Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:35 AM.Tom Payne - Author of Fame: What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity, which explores how our modern celebrity obsession is actually quite old, drawing provocative parallels between the… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.With Matthew Long - Federated Farmers Northland provincial president. Georgina Griffiths - NIWA climate scientist. Doug Steel - BNZ economist who focuses on agriculture. Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:33 AM.Richard talks about cricket news. Audio

11:07 AM.The songs are 'Bright Lights Bigger City' by the artist Cee Lo Green off the album The Lady Killer,'Good Day Today' and 'I Know' by the artist David Lynch, 'I Really Need Love' by the artist The Bees… Read more Audio

10:34 AM.The book is 'Serena' by Ron Rash, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:07 AM.The best-selling author's latest book is called 'Fall of Giants'. He wrote 'Pillars of the Earth', which sold 20 million copies worldwide, and in total his titles have sold 130 million worldwide. Audio

9:48 AM.Phil talks about the North and South Korea situation. Audio

9:39 AM.Gordon Harold is Head of Otago University's Centre for Research on Children and Families. Audio

9:28 AM.Barry Glendenning is the star writer of"The Fiver"- the Guardian's online satirical newsletter which is required reading for all things soccer - particularly for those who enjoy a healthy dose of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Tom Ryan, President Tertiary Education Union; Dr Mike Roberts, Academic Director AIS St Helens - private education provider and ex Vice President of the Association of Private Education Providers; and… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Graeme discusses Monsters, The Disappearance of Alice Creed and La Danse. Audio

11:30 AM.Holly McQuillan, Lecturer in fashion design at Massey University's College of Creative Arts; and Timo Rissanen, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability at Parsons The New School for… Read more Audio

11:14 AM.Nigel discusses WikiLeaks' claims that China has been hacking into government systems around the world and why some rock stars announced online they are dead - but just for today! Audio

11:06 AM.Lois Williams is our RNZ reporter at Omoto racecourse, where the Pike River service is being held at 2pm. Audio

10:40 AM.Sonja de Freiz reviews 'I Still Dream About You' by Fannie Flagg. Published by Chatton and Windus. Audio

10:11 AM.Rio Hemopo is involved with bands such as Fat Freddy's Drop and Trinity Roots. He is also one of the subjects of the documentary Hiding Behind the Green Screen about the impact of cannabis on young… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Heavy snow falls in Britain, the proposed increase in University fees, the media reaction to Wikileaks, and public approval for the British government heading into Christmas. Audio

9:29 AM.Professor David Hensher is the Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) and Professor of Management at the University of Sydney. Audio

9:08 AM.The lead up to the Pike River remembrance service. Audio

11:50 AM.David Haywood discusses the first law of Thermodynamics. Audio

11:35 AM.Andrew Scott Howman discusses why it is still ok to discriminate on the basis of someone's appearance. Audio

11:10 AM.Marty's band in the spotlight is Bon Jovi. Audio

10:40 AM.Kate Blackhurst reviews Voltaire's Calligrapher by Pablo de Santis, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:10 AM.Best selling science writer Steven Johnson asks us to rethink our ideas on innovation - he argues that good ideas are not bolts from the blue but come from hunches, mulling things over and a good dose… Read more Audio