Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:35 AM.WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson on the organisation's big year - helping whistleblower Edward Snowden, continuing to dodge charges for Julian Assange, and still making disclosures of secret… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Dr Peter Wilkinson, who quit his job at Brackenridge because of his serious concerns for patient and staff safety. Audio

9:08 AM.Former New Zealand representative on the ICC's anti-corruption panel, sports lawyer Tim Castle on the allegations of match-fixing against three Kiwi cricketers. Audio

11:51 AM.New releases Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, 20 Feet from Stardom and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Audio

11:25 AM.Psychiatry Professor, Gin Malhi, on his research into the minds of teenage girls and early signals of the development of depression. Audio

11:10 AM.Amazon's plan to deliver small packages by drone and 3D printers to print replacement body parts. Audio

10:39 AM.Written by David Crane, reviewed by Gyles Beckford and published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:10 AM.Marcus Chown is a science writer, journalist and broadcaster and the cosmology consultant for New Scientist magazine. He is the author of many popular science books and recipient of the 2011 Future… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.London Mayor Boris Johnson is in trouble again after saying that greed and envy are good, and the continuing scandal surrounding Nigella Lawson and her ex-husband Charles Saatchi. Audio

9:35 AM.Professor Glenda Anthony is Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Research in Mathematics Education at Massey University. She is developing a proactive enquiry-based approach to teaching and… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Principal of Linwood Avenue Primary School Gerard Direen; Director of the Canterbury Youth Development Programme Dr Mike Field; Chris Harvey, the Southern Regional Director for Child, Youth and… Read more Audio

11:54 AM.How the brain recognises faces. Audio

11:41 AM.The Privileges Committee has found it was unacceptable that the Henry Inquiry was handed private information, despite having no formal powers to demand it. Audio

11:33 AM.Political editor Brent Edwards has been at a media conference where Epsom MP John Banks announced he would not stand for re-election. The announcement came after a High Court judge ruled that Mr Banks… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.Former Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy is best known as the voice of pioneering goth band Bauhaus. Murphy is currently working on a new album, Lion, due out in February and co-produced by Killing Joke's… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Written by Margaret Leroy, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and published by Little, Brown. Audio

10:07 AM.From alphabets to zipcodes, the surprising story of our 26 letters. Language expert, Michael Rosen asks how we fixed upon our 26 letters, and what they mean. Audio

9:45 AM.Our Australian correspondent Bernard Keane of Crikey discusses issues surrounding the new government's approach to education funding. Audio

9:39 AM.Kirsten Patterson is Acting Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Kirsten's survey of members shows male Chartered Accountants with less than five years experience earn on average… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.President of the Post Primary Teachers Association Angela Roberts and Auckland University primary teacher education lecturer Fiona Ell join us to discuss New Zealand's recent poor results in an… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.A report by AUT on New Zealand news media. Audio

11:25 AM.Ann Beaglehole's new book explores the history of New Zealand's response to refugees arriving on our shores. Refuge New Zealand: A nation's response to refugees and asylum seekers is published by… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.What we're seeing here mirrors what's happening overseas - increasingly, very mainstream businesses in very conventional sectors are using sustainability as a powerful new managerial discipline to run… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by Ian Chapman and published by Penguin Classic. Audio

10:10 AM.Minnie Baragwanath is the chief executive and founder of the Be. Institute, a New Zealand based social change initiative that aims to make New Zealand the world leader in accessibility. Audio