Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:35 AM.By Sarah-Kate Lynch, published by HarperCollins and reviewed by Emma Hart. Audio

11:20 AM.Alan Bollard, Reserve Bank Governor. Audio

11:08 AM.Nigel Horrocks discusses how countries like Libya and Egypt can shut off the internet for days. Audio

10:10 AM.Australian folk-rock legend Paul Kelly has recorded seventeen studio albums as well as several film soundtracks and live albums, in a career spanning more than thirty years. He was inducted into the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Discusses Prince Andrew's problems, embarrassment for the SAS and the London Stock Exchange over Libya and police cuts, the latest in UK retrenchment. Audio

9:37 AM.Is our education system failing to prepare students for the future by not grasping the major shifts in information technology and its use. Audio

9:08 AM.RNZ Business Editor live from the Reserve Bank, where Governor Alan Bollard is reviewing interest rates, the first scheduled window since the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

11:49 AM.The elaborate lengths some male animals have to go to impress the female they are wooing. Audio

11:32 AM.John Edwards discusses the legal hurdles faced by people who claim they've been abused in institutions over the past few decades. Audio

11:06 AM.Teddy Thompson is 'Artist of the Week'. Audio

10:37 AM.The book is 'When The Killings Done' by TC Boyle, published by Bloomsbury. Audio

10:06 AM.Irish comedian whose annual ticket sales in his homeland are only beaten by U2. Audio

9:50 AM.Karen Middleton discusses Prime Minister Julia Gillard's trip to the United States, where she is the first foreign dignitary to address the new US congress, and the 60th anniversary of ANZUS treaty. Audio

9:38 AM.Tyler Cowen is a George Mason University economist and author of The Great Stagnation, which argues there's been a steady downward trend in growth rates among rich countries over the last few decades… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Mark Binns is the Infrastructure Chief Executive at Fletcher Building, New Zealand's largest listed company and biggest building contractor. Audio

11:50 AM.Denis discusses the performance of the media in covering The Christchurch earthquake. Audio

11:29 AM.Australian marine biologist and author of Fishes of the Open Ocean. Audio

11:07 AM.Discusses the uneven economic cost of the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Emma Neale, reviewed by Carole Beu and published by Vintage. Audio

10:16 AM.Former Chief Executive of the Earthquake Commission for 17 years, and worked in the insurance industry for 20 years before that. Should EQC take on more of a social welfare role? Audio

10:06 AM.Political standoff in Wisconsin. Will Sarah Palin run for president? Audio

9:36 AM.What is the situation in NZ and are our laws adequate? With Nick Bone - Fathered child using commercial surrogacy in India and Lorinda Robinson - New Zealand woman who acted as a gestational surrogate… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.With David Hopkins - Consulting engineer and advisor to Department of Building and Housing. Audio

11:52 AM.Bizarre, epic and unusual journeys, including The Degree Confluence Project, where people pick a whole-number degree of latitude and longitude and try to go there. Audio

11:35 AM.Guest Chef Jeremy Jones has recipes for Lamb fillets with Oregano and lemon and Lamb's kidneys with chili and sherry. Wine selections to accompany from John Hawkesby. Audio