Afternoons for Wednesday 12 September 2012

1:09 PM.Jonathan Lowe from Auckland has chosen 'Pretzel Logic' by Steely Dan. Audio

1:23 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

2:09 PM.Darren Ludlow, deputy mayor of Invercargill, went to the movie 'Two Little Boys', which opened in Invercargill last night. It's Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie's first feature film. Audio

2:20 PM.Nelson singer Sam Bennett is the first New Zealander to be accepted onto the televised Japanese talent show, 'Nodojiman The World.' Audio

3:10 PM.Harvard and MIT have added six new free courses to the edX curriculum. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) comes to San Francisco. New data show ereaders are declining in popularity. Does that… Read more Audio

3:36 PM.There's a call for New Zealand business leaders to take action to reduce child poverty in this country. It comes from Pam Tregonning, the head of South Auckland's Middlemore Foundation for Health… Read more Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - St John Ambulance is cutting back its response to minor 1-1-1 calls. The early childhood education sector is shocked by a government decision to make education compulsory for all children of… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - The IGN site says this is the best TV theme song of all time…. The theme from Cheers. A High Court battle between the owner of a dog that's been deemed "dangerous" and the South Waikato… Read more Audio