Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Virtual format wars. Audio

10:42 AM.Written by Pam Ayres, published by Ebury Press, reviewed by Anne Else. Audio

10:08 AM.Canadian ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker who spent more than three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer and went to Haiti to study folk preparations implicated in the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.UK debt crisis; Protests about globalism; GDP growth; Cricket betting scam; Use of internet porn. Audio

9:34 AM.November 19 will mark a year since the Pike River mine disaster and the impact on the West Coast community and the families of the 29 men killed continues. Audio

9:08 AM.Europe's leaders are in emergency talks with Greece's Prime Minister, George Papandreou, after his shock announcement to call a referendum on the bailout package put together last week. Audio

11:46 AM.Steven Joyce's road plans from an energy engineering perspective. Audio

11:33 AM.Grant talks about human rights legislation. Audio

11:10 AM.November marks the 30th birthday of iconic NZ label Flying Nun Records. Roger Shepherd is back at the helm and one of the label's most important and influential bands, The Bats, are back on the label… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Written by James Lee Burke, published by Orion. Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:07 AM.Australian social demographer Bernard Salt has just published a new book, "The Big Tilt", about the different generations - Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y - and the changes to each group over the last… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Disruptions stemming from Qantas' industrial dispute may cause long-term damage to the airline. Audio

9:35 AM.The Ethics Committee has granted approval for the beginning of a world leading clinical trial in New Zealand involving stem cells to try to treat spinal injuries. Kathryn talked to Dr Jim Faed… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.How realistic is National's plan to get 46,000 people off the benefit and save $1 billion over the next 4 years? We hear from Sharon Davis of the Welfare Working Group, Kay Brereton of the Wellington… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Gavin Ellis takes a look at the various political debates curerntly taking place. He weighs up the success of the various participants as well as the usefulness to the public looking for policy and… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.In a rework of Molière's Tartuffe, Paris becomes Paratai Drive and the lead in this Auckland stage version, complete with swimming pool, is taken by Paolo Rotondo. Audio

11:05 AM.Rod Oram ponders the question put to New Zealand businesses in the recent Business NZ and Deloitte survey, 'Does the government have a co-ordinated economic plan?' Audio

10:40 AM.Carole Beu has read and reviews Caroline Moorhead's harrowing account of several female prisoners' struggle for survival in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz in Poland during the Second World… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Ethologist, author and scientist, Dr Jonathan Balcombe is in the country to speak at the New Zealand Companion Animal Conference in his capacity as Chair of the Animal Studies Department of the Humane… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Gulf troops' deployment and redeployment in the Persian Gulf region. Audio

9:40 AM.Tauranga Budgeting Service's manager Marjory Iliffe joins the programme to discuss the pitfalls and perils that can befall those who act as guarantor for a friend or family member in a loan or credit… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Results from survey conducted by Business New Zealand and international accountancy firm Deloitte's indicate that only a third of businesses are confident the government has a good plan for the… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.Trolleyology, Utilitarianism and a farewell. Audio

11:30 AM.Al Brown has recipes for Chargrilled Oregano Lamb Loin Chops with Skordalia and Smoked Paprika and Cumin Oil, as well as Crab Fritters with Preserved Lemon Mayonnaise. Audio

11:10 AM.Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams give us their take on our economy debate, and how the respective parties have kicked off the election campaign. Audio