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Spices: Chilli
1:50 PM.Alison Sandle spices things up with chilli. It's a huge and varied branch of the capsicum family and includes everything from the hottest habaneros and nagas to red and green peppers. Audio
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Tech news: broadband plan and copyright
1:35 PM.Paul Brislen on important changes to the government's ultra fast broadband initiative. Plus libraries threaten to stop offering internet access because of changes to copyright law that come into force… Read more Audio
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All-wood bicycle
1:25 PM.Michael Thompson aims to break a world land speed record on his wooden bicycle. This weekend, at a secret location, Michael puts his Splinter Bike to its ultimate test. Audio
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Cheesy questions
1:15 PM.Rod Bennett from Massey University on what the liquid is that collects in cottage cheese when you take a spoonful out and leave it overnight. Plus what is the real difference between mild and tasty… Read more Audio
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Peruvian anthem and Cuban coffee
12:50 PM.Peru's national anthem could be changed because it's too gloomy and depressing! Plus the Cuban government is adding peas to its coffee rations. Correspondent Rory Carroll of the Guardian explains why.
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Hunting Kiwis project
12:35 PM.Helen Leggatt's started photographing Canterbury's earthquake-damaged cemetery headstones. Audio
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Papermaking with harakeke
12:15 PM.Andrew Reilly of Tenax Papers in Bulls hand-makes paper from harakeke or flax, something New Zealanders have been doing since 1861. Audio
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Cycling standing or sitting?
1:35 PM.We hop on a hi-tech racing bike in a human performance sports lab with lecturer Phil Fink of Massey University. So what's the difference between pedalling a bike sitting down in the saddle versus… Read more Audio
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Bicycles: Robert Penn
1:10 PM.'It's all about the bike' for Robert Penn. Robert's a lifelong bike nut who's been assembling his dream ride and explores the history, design and culture of the bicycle in the process. Audio
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Food questions: Canning
12:50 PM.More food questions with Professor Julian Heyes of Massey University. What does the canning process do to the vitamin and nutritional content of tinned fruit and veg? Audio
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Green gyms
12:45 PM.Hudson Harr of ReRev is one of those behind the 'green gym' movement in the US. These gyms are generating power from their training equipment and spin classes. Audio
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Perfume
12:15 PM.Francesca Brice and Kate Jason Smith of Pacific Perfumes try to make people smell good for a living. Audio
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Kaimoana: Flounder
1:45 PM.The flounder has four fillets, eats crabs and lives in muddy estuaries. With Rachel Taulelei. Audio
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Sneakers, trainers, sandshoes
1:10 PM.We're kicking it with sneaker pimp Lee Gibson. Lee designs sneakers, trainers, kicks (delete as applicable) and we're looking at how their design has evolved over the years and what the trainers of… Read more Audio
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Roadable aircraft- Terrafugia
12:50 PM.The Terrafugia Transition is a 'roadable aircraft'; a car that flies or to put it another way a plane that can be driven on the road. Its inventor is Carl Dietrich. Audio
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Pasta: history and fresh vs dried
12:15 PM.The history of pasta with Professor John Dickie of University College London, and we taste test a selection of penne pasta with Julie Clark of Floriditas. Audio
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Artificial sweeteners
1:35 PM.Carolyn De La Pena has written 'Empty Pleasures'; it's a history of artifical sweeteners from aspartame to saccharin (a byproduct of the coal industry by the way!). Audio
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Food additives: humectants and anti-caking agents
1:20 PM.We're shopping for more food additives with food scientist Matt Golding. This week, what are anti-caking agents and humectants and what are they doing in the stuff we eat? Audio
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Pro facemasks
1:10 PM.Jeremy Murray makes protective facemasks for injured pro sports people. Audio
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Gocta Falls, Peru
12:50 PM.Imagine going for a walk in the bush and discovering the third tallest waterfall on the planet. Well this didn't happen hundreds of years ago, but in 2005 in Peru to a German economist. Journalist… Read more Audio
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Gocta Falls, Peru
12:15 PM.Imagine going for a walk in the bush and discovering the third tallest waterfall on the planet. Well this didn't happen hundreds of years ago, but in 2005 in Peru to a German economist. Journalist… Read more Audio
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The real life of mannequins
12:15 PM.Glen Wilkin-Holland makes mannequins for a living at Purfex in Auckland. Audio
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Apps review: Food
1:50 PM.We review some apps - little bits of application software for your smartphone or PC- with a food-related flavour with apps designer Sam Jarman. Audio
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Freezing cream
1:40 PM.Why can't you whip cream after you've frozen it and is there anything you can do at home to solve the problem? Matt Golding of Massey with the answers. Audio
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Gaming news: Wii2?
1:20 PM.The big news from the world of computer gaming with Keith Stuart and rumours that the games giant Nintendo is launching a new version of its revolutionary Wii gaming console. Audio