With people still reeeling from the Christchurch earthquake, questions are being asked about why the lastest quake caused so much more damage than the one on September 4th 2010. Catherine Zengerer caught up with New Zeland Seismologist, Bill Fry, from GNS Science New Zealand, to find out. She started by asking him to explain how the richter scale works.
Midnight Oil, Leonard Cohen, AC/DC, Nine Inch Nails and the Rolling Stones - what do these guys have in common? Well now imagine their tunes as you’ve never heard them before – masculinity mixed up in sultry female vocals. Lady sings it better is a group of five women taking on the greatest male musicians of the 20th century and reinventing them as sassy, sexy old-school cabaret. One of them is Maeve Marsden and she told Catherine Zengerer how they got started.
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Catherine Zengerer interviews Food Connect’s co-founder, Sally Fisher, about where our food comes from, the carbon footprint in shipping, and the freshness of the food we buy.
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To get another perspective on the Murray Darling question, Catherine Zengerer talks to Di Bell from the River Lakes and Coorong Action Group, about the needs of farmers and irrigators, and damage to the River Red Gums.
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Catherine Zengerer interviews Agrifood Skills Australia CEO Arthur Blewitt on the health of the Murray Darling Basin, its effect on towns in the area and food production.
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The Adelaide Film Festival was launched last week and features a healthy dose of animation, including the Animation Peep Show – a late night line-up of seedy animated shorts for seedy adults. Curator Eddie White from the People’s Republic of Animation told Catherine Zengerer it promises “blood, guts, and scantily clad cats”!
Tix and more details on the Animation Peep Show Available here:
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Eight years ago, Mary Morris realised that many plants were being unnecessarily lost because of demolition and redevelopment of suburban gardens. She decided to do something about it and arranged for some space in the Unley Community Garden. Martin Goodman headed down to the garden, where Mary told him how she got started. For more information you can contact Mary on 83791682
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Catherine Zengerer gets the latest on the situation from our New Zealand correspondent, Selwyn Manning, who talks about Australia’s response, and Christchurch’s recovery and reconstruction.
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Jess Wingard experiences the mayhem of Patrick Monahan and “I Danced, I Walked, Iran” now wowing audiences at this year’s Adelaide Fringe – fresh from a sell-out UK tour and sell out Edinburgh Festival Fringe season. Includes cracking routines on his Irish/Iranian upbringing, a phobia of geese and a funked up version of the Iranian National Anthem! ‘The funniest show in Edinburgh’ GUARDIAN
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Jess Wingard catches up with Kevin Rooney, North Terrace Optometrist, and learns about saving the endangered sight of children, and the problems of language when assessing the sight of non-English speaking people.
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