Nine To Noon for Thursday 8 October 2009

09:05 Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegao

His first major interview with New Zealand after the tsunami which devastated his country.

09:20 Prozac being used to increase brain flexibilty and ability to learn new things

Dr Ben Thompson, Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Auckland University - he's researching how the anti-depressant drug fluoxetine (Prozac) might assist adult brains to learn new things.

09:30 Titanic Awards

Travel writer Doug Lansky, creator of Titanic Awards website which celebrates the world's worst travel experiences. He became frustrated by inaccurate portrayals of holiday destinations written by travel writers on cruisy junkets - he shares the worst of airlines and hotels.

09:45 UK Correspondent Jon Denis

10:05 Women's Leadership

UK-based Dr Susan Vinnicombe, international governance and women's leadership expert.

10:30 Book Review with Carole Beu

Small Wars by Sadie Jones
Published by Chatto & Windus

10:45 Reading: 'Juggling with Mandarins' by V M Jones

(Part 9 of 10, RNZ)

Pip feels he is being called on to fulfil sporting ambitions his father can no longer achieve. He is also struggling with his changing feelings for the girl next door. As well as learning to juggle mandarins, he learns how to juggle new feelings and relationships, and to succeed in indoor rock climbing.

11:05 New Technology with Nat Torkington

Amazon releases Kindle for New Zealand! Not!; London Stock Exchange becomes a Software Company.

Links:
Kindle
London Stock Exchange
Bonus clip

11:30 Psychologist and parenting expert Nigel Latta

Lateral thinking for little people - some techniques and tricks to help kids think differently about the world.

11:45 Television review with Simon Wilson

The cliffhanger final of Outrageous Fortune, and Birdland, the improbable pairing of Jeremy Wells and NZ native birds.