Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:40 AM.Written by Richard Davenport-Hines, published by Fourth Estate. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

10:07 AM.Since 1960, Auckland-based writer and journalist Garth Gilmour helped Arthur Lydiard write more than a dozen training manuals and jogging philosophies, which have been published in several languages… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.President Obama's $3.8 trillion budget proposal for the year. Audio

9:30 AM.The Government has discussed plans to trim the public sector by using technology to replace face-to-face contact. Kathryn spoke to professor of E-Government at Victoria University, Miriam Lips, and IT… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A Law Commission consulation paper released this morning suggests it may be time to give judges more of a key role in criminal trials, to ensure those trials are fairer and less confrontational for… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Housing innovation - new models of design and ownership. Audio

11:30 AM.Guest chef - Andrew Fearnside on baking and bread making. Our wine expert, John Hawkesby has the perfect wine to suit. Audio

11:06 AM.The Winston Peters and David Shearer dynamic. John Key's popularity levels, and is Labour after the Green vote? Audio

10:39 AM.Written by Elisabeth Badinter, reviewed by Siobhan Harvey and published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:06 AM.American businessman and blind adventurer. Mike May regained partial sight after 43 years of blindness thanks to pioneering stem cell surgery. He discusses his use of technology to help those with… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Hundreds die in freezing conditions. Austerity in Greece causes protest. Audio

9:33 AM.With Dr. Brad Novak - Auckland Regional Public Health Service and Arthur Anae - Auckland councillor. Audio

9:08 AM.With Yannis Zabetakis - Science professor in Athens who has been protesting against the austerity measures that Greece needs secure an EU/IMF bailout and avoid default. Kevin Featherstone - has been… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Irene Pink Audio

11:36 AM.The winners of the Halberg Awards; the Black Caps performance against Zimbabwe; and does Sonny Bill Williams deserve to be an NZ heavyweight boxing champion? Audio

11:06 AM.Sean McKenna profiles acts featuered on The Alan Lomax Collection, as well as Doug Jerebine, and Sharon Van Etten. Audio

10:38 AM.Featuring 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' by Jonathan Safran, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret' by Brian Selznick and 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins. Audio

10:10 AM.Dr Armstrong is the co-director of the Advanced Virtual And Technological Architectural Research (AVATAR) Group and a senior lecturer at the School of Architecture & Construction at The University of… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The reaction in Asia to the Russia and China veto at the UN on the Syria resolution. Audio

9:26 AM.Ian McCrae, Orion Health CEO; and Wayne Codyre, principal of Ross Intermediate in Palmerston North which has an IT focus. Audio

9:08 AM.An investigation has found the quake-hit CTV building fell short of standards. Andrew Cleland is the chief executive of the Institution of Professional Engineers, which has been given the report into… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.John Key's radio show; Waitangi Day coverage; The battle of the news websites. Audio

11:29 AM.How relationships change once kids come along. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.The value of Facebook, the decline of text messaging and free WiFi. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Simon Kerrick, published by Bantam, reviewed by Crystal Beavis. Audio