Weekend Variety Wireless - Hour 2 - 27/05/18

Have we not moved away from the idea that Earth is flat? Mark Honeychurch joins Graeme Hill to talk the week in flat Earthers, the Loch Ness Monster and the 'Spirit Whisperer'. Flat Earthers are conspiracy theorists believing that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, is full of lies. A local New Zealand group was able to organise a conference to talk about their current theories and ideas in which national broadcaster TVNZ did a report. They call themselves Flat Mates. Mr Honeychurch and Graeme listen to clips of the conference and look into the groups religious crossover. Also, Also, the age old question - is something living in Scotland's Loch Ness? A bunch of scientists are headed out to take samples from the lake in the hope of extracting unrecognised DNA. Lastly, the Napier based psychic Craig Wright, otherwise known as the "Spirit Whisperer has just been convicted on two charges of indecent assault. Should spiritual mediums be policed by a professional association or does this legitimise the alternative practice? Listen to the full audio with Mark Honeychurch above. Also, Graeme Hill is joined by John Dybvig for Letter from America, to discuss the latest news from the United States. This week - hot dogs, NFL and politics. Americans eats 20 billion hot dogs a year. Graeme and Dyvbig discuss how they like their sausage. Im a killer. I get six at a time, Dyvbig says proudly. The NFL came out with a new policy saying it is compulsory to stand during the national anthem following the debacle over Colin Kaepernick kneeling in protest for those oppressed under the American flag. San Diego Zoo has opened an Australian enclosure. But the ceremony opened with Maori performing a Poi routine. Meanwhile, Robert Kennedy Jr - the son of former US President John F. Kennedy, wants the investigation reopened into his fathers assassin. And Dyvbig gets passionate and vocal about leads from the week in American politics. Warning: John does always try to contain himself, but there are a few swear-words used, so listen to this week's Letter from America at your own risk. Listen to the full audio with John Dybvig above. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone. RadioLIVE.