Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:36 AM.Written by Koethi Zan, reviewed by Phil Vine, and published by Harvill Secker, RRP $29.99. Audio

10:10 AM.Best-selling American author Matthew Quick is probably best known for his book The Silver Linings Playbook, which was made into a critically acclaimed film. His books deal frankly and humorously with… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The Guardian's Jon Dennis reports on the recent political donations controversy, and the pressure on the Labour Party leadership following disappointing poll results and economic data. Audio

9:34 AM.Three-hundred tons of highly radioactive water is pouring into the Pacific Ocean every day from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Dr David Krofcheck is a senior lecturer at the Department… Read more Audio

9:11 AM.Dozens of people have died as security forces continue their crackdown on supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. We speak with Cairo based journalist and author Max Rodenbeck, who has… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Discusses potent carcinogens lurking within certain traditional Chinese remedies. Audio

11:36 AM.Discusses changes to in-court media coverage. Audio

11:20 AM.English singer-songwriter Laura Marling released her first album while still a teenager. Endowed with a husky voice and a gift for building quirky, hooky folk songs (characteristics that found her… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Dan Smith, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and published by Orion, RRP $37.99. Audio

10:05 AM.Bruce Plested started Mainfreight with just over $7000 and one truck 35 years ago. The NZX-listed company is now a global logistics business with more than 5,500 staff in 18 countries. Audio

9:50 AM.Chief Political Correspondent for SBS reports on the latest events from the Federal election campaign trail, and fresh doping allegations within the Australian Football League. Audio

9:35 AM.Bill Keith, an Auckland audiologist with Sound Skills, specialising in Auditory Processing Disorder; Sue Woods, an Auckland mother whose son with APD has been declined funding by the Education… Read more Audio

9:11 AM.Social Development Minister Paula Bennett defends the Government's proposed changes which include allowing the courts to impose greater restrictions on convicted child offenders, as well as adults who… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Paywalls, newspaper circulation figures and changes at News Ltd. Audio

11:32 AM.Aucklander Peter Taylor has been blogging for years about his life and his two terminal conditions, HIV and the Leishmaniasis. Peter was previously interviewed on Nine to Noon in 2007 - now he's had… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Recent government economic policy announcements. Audio

11:07 AM.Back to our earlier story now - We spoke to Gerard Direen, the principal of Linwood Ave primary school in Christchurch who says Child Youth and Family is failing vulnerable children in the city -… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Michael Robotham, reviewed by Harry Broad and Published by Little. Audio

10:11 AM.In 1999, David Elliot found a dinosaur bone on his farm in Western Queensland - the bone of a gigantic 95 million year old sauropod. That finding led to more dinosaur bones being discovered - and the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.President Obama makes small reforms on U.S. surveillance policy. Audio

9:28 AM.Professor Ingrid Winship is the Inaugural Chair of Adult Clinical Genetics at the University of Melbourne. Audio

9:08 AM.Linwood Avenue Primary School principal Gerard Direen says Child Youth and Family is failing vulnerable children - and that one of his pupils has been through 9 foster homes in 3 weeks. (For CYF… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Is improving bus services the answer to city transport problems? Audio

11:30 AM.Christina Bartlett is a young NZ food blogger based in Canada's North Western territories, where she runs the Soma Cafe in Norman Wells. Audio

11:10 AM.Discuss the government's recent housing announcements and changes to Kiwisaver, the multiple inquiries into the Fonterra food safety scandal, and the government backdown over proposed changes to… Read more Audio