Nine To Noon for Wednesday 21 May 2014
09:05 CIA will no longer use vaccination programmes to spy
Dr John R. Finnegan, Jr. is a professor and the dean at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He is an epidemiology and community public health expert, and one of the 12 Deans who co-signed a letter to the US administration, criticising the use of a fake vaccination campaign to catch terror leader Osama Bin Laden.
09:25 Tramper swept away while crossing stream on Milford track
A 22-year-old tramper, from Sydney, who was trying to cross Pompolona Creek in heavy rain when she was swept away.
Long-time Milford track guide, Ray Willett says too many overseas tourists are not adequately informed of the dangers of the walk when streams are high.
09:35 Pacific coral reef islands beating rising sea-levels
Ground-breaking research led by Professor Paul Kench from the School of Environment suggests Pacific Islands may be able to build vertically to keep pace with rising sea levels. "Our preliminary evidence suggests storm events are able to build island surfaces, indicating that physical mechanisms exist that will allow islands to withstand rising sea levels and increased storminess."
09:45 Australia with Chief Political Correspondent for SBS Karen Middleton
10:05 Feature: Scientist and author Michael Corballis on his new book 'The Wandering Mind'
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, author and science communicator. His book is called The Wandering Mind: What The Brain Does When You're Not Looking, published by Auckland University Press.
10:35 Book review: Greece, Crete, Stalag, Dachau: A New Zealand Soldier's Encounters with Hitler's Army
Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Awa Press
10:45 The Reading: The Virgin and the Whale by Carl Nixon
A nurse looks after a returned soldier whose head injury has reduced him to an animal-like state with no memory. (Part 8 of 10).
11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week: Gary Numan
Synth-rock pioneer Gary Numan returns to New Zealand this week for a show in Auckland, supporting his latest album, 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)'.
Tracks:
1. Are ‘Friends’ Electric? – Gary Numan and Tubeway Army taken from 1979 album. 'Replicas' (Beggars Banquet)
2. Cars – Gary Numan taken from 1979 album 'The Pleasure Principle' (Beggars Banquet)
3. One Perfect Lie – Gary Numan taken from 2000 album 'Pure' (Spitfire)
4. Lost – Gary Numan taken from 2013 album 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)' (Machine Music)
11:30 Employment Law: Drug testing in the workplace
Mark Lawlor is an employment law partner at Duncan Cotterill in Auckland, he discusses the rules around drug testing in the workplace.
11:45 Arts with Mark Amery
Mark Amery discusses Tongan contemporary exhibition at Pataka Museum in Porirua, Tonga 'i Onopooni, a survey of the work of contemporary New Zealand Tongan artists, and the role contemporary art can play in allowing us to understand better the complexity of cultural differences and people's make up in New Zealand. This is an exhibition that reveals aspects of a culture and a country government-based initiatives do not.
Gallery: Tongan contemporary art
Music played in this show
Artist: Ruth Brown
Song: Sweet Baby Of Mine
Composer: Sharp
Album: n/a
Label: Atlantic
Broadcast time: 09:34am
Artist: BB King
Song: Bad Luck Soul
Composer: Jefferson / King / Taub
Album: n/a
Label: Kent
Broadcast time: 10:07am
Artist: Breaks Co-Op
Song: Moment In Time
Composer: Clarke / Lovegrove
Album: Sounds Familiar
Label: Warner
Broadcast time: 10:36am
Marty Duda's feature:
Artist: Gary Numan
Song: Are Friends Electric
Composer: Numan
Album: Replicas
Label: Beggars Banquet
Broadcast time: 11:08am
Artist: Gary Numan
Song: Cars
Composer: Numan
Album: The Pleasure Principle
Label: Beggars Banquet
Broadcast time: 11:17am
Artist: Gary Numan
Song: One Perfect Lie
Composer: Numan
Album: Pure
Label: Spitfire
Broadcast time: 11:23am
Artist: Gary Numan
Song: Lost
Composer: Numan
Album: Splinter
Label: Machine Music
Broadcast time: 11:31am
Artist: Karen O, Ezra Koenig
Song: The Moon Song
Composer: Karen O
Album: Soundtrack: "Her"
Label: Water Tower
Broadcast time: 11:45am