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This Way Up

with Simon Morton

Saturday, Midday - 2pm

Audio from Saturday 20 June 2009

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12:15 Inside the ATM: Experts Mark Prestwood and Phil Chant on the automated teller machine or ATM. How do they work and how have they changed since 1967? (27′24″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
12:40 Bank cards: chip and pin: "Chip and pin"technology was meant to be appearing on all our bank and credit cards by early 2008. So why are most of us still waiting? (11′34″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
12:55 Periodic tables: Dr Fiona Barclay makes high-end periodic tables containing samples of the chemical elements. Where does she get her plutonium from? (6′11″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:15 Foraging: Chickweed: Foraging queen Johanna Knox hunts for chickweed. You can make a pretty mean pesto out of it! (17′00″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:30 Spanish drivers and shark-meat: Neil Stokes on the motorists earning merit points for good driving. Plus Spanish diners are eating shark without even knowing it. (9′09″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:45 Buyer's guide to pressure cookers: The trusty old pressure cooker's enjoying a bit of a comeback. Libby Manley of Consumer.org.nz looks at the latest offerings. (17′26″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed

First up this week the automated teller machine or ATM. There's more than 2 million of them around the world - from Svalbard in Norway to McMurdo Station in Antarctica. We crack one open to see how they work and also look at the history of this machine that makes life a lot easier than queuing up in a bank.

Then at 12:40pm, and staying with banking, the latest "chip and pin" technology was meant to be appearing on all our bank and credit cards. 3 years ago we looked at this technology and were told it would all happen by early 2008. That's last year - so what's going on with "chip and pin" and why are we still waiting for it to hit the mainstream in New Zealand?

And before the news we speak to a periodic table manufacturer. Now these tables aren't just charts and drawings....they're high-end boxed collections containing samples of the chemical elements costing up to $50,000. So how do you track down samples of carbon, iron, sulphur and those top shelf elements like uranium and plutonium?

A fter the news at 1:15pm we're foraging for free food. This week, chickweed, and you can make a pretty mean pesto out of it.

Then at 1:30pm we'll head to Spain where motorists can earn merit points for good driving. Plus 96 percent of Spaniards are eating shark but the vast majority don't even know it!

And before we go the trusty old pressure cooker's enjoying a bit of a comeback. Loads of kitchens had one in the post-war years, hissing away to transform an old lump of gristle into a succulent stew in record time. They fell off the radar for a while but with more home chefs and thrifty food shoppers there are signs they could be making a comeback.

TRACKS PLAYED

Track: Grey Harpoon
Artist: The Coral
Album: Late Night Tales: Matt Helders from The Arctic Monkeys
Label: Coolpool/Azuli
Catalogue #: ALNCD21
Broadcast at: 12:30

Track: Roses in the Park
Artist: Liechenstein
Album: Survival Strategies in a Modern World
Label: Slumberland/Fraction
Catalogue #: Slumberland 96/ Fraction 007
Broadcast at: 13:10

Track: The Kids Don't Stand a Chance
Artist: Vampire Weekend vs Mike Snow
Label: http://www.myspace.com/miikesnow
Broadcast at: 13:40