Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks with a look at the funny stories of the week, including the Spanish man who has broken the world record for the fastest backward 100 meters in heels. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sports commentator Sam Ackerman Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor of Slowboat records plays tracks from Suede's new album, a debut album from Dunedin indie band Pearly, and a greatest hits collection from Billy Joel is issued on vinyl. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Chris talks about a local kaumatua who wants the river dredged so he can paddle a waka he built for the last time, the Esk Valley is being choked by dust and a call for a week-long Negroni Festival. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elizabeth Heritage reviews Ara by Dr Hinemoa Elder, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Lauren Hutchinson recalls the story of when Downton Abbey came to her Palmerston North school's assembly. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Chloe Adams on her debut novel and the incredible family story that inspired it. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham reports from the Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Auckland University biomedical engineering experts are working to develop 3-D printed bone supports and orthotics that are individually fitted and can support varying medical needs.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.New Zealand's Infrastructure Commission has looked back over 150 years of public construction to remind people how old some of our buildings and roads actually are.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Minister of Conservation on his proposals that would change the way decisons are made about national parks and conservation land. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and television reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about American mockumentary The Paper (TVNZ+), which follows in the tradition of The Office. Highest 2 Lowest (Apple +)is a crime… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Cooking and baking with children is a great idea - even if its makes a helluva mess, according to early childhood education research specialist Dr Vicki Hargraves.  Read more Audio

11:15 AM.The Christ Church Cathedral could be reopened in five years under a new, cheaper restoration plan, halving a massive funding shortfall. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at a new study into what happened when radiologists came to rely on AI to interpret endoscopy results. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Ché talks to Kathryn about funding for Southland's space company, a row over taking gemstones from a local beach and a petition to re-extend the whitebaiting season in Southland Ché Baker is the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Leah McFall reviews Olveston: Portrait of a Home by Jane Ussher and John Walsh Read more Audio

10:05 AM.What draws someone to fight for a country that's not their own, unsanctioned by their government ... sometimes, never having held a gun before? Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Prince Harry is meeting King Charles for the first time in over a year and Banksy's been scrubbed from a London court building. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The Winter Olympics are just months away in Italy, and New Zealand snow sports athletes are hoping a new 2.3 million dollar dry slope in the Cardrona Valley will be a game changer for some.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Researchers at the Liggins Institute at Auckland University believe a capsule of healthy gut bugs could change the future of obesity treatment.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The tax department has ramped up efforts to crack down overseas student loan debtors - with more than a billion dollars owed by people that IRD has no contact information for.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Ximena Nelson joins Kathryn to talk about two studies that give us some insights into bumblebee and spider behaviour.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Kathryn talks with Christchurch podiatrist Simon Wheeler about toes and how to take care of them.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at a capella singing traditions around the world.  Read more Audio