Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:33 AM.Basketball - ANBL final; league - Warriors vs South Sydney; rugby - Highlanders vs Blues; and cricket - John Parker's captains report. Audio

11:06 AM.The Strokes, Lee Hazlewood, and The Bads. Audio

10:36 AM.'Mysterious Traveller' by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham, illustrated by PJ Lynch, published by Walker Books; and 'The Matchbox Diary' by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, published by… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Dr Shereen El Feki, author of 'Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World'. Audio

9:49 AM.The Bougainville Library project and global warming effects in the Pacific. Audio

9:23 AM.Jerome Partington, the lead architect of the new Tuhoe tribal headquarters which has been designed to have no environmental impact and follows the strict sustainable building certification rules under… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dr John McCauley is the director of the World Health Organization's Influenza Centre based at the National Institute for Medical Research in London. Audio

11:48 AM.Reviews Top of the Lake and looks at why so many film directors have taken their skills to TV. Audio

11:35 AM.In his new book Extending Your Use-by Date, Dr Darryl Dymock, a researcher with Queensland's Griffith University, has examined why continuing to work later in life can be good for your health and your… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.The top NZ web based businesses, and can Tiwai point be replaced with a server farm? Audio

10:41 AM.Written by Betty Riegel, published by Simon & Schuster, reviewed by Elisabeth Easther. Audio

10:07 AM.Our feature guest has witnessed some of the worst atrocities of modern times and was tasked by the US government with pursuing those responsible for modern-day war-crimes through systems of… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Living on 53 pounds a week; 'Mockney' accent; Labour's position on cuts; Boris and Pippa's table tennis match; Heavy snowfall. Audio

9:35 AM.Something anyone who's ever held a white collar job has had to deal with - a wide range of personalities in the office environment. Oliver James is a psychologist and broadcaster who has written about… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The planned tough new laws to protect people from cyber bullying and harassment , which include giving the District Court new powers. Audio

11:47 AM.A brave new hang of the national museum's permanent collection; promises for the future; and a new online venture. Audio

11:32 AM.Wellington barrister, Robert Lithgow looks at the big picture of all the activity in the Criminal Justice Sector in the last few years. Audio

11:07 AM.Artist of the Week - The Strokes. Audio

10:38 AM.Written by Mohsin Hamid, reviewed by Paul Diamond and published by Hamish Hamilton / Penguin Books. Audio

10:08 AM.Professor Nina Jablonski - Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University has written a book investigating the social history of skin colour from pre-history to the… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Continued speculation on arrest of Australian entertainer arrested in U.K. Audio

9:30 AM.North Korea expert, Daniel Pinkston is based in Seoul with the International Crisis Group think tank. Audio

9:08 AM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on her fears environmental protection will be eroded under proposed changes to the RMA - with too much focus on economic development. Audio

11:45 AM.The Vote on TV3, and why the 82 year old Australian entertainer who has been arrested has not been named. Audio

11:32 AM.Lauraine Jacobs has recipes for Citrusy Duck Stew, and Fennel Puree. Audio