Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:45 AM.Saints of the Shadow Bible written by Ian Rankin, published by Orion and reviewed as her best summer read by Gail Pittaway. Audio

10:10 AM.Canadian author and environmentalist Rick Smith is the co-author of Toxin Toxout. The book looks at how people can rid themselves of synthetic chemicals, including hormone-disrupting phthalates and… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Looking at what's happening in the Conservative Party this week. Audio

9:30 AM.James Houghton is Federated Farmers Waikato Provincial President. Audio

9:10 AM.The new trial to get sole parents and those with mental health issues off benefits and into work. Sharon Wilson-Davis is the CEO of the STRIVE Community Trust and member of the Government's welfare… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Lost and found - on the virtues of Geocaching and the road less travelled. Audio

11:28 AM.Winegrower Aubert de Villaine is co-owner and co-director of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Some of the world's most expensive wines are produced on its 4.5-acre vineyard in Burgundy. He's in New… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Mike and Matthew pick apart the first speeches given by party leaders this year. Audio

10:41 AM.Phil Vine has read 'Dance Dance Dance' by Huraki Murakami. Audio

10:07 AM.After living for 30 years in Motueka, New Zealand author Jillian Sullivan moved to Central Otago and built a straw bale house. Audio

9:44 AM.Chris Willman is a veteran American music journalist. He writes for Rolling Stone, New York magazine, the LA Times, Entertainment Weekly, and other publications. He is the author of the book Rednecks… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Melissa Baucus, a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Otago University, is gathering data on US Ponzi schemes in the last 10 years with the aim of helping future business people avoid bad decisions and… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Two years ago, Swanson Primary School in West Auckland became part of an AUT and Otago University study aimed at encouraging play and increasing physical activity. The children there are allowed to… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.With Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:35 AM.Cricket and tennis. Audio

11:10 AM.Featuring Bruce Springsteen, Warpaint and Connan Mockasin. Audio

10:40 AM.Stay Where You Are and Then Leave written by John Boyne, published by Doubleday; Wiiliam Shakespeare's Star Wars - Verily A New Hope written by Ian Doescher published by Quirk Books, reviewed by John… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.CEO of one of New Zealand's longest running and successful mentoring programmes - Big Buddy. Audio

9:50 AM.A Chinese citizen rights activist has gone on trial and Thailand's sustained political crisis. Audio

9:42 AM.A group of astronomers and physicists are unlocking the secrets of the French impressionist Claude Monet's paintings. Audio

9:28 AM.Is the educational reform policy backed up by international research? Audio

9:08 AM.The government announced new educational reforms yesterday. Will creating new roles for top teachers and school leaders be the catalyst for lifting student achievement? Audio

11:49 AM.The Dr Blake Mysteries, Keeping It Pure and Love/Hate. Audio

11:27 AM.Douglas Choong is a year 5/6 teacher from Mellons Bay School in Auckland. He was nominated by the parent of one of his pupils for the Warehouse Stationery's New Zealand's Most Inspiring Teacher… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Sarah examines the prospect of tech issues becoming a major election issue and Google's purchase of Nest. Audio