Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.The Bright Side of My Condition by Charlotte Randall, reviewed by Elisabeth Easther and published by Penguin. Audio

10:05 AM.Lisa Kaltenegger is the leader of a research group for extrasolar planet characterisation at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany and a lecturer at Harvard Astrophysics… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Fairfax correspondent Peter Munro speaks about the violence and unrest at the Australian detention facility on Manus Island in Papa New Guinea, and the recent tensions with Indonesia over spying. Audio

9:35 AM.Dr Gerlant van Berlaer is a prominent Brussels pediatrician who backs the new law, which would allow some very sick children to opt for euthanasia. Audio

9:05 AM.Prime Minister John Key on priorities for trying to get National a third term in office. An election year interview with Kathryn Ryan. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Shane Taurima resigns from TVNZ. Audio

11:41 AM.Brendon McCullum makes cricketing history. With Grant McCullum - Brendon McCullum's Uncle and Barry Guy - Radio New Zealand's senior sport journalist. Audio

11:28 AM.With Rhys Buckingham and Ron Nilsson. Audio

11:14 AM.The global economy. Audio

11:07 AM.With Martin Crowe - Former NZ cricket captain who famously dismissed for 299 against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve. Audio

10:39 AM.Written by Isabel Allende, reviewed by Harry Ricketts and published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:08 AM.Eric C. Schneider is a historian at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Smack: Heroin and the American City. His book is seen as a social history of urban heroin consumption in recent… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Winter storms across the country, Obama criticised over ambassador choices. Audio

9:34 AM.Are changes to the global jet stream causing prolonged weather patterns around the world - and what does this mean for the future? Steve Vavrus is senior scientist at the Centre for Climatic research… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.With nanaia mahuta - Senior Māori vice president of The Labour Party also MP for Hauraki-Waikato. Craig Foss - Minister of Broadcasting. Kim Muriwai - the Chair of Ngā Aho Whakaari (Māori Broadcasters… Read more Audio

11:52 AM.A skyscraper for Auckland. Audio

11:34 AM.Self-taught Christchurch baker Anna Worthington, who makes beautiful and indulgent cakes - to order and to sell at local markets. She brings recipes for orange, fennel & blueberry cake and a… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Recent visits of politicians to Kim Dotcom, political polls and the internet party. Revelations about a supermarket chain. The five-year passport, visa and passport cancellations. Audio

10:40 AM.Anne Else reviews 'The Road to Middlemarch' by Rebecca Mead, published by Text. Audio

10:10 AM.Simon Biggs is a professor of gerontology and social policy at the University of Melbourne. He is renowned for his research on topics ranging from age-friendly cities and workplaces to elder abuse and… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Policital changes in Italy. Belgium approving child euthanasia. Occupations and protests in the Ukraine. Audio

9:36 AM.Marty Black, Queenstown Harbourmaster and Mike Cahill, Spokesperson for Hibiscus Coast Boating Club. Audio

9:07 AM.Nutritional scientist at the University of Otago Lisa Te Morenga and public health physician Dr Simon Thornley are part of Fizz, a group of researchers and doctors who have come together to advocate… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.With Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:32 AM.Discusses Lydia Ko at the Halberg awards, the IPL auction and more. Audio