Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.Featuring the songs 'Could It Ever Get Better' by the Eversons, 'My Girl Anymore' by Dictaphone Blues and 'Am I That Lonely Tonight?' by Justin Townes Earle. Audio

10:32 AM.Reviewing 'The Red Poppy' by David Hill, illustrated by Fifi Colston, published by Scholastic, 'Le Quesnoy' by Glynn Harper, illustrated by Jennifer Cooper, published by Penguin and 'When Empire… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Helen Brown's last book about the sudden death of her young son became a runaway success. She speaks to Kathryn about her new book 'After Cleo Came Jonah', on dealing with breast cancer and a daughter… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The South China Sea dispute and the strange new world of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un. Audio

9:36 AM.Was the Rena disaster an accident waiting to happen? John Julian is the author of 'Black Tide - The Story Behind the Rena Disaster', which looks at the cause and impact of the catastrophic… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Anne Jones, chief executive of ASH Australia (Action on Smoking and Health); and Jonathan Aumonier-Ward, senior associate at intellectual property firm AJ Park. Audio

11:47 AM.The contraction of the Weekend Herald, radio ratings and the Henry effect; the new look Wanganui Chronicle, and the Titanic anniversary coverage. Audio

11:30 AM.Clinical psychologist and parenting expert discusses kids and privacy. Audio

11:08 AM.New law affects cookie use in Britain, Google data-sniffing and the little boy lost who found his mother using Google Earth Audio

10:32 AM.Don Rood reviews 'Fighting Spirit: 75 Years of the RNZAF', by Margaret McClure. Published by Random House. Audio

10:08 AM.The fast-rising American mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has been acclaimed for opera roles, as soloist with orchestra as well as in song recitals. She's a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard school of… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Huge row over Budget's limitation of tax relief for charity-giving, hand-wringing over the Coalition losing the plot and Abu Qatada is arrested. Audio

9:32 AM.Cathrine Holland, Chief executive of Parentline in Hamilton. Katherine McPhillips, Clinical manager of Auckland Sexual Abuse Help. Audio

9:08 AM.Christopher Swift, a fellow at the University of Virginia's Centre for National Security Law. Audio

11:46 AM.In May 2011 a group of leading artists from the South Pacific region travelled on the HMNZS Otago to a place rarely explored - the Kermadec Islands. The artists were Niuean-born John Pule, painter… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Loan sharks and consumer law. Audio

11:07 AM.Austin, Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith has a new album out entitled Intersection. Audio

10:44 AM.Written by Fiona McIntosh, published by Michael Joseph, reviewed by Graham Beattie. Audio

10:10 AM.A New Zealander who's an Oscar-winning art director, Kim Sinclair has worked on Tintin, Avatar (for which he won an art direction Oscar in 2010), Castaway, Last Samurai, among others. He has trained… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The withdrawal of Australian soldiers from Afghanistan, the latest in Australian politics and ongoing debate over interest rates. Audio

9:35 AM.Murray Adlington, president of the 24th Battalion Association which is being disbanded on Saturday. The battalion was established in 1940 and its members fought in Greece, North Africa and Italy in… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Hundreds of Australian jobs have been shifted to New Zealand as companies try to avoid the impact of high wages, a soaring Australian dollar and more restrictive labour laws. Audio

11:50 AM.Mad Men and Fair Go. Audio

11:30 AM.A fixture in Auckland and New Zealand performance arts turns 21. Audio

11:06 AM.Taxes. Audio