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Afternoons for Tuesday 13 October 2015

  • First song - Downtown

    1:05 PM."Downtown" by the band Majical Clouds. Audio

  • Police media conference on contaminate threat

    1:10 PM.Last November, letters containing a concentrated form of 1080 were sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers, with a threat to contaminate infant formula with it unless the poison's use in pest control… Read more Audio

  • Council of Trade Unions President steps down

    1:15 PM.The Council of Trade Unions president, Helen Kelly, is stepping down from her role due to her terminal cancer diagnosis. The high-profile union boss says it's irresponsible to stand for another four… Read more Audio

  • Knowing what to feed your baby

    1:28 PM.Being a new parent can present a lot of challenges and one thing that can be stressful is knowing what to feed your baby. Dr Cath Conlon of Massey University is trying to find out more about how… Read more Audio

  • Aging Science

    1:36 PM.Dr Matt Kaeberlein is from the Kaeberlain Lab at the University of Washington Medical Centre and spends his time trying to figure out how humans, and dogs, can live a longer, healthier life. Audio

  • Favourite Album - Sail Away

    1:50 PM.Simon Sweetman has chosen "Sail Away" by Randy Newman. Audio

  • UK Comic - John Bishop

    2:10 PM.John Bishop is one of the UK's most successful comedians. Frustratingly for those of us who've chipped away at stand up for years, he started in 2000 and got very good at it very fast, winning all… Read more Audio

  • Great NZ Concerts - The First Big Day Out (1994)

    2:25 PM.We're heading back to the mid-1990s to celebrate and remember the first Big Day Out which took place at Mt Smart Stadium in 1994. Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Breeders were headline acts… Read more Audio

  • Dr Kenneth Kamler

    3:08 PM.Dr Kenneth Kamler is an adventure physician. He's the person who can make the difference between life and death in the remote jungles of the Amazon or on the slopes of Everest. He was the only doctor… Read more Audio

  • Global census of methane-producing microbes

    9:46 PM.A team of AgResearch scientists had analysed the rumen microbiome in different animals across the world and found similar methane-producing micro-organisms. Read more Audio

  • The Panel pre-show for 13 October 2015

    3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

1:13 First Song 

'Downtown' - Majical Clouds

1.17 Infant Formula - Latest News

The police are holding a media conference, about the threat to contaminate infant milk formula with 1080. Last November, letters containing a concentrated form of 1080 were sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers, with a threat to contaminate infant formula with it unless the poison's use in pest control in New Zealand stopped. Radio New Zealand's reporter, Kate Newton, is at the press conference in south Auckland.

1.20 Helen Kelly - Live

CTU President Helen Kelly is planning to write to Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne to ask for permission to use cannabis legally. She has admitted to using cannabis illegally to combat the side-effects of cancer.

1.30 Baby Nutrition – Dr Kath Conlon

1:35 Aging Science – Dr Matt Kaeberlein  

1.40 Favourite Album

Sail Away - Randy Newman. Chosen by Simon Sweetman.

2:10 UK Comic John Bishop

John Bishop is one of the UK's most successful comedians. He started in 2000 and got very good at it very fast, winning all sorts of awards within his first couple of years. He's appeared on Would I Lie To You, Graham Norton and 8 out of 10 Cats on TV here, and he's in New Zealand for two shows later this week.

John Bishop and Jesse Mulligan

John Bishop and Jesse Mulligan Photo: RNZ

2:20 Great NZ Concerts - The First Big Day Out (1994)

We're heading back to the mid-1990s to celebrate and remember the first Big Day Out which took place at Mt Smart Stadium in 1994. Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Breeders were headline acts that year - and it was also the final gig for Straitjacket Fits (before they reformed in more recent years)

3:10 Feature interview - Dr Kenneth Kamler 

Dr Kenneth Kamler is an adventure physician. He's the person who can make the difference between life and death in the remote jungles of the Amazon or on the slopes of Everest. He was the only doctor on the mountain in 1996 when eight mountaineers, including New Zealander Rob Hall, died in the disaster that is told in the movie Everest. Dr Kamler treated surviving climbers at 21,000 feet including Beck Weathers who had been left for dead on the mountain but managed to get to a camp for help. Dr Kamler talks about survival in the extremes.

3:35 Our Changing World - Veronika Meduna

New Zealand-led research shows global solutions to reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals are feasible, because the microbes causing the emissions are similar around the world.

3:45 Panel Pre-Show

What the world is talking about, with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zoe George. 

Music played in this show

Music Details

Tuesday 13 Oct

INTRO SONG:

ARTIST: Downtown
TITLE: Majical Cloudz
COMP: Majical Cloudz
ALBUM: Are You Alone
LABEL: matador records

FAVOURITE ALBUM:

ARTIST: Randy Newman
TITLE: Sail Away
COMP: Newman
ALBUM: Sail Away
LABEL: Reprise

ARTIST: Randy Newman
TITLE: Lonely at the top
COMP: Newman
ALBUM: Sail Away
LABEL: Reprise

ARTIST: Randy Newman
TITLE: Political Science
COMP: Newman
ALBUM: Sail Away
LABEL: Reprise

ARTIST: Randy Newman
TITLE: You can leave your hat on
COMP: Newman
ALBUM: Sail Away
LABEL: Reprise

GREAT NZ CONCERT:

ARTIST: The Breeders
TITLE: Cannonball
COMP: Deal
ALBUM: Last Splash
LABEL: 4AD

ARTIST: Straitjacket Fits
TITLE: If I were you
COMP: Carter, Collie, Fits
ALBUM: If I were you
LABEL: Flying Nun

ARTIST: Smashing Pumpkins
TITLE: Today
COMP: Corgan
ALBUM: Siamese Dream
LABEL: Hut

ARTIST: Soundgarden
TITLE: Spoonman
COMP: Cornell
ALBUM: Soundgarden: A Sides (Compilation)
LABEL: A&M

3:30PM SONG:

ARTIST: George Ezra
TITLE: Budapest
COMP: Barnett, Pott
ALBUM: Wanted On Voyage
LABEL: Columbia

HALF TIME:

ARTIST: Cliff Richard
TITLE: Summer Holiday
COMP: Welch, Bennett
ALBUM: Summer Holiday [Original Soundtrack]
LABEL: EMI