Expert on swans
Monday 12 November 2.30pm
Animal behaviour expert, Dr Alison Campbell knows a lot about swans. They are not only her favourite water fowl but she also used to raise them.
Swans have been around for over 5 million years and we have about 50,000 living in the wild here.
Alison is a senior lecturer in biological sciences at Waikato University and joins us from our Hamilton studio to talk about swans.
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Marion Nestle - how food companies skew research
Monday 12 November at 3:10pm
For more than 50 years, Professor emerita Marion Nestle has made it her mission to shine a light on food politics and questionable dietary science that cooks the books in favor of food and beverage companies that pay for research. She calls out the food industry for manipulating research and educates us about how to fight back in her new book, Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat
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The best TV Themes!
Tuesday 13 November at 2:20pm
We asked you to tell us your favourite tv themes, we've collected up the music and will play a selection of classics and tell you the stories behind them.
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Compassionate conservation
Tuesday 13 November 3:10pm
We spend millions controlling the pests that prey on our native birds. In Australia they kill feral donkeys which are blamed for destroying ecosystems. Dr Arian Wallach from the University of Technology Sydney is part of a growing chorus calling for "compassionate conservation." She shares her research into alternatives to save native species without killing another.
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"How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings"
Wednesday 14 November 3:10pm
Stand up comedian and writer Sarah Cooper spent years working in male dominated tech industry companies like Yahoo and Google. She says women have to walk the tightrope every day in the office, wanting to be taken seriously without threatening the boy's club or being told they are too bossy or domineering. Advice to pepper emails with exclamation marks and emojis to seem more approachable is just once piece of advice in Sarah Cooper's tongue in cheek guide to the workplace called How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings
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Short Story Club
Thursday 14 November 3.10pm
This week's NZ short story The Whale Baby by Sarah Ell. The writer of the best email about the story wins a copy of her book; Ocean: Tales of Discovery and Encounter that Defined New Zealand
Email us before Thursday 3pm Jesse@rnz.co.nz
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Mimi & Rivers on NZ Live
Friday 15 November at 2.20pm
Mimi Rivers are an alt-folk country folk duo, they perform live in our Auckland studio
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On The Panel with Jim Mora
Mon 12 Nov
Guy Williams
Julia Hartley Moore
Tues 13 Nov
Chris Clarke
Niki Bezzant
Wed 14 Nov
Michelle Boag
Mike Williams
Thurs 15 Nov
Jo McCarroll
Mark Knoff-Thomas
Fri 16 Nov
Heather Roy
Joe Bennett
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