Nine To Noon Podcast Options

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

11:08 AM.Rio Tinto deal, privacy and government agencies, John Key's trip to China. Audio

10:39 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews 'Family Songbook' by John Newton, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:08 AM.Head of a new UN agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency, Adnan Amin, of Kenya, is an economist with more than 25 years working in international environment and sustainable development… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Reaction to North Korea's threats; Gun Control legislation is being rejigged; and America's immigration legislation may be overhauled. Audio

9:32 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Gerry Eckhoff, sheep and beef farmer in the high country near Roxburgh, Otago Regional councillor and a former ACT MP; Conor English, Federated Farmers chief executive; and… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Mayor of Invercargill Tim Shadbolt and Nine to Noon business and economic commentator Rod Oram talk about Rio Tinto walking away from negotiations with the Government over Tiwai Point aluminium… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.With James Elliot and Irene Pink. Audio

11:27 AM.Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson are Otago University experts who've been studying New Zealand Dolphins for more than 30 years - including identifying more than 100 individual animals. Audio

11:08 AM.Telecom's launch of UFB plans; connecting to UFB in schools; and teleworking. Audio

10:40 AM.'New Flags Flying' edited by Ian Johnstone and Michael Powles published by Huia. Audio

10:08 AM.Scottish poet, novelist and Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University, Jackie Kay. Audio

9:55 AM.The latest on UK politics. Audio

9:53 AM.Cricketer Jesse Ryder is in a serious condition in hospital. Audio

9:36 AM.Jack Heinemann, director of the University of Canterbury's Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety; and Paul Brent, Chief Scientist for Food Safety Australia New Zealand. Audio

9:08 AM.Gary Taylor, chair of the Environmental Defence Society; and Conservation Minister, Nick Smith. Audio

11:47 AM.The Hawaiian bobtail squid, which glows in the dark - what can these creatures teach us? Audio

11:35 AM.Employment law specialist Andrew Scott Howman discusses religion in the workplace. Audio