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Issues In Perspective: A History of Thanksgiving Day

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:13:28 -0500

Saturday, November 29, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman In a time of national crisis and fear, it is so important to turn our hearts and our minds back to God, the source of our blessing and our true security. Perhaps nothing symbolizes our deepest need than the need to give thanks to God at this time on national Thanksgiving. Click here to read the full article.

The United States: Ethically Adrift
Seemingly as a nation, we are in a funk. Has the American experiment failed? Will we soon join the dustbin of history? I do believe strongly that we can reach one conclusion about the state of America: This nation is adrift ethically in a manner I have not seen in my lifetime. Permit me to offer several examples of this proposition. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Moving into the hive

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:40:08 -0500

We move the bees into the hive we've built and painted and meet the new queen.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Oil cops

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:40:08 -0500

The Italian police squad on the hunt for fake olive oil. Plus a way for advertisers to get around a ban on ads in Venice.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: New inventions

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:40:08 -0500

Justin Mullins on a way to commute to work involving wings and water plus recharging batteries just by nodding your head.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Rum story

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:40:08 -0500

Author Tom Gjelten and his book 'Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba' (Viking).

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Digital New Zealand

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:40:08 -0500

A new website offering free digital content - everything from film footage of an early surfing competition to native birds.

Issues In Perspective: Should the US Govt. Bail Out The US Auto Industry?

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:56:10 -0500

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman As I am writing this, the US Congress is holding hearings to consider providing significant sums of money to the US Big Three auto companies. Congress already provided a $25 billion loan, which has not even been distributed yet. Several thoughts. Click here to read the full article.

Religious Pluralism And Religious Monuments
One of the themes developed over the years on Issues in Perspective is the Postmodern nature of our culture and the religious pluralism that pervades that culture. A current Supreme Court case illustrates perfectly the nature of this Postmodern pluralism. Let's look at this case. Click here to read the full article.

NACOcast: Classical music podcast with Chris Millard: NACOcast - 24.11.2008 - James Gaffigan and Beethoven Symphony no. 1

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:20:06 -0500

This week's episode of the NACOcast looks at Beethoven's First Symphony. American conductor James Gaffigan is Christopher's guest. Chris and James analyze the harmonies employed in the introduction of the first movement and continue with a discussion of the sonata form.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Roadkill

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

We meet a bloke who's been counting roadkill for more than 50 years. Everything from possums to hedgehogs...even fish!

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Hedgehogs

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

UK-based hedgehog fan Hugh Warwick loves these prickly wee beasts.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and bytes

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

Bill Thompson with the latest tech news and Google reckons it can predict the next flu epidemic before you even go to the doctor!

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Building a hive

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

There's nowhere for the backyard bees to stay yet so we heat up some wax to build a hive for them.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Tonka toys

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

Tonka's one of the biggest vehicle-maker's in the world, selling over 250 million trucks and cars in their trademark yellow.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Fridge-freezers

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

We're off to the shops to look at the latest fridge-freezers.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: All-seeing eyes

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0500

The US military is finding new ways to spy on people when they're indoors.

Issues In Perspective: Broadcast for Saturday, November 22, 2008

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:40:27 -0500

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bee Swarm

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:40:05 -0500

We recruit a swarm of bees to join the back-yard bee hive.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Leftover lovers

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:40:05 -0500

How long should that leftover rice and lasagne last in your fridge? And we excavate a workplace fridge with a microbiologist.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Laptops

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:40:05 -0500

Our buyers' guide to laptop computers.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Gang warfare

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:40:05 -0500

In a legal first, citizens are using the courts to try and evict the yakuza from their city.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Toy stories

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:40:05 -0500

We're off to a toy swapmeet to meet some avid collectors. These guys will do anything for the perfect collection!

Issues In Perspective: Reflections On The 2008 Election

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:12:03 -0500

Saturday, November 15, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman History was made on 4 November 2008! America elected the first African-American president in history. Many evangelicals were very disappointed in the results, but, as Christians, we must trust the providence and sovereignty of God. Click here to read the full article.

The National Debt And Obama's Policy Options
Because Obama won both the popular and the electoral vote by significant margins, he can probably claim a mandate. But given the current American economy, will the president-elect be able fulfill his promised additional spending or tax cuts? Click here to read the full article.

NACOcast: Classical music podcast with Chris Millard: NACOcast - 13.11.2008 - Do we need Conductors?

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:20:15 -0500

While the NAC Orchestra is on tour in Western Canada (NACOtour.ca) we offer you, by popular demand, a repeat of one of our most downloaded NACOcast editions to date: "Do we need Conductors?" Ever wonder about the role of the conductor? This week we bring you a presentation made by Chris Millard to members of the NAC Orchestra Association as part of the "Behind the Music" discussion series.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Free Bees

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:12 -0500

Meet our bee team for the first time, and This Way Up's bee mentor visits Simon's place for a site inspection.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Smashing Time

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:12 -0500

We're off to Sarah's Smash Shack for some stress relief US-style.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Fatty Diet

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:12 -0500

We talk cholesterol with Professor Rod Jackson (University of Auckland) and Professor Peter Jones (University of Manitoba).

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:12 -0500

Tech news with Bill Thompson. This week, the Australian government's controversial plans to filter the internet.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: End of Food

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:12 -0500

Writer Paul Roberts reckons something's seriously wrong with modern methods of food production.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Mexico Ditty

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:12 -0500

We're off to Mexico where your local pharmacy can get you just about any pill you want.

Issues In Perspective: Is Free Market Capitalism Dead?

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:40:30 -0500

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Since the days of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, America and Great Britain have been the champions of a free market, capitalist economy. Economic liberty and capitalism are now under severe attack. Let's think about this issue carefully. Click here to read the full article.

Oil And Three Nations
In the providence of God, three nations that have used their oil wealth to foster "checkbook" diplomacy and even intimidation are in trouble. Let's briefly examine the nations of Venezuela, Russia and Iran: Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: The Presidential Election Of 2008

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:20:30 -0500

Saturday, November 1, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman As I am writing this, the 2008 national election is only days away. With this long primary season, we have been in this presidential cycle for over two years. That this is one of the most important elections in recent memory is a given. Click here to read the full article.

William Ayers And Academic Freedom
The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, recently rescinded an invitation to William Ayers to lecture at the University. But those who seemingly proclaim the virtue of academic freedom regarded it as an act of censorship. Is it? How should we think about this? Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Intro

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

What we've got coming up in the show this week.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Smoke Alarms

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

New research shows smoke alarms would be 7 times more likely to wake people up if they sounded different.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: The Bee Team

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

We're setting up a bee hive next to the Funky Chicken Farm.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Vertical Farms

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

Dr. Dickson Despommier of Columbia University reckons multi-storey farming could be the answer to the world's food woes.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Rubber Bands

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

Without rubber we wouldn't have tyres, condoms, balloons, and loads of other stuff. And we head to a rubber band factory.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

Peter Griffin on the new mobile phone service called Black + White, Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system and Google books.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Stoned Age

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0400

Archaeologists working on a small Caribbean island have found ancient ceramic bowls used to inhale hallucinogens.

Issues In Perspective: Thinking Biblically About The Shack

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:56:13 -0400

Saturday, October 25, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman I just finished reading the wildly popular book, The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, by Young. I hope to provide a very personal analysis of this book and provide a framework for everyone who desires to think biblically about it. Click here to read the full article.

21st Century Persecution: India And Iraq
In the 21st century, we rarely think of systematic persecution of Christians. But persecution is real and it is systematic in some parts of the world. Consider two examples: Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Inside Economics

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:04:11 -0400

The latest prison currency in US jails. Not cigarettes or books of stamps...mackerel fillets in a pouch!

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Engaged Tone

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:04:11 -0400

A Canadian company reckons it can bypass all those irritating phone menus.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:04:11 -0400

Smartphones are shaking up the mobile market, dirty tech tricks at election time, and the US military's mining networking sites.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Word of Mouth

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:04:11 -0400

The advertising agency that can call on an army of 400,000 people to promote people's products.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Hungry Cities

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:04:11 -0400

Carolyn Steel on how the challenges of producing and transporting food has shaped our urban areas.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Grub Street

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:04:11 -0400

We meet some of the traders and shoppers at a modern-day food market.

NACOcast: Classical music podcast with Chris Millard: NACOcast - 22.10.2008 - LIVE! The Violin and The Voice

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:04:03 -0400

Live from Southam Hall at Canada's National Arts Centre, Christopher talks with Pinchas Zukerman and Arianna Zukerman about the voice as instrument, and the instrument as voice.

Issues In Perspective: The Financial Markets' Debacle:

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:32:03 -0400

Sunday, October 19, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Lessons Learned So Far?
As I am writing this, the most calamitous week in history hit the financial markets of the world. Let's look at some valuable and basic lessons we can take from the current situation.Click here to read the full article.

Sarah Palin And Teenage Pregnancy
One of the personal sides of Sarah Palin as a VP candidate is that her teenage daughter, Bristol, is pregnant. This very personal and delicate issue raises several important concerns, which I would like to discuss in this Perspective.Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: Special Book Offers by James P. Eckman

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:32:03 -0400

Biblical Ethics
Choosing Right in a World Gone Wrong

Exploring Church History

The Truth About World Views

If you would like more information on ordering these books, please click the order button below to email Issues In Perspective.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Stat Attack

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

Shopping with a statistician who works out what we're buying and how prices are changing over the years.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Landfill Mining

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

After stuffing all our rubbish into landfills for years, mining these old tombs of waste could be the way forward.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Free Feed

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

We go foraging for free food. Onion weed fritter with fennel and puha anyone?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Food Fight

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

Hummus wars in the Middle East. Israel and Lebanon are squabbling over who invented this and other delicacies.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

Claims that New Zealanders are heavily involved in the world's email spamming industry and reaction to Telecom's 3G upgrade.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Doggy DNA

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

From giant Great Danes to tiny Chihuahuas, dogs are one of the few animal species with vastly differing sizes. But why?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Dog Tucker

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:06 -0400

With all those dog rolls, tins and biscuits in the shops how can you be sure that your pooch is enjoying a good diet?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Good Guide

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

The website rating more than 60,000 products on how safe, healthy and green they are.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

The latest proposed European laws to make all electronics manufacturers put replaceable batteries in their products.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Sporting Life

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

Why golf balls have dimples. Also do sex bans before competition help or hinder sporting performance?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Loaded Lyrics

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

Product placement's been going on in films and TV shows for ages. Now people are paying to get brand names mentioned in songs.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: On Your Bike

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

In Oakland, customised, pimped-out bicycles called"scraper bikes"are the latest craze.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Fishy Business

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

Catch numbers and trout sizes are down at Lake Taupo, an area which sells itself as the trout-fishing capital of the world.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Pesto

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:11 -0400

We meet a guy who grows basil in Fiji, flies it here, then grinds it up to make 4 tonnes of pesto every week.

Issues In Perspective: Financial Realities And Fear

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:56:22 -0400

Saturday, October 11, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman In this Perspective, I hope to place the current economic crisis first in historical perspective and then in biblical perspective. Click here to read the full article.

International Law And The Next President
The next president may have the opportunity to shape the future Supreme Court and how those justices view international law is one of the most critical legal issues facing the Court. Click here to read the full article.

Haj Amin-Al-Husseini: Arafat And Bin Laden’s Predecessor
The origins of the great terror the world faces today rest with one of the most monstrous leaders of World War II�'the Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini. Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: The Current Financial Crisis

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:40:10 -0400

Saturday, October 4, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman The current financial crisis is both baffling and frightening. In this edition of Issues in Perspective, I want to focus entirely on this crisis.Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Reality Bites

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:40:22 -0400

The world's first reality TV school's just opened in New York.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bitter Lemon

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:40:22 -0400

The lemon has to be the most versatile fruit in the fruit-bowl.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Traffic Jam

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:40:22 -0400

Tom Vanderbilt's been studying the way we drive and what it says about us.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: New Inventions

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:40:22 -0400

More weird and wonderful inventions. Graffiti detectors, the footstep reader and a new lie detector.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Matchbox Cars

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:40:21 -0400

The history of the sturdy die-cast models that featured in many a post-war childhood.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Cartoon Caper

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:40:21 -0400

A Japanese cartoon character's proving more influential than real living, breathing wine critics.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Slimming Stripes?

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

Look 6 percent smaller without diets or exercise. Just wear a few stripes. But do you go vertical or horizontal?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

Bill Thompson on Google's new cellphone, Sony's music service for mobiles and a town in Russia has fun with Google Maps.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Big Meals

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

We're off to the world's biggest restaurant in Syria with space for 6000 people in one sitting.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Scamorama

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

Eve Edelson's studied the very organised business of email scams. It's not just a few random guys in a Nigerian internet cafe!

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Fertiliser Fees

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

Fertiliser prices have gone up more than oil or any other commodity in the past 18 months. But why?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Desexing Dogs

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

We head to the vets to see what's involved in getting your dog neutered.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Beer Genetics

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:12:07 -0400

Scientists have been DNA-testing lager to find out what yeasts are involved and where they come from.

Issues In Perspective: Stem Cell Advancement: Adult Not Embryonic

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:04:16 -0400

Saturday, September 20, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Western civilization, if it is to survive, must restore a deep-seated commitment to a marriage culture. It begins with two fundamental propositions.Click here to read the full article.

Rebuilding A Marriage Culture
Western civilization, if it is to survive, must restore a deep-seated commitment to a marriage culture. It begins with two fundamental propositions. Click here to read the full article.

Debt And America's Future
There is and has been a deficit at the national government level: Politicians of both parties prefer spending to taxing. Will this ever change? Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: The Financial Crisis In America

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:04:16 -0400

Saturday, September 27, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman I would like to put the financial crisis we are experiencing in the US in historical perspective, give an overview, and close with some thoughts about how American capitalism will be fundamentally changed by it. Click here to read the full article.

Atheism And Irrational Silliness
GK Chesterton once wrote that "It's the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense, and can't see things as they are." A recent Gallup study for Baylor validates that very point. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Drive time

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:40:15 -0400

How to protect the personal info on your hard drive when you get rid of your old computer.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Skyscrapers

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:40:15 -0400

High-rise buildings wouldn't have got off the ground if it wasn't for inventions like concrete and elevators.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Biltong

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:40:15 -0400

Air-drying meat South African style.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Dolly Mixture

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:40:15 -0400

We meet some collectors, doll-makers and judges at a doll show, and the history of the Cabbage Patch Kids.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Porky Profits

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:40:15 -0400

Foreign investors are buying up hundreds of pig farms in China, and the Christmas tree maker that's taking on Hollywood.

Issues In Perspective: The next president and a new cold war?

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:04:29 -0400

Saturday, September 13, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Whoever wins the presidency this November will face a completely different world. There are some tentative signs that Russia and China are beginning a level of cooperation that could signify a new Cold War. Let’s think about this together.Click here to read the full article.

Paternalism In Education
In a recent essay, columnist George Will provides a perfect example of how paternalism in education can actually be a positive development. Let me explain. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Computer recycling

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:04:15 -0400

How to get rid of those old computers and screens sitting around at home.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Jumbo hostel

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:04:15 -0400

The Swedish man who's turning an old Jumbo jet into a hotel.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: New York times

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:04:15 -0400

Two American schoolgirls have been DNA-testing the sushi in New York restaurants. There's something fishy going on!

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Google Box

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:04:15 -0400

It's indexed the world now it's shooting for the stars...Google's getting into the satellite business.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: New inventions

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:04:15 -0400

Justin Mullins of New Scientist on exo-skeletons for senior citizens, face-lift cream, exercising in bed and baldness.

NACOcast: Classical music podcast with Chris Millard: NACOcast - 13.09.2008 - Figuring Out Figaro

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:48:04 -0400

In this episode, Christopher speaks with Opera Lyra Ottawa's Artistic Director Tyrone Paterson, Conductor Christoph Campestrini and mezzo-soprano Marion Newman about the new production of Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro. The conversation focuses on the personalities of each of the principal characters, their place in the social strata of their time and how Mozart's music so brilliantly captures their individual human experience.

Issues In Perspective: Rick Warren And The New Evangelicalism

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:28:06 -0400

Saturday, September 6, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman In this Perspective, I would like to use Rick Warren and his Saddleback Church in California as a symbol of current evangelicalism and speculate on where it is headed. Click here to read the full article.

The Ethics Of Geoengineering
The saying that what was once unthinkable, becomes debatable and gradually becomes acceptable can now appropriately be applied to a relatively new field of science�'Geoengineering: Technologies that have the potential to change the planet. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: What a Corker

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:40:05 -0400

We're at a re-corking clinic checking out if vintage reds have turned to vinegar.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:40:05 -0400

We play around with Chrome, Google's new internet browser, and TelstraClear's move into the mobile phone market.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Catch Your Weka

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:40:05 -0400

David Veart's been studying 150 years of the country's recipes and cookbooks. So what can they tell us about our changing ways?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: The Carrot

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:40:05 -0400

The vegetable the Dutch turned orange and which almost certainly led to the fall of Troy (maybe).

Issues In Perspective: Broadcast for Saturday, September 6, 2008

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:15 -0400

Saturday, September 6, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman

Issues In Perspective: Labor Day: A Biblical Ethic Of Work

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:28:09 -0400

Saturday, August 30, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Some people hate to do it. Some love to do it. Some go to great lengths to avoid doing it. Some do it too much. While there are many different attitudes toward it, one thing remains constant: Work must be done. Click here to read the full article.

Al Qaeda In Pakistan
When the United States defeated al Qaeda in Afghanistan in 2001-2002, the al Qaeda leaders fled to the tribal, border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan. That region has now become the vital center of al Qaeda operations. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Chili Out

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:12:04 -0400

Dr Paul Bosland's the director of New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Busy Signal

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:12:04 -0400

Using mobile phone signals to show you where's busy and where's not. Plus technology news with Bill Thompson.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Leader of the Pack

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:12:04 -0400

We meet a canine behaviour specialist and a few mischievous mutts.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Dot NZ

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:12:04 -0400

Keith Newman's written the definitive history of the internet in New Zealand.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Spanish Switch-Off

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:12:04 -0400

The Spanish government's pulling out all the stops to reduce energy use.

Issues In Perspective: Russia, Georgia and The US: A New Cold War?

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:28:19 -0400

Saturday, August 23, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Russia’s military action in the small nation of Georgia has raised the specter of a renewed Cold War between the US and Russia. What does all this mean? Click here to read the full article.

The Fall Of John Edwards
The story is not new: A good-looking charismatic leader has an adulterous affair with an attractive woman. After months of denial, John Edwards finally admitted to his adulterous affair. There are two especially repugnant dimensions to this affair. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Japan News

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:40:13 -0400

The Japanese are drinking less sake and tuna fish are getting acupuncture to make them taste better.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Dirty Movies

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:40:13 -0400

Tape mould could be growing on your prized family videos. So what can you do about it?

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Sun Spots

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:40:13 -0400

How to get energy out of hot asphalt pavements and car parking spaces.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:40:13 -0400

Peter Griffin on Google's new operating system, new iPhone pricing, and the launch of the latest on-line game, SPORE.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Going For Gold

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:40:13 -0400

Why Olympic gold medals in Beijing are worth three times what they were in Athens.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Etch-a-Sketch

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:40:13 -0400

The drawing toy invented by a French mechanic that's been called the world's first laptop.

Issues In Perspective: Remembering Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:12:41 -0400

Saturday, August 16, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Alexander Solzhenitsyn as a literary figure, perhaps more than anyone else, helped bring down the Soviet Union. Let's think about this great man who died recently at the age of 89. Click here to read the full article.

The Rise Of A Unified Mediterranean World?
France's Sarkozy dreams of a united Mediterranean world. But the dangers and challenges remain most formidable. Will this ever take place? Click here to read the full article.

A Forgotten Bush Legacy
George W. Bush's unpopular presidency will no doubt be viewed by historians differently -- at least in certain areas. Let's review those areas. Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: Broadcast for Saturday, August 16, 2008

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:56:05 -0400

Saturday, August 16, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Taste Drive

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

The miracle fruit's the psychedelic for the taste buds that turns sour things sweet.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Qat Call

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

The amphetamine-like stimulant's a big part of Yemeni social life.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Run for your life

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

New research shows that running regularly halves your chances of dying prematurely.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Blowing Bubbles

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

Nowadays champagne's a treat but for a long time bubbly wine was a no-no.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Getting Snippy

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

On the rounds with a professional scissor sharpener.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and bytes

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

Technology correspondent Bill Thompson on that scourge of the modern age- the computer password!

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Taking a Leek

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:11 -0400

The emblem of Welshness that warriors used to wear into battle.

Issues In Perspective: Postmodernism And Natural Theology

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:32:03 -0400

Saturday, August 9, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman As we understand our Postmodern times, we can more effectively represent the Lord Jesus to this culture. Let us look at this issue in light of these cultural changes. Click here to read the full article.

Humanae Vitae At 40 Years
Pope Paul VI issued his now famous papal encyclical, Humanae Vitae, 40 years ago. On this anniversary, allow me to summarize a Christian ethic of life as it relates to the fetus.Click here to read the full article.

The Battle Of Tours, 732 Ad
The Battle of Tours (Poitiers) was a watershed in human history. Let us look at five major consequences if all of Europe had fallen to Islam. Click here to read the full article.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: The H-End

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:40:05 -0400

What should you do when your hens stop laying? How to phase out"non-productive units".

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Juicy Fruits

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:40:05 -0400

Fruit hunter Adam Gollner's spent 10 years tracking down and tasting the world's most exotic fruits.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Well-Dying

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:40:05 -0400

50,000 people have paid to go to their own funerals in Korea. It's meant to make you value your life more.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Bits and Bytes

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:40:05 -0400

Our technology correspondent Peter Griffin's in to chat about Google Street View.

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Offbeat Olympics

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:40:05 -0400

Nicholas Hobbes answers some Olympics-related sporting conundrums. Like can one swimming pool really be quicker than any other?

Issues In Perspective: Human Rights And Animals

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:04:07 -0400

Saturday, July 26, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman Last month the environment committee of the Spanish Parliament voted to grant limited rights to the great apes. Given the way the Postmodern world looks at animal rights and the treatment of animals, how should we think about this as Christians? Click here to read the full article.

The Matter Of National Priorities
The US needs decisive, visionary leadership; leaders who do not preach just change, but governmental leaders that honor private property and individual initiative. We need a strategic plan that sets measurable goals to rebuild this nation’s infrastructure.Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: Marriage, The Gay Agenda And California

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:04:07 -0400

Saturday, August 2, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman The evidence is in: Biblically-centered marriages and families are in decline and the effects are monumental. Let us look at this issue in light of these cultural changes. Click here to read the full article.

The Shifting Balance Of Power In The Middle East
Consider from God’s perspective, how what occurs in the Middle East affects virtually every other region of the planet. Click here to read the full article.

1809: Who Was Born In That Year?
Recently, Newsweek magazine ran an article asking the question, “Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?” Let’s look at these 2 men, both born on 12 February 1809. Click here to read the full article.

Issues In Perspective: Broadcast for Saturday, August 2, 2008

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:52:06 -0400

Saturday, August 2, 2008 Host: Dr. James Eckman

Radio NZ - This Way Up with Simon Morton: Code Cracking