Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:25 AM.Dr David Barling, Reader in Food Policy at City University, London and a former member of the UK Prime Minister's Food Policy Strategy Group from 2007-2008. Audio

9:08 AM.Libyan-born analyst and historian Ali Ahmida has written several books about Libya. He's also the chair of the department of political science at the University of New England. Audio

11:53 AM.Is the age of 'Big Ideas' over? Audio

11:28 AM.Judith Tabron from Soul restaurant, on Auckland's viaduct cooks Waikanae crab risotto, smoked mussels and crème fraiche. Baby roast chicken, Brussels sprouts, pancetta and chestnuts. Jo Burzynska… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The results of two new political polls, welfare policy and is National opting out of politics in the lead-up to the election? Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Patricia Wastvedt, reviewed by Kate Blackhurst and published by Penguin. Audio

10:07 AM.A US scholar from the Strauss Institute for Conflict Resolution, a visiting professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law, and a past president of the Academy of Family Mediators. Audio

9:50 AM.Why the Euro, and Europe as a whole, is under threat; anti-immigration sentiment after the Norway massacre; and democracy appears to be a lost cause in the Ukraine and Belarus. Audio

9:30 AM.With Fiona Ayers - child and educational psychologist. Iosua Esera - Petone Central school principal. Ian Leckie - President of the primary teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute. Audio

9:08 AM.With Allan Freeth - Chief Executive of Telstra Clear NZ. Vikram Kumar - Chief executive of Internet NZ. Paula Browning - Executive officer of the Copyright Council. Audio

11:51 AM.A humourous look at events of the week with James Elliot and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:35 AM.In today's lineup: David Tua; The naming of the All Blacks team; Changing times of Golf. Audio

11:08 AM.Today Sam's selection includes the track 'I'm Depressed' from The Drab Doo-Riffs, 'In Circles' from She's so Rad and rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West 'New Day' from their album Watch the Throne. Audio

10:35 AM.Written by Peter Robinson, published by Hodder & Stoughton, reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio

10:08 AM.Her dozen or so novel's draw on her first-hand experience of hospital emergency and autopsy rooms. Audio

9:50 AM.Discusses: Tonga's troubles; Sir Paul Reeves' involvement with Fiji and a new theory on Easter Island is causing controversy. Audio

9:33 AM.Auckland's transport woes are well known. Paul Mees is an Australian transport planning expert who's been studying Auckland's transport policy back over the decades and says for too long the city has… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.What prospect is there for red zoned property owners wanting to remain in their city? Audio

10:36 AM.Geoff Robinson, Radio NZ presenter who is co-anchoring coverage of Sir Paul Reeves' state funeral in Auckland. Audio

10:08 AM.The Trinidad-born Port Authority temp was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 27 hours after the North Tower fell on her as she was trying to escape the building in the wake of the… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The blame game over the recent riots in Britain. Audio

9:38 AM.Di Celliers is an Auckland woman with an initiative to provide unwanted neighbourhood fruit to those in need. Audio

9:08 AM.The Government has announced that the number of mining inspectors will increase fourfold. Ged O'Connell is the EPMU's Assistant National Secretary responsible for Mining & Energy, Neville Rockhouse… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The Len Lye Centre - the next jewel in New Plymouth's crown? Audio

11:35 AM.The release of a child abuse paper, Agency sharing. Audio