Kia ora from Fresh FM. Following are just some of the programmes you'll discover in the coming week...

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SATURDAY JULY 31

NEW DIMENSIONS WITH CATRIONA MacGREGOR... 3.00-4.00pm. I want to direct you to this particular interview because there is a New Zealand connection. Catriona MacGregor provides Nature Quests in three parts of the world, Northern California, Scotland, Abel Tasman, New Zealand! Catriona MacGregor is an authority on environmental trends, and for more than 20 years led and supported environmental initiatives around the globe. She is founder of Awen Grove, dedicated to helping people reconnect with the inspiration, wisdom, and beauty of nature. She is a contributor to Healing the Heart of the World. Harnessing the Power of Intention to Change Your Life and Your Planet (Elite Books 2005) and author of Partnering with Nature. The Wild Path to Reconnecting with the Earth (Atria 2010). To learn more about the work of Catriona MacGregor go to NaturalPathfinder.com.

SUNDAY AUGUST 1

FRESH FEATURE WITH MALCOLM GLADWELL... 4.10pm. Occasionally on Fresh Feature, we move away from a local recording of a keynote speaker and bring you a live recording of a guest speaker from somewhere else in the world. This week we bring you a TED talk. TED is an acronym for Technology – Entertainment – Design and is a non-profit organisation devoted to ‘ideas worth spreading’. One of their guest speakers was Malcolm Gladwell, a writer for the New Yorker Magazine and author of three best selling non-fiction books, Blink, Outliers and Tipping Point. In this TED talk, Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce and the nature of choice and happiness.

MONDAY AUGUST 2

FRESH START WITH MIKE WILLIAMS... 7.00-9.00am. Labour List MP Maryan Street talks with Mike about the ‘Week in Politics’; Elly Cave from the Nelson Film Society discusses Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart’s first film together; Transport and Road Safety Co-ordinator for the NCC Margaret Parfitt has a lot to say about the National government’s proposed changes to legislation for young drivers and drink-driving standards; and Lorraine MacIntosh sends through an audio postcard from Valencia, Spain... bullfighting is definitely on the agenda.

THE TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL LOWDOWN WITH BOB IRVINE... 11.40am. Bob talks with TDC Planner Sonya Leusink-Sladen about low impact design and sub-divisions.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

LUNCHTIME MUSIC SPECIALTY SHOWS... 12.00-1.00pm

Monday – ALL SONGS CONSIDERED WITH THE BEST OF 2010 SO FAR..

Tuesday – NYC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by Alan Gilbert

Wednesday – APPLAUSE. THE PRETENDERS LIVE IN LONDON (details see Saturday August 8)

Thursday – ORGANIC WORLD with Nomad I

Friday – THE GECKO FILM HOUR with David Wilson-Howarth

FRESH FEATURE... 6.10pm (see Sunday Aug. 1 for details)

TUESDAY AUGUST 3

FRESH START WITH MATT LAWREY... 7.00-9.00am. Matt’s guests include journalist Michael Field who has spent over 30 years reporting on the Pacific and now has a new book out called Swimming With Sharks; first term Nelson City Councillor Ali Boswijk shares her thoughts on life as a local government politician and discusses what sort of person she thinks should consider standing at the upcoming election; after a mix up last week, Nelson muso William McLetchie pops into the studio to show off his didgeridoo skills; and Stella Chrysostomou from Page and Blackmore Booksellers talks books.

BACK FOR MORE! ART TALK WITH GRANT KNOWLES... 10.40am. With support from Golden Bay Arts, Grant meets up with Golden Bay Arts worker, Beck Brumwell and reviews the GB arts calendar.

HEALTH VIEWS WITH JANET ZRINYI... 11.40am. At deadline Tuesday’s show was not etched in stone, but Janet hopes to discuss ways to manage stress with babies in light of the suspicious death of another infant in New Zealand, and she hopes to speak with a Golden Bay resident who attended the July 30 Violence Free ‘Walking Our Streets – Let’s Make it OK’ conference.

FREE RANGE DOGS WITH SAM GENTRY... 5.40pm. Sam introduces us to Christchurch-based animal communicator Fay Rogers.

NEW DIMENSIONS WITH CATRIONA MacGREGOR... 10.00-11.00pm (see Saturday July 31 for details)

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4

FRESH FM AROUND THE WORLD... 11.10am. From the Canadian programme ‘Politics of Culture’ a discussion on Islamist feminism with Isabelle Coleman, author of Paradise Beneath Her Feet; How Women are Transforming the Middle East.

THURSDAY AUGUST 5

FRESH START THURSDAY WITH DAVE FINLAY, SEAN BARKER AND FENTON RUSSELL... 7.00-9.00am. A morning of themed music, fun chats, local characters and always a surprise or two.

FREE RANGE DOGS WITH SAM GENTRY... 11.40am (see Tuesday for details)

BACK FOR MORE! ART TALK WITH GRANT KNOWLES... 4.40pm (see Tuesday for details)

FRIDAY AUGUST 6

FRESH START FRIDAY WITH PADDY BRENNAN AND MIK SYMMONS... 7.00-9.00am. We meet Michelle Riley, the newly appointed Federated Farmers Dairy National Executive, who discusses how local farmers support a ‘Clean, Green New Zealand’; DOC’s John Wotherspoon talks about the upgrade of the Nelson Lakes Visitor Centre; and Claire Webster, the TDC's enviro-educator, unveils a few of the EcoFest activities.

HEALTH VIEWS WITH JANET ZRINYI... 1.40pm (see Tuesday for details)

FRESH FEATURE... 3.10pm (see Sunday Aug. 1 for details)

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GOLDEN BAY WITH VICTORIA DAVIS... 4.00-5.00pm. Victoria gets together with GB residents to discuss local issues and covers national and international topic making the news, and provides a musical backdrop for starting the weekend.

SATURDAY AUGUST 7

APPLAUSE... 7.00pm. The Pretenders Live in London is a 70+ minute CD with a concert DVD by Pierre and Francois Lamoureux, available at Everyman Records on Hardy Street. The intention of this live recording was to capture a rock concert without artifice or distraction – an honest reproduction of a moment in time.

SUNDAY AUGUST 8

FRESH FM AROUND THE WORLD... 1.10pm (see Wednesday for details)

OUR KIND OF MUSIC WITH JIM CHAMBERS... 2.00-3.00pm. Love Broadway musicals? If yes, then you’ll love the stories and music from this long-time musical theatre aficionado.

APPLAUSE... 3.00pm (see Saturday Aug 7 for details)

Jo Ann Firestone

Programme Director