Okay, I admit it. I'm an ABC Radio National junkie. Under here I offer their regular email as proof that ABC's RN is chock full of (well, has lost of) religious and social justice material.
The email has information on how you can subscribe to their list. Peter -- Peter R. Ellis +++ -----Original Message----- From: ABC Radio National [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ABC Radio National Highlights: June 3 - 10 ABC Radio National Highlights: June 3 - 10 abc.net.au/rn A fascinating week on Radio National includes: - We'll soon know when the bus is coming. In Conversation, Thursday 2.15pm - "Oh My God I'm Black": Maryanne Sam's life story on Awaye! Friday 1pm. - The demise of the dreaded dentist's drill? The Buzz, Saturday 8am. - Phillip Adams, Michael Duffy and Owen Harries discuss being right wing. Counterpoint, Monday 4pm (6pm in WA). - "Swingers" swapping sexual partners on Street Stories. Wednesday, 10.15am and Saturday 5.30pm. THE MEDIA REPORT with Mick O�Regan - Reporting Asia on CNN Thursday, 3 June, 8.30am, repeat 8pm CNN is one of the most important media windows into Asia. But how does it negotiate the difficulties of authoritarian governments, poor infrastructure and local suspicion? We hear from two senior CNN correspondents. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/ IN CONVERSATION with Robyn Williams - On the Buses Thursday, 3 June, 2.15pm David Tranter is trying to make commuting more pleasant and predictable. He says we�ll be able to tell the bus is on its way by looking at a screen at home or on our mobile phones. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/incon/ THE SPORTS FACTOR with Warwick Hadfield - Zane McKenzie Friday, 4 June, 8.30am, repeat 8pm Despite using a wheelchair, Zane McKenzie wants to coach in the AFL. So far, he's had plenty of setbacks, but he's managed to turn them into something positive, writing a play called �The Coach� where he plays himself. With a movie deal in the wings, he might end up in Hollywood before he gets to the coach�s box at the MCG. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/ LIFE MATTERS with Julie McCrossin - Friday Talkback: The Lost Art of Housework Friday, 4 June, 9am Join Julie McCrossin, Marla Cilley and Susan Maushart for a lively discussion on just how important household management is for our general sense of wellbeing, and also where that places the role of women. Call 1800 025 977. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/ BUSH TELEGRAPH with Michael Mackenzie - Slow Fish Friday, 4 June, 11am With consumption of fish rising, how can we develop sustainable and transparent forms of aquaculture that respect the environment, human health and our right to enjoy what we eat? http://www.abc.net.au/rn/telegraph/ AWAYE! (Listen Up) with Rhoda Roberts - �Oh My God I'm Black!� Friday, 4 June, 1pm, repeat Saturday 5 June, 6pm In her one-woman cabaret show accomplished actor, writer and performer, Maryanne Sam tells the story of her life: growing up in Melbourne as an Island princess, singing into her hairbrush, dreaming of fame, and discovering her identity. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/awaye/ LIVE ON STAGE with Paul Petran - Bruce Cockburn Friday, 4 June, 4pm, repeat Sunday 6 June, 4pm Longstanding and hard-hitting singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn has been writing and performing for three decades. Live On Stage captured this solo performance during the recent Port Fairy Folk Festival. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/liveos/ THE BUZZ with Mark Horstman - �Open Wide, Please� Saturday, 5 June, 8am Does a trip to the dentist fill you with drill dread? Lasers may replace the dental drill, but they can heat the tooth and cook your nerve. New research has found that incredibly short pulses of a sapphire laser may solve the problem. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/buzz/ EARTHBEAT with Jackie May - Responsible Building Design Saturday, 5 June, 8.30am, repeat Monday, 7 June, 2.30pm Join a tour of Australia's first five-star rated, eco-sustainable office building. And we'll hear from a leading UK advocate of "responsible design", who claims developers can help save the planet and still make a buck. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/earth/ SCIENCE SHOW with Robyn Williams - In Transit Saturday, 5 June, Midday, repeat Monday, 7 June, 7pm Duncan Steele from Adelaide helps us prepare for the transit of Venus. Also, a chemist in New Zealand and a biotechnologist in Canada tell us how they are developing great wines for our palates. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/ BOOK TALK with Amanda Smith - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Saturday, 5 June, 1pm, repeat Thursday, 10 June, 2.30pm American humorist David Sedaris performs �Repeat After Me�, one of the personal essays from his latest collection. Recorded at the recent Sydney Writers' Festival. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/booktalk/default.htm ALL IN THE MIND with Natasha Mitchell - Aotearoa Minds: Maoris Taking on Mental Health, Part 2 Saturday, 5 June, 1.30pm, repeat Wednesday, 9 June, 2.30pm Natasha Mitchell visits a team putting Maori traditions back into the fractured lives of people with psychiatric illness. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/ RADIO EYE - Estranged Muse, Part 1 of 2 Saturday, 5 June, 2pm, repeat Wednesday, 9 June, 1pm A look at the strange and terrible life of James Joyce�s daughter, Lucia, who sought her own place in the sun and never found it. Madness and genius are never very far apart in this story, and love and danger are perilously entwined. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/radioeye/default.htm POETICA with Mike Ladd - Federico Garcia Lorca, Part 1 of 2 �A Bold Life, An Untimely Death� Saturday, 5 June, 3pm An exploration of the work of seminal 20th Century Spanish poet and dramatic writer, Federico Garcia Lorca. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/poetica/ VERBATIM - The Evangelist Saturday, 5 June, 5pm Alwyn Jensen says the Lord called him to work among the Aborigines in Gippsland. He changed scores of lives. A rare look into the heart and mind of an evangelist. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/verbatim/ ENCOUNTER - The Mark of Cain Sunday, 5 June, 7am, repeat Wednesday, 9 June, 7pm How long should a killer carry the stigma of taking a human life? Encounter looks at scapegoats, celebrities, and the issues raised when someone who has served a murder or manslaughter sentence seeks reintegration into the community. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/enc/default.htm BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Too Much Choice? Sunday, 6 June, 9am, repeat Tuesday, 8 June, 7pm As consumers now know, competition doesn't always deliver the cheapest or the best. Now the big end of town is saying the same thing. Too much choice can be confusing and costly, and informed choice is impossible. Stephen Long reports. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/ MOVIETIME with Julie Rigg - Dirty Pretty Things Sunday, 6 June, 11.40am Julie Rigg reviews Stephen Frears�s new thriller �Dirty Pretty Things� and talks with the celebrated director. In the Film Forum recorded at the Sydney Writers� Festival, novelist Susannah Moore and director Jane Campion discuss the controversial thriller �In the Cut�. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/movietime/ THE EUROPEANS with Keri Phillips - Democratic Deficit Sunday, 6 June, 1.30pm Ever since direct elections for the European Parliament began in 1979, voter turnout has been sliding. In the UK, 11 million votes were cast in the 1999 election - 23 million voted in the third series of Big Brother! Is democracy in the EU in trouble? http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/europe/europe.htm AIRPLAY - Friar�s Levitation Sunday, 6 June, 3pm Investigative journalist Julia Lester explores the famous case of Lloyd Friar, an ordinary man who levitated from the audience during a performance of Bela Bart�k�s second piano concerto at the Adelaide Town Hall. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/airplay/ BIG IDEAS - 2004 Reith Lectures �Climate of Fear�. Lecture Three of Five: �Rhetoric That Binds and Blinds� Sunday, 6 June, 5pm, repeat Tuesday, 8 June, 1pm Wole Soyinka argues that the way we speak, and the slogans we use to describe the world, can limit and distort our actions. The language of religious fanaticism and jargon of political correctness can both prove to be deadly. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bigidea/ THE SPIRIT OF THINGS with Rachael Kohn - Fighting Faith Sunday, 6 June, 6pm, repeat Thursday, 10 June, 7pm For 30 years, former Jesuit priest Oliver McTernan has worked in conflict resolution around the world. He urges us to face the violent trends in religion and not merely accept political or economic explanations. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/spirit/ SUNDAY NIGHT RADIO NATIONAL with Robyn Ravlich - �Paris Dreaming� by Kaye Mortley Sunday, 6 June, 7.25pm Walking in someone else's dreaming tracks in Paris during 1998, Aboriginal writer Herb Wharton told his amazing life story as a drover and stockman to fellow expatriate, the acclaimed radio maker Kaye Mortley. Together they visited a number of sites chosen by Herb, including the Ecole Militaire, and talked about his writing. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunnightrn/ THE NIGHT AIR with Brent Clough - Classic Rock Sunday, 6 June, 9pm The Night Air explores sounds of the earth, from archaeology to avalanche, rubble to resonance. We investigate the historic voice of classic stones, stones with memories and imprints, stones with voices that ring with warbles of evolution. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/nightair/ COUNTERPOINT with Michael Duffy - Being Right Wing Monday, 7 June, 4pm (6pm in WA) Michael Duffy investigates what it means to be right wing. How right is John Howard? Where does Mark Latham sit on the political spectrum? Join 2003 Boyer Lecturer Owen Harries and Phillip Adams to discuss the state of the conservative soul. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/counterpoint/ FIRST PERSON - �I Will Be Cleopatra� by Zoe Caldwell Weekdays, Monday, 7 June Friday, 18 June, 10.45am Australian actress Zoe Caldwell�s candid and often funny memoirs trace her career up to the 1960s. Read by Robyn Nevin. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/firstper/default.htm THE PLANET with Lucky Oceans - Dr Michael White Tuesday, 8 June. �The Daily Planet� 3pm, repeat 11pm. �The Nightly Planet� at Midnight Dr Michael White's clarinet is liquid and luscious. His new CD was inspired by - and conceived next to - the Mississippi River. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/planet/ STREET STORIES - Swingers Wednesday, 9 June, 10.15am, repeated Saturday 12 June, 5.30pm Every Friday and Saturday night between twenty and thirty seemingly average couples gather at a Sydney �swingers� club to swap sexual partners. This is an extraordinary documentary about human interaction taken to an extreme. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/streets/ >>SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT ABC RADIO NATIONAL<< If you think any of the programs above are of interest to a colleague, friend or family member, please feel free to forward this email - details on how to subscribe to this list are provided below. 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