Shopping has it all - labour exploitation, weird science, ugly packaging - contemporary products reach us with all sorts of strings attached. This evening we present a guide to surviving 21st century shopping without your moral compass spinning too wildly. In fact, just relax and listen to that lovely supermarket muzak. In the golden aisles of The Night Air mall you can hear the sound of violins...
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The Night Air: listening for pleasure; an audio adventure in ideas, sounds and music remixed around a theme. It's a listening experience animated by dub versions of ABC Radio National's distinctive programming. Obliquely connected material is re-assembled with sonic glue, letting the listener's imagination build a new story. It's a space to find the music in speech and the poetry in ideas, a show that invites you to take time to unravel the usual media tangle.
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Folge vom 15.04.2012Shopping
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Folge vom 08.04.2012BrazilIt was the French leader Charles de Gaulle who infamously said, ‘Brazil is not a serious country’ - but we take it seriously (and not forgetting to break into a joyful samba from time to time).
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Folge vom 01.04.2012TropicalThis evening things get hot and languid in The Night Air as James Vyver takes you on a tour of the tropics.
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Folge vom 25.03.2012TreadOnce upon a time, stepping into this continent was one of those small steps for man. Especially when The Little Desert got stepped on—you could easily miss it even though it held numerous species of wildlife.