Zero G 786: TORPODOE PUNT

Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical Radio with Rob Jan.
This week: Pilots air on Melbourne Free-To-Air Interocitor for genre shows Caprica, Warehouse 13 and The Event.
Plus an interview with Melbourne Fringe Festival Show actors Tim and Frank from The Omega Quest.

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Direct download: Zero-G-20100927.mp3
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This week's Einstein A Go Goers tell us how HIV hides out in the immune system, why the stegosaurus is set to lose its' name, how foam-like titanium implants are set to better fix our broken bones, and how satellites can be used to capture the solar wind and use it as an energy source.  We talk to Debra Kirkham from the Veterinary Hospital at the University of Melbourne on how to tell when elephants are about to give birth, and to Jess Thomas from the Healesville Sanctuary on the impact of close encounters on stress levels of the platypus.  Plus we discuss whether Moore's Law can be applied to science.

For more information visit us at http://einsteinagogo.net/.

Direct download: Einstein-A-Go-Go-20100926.mp3
Category:Einstein A Go Go -- posted at: 12:42 PM

Rod Eggleston, director of March Studio joins us in the studio

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March Studio

 

Howard Raggatt on the phone on ARM's proposal for the 'Portrait' tower at the CUB site for Grocon, a built image of the face of Aboriginal elder William Barak

Channel 10 news story


History of the idea (none of these built yet):

ARM William Barak Portrait Tower CUB site

Portrait tower, ARM, 2010-

 

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VMCP project, BIG, 2007-

 

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Dupain Building, ARM, 2004/05

 

Direct download: The-Architects-20100921.mp3
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Brian McFarlane reviews Le père de mes enfants (Father of My Children) and The Extra Man; Lisa Dethridge reviews The Reluctant Infidel; Paul Harris and Ross Campbell discuss screening formats; Nick Matteo reviews some of the films screening as part of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2010; and cinematographer Adam Arkapaw is on the phone to chat about his career.

Direct download: Film-Buffs-Forecast-20100925.mp3
Category:Filmbuffs -- posted at: 11:54 AM

Spring+ Birds = our seasonal visit to the studio by 3RRR's resident birdman Sean Dooley and we also do our usual 'In my Garden' and answer a few gardening q's along the way.

 

Direct download: Dirty-Deeds_20100926.mp3
Category:Dirty Deeds -- posted at: 5:26 AM

Dr Beach, Dr Surf and Dave present this week's edition of Radio Marinara.

John Foss is on the phone to tell us about the exhibition currently at Surf World Surf Museum presenting the 1970s World Championships in pictures.

Jeff Maynard is back for another installment of Marine Soundscapes. This week offering up Zombies of the Sea.

Life's A Beach this week is all things Phytoplankton!

 

 

Direct download: Radio-Marinara-20100926.mp3
Category:Radio Marinara -- posted at: 2:28 AM

This week on the Breakfasters; Clem Bastow from Transference was in to talk about her Fringe Festival show, Postcards from the Abyss. Oxfam Australia's Emergencies Manager, Richard Young, spoke about the continuing crisis of the Pakistan floods. Dave Lawson talked TV, we heard a song from the talented Casey Bennetto, and finally in Touch my History, Pete Lawlor looked at Wowsers in Melbourne. Welcome to the Best of the Breakfasters!

Direct download: breakfasters-20100924.mp3
Category:Breakfasters -- posted at: 3:37 AM

Bron and Angeline bring you this edition of Marinara and, mostly, resist the temptation to Talk Like a Pirate!

 

Andrew Foran discusses the Surfrider Foundation. Sally Ingleton, the series producer of the very successful Penguin Island documentary - soon to show on ABC 1 talks about all invovled with making the documentary. And Leo Op den Brouw updates progress on the work being done to protect Bastion Point.

Direct download: Radio-Marinara-20100919.mp3
Category:Radio Marinara -- posted at: 3:26 AM

Dr Shane, Dr Krystal and Dr Chrissi, talk about the snail's homing mechanism, the new record for calculating the value of pye using distributed computing, ancient medicines and using your home computer to advance scientific knowledge using BOINC software. Dr Ashley Ng from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research discusses blood cancers. Editor of Science Illustrated, Rhiannon Elston, informs us about articles in the current edition.

For more information visit http://einsteinagogo.net/

 

Direct download: Einstein-A-Go-Go-20100919.mp3
Category:Einstein A Go Go -- posted at: 12:59 PM

 

This weeks interviews:

Derek Trucks - Off The Record

The Orbweavers - Local and/Or General

Joe Meares - Vital Bits

Direct download: Best-Music-Interviews-20100922.mp3
Category:Best Music Interviews -- posted at: 4:05 AM



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