Nights for Tuesday 21 June 2016

7:30 The Sampler 

This week Nick Bollinger reviews a rhythm-based set from Paul Simon; the tough and twangy debut of Nashville newcomer Margo Price; and the return of prefabricated pop stars The Monkees.

8:12 Nights' Pundit - Right Thinking
The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative.

8:30 Window on the World
Iranian Gay - In Iran homosexuality is severely punished. Many people also deny homosexuality or know very little about it. So how does one family cope when they realise their daughter is gay? Leyla Khodabakhshi takes us through this family's journey to show the suffering of both sides - for the daughter and the rest of the family.

9:07 Tuesday Feature
Terror & Technology - Twenty years ago the FBI ended their longest-running domestic terrorism investigation with the arrest of the Unabomber, a notorious serial killer obsessed with technology. As we continue to debate the relationship between technology and security, our feature today revisits the extraordinary story of the Unabomber, considering how a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America  and how the media amplified his cause.

10:17 Late Edition 
A round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International

11:07 At the Eleventh Hour 
Global Village highlights African, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Peruvian sounds including Guinean 'cool groove' saxophonist Mamadou Barry; Cuban doo-wop group Los Zafiros; the AfroCubism album and Afro-Peruvian champion Susana Baca.