue 9.
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Global Neighbours - Mid-West America
Research analyst Deborah Thornton from the Public Interest Institute reporting from Iowa, USA pop. 311,591,917 (est. 2011)... issues with Obamacare, K-12 education reform and the management of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and their dams.
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Our Own Odysseys: World Family Trip - Part 1
Dave Monk and whanau have completed stage one of their world trip €" travelling around New Zealand in a campervan.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number eight.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue seven.
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Science - Biophysics
Molecular biophysicist David Parry from Massey University and his long-held fascination with fibrous proteins... silks and spider webs.
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Better Than A Bogan
Criminologist Dr Rebecca Wickes on how implicit biases shape our behaviour, notably in regards to where and how people grow up - and the danger of holding on to these prejudices.
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Conundrum Clue 6
Conundrum Clue 6.
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Conundrum Clue 5
Conundrum Clue 5.
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Arts - Jamaican Music
Getting the one drop on riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham...from rocksteady into early reggae.
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Kiwi the Welsh Lifeboat
Coxwain Tony Barclay of the RNLI Lifeboat Station in Moelfre, about the arrival of a new lifeboat called 'Kiwi', which has been presented through a bequest to this historic Welsh maritime village by a New Zealand merchant seaman, the late Reginald James Clark, who was rescued by British lifeboats after his ship was torpedoed during WW2.
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Conundrum Clue Four
Conundrum Clue Four.
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Conundrum Clue Three
Conundrum Clue three.
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Global Neighbours - India
Our correspondent in India, pop. 1,170,938,000 (est. 2010) is Bangalore-based, Shoba Narayan spoke to Bryan about an upcoming film about a national icon and musician, M.S. Subbulakshmi; the Delhi Rape and its ramifications; plus Rahul Gandhi's entry into politics
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Our Own Odysses - The Mighty Mississippi
In the summer of 2011, Greg Dunning paddled down the Mississippi River, on his own, from the river's source to the sea.
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Conundrum Clue Two
Conundrum Clue Two
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Sport Australia
Keeping score across the ditch is ABC sports journalist Paul Kennedy... the proliferating drugs in sport scandal, and do cricketers get detention if they don't do their homework.
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Precious Voices
A sance, a high speed police chase, a budgie that speaks Glaswegian and the mating calls of Atlantic Seals - these are all a part of the treats and challenges that Chris Frear has trying to restore audio from so-called "dead" media.
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Conundrum Clue One
Conundrum Clue One
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Pundit - Politically from the left
Left-leaning political historian A. Prof Brian Roper from University of Otago deconstructs public policies from around the globe... the Green Party's response to climate change.
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Conundrum answer
The answer to this week's conundrum.
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On The Spot
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life - tonight's guest is... Rhana Devenport.
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Conundrum
Clue 8.
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Conundrum
Clue 7.
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Science - Astronomy
Resident superintendent of Mt John University Observatory, astronomer Alan Gilmore stares upwards to the planets and stars and beyond... a meteor arrives without warning and explodes across the western Siberian sky.
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Significance of Seaweed
How seaweeds are coping with habitat change with marine botanist Prof. Kai Bischof from the University of Bremen.
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Conundrum Clue 6
Conundrum Clue 6.
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Conundrum Clue 5
Conundrum Clue 5.
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Arts - Jazz
Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy bebop beat... Reuben Bradley, Ryan Truesdell and Tomasz Stanko.
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Lost Sleep
Sleep researcher from the University of South Australia, Dr Siobhan Banks, on whether or not we can catch up on forty winks.
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Conundrum
Clue 4.
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Conundrum
Clue 3.
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Global Neighbours - Denmark
Reporting from the Scandinavian island nation of Denmark, pop. 5,580,413 (est. 2012) is New Zealand born Copenhagen Post correspondent, Claire Clausen... how is Denmark's first woman prime minister, Helle Thorning Smidt, faring? and with large mining resources being identified, the 55,000 citizens of Greenland are now considering independence from Denmark.
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Our Own Odysseys - A Haunted Close
Did Brian Hurren have an encounter with any of the spectral inhabitants when he entered Mary King's Close in Edinburgh Scotland back in 1994?
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Conundrum clue 2
Conundrum clue 2.
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Traditional means for modern problems
Ethnomusicologist and film-maker Dr Paul Wolffram became involved with the Lak people of New Ireland in PNG through documenting their lives for nearly two years. He now observes how their society is managing to overcome modern problems through traditional means.
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Conundrum clue 1
Conundrum clue 1.
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Pundit - Philosophy
Austrian 20th-century analytic philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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Sport - United States of America
A disappointing season for the Los Angeles Lakers so far despite the addition of superstar Dwight Howard; Baseball season is just starting to step up to the plate this season; And will attention for the national soccer league fade now David Beckham has left the Galaxy team.
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Conundrum
This week's answer.
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On The Spot
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life. Tonight, Bryan talks to Eddie Kohlhase, coach of softball world champions, the Black Sox.
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Conundrum
Clue 8.
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Conundrum
Clue 7
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Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy from the MacDiarmid Institute at Victoria University of Wellington explores how physics affects our everyday life... the wave nature of light and its everyday implications, like rainbows.
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The Last Wild Island
John Read on his dedication to the conservation of Tetepare Island of the Solomon Islands.
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Conundrum
Conundrum clue number four.
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Conundrum
Clue number four.
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Arts - Video Games
Joystick ninja Matt Maguire rescues princesses and saves the Earth countless times via a myriad of gaming platforms... do video games deserve all the bad press of late?
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Blues In Hell
There's an annual Blues Festival that happens in Hell, Norway - with festival director Kjell Inge Brovoll aka blues musician, Jolly Jumper.
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Nights Conundrum
Clue 4
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Nights Conundrum
Clue 3
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Global Neighbours : Ghana
Former Radio New Zealand journalist Teresa Wyndham-Smith reports from the fourth largest city of the West African nation, the Republic of Ghana.
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Our Own Odysseys : Pre-Russian Afghanistan
In 1976 Julie Baga travelled through Afghanistan while en route from Greece to India before the Russian invasion of 1979.
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Conundrum
Clue 2.
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Lizards will be lost
As global temperatures rise, dozens of lizard species, particularly those which give birth to live young - face the threat of extinction. Bryan speaks with zoologist Daniel Pincheira-Donoso from the Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Adaptations at the University of Lincoln.
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Conundrum
Clue 1.
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Pundit - NZ History
Key turning points that helped to shape New Zealand with Te Ara editor and historian Jock Phillips. Tonight, Captain James Cook.
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Sport - water skiing
How to stay afloat on two skinny pieces of carbon fibre at high speed and look elegant, with Glen Williams from NZ Water Ski Association.
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Conundrum
And this weeks winner is......
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On The Spot
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life - Nigel Stirling.
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Conundrum
Clue 8
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Conundrum
Clue 7
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Science - World Weather
A day doesn't go by without some weather, explanations and implications with MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum... Australia €" droughts, wildfires & crocodiles on the loose; air pollution in Beijing; and snow has been popular in the northern hemisphere.
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A Quaker's View
Curator Paul Diamond on why a collection of watercolours painted from 1843 to 1845 by an English Quaker and potential colonist, is exclusively of Maori subjects. The exhibition is called 'Head and shoulders: Portraits by Isaac Coates'.
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Conundrum Clue 6
Conundrum Clue 6.
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Conundrum Clue 5
Conundrum Clue 5.
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Arts - Contemporary Classical
Radio New Zealand Concert's Sound Lounge host Kate Mead raises her bow on both contemporary classical music plus recent releases of old masters.
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Big Apple Canines
France based Kiwi photographer Rachael McKenna and how she expects four-legged friends will behave during photographic expose 'The New York Dog Project'.
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Conundrum
Clue 4.
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Conundrum
Clue 3.
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Global Neighbours - Palestine
Reporting from Ramallah in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories, pop. 4,152,102 (est. 2010) is freelance journalist Nida' Tuma... the American President's visit, detainees' hunger strike, the prospects of an Intifada, and smuggling sperm from Israeli jails to impregnate Palestinian wives.
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NZ Census 2013
Getting the census to far-away places and getting away to far-away places to avoid the census.
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Conundrum
Clue 2.
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Surprising Super Shakes
Oregon State University oceanographer Professor Chris Goldfinger, one of the world's leading experts on subduction zone earthquakes.
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Conundrum
Clue 1.
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Pundit - Economics
Economic historian and NBR Columnist Dr Neville Bennett with an idea as to where the money is, slow growth.
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Sport - India
Monitoring the run rate from the bleachers is Sportskeeda journalist and blogger from India, Jaideep Chakrabarty. Tonight, the second India Australia cricket test, and Azlan Shah Hockey.
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Conundrum Answer
The answer to the Nights' conundrum.
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On The Spot - Ian MacEwan
Impromptu thoughts, perspectives and opinions on either the little or big things of life. With Ian MacEwan.
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Conundrum Clue 8
Conundrum Clue 8.
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Conundrum Clue 7
Conundrum Clue 7.
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