Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Monday 20 August 2012

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13:08 Best Song Ever Written - Rock The Nation

Marcus Shenker from Westport has chosen 'Rock The Nation' by Michael Franti and Spearhead. (6′05″)

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13:20 Eight Months to Mars - Jaquie Brown

Jaquie Brown first came into our living rooms as the presenter of the youth alternative current events show 'Space' and as a VJ on C4. Then she got all serious and took a responsible job as a reporter for TV3's Campbell Live. Next came the role she's best known for in the Jaquie Brown Diaries. (31′42″)

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14:10 New Zealand finalist in the New York Television Festival

Wellington man Rod Fransham is the only New Zealand finalist in the New York Television Festival. Rod entered his sketch comedy show 'Happy Darling' in the festival's competition to produce a TV series. His show is up against 50 other finalists, all vying for one of 26 opportunities to get their work produced for television. (8′18″)

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14:19 Memories of Dominion Road

Auckland Theatre Company is calling for people to share their memories of Dominion Road, with a stage show about the famous thoroughfare planned for next year. Parts of the show will be performed on Dominion Road, with opportunities for both professional and amateur actors to be involved. (8′44″)

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15:09 Beer Nation - The art and heart of Kiwi Beer

From the temperance movement to the vibrant and entrepreneurial trends of microbrewers today, beer is a big part of our culture and history. It makes up about 60% of the entire alcohol market. Michael Donaldson is the deputy editor of the Sunday Star Times and writes a weekly beer column, and he's written a book about the evolution of the amber brew in New Zealand. (24′42″)

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15:34 Our Changing World - Asthma Vaccine

Asthma is a sign that the body's immune system is over-reacting to something, and Franca Ronchese and Graham Le Gros from the Malaghan Institute are studying the asthma immune response in the hope they can develop a vaccine. (10′39″)

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15:46 The Panel Pre-Show for 20 August 2012

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. (14′02″)

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16:07 The Panel with Michelle A'Court and Deborah Hill-Cone (Part 1)

Topics - today we learnt the names of the three members of the New Zealand defence force most recently killed in action in Afghanistan. Questions are being asked about the effectiveness of the Youth Guarantee Scheme, with figures showing that in its first year of operation, over a third of students dropped out. (24′17″)

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16:34 The Panel with Michelle A'Court and Deborah Hill-Cone (Part 2)

Topics - today marks 50 years since Ringo Starr first performed as part of the Fab Four at the Cavern Club. Should pyjamas be banned from being worn in public? Mana Party leader Hone Harawira has taken exception to the National MP Todd McClay's proposed gang patch ban. Three members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot are facing two years in a prison colony. (26′05″)

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