Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:51 AM.Fairfax correspondent talks about record temperatures in Australia, the introduction of new sentences and licensing laws in an attempt to curb attacks of alcohol fueled violence. Audio

9:36 AM.With Joshua Landis - The Director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at Oklahoma University. Audio

9:08 AM.With Phil Bagshaw, specialist surgeon and founder of Canterbury Charity Hospital; Roger Styles, executive director of the Health Funds Association of New Zealand; and Tony Ryall, Minister of Health. Audio

11:44 AM.Gavin discusses articles that caught his attention over the holidays and has shares some predictions about what we might see happening on the media landscape this year. Audio

11:31 AM.Utrecht University psychology doctoral candidate Eddie Brummelman and his colleagues have run the first empirical studies of inflated praise, with some sobering results. They found inflated praise… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.Rod discusses what the next few years hold for the economy and business confidence being at a 20 year high. Audio

10:40 AM.Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen, (Viking Penguin) - rock memoir. On Warne by Gideon Haigh (Penguin) - cricket. Who is Ozymandias?: And Other Puzzles in Poetry by John Fuller (Chatto & Windus) -… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Marlborough-based Peter Wells is an award winning taxidermist who has a passion for preserving rare wildlife. He does a lot of work for the Department of Conservation, and some of the birds he mounts… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Michelle Obama's birthday and new rules on spying. Audio

9:41 AM.Greg Green is the Principal of Clintondale High School in Michigan, which has turned the traditional school model on its head. Now, teachers record their lessons online for students to watch outside… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.With Bill Rosenberg - CTU economist, Nick Tuffley - ASB chief economist. Audio

9:15 AM.Mark Rosanowski is a Greyhound race commentator for Trackside. He was calling a greyhound race in Palmerston North yesterday afternoon when the Eketahuna quake struck. Audio

9:09 AM.With Kevin Tunnell - Wairarapa Civil Defence controller. Audio

11:49 AM.What will 2014 bring? Smart TVs, Wearables and driverless cars. Audio

11:33 AM.Cathy Duffield is passionate about fresh produce and vegetarian fare. She lives in Waipu in Northland and writes a magazine cooking column for "Vegetarian Living New Zealand". .. and she has a recipe… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Labor and National are polling very similar numbers. Mike and Mathew look at the year ahead in politics. Audio

10:41 AM.Carole Beu reviews - Life After Life - Kate Atkinson May We Be Forgiven - A M Homes Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Last Days of the National Costume - Anne Kennedy The Hired Man - Aminatta… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Ursula Martinez is a London based writer and performer who's bringing her controversial cabaret show - "My Stories Your Emails" to the New Zealand Festival next month. Identity, relationships… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.The European elections this year, the first in five years, are held in May. Audio

9:29 AM.With Brendan Winitana, Sustainable Energy Association NZ chair (SEANZ); Guy Waipara, Meridian's External Relations General Manager; and Gareth Williams, Vector manager of Strategic Solutions. Audio

9:09 AM.With Mayor of Auckland - Len Brown. Audio

11:57 AM.Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene perform 'Silent Night' live in the Nine to Noon studio. Audio

11:48 AM.Outdoorsman Kennedy Warne, urbanist Tommy Honey and comedians Pinky Agnew and Te Radar look back on the year that was. Audio

11:45 AM.Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene perform 'O little town of Bethlehem' live in the Nine to Noon studio. Audio

11:36 AM.With Steven D'Souza, a CBC correspondent based in Toronto. Audio