Nine To Noon for Friday 14 August 2015
09:05 ISIS 'hit list'- is hacking now part of global jihad?
The ISIS 'hit list', issued yesterday, allegedly obtained through hacking of US government and military systems, and including one New Zealander. Is hacking now part of the new landscape of global jihad? Alex Kassirer, an analyst with global security firm Flashpoint Global Partners in Washington DC.
09:20 Teachers learning how to make the best use of technology in the classroom
Technology is increasingly becoming an early learning component in children's lives.
Tablets, smart phones, applications, animation and building games like Minecraft are ubiquitous in households..... but how do teachers get to grips with emerging technologies and ensure they are used to enhance learning in the classroom? The Mind Lab by Unitec is running post-graduate courses for teachers to learn to make the most of the digital age through learning opportunities in Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington and Christchurch.
Tim Gander is the Centre Director for the Gisborne Lab.
09:30 A pill you can print could revolutionise drugs industry
Don Wetherhold, is the CEO of Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company which has had the first pill made by an XD printer approved for sale in America. The new printed drug, called Spritam, treats seizures caused by epilepsy and is expected to be available early next year.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
Pacific correspondent Mike Field reports on issues in the Pacific.
10:05 American soprano Renee Fleming
American soprano Renee Fleming is a four-time Grammy award winner, known in the US as the “people’s diva”. She was the first opera singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl, and sang at President Barack Obama's first inauguration. She also performed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012. In 2013, she was presented with the National Medal of Arts, America's highest honour for individual artists, by President Obama.
Although best known for her compelling performances as some of opera's greatest heroines, including Desdemona in Verdi's Otello, Fleming is also at home with other musical genres. Her diverse career has included singing a duet of 'Perfect Day' with rock star Lou Reed and making a guest appearance on Sesame Street to teach children how to read. In 2010 she released an album of indie-rock and pop covers called Dark Hope, including songs by Muse and Leonard Cohen.
Renee Fleming is coming to New Zealand next month for a one-off concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
10:30 Book Review: Children's Books
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews 2015 Children's Book Award Winners
Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and Best Young Adult Fiction: Singing Home the Whale by Mandy Hager published by Random House
Best Picture Book: Jim's Letters by Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper published by Penguin
Best Non-Fiction: Motiti Blue and the Oil Spill by Debbie McCauley, translated by Tamati Waaka published by Mauao Publishing
Best Junior Fiction: Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley published by Scholastic
10:45 The Reading: 'Gutter Black' by Dave McArtney
Highlights from the intimate memoir by the late Dave McArtney, a founding member of one of NZ's iconic rock bands, 'Hello Sailor' recalling their days of creativity, misadventure, success and excess. (3 of 6, RNZ)
11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies suffers near terminal pleasure overload after sampling The Phoenix Foundation's exultant new album Give Up Your Dreams, then follows up with a couple of Joy Division's cold hymns, freshly reissued.
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Music played in this show
Grant Smithies' selection:
Artist: The Phoenix Foundation
Song: Mountain
Comp: Scott/Buda/Phoenix Foundation
Album: Give Up Your Dreams
Label: Memphis Industries/ Universal
Artist: The Phoenix Foundation
Song: Silent Orb
Comp: Scott/Buda/Phoenix Foundation
Album: Give Up Your Dreams
Label: Memphis Industries/Universal
Artist: Joy Division
Song: Transmission
Comp: Curtis/Hook/Sumner
Album: 7”/12” single (NB to Music Library: must be single version, not inferior LIVE version from album, Still)
Label: Factory
Artist: Joy Division
Song: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Comp: Curtis/Hook/Sumner
Album: 7”/12” single
Label: Factory