Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:10 AM.They're reformed and released a new album: It's back to the 80's with Alt Rockers Jane's Addiction. Audio

10:44 AM.Written by Jeffrey Eugenides, published by Fourth Estate, reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:10 AM.Former Conservative MP who was convicted for perjury and imprisoned. A decade later, he is now a campaigner for prison reform. Audio

9:48 AM.Reaction to the passing of the carbon tax law and the pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight. Audio

9:34 AM.Fewer people are receiving unemployment benefits and the number of hardship grants being handed out by Work and Income has fallen by 20% in the June quarter compared to last year. Frontline services… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The National Party plans changes to the Kiwisaver retirement savings scheme. Audio

11:49 AM.The Broadcasting Standards Authority decision on John Key's Radio Live show and TVNZ's unashamedly commercial annual report. Audio

11:27 AM.Pulitzer prize-winning writer Tina Rosenberg is the author of a new book called 'Join the Club' which describes peer pressure as a "social cure". Audio

11:10 AM.Cerebos Pacific's hostile takeover bid for Comvita, the NZ maker of manuka honey based health supplements. Audio

10:38 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews 'The Sense of an Ending' by Julian Barnes, published by Jonathan Cape. Audio

10:07 AM.Astronomer Bryan Gaensler's 1994 honours thesis received a perfect score of 100. His doctoral research won him a NASA Hubble Fellowship at MIT in Boston. In 1999 he was named Young Australian of the… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The spreading Occupy Wall Street protests. Audio

9:21 AM.Stephen Axilrod worked at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system in Washington for more than 30 years, rising to Staff Director and Secretary of the Federal Open Market Committee, the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Auckland's mayor Len Brown is suggesting holding a referendum on introducing tolls and congestion charges on the region's roads Audio

11:52 AM.New thinking around a challenge that's stalling the acceptance of electric cars; charging them. Audio

11:35 AM.Seared scallops with potato gnocchi, crisp sage and capers take your fancy? What about a tarragon roast chicken? Maybe a summer berry panettone pudding? Find out how and some very good wines to match… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Views from the left and the right in the lead up to the election and at the business end of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

10:40 AM.Nicholas Reid reviews Alexander Masters' book 'The Genius in my Basement' which is published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:10 AM.Robyn Duncan works with young people in Fielding and has been fostering children since she was 18 years old. She was recognised this year in the Queens Birthday honours list for services to the… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.The latest developments on the eurozone crisis; French Socialists choose their candidate to stand against Nicolas Sarkozy and; new criminal charges are filed against jailed former Ukrainian Prime… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.How can the construction industry prevent a bust after the Christchurch rebuild boom? Chair of the Construction Strategy Group, Richard Aitken, and Chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers, John Shewan, join… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.With bad weather looming over the Rena salvage operation and more questions being asked about its handling of the disaster, Maritime NZ's Director Catherine Taylor joins the programme. Audio

11:50 AM.With James Elliot and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:37 AM.RWC Semi Finals weekend - the All Black Wallaby showdown. Audio

11:06 AM.New music from Bjork, Ryan Adams and Feist. Audio