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Fish gym
12:15 PM.Sunil Kadri's an expat kiwi who's just won an entrepreneurship award in the UK for his fish fitness technology. Apparently fish that work out are leaner, have more muscle mass and taste better! Audio
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Tech news: email security
1:45 PM.Bill Thompson beams in with news that thousands of Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo email account details have been published on the web. So what's going on and what should you be doing to stay safe? Audio
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Mags for nags: Wheelrights
1:15 PM.We meet two of New Zealand's last working wheelwrights. Greg and Ali Lang of the Wheelwright Shop mend and make wooden wheels for horse-drawn vehicles. Audio
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Global Soil Map
12:50 PM.A plan to make an inventory of all the world's soil and measure thing like PH levels, fertility and soil health. We speak to Professor Alex McBratney of the University of Sydney. Audio
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iPlot 4: Buyer's Guide to Seedlings
12:30 PM.How do you know if your seedlings will deliver the goods? We've got a buyer's guide with Colin Walker. Audio
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Halal consumer markets
12:15 PM.We're looking at the fast-growing consumer market for Muslim-friendly goods with Shahed Amanullah. Audio
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Buying happiness
1:50 PM.Money's not meant to be able to buy you happiness but Kathleen Vohs says handling some cash can help you overcome physical pain and social rejection. Audio
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Digital backups 1
1:25 PM.Peter Griffin reviews some of the free and paid-for options for storing and backing up your important personal data online. Audio
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Deathly bug repellent
1:15 PM.Dave Rollo's a Canadian biologist who might just have found the ultimate insect repellent. Audio
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Libyan shopping
12:50 PM.Ian Black's just got back from Libya where consumer life's been changing since the lifting of UN sanctions a few years back. Audio
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iPlot 3: Planning to Plant
12:25 PM.We've got a long list of crops for planting but what's realistic for our small urban garden? Colin Walker helps out. Audio
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Recycling hotel soap
12:15 PM.Shawn Seipler recycles unused hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, sewing kits and even shoe shine kits, all in the name of helping others. Audio
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Golf in China
1:45 PM.Clifford Coonan's just been visiting the world's biggest golf club. Forget 18 holes, this place has over 200 of them! Audio
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Travelators
1:25 PM.Is getting on a moving walkway or travelator any quicker than just walking the same distance? Seth Young did his Phd on them. Audio
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Tech news: Net neutrality
1:10 PM.Bill Thompson on the FCC's (the Federal Communications Commission in the US) attempts to maintain the internet as an open and neutral network. Audio
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Argentinian beef
12:55 PM.NPR's Juan Forero on the movement among some Argentinian beef farmers to turn to American-style feedlots. But purists aren't happy. Audio
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iPlot 2: Double Digging
12:40 PM.Gardener Colin Walker does some "double digging" to improve soil quality and hopefully by Labour Day we'll have some veggies in the soil. Audio
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Karaoke
12:15 PM.Brian Raftery's an obsessive karaoke fan who has"a keen eye for detail and a terrible voice for song"according to his book"Don't Stop Believin: How Karaoke Conquered the world and saved my life". Audio
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Drawing with your eyes
1:50 PM.The Eyewriter's a new way for people with limited movement to write and draw. Zach Lieberman's involved in the project. Audio
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Eco-friendly cavemen?
1:40 PM.NPR's Christopher Joyce with new archaeological evidence that our ancient hunter-gatherer ancestors weren't quite as eco-friendly as we might like to believe. Audio
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Internet telephony
1:20 PM.Our technology correspondent Peter Griffin has ditched his telephone landline and now relies on the internet to make most of his calls. So how easy is it to make the switch and will it save you money? Audio
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Swatting Flies
1:10 PM.Michael Dickinson's an American scientist also known as the The Flyman who specialises in insect flight. Audio
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iPlot 1: A DIY Veggie Garden
12:40 PM.We're transforming a grassy clay bank into the fertile crescent with Colin Walker's help...well that's the plan anyway! Audio
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Nuts: The macadamia
12:25 PM.Nut queen Alison Sandle on macadamias. The toughest nut of all to crack and named after a Scot who died on his way here from Australia. Audio
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Japan: hi tech toilets
12:15 PM.David McNeill on the world's most hi tech lavatories and the agencies renting out actors to be the best man at your wedding. Audio