Afternoons for Tuesday 21 August 2012

1:07 PM.Mike Maran from Auckland has chosen 'The Carnival is Over' by The Seekers. Audio

1:23 PM.Featuring the shows 'What's in My Food', 'Anger Management', 'Greys Anatomy', 'Private Practice' and 'The Zoo'. Audio

1:35 PM.Featuring 'The Girl Below' by Bianca Zander and 'High Season: A memoir of heroin and hospitality' by Jim Hearn. Audio

1:46 PM.Featuring the songs 'Top Gun Anthem' and 'You've Lost that Loving Feeling'. Audio

1:55 PM.Valerie Davies has a look at bloggers' complexes and a guide to napping. Audio

2:10 PM.An Australian expert on protecting children says the "stranger danger" warning that parents have long given their kids is outdated, and young people need to be taught new ways to keep themselves safe.

2:23 PM.A family tree dating back 500 years has been discovered in the attic of a house on Waikeke Island. Audio

3:10 PM.How to spot a lie and get people to tell you the truth. Author Michael Floyd is an ex CIA and National Security Agency officer. He's co-written 'Spy The Lie' - about the techniques used to catch… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Many productions in China are banned and all theatre must be government sanctioned, so what does it take to make theatre there? Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the visiting Chinese cast and crew of her play… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Half of the New Zealand Defence Force's losses in Afghanistan have occurred in less than one per cent of the time our troops have been there. Details emerged today of thousands of taxpayer… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Topics - Some Auckland Council staff have defied a gagging order from chief executive Doug McKay and criticised senior managers for their support of a high-ranking officer at the centre of bullying… Read more Audio