Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:49 AM.The first British patient receives a completely artificial heart, mutterings about David Cameron's leadership and Ed Miliband plans to curb trade unions' influence over Labour. Audio

9:30 AM.Jim Mann is a Professor of Human Nutrition and Medicine at the University of Otago. He also chairs the European Diabetes and Nutrition Guidelines Group, and the Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes and… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Bill Solomon, Father of Byron Solomon, who drowned when one of the ship's inflatable boats capsized during a training exercise off Cape Reinga in October 2007. Audio

11:27 AM.John Burrows discusses the Law Commission's latest report into privacy, which recommends an overhaul of laws around unwanted telemarketing, and closing a loophole that allows people to publish… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.The Stendhal Syndrome is a tag for when people faint or act oddly in art galleries. On a related note; sometimes people jump for art's sake. Audio

11:06 AM.Marty Duda talks about American power-pop band Fountains of Wayne. Audio

10:35 AM.Dan Slevin reviews 'The Catastrophe' by Ian Wedde, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:06 AM.American Soprano Elizabeth Futral is in New Zealand for NZ Opera's Cav and Pag. She plays the role of Nedda. Audio

9:52 AM.The puzzle that is the Australian economy with its rising inflation despite low unemployment, terrible housing sales & diabolical retail figures. Audio

9:36 AM.The director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Robert Mnookin on when to negotiate and when to fight. Audio

9:08 AM.Figures from the Electoral Enrolment Centre records just over 71 thousand Canterbury voters have changed their electorates since February 22. The bulk of those have moved within the region but 26,113… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Fairfax can't print its papers for the day, the link between cosmetics advertisements and media manipulantion of images. And how should suicide be reported? Audio

11:30 AM.Ways to keep disputes out of the courts, role of mediators and arbitrators. Deborah Hart is the Executive Director of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of NZ. Audio

11:08 AM.The price of milk, and incredibly high New Zealand dollar. Audio

10:35 AM.Don Rood reviews 'Guns and Utu: A Short History of the Musket Wars' by Matthew Wright, published by Penguin Group (NZ). Audio

10:08 AM.Michael Farmer has travelled to the far reaches of the globe on his hunt for extraterrestrial fragments. He is known as The Meteorite Man. Audio

9:50 AM.Congress must pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling. But will the compromises make anyone happy? Audio

9:36 AM.Dairy analyst Peter Fraser recently authored a report saying New Zealanders could be paying $195 million too much for milk from Fonterra each year. The report has been provided to the Commerce… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Bruce Goldsworthy, the acting Chief Executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association, who replaced Alasdair Thompson after he was sacked over his comments that women are less productive than… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The catastrophic decline in silvereyes and the appearance of the Adventure Deficit Disorder. Audio

11:30 AM.Salmon and chervil Vol-au-Vent or Bacon Wrapped Black Pudding morsels tempt your taste buds? Find out what wines to match them with. Audio

11:11 AM.Political commentary from the left and the right. Audio

10:40 AM.Tina Shaw reviews Alice La Plante's new offering 'Turn of Mind' which is published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:13 AM.Director of the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Victoria University, Charles Daugherty speaks to the programme about the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Irris Makler gives an account of the latest bloodshed in Syria. Audio