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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 17 November 2009

  • Proposal to crack down on name suppression

    9:09 AM.Are proposals to crack down on breaches of court suppression orders by internet sites an exercise in futility? Audio

  • Greenwashing consumer products

    9:20 AM.Lise Beutel and Jon Tanner explain how marketers mislead consumers by spinning their products as environmentally friendly. Audio

  • Sharna Nolan

    9:35 AM.An Australian aid worker who is helping the keep the children of Afghanistan off the dangerous streets by teaching them how to skateboard. Audio

  • USA correspondent - Luiza Savage

    9:50 AM.Guantanamo detainees and Sarah Palin's book. Audio

  • Feature guest - Andy Bichlbaum

    10:10 AM.The Yes Men - otherwise known as Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, are mischevious political pranksters out to expose the dark side of big business. Audio

  • Book Review - Pilgrims

    10:40 AM.Written by Garrison Keillor, reviewed by Michele A'Court and Published by Faber and Faber. Audio

  • Business with Rod Oram

    11:10 AM.Business and Economic commentator discusses the Kathmandu float and business confidence. Audio

  • Lynette Whale

    11:25 AM.Lynette Whale played pokies for 7 years and it led to the loss of her home, and all of her savings. She discusses how she recovered and got her life back on track. Audio

  • Media commentator - Denis Welch

    11:45 AM.Discusses the latest media issues including the struggle for survival of the print media in the U.S. Audio

09:05 Are proposals to crack down on breaches of court suppression orders by internet sites an exercise in futility?

Russell Brown, blogger and media commentator; and Ursula Cheer, Media Law professor, University of Canterbury.

09:20 Greenwashing consumer products - how marketers mislead consumers by spinning their products as environmentally friendly

Lise Beutel, Consultant and Marketing Manager at TerraChoice Environmental Marketing (Canadian environmental marketing consultants who have conducted a study on the most greenwashed products); and Jon Tanner, Chief Executive of Organics Aotearoa NZ.

09:30 Skateboard aid

Sharna Nolan, an Australian aid worker who is helping to keep children in Afghanistan off the dangerous streets by teaching them how to skateboard.

skateistan.org

Skateboarding

Skating in Afghanistan.

09:45 USA correspondent Luiza Savage

10:05 Andy Bichlbaum - The Yes Men Fix the World

The Yes Men - otherwise known as Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, are mischevious political pranksters out to expose the dark side of big business. They've gained much notoriety, as well as acclaim for talking their way into significant corporate events by impersonating representatives of powerful corporations and government organizations such as ExxonMobil, McDonald's, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. They then use their moment in the spotlight to expose what they call "the biggest criminals on the planet".

They've just released a film of their exploits called The Yes Men Fix the World which is currently screening across the United States.

10:30 Book Review with Michele A'Court

Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor
Published by Faber & Faber

10:44 Reading: The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox

(Part 7 of 15)

A story of love, life, wine and angels.

11:05 Business and economics commentator Rod Oram

The recent surge of stockmarket floats and rights issues.

11:30 Pokie addict - Lynette Whale

Lynette Whale played pokies for seven years and it led to the loss of her home, and all of her savings. She discusses how she recovered and got her life back on track. She's just published Even When I Win: My Journey Through Problem Gambling (published by Steele Roberts).

www.pgfnz.org.nz

11:45 Media commentator Denis Welch

Should we be writing off newspapers in the 21st century?