The 95bfm Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher 18/03/2010

Coming up on the show:

1215: Adrian Leason, political activist.

Yesterday, the Waihopai Three, Adrian Leason, Peter Murnane and Sam Land, were found not-guilty following their break-in at the Waihopai spy base in April 2008. The three justified their puncturing of a plastic satellite cover at the facility, claiming they did it for the greater good, a defense accepted by their Wellington Jury. Critics of the Waihopai base claim it supports U.S military activity in the Middle East and want it shut down. While this is unlikely, the verdict is certainly a victory for the movement against the base. To talk over the case and what it might mean for political activism in New Zealand, I'm joined on the Wire by one of the Waihopai Three, Adrian Leason.

1230: Papercuts with Pennie - thanks to Mag Nation

At the earlier time of 12:30 today, Pennie Papercuts will be in to review "Purple Fashion", a rather thick publication with lots of nudie bits, photos, and not much fashion to speak. Pennie's going over the Spring/Summer 2010 edition, so stay tuned to find out how it stacks up to others on the news-stand.

1250: Dear Science with Peter Griffin from the Science Media Centre

Dear Science is your weekly lens on the world of everything scientific and technological. Today, Peter and I talk about the latest report from the World Internet Project, a venture run out of AUT University which aims to gauge how New Zealand uses and views the Internet. As well as this, Peter will fill us in on a fiery debate on Sciblogs.co.nz about whether the Gardasil vaccine is making young girls sick.

1330: Andrew Drummond, Bangkok-based independent journalist

News of mass protests in Thailand may have caught your eye over the past week. On Sunday, 100,000 "Red Shirts" took the streets in Bangkok in protest of the current administration. Protesters have been throwing blood both at parliamentary offices and at the home of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and things in the capital are extremely tense indeed.To offer some context and commentary on the protests and the dissident political movement, I'm joined on the Wire by Andrew Drummond, an independent British journalist based in Bangkok.

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