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Nine To Noon for Wednesday 15 July 2009

  • The new poor

    9:06 AM.A discussion on the New Poor - professionals and middle income earners who have been hit by the recession, and the job losses that accompany it. How do they deal with being unemployed? Audio

  • Folic acid in bread

    9:27 AM.Lyall Thurston, long-time folate campaigner and parent of son with spina bifida; and Katherine Rich, CEO of the NZ Food and amp; Grocery Council and former National MP - says if any government decides… Read more Audio

  • Castaway

    9:49 AM.Xavier Rosset, former professional snowboarder who spent 10 months alone on an uninhabited island in the Pacific with only a knife and machete, to challenge our modern way of life. Audio

  • Feature guest - Dr Kerry Spackman

    10:10 AM.NZ neuroscientist who works with athletes and celebrities and is author of The Winner's Bible. Audio

  • Book review - The Devil's Paintbrush

    10:40 AM.The Devil's Paintbrush by Jake Arnott. Published by Sceptre. Reviewed by Emma Hart. Audio

  • Music with Marty Duda

    11:12 AM.The featured artist is Linda Ronstadt. Audio

  • Law

    11:35 AM.Dean Knight discussed judges' conflicts of interest. Audio

  • Film

    11:50 AM.Graeme Tuckett with reviews from the New Zealand Film Festival, including Jane Campion's Bright Star. Audio

09:05 The New Poor

Professionals and middle income earners who have been hit by the recession, and the job losses that accompany it.

Diane Robertson, Auckland City Missioner; Michael Barnett, chief executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce; and Susan St John, Auckland University economist.

09:25 Folic acid in bread

Lyall Thurston, long-time folate campaigner and parent of son with spina bifida; and Katherine Rich, CEO of the NZ Food & Grocery Council and former National MP - says if any government decides to mass-medicate every bread-buying New Zealander with a certain additive, it has to be very sure that the costs to the community don't outweigh any health benefits, and that there are no long-term ill-effects on the population.

09:30 Castaway

Xavier Rosset, former professional snowboarder who spent 10 months alone on an uninhabited island in the Pacific with only a knife and machete, to challenge our modern way of life.

10:05 Australia correspondent Paul Barclay

10:15 Dr Kerry Spackman

NZ neuroscientist who works with athletes and celebrities and is author of The Winner's Bible.

10:30 Book Review with Emma Hart

The Devil's Paintbrush by Jake Arnott
Published by Sceptre

10:45 Reading: The 10PM Question by Kate De Goldi

(Part 8 of 10)

Only his Ma takes 12-year-old Frankie Parsons's worrying questions seriously. But she is the cause of the most worrying question of all - the one Frankie can't ask.

11:05 Music Review with Marty Duda

Today's feature artist: Linda Ronstadt

1. Long Long Time (4:18) - Linda Ronstadt taken from 1970 album "Silk Purse" (Capitol)

2. You're No Good (3:44) - Linda Ronstadt taken from 1974 album "Heart Like A Wheel" (Capitol)

3. El Toro Relajo (2:32) - Linda Ronstadt taken from 1990 album "Mas Canciones" (Elektra)

4. Never Will I Marry (2:22) - Linda Ronstadt taken from 2004 album "Hummin' To Myself" (Verve)

11:30 Legal commentator Dean Knight discusses judges' conflicts of interest

11:45 Film reviews with Graeme Tuckett

Reviews form the New Zealand Film Festival, including Jane Campion's Bright Star.