Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:29 AM.Lucy Wadeson, the first person to do a complete study of the Tombs of Petra, the rock cut architecture which have recently been home to the Bedouin people. Audio

11:06 AM.What the leaked WikiLeaks cables have revealed about Fonterra and former Hanover Finance boss Mark Hotchin's latest legal woes. Audio

10:37 AM.Crystal Beavis reviews I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron. Published by Black Swan. Audio

10:06 AM.Sarah Gibbs and Catherine de Groot founded Trilogy in 2002 - making beauty and skincare products using plant based ingredients. In eight years they built the business into an international beauty… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', the Health Care Bill for 9/11 First Responders and cuts to Social Security. Audio

9:46 AM.Cracking down on taxis who refuse short-fare passengers. Audio

9:33 AM.Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care are noticing a steady increase in young women seeking help after bouts of binge drinking. Audio

9:08 AM.Some severely physically disabled children will go without intensive therapy because of cuts to Government funding. Audio

8:43 PM.Musings on how, what and why we think what we do. Audio

7:17 PM.A life teaching anatomy and a twenty year translating Andreas Vesalius's Humani Corporis Fabrica, first published in 1543, from Latin into English. Audio

11:50 AM.Tommy discusses various methods for monitoring your own happiness. Audio

11:31 AM.Catherine Bell has recipes for Coconut Burfi and Mango Kulfi (Ice Cream) and John gives us some great wine suggestions. Audio

11:10 AM.The fallout from the Wikileaks diplomatic cables regarding Helen Clark and the current New Zealand Government and the 15 billion dollar Government deficit. Audio

10:42 AM.John King reviews Don't Vote: It Just Encourages the Bastards by P J O'Rourke. Published by Atlantic. Audio

10:07 AM.James Griffin and Rachel Lang of South Pacific Pictures, are the co-creators of the hit television series Outrageous Fortune. They discuss what it's like to tell New Zealand stories, and why a show… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Transport delays due to snow storms in Britain and further fall out regarding Wikileaks. Audio

9:34 AM.John Dunn, New Zealand Cycle Trail Programme Manager; and Ganesh Nana, Chief Economist of private economic forecaster BERL. Audio

9:08 AM.What does it mean for leaky home owners and for ratepayers? Audio

11:50 AM.Radar and Michele A'Court wade through the week's news. Audio

11:38 AM.Rugby World Cup ticket sales, Kieran Reid voted NZ Rugby Player of Year, the Ashes in Perth, and more Pakistani cricketers implicated in gambling scandals. Audio

11:10 AM.Sean suggests music suitable for Christmas gifts, and Studio Operator Dan Beban plays his banjo ahead of supporting Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings. Audio

10:40 AM.Emma Hart reviews 'The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time' by Peter Ackroyd. Published by Chatto and amp; Windus. Audio

10:06 AM.Tony Kokshoorn is the Grey District Mayor. It's one month since the first explosion ripped through the Pike River mine - New Zealand's largest underground coal mine - trapping 29 workers. Hopes that… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The controversial ceremony awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo and where some of the world's smartest 15-year-olds live. Audio

9:33 AM.Hekia Parata, the newly-appointed Minister of Women's Affairs addresses the issues raised in this country's seventh report to the UN on its elimination of discrimation against women. The report has… Read more Audio