Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:42 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews 'The Illusion of Separateness' by Simon Van Booy, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:10 AM.Waikato businessman who founded Prolife Foods with his wife Kaye, in the mid 1980s. What began as a start up to sell a bulk supply of imported dried apricots has grown to be one of NZ's largest… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.Professor Gemmell from Otago University is heading a major new project to sequence and undestand the DNA of what's known as New Zealand's "living dinosaur" - the endangered tuatara. Audio

9:42 AM.Newly declassified military documents have revealed that nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll were far more deadly than has previously been admitted; and Fiji's original coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka is… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Associate Professor Sally Hansen, director of Massey University Institute of Education and Russell Yates deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education at Waikato University. Audio

9:08 AM.Moira Coatsworth, Labour Party president discusses proposed changes that would include stopping men seeking selection as candidates. Audio

11:50 AM.Graeme Tuckett reviews 'White Lies'; 'The Place Beyond The Pines'; and 'Man of Steel'. Audio

11:26 AM.Risk taking behaviour, decision making, sleep patterns, communicating with your teen, drugs and alcohol and the teenage brain, the impact of technology and social media. Audio

11:10 AM.Facebook reviews ads policy for controversial pages; Drones and Surveillance; and a Video Game Banned In Australia. Audio

10:38 AM.Rae McGregor reviews 'The Bookman's Tale: A Novel of Obsession' by Charlie Lovett, published by Text Publishing/United Book Distributors. Audio

10:10 AM.Philipp Meyer is an American author of two books. His debut novel American Rust set out to explore the decline of the middle class in the industrial northeast of the US. His latest novel 'The Son'… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Dame Ann comments on the overthrow of the Egyptian President; issues with British National Health Service; and Glastonbury is dominated by elderly rockers. Audio

9:24 AM.There are plans to restrict high loan-to-value ratio loans to dampen housing market. Bruce McLachlan, CEO of Co-operative Bank and former acting CEO of Westpac comments. Audio

9:10 AM.Egypt's armed forces have overthrown the elected president Mohammed Morsi and announced a political transition with the support of a wide range of political, religious and youth leaders. Audio

11:45 AM.Why chimps can't play baseball. Audio

11:30 AM.Criminal law and sentencing. Audio

11:10 AM.Sam Phillips started out as Christian singer Lesley Phillips but in the mid-80s she changed her name to Sam Phillips and began recording with her then-husband T Bone Burnett, who produced all of her… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.And the Mountains Echoed is written by Khaled Hosseini, published by Bloomsbury and reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:10 AM.Charley Pride is a superstar of country music - an improbable destiny given his humble beginnings as a sharecropper's son on a cotton farm in Mississippi. His unique journey to the top of the music… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.A precis of the recent change of Australian Prime Minister. Audio

9:40 AM.Criminologist and researcher Wayne Goodall has been looking into whether geographical location of sentencing impacts on the severity of sentence. Audio

9:25 AM.Kaitaki interislander ferry's close shave on the night of the storm last month. Tony Mowbray is the Kaitaki's bosun, and Mike Clark is from the Maritime Union which had about 30 of its members crewing… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Insurance Council says the loss of accrediation for the Christchurch City Council to grant building consents is a serious concern - and it's worried any consents issued will not be legally valid… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Swipe card surveillance, TV3's Bain evidence story. Audio

11:27 AM.Bill Sevesi is a stalwart of Auckland's music history, leading his band in packed dancehall gigs from the 1950s through to the 1970s. He continued playing and recording, and has just released a… Read more Audio