Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:08 AM.John Fisk is a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner, who has been appointed to handle the receivership of Pike River Coal. Audio

11:49 AM.Discussing the laws of thermodynamics....energy, pressure and volume. Audio

11:33 AM.Former Wall Street lawyer, Stacy Shortall with insights on that world, - the culture of a wall street law firm, plush offices, limos and private planes. Audio

11:10 AM.Artist of the week: Sharon Jones. Audio

10:42 AM.Gina Faafoi reviews Christmas Eve at Friday Harbour by Lisa Kleypas. Published by Paitkus. Audio

10:10 AM.Young NZ author who has spent the year as an adjunct professor at the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, while continuing to pick up literary awards for her debut novel,"The Rehearsal". She has also… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Chief political correspondent for SBS Television. Audio

9:26 AM.Barry Matthews, outgoing chief executive of the Corrections Department, talks about some of the major controversies during his tenure. Audio

9:08 AM.Business Commentator Rod Oran discusses the Pike River Mine receivership and asks: why are major shareholders such as NZ Oil and Gas not picking up some of the tab? Audio

11:50 AM.Denis takes a look back at 2010. Audio

11:25 AM.Kay Baxter has devoted much of her life to collecting and saving heritage food plants and seeds to grow food from a by-gone era. Audio

11:07 AM.Climate change and the UN conference in Cancun, and the big broadband roll out. Audio

10:30 AM.Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Music. Written by Chris Bourke, published by Auckland University Press, reviewed by Ian Chapman. Audio

10:07 AM.Our feature guest and her family have had a heart breaking year. Nikki Guy's brother, Scott Guy was murdered in July on his farm in the Manawatu town of Fielding. Audio

9:47 AM.Obama is now dealing with a Republican house. How will he handle it? Audio

9:30 AM.Can poems and fiction be lost in translation? Audio

9:17 AM.Should NZ take a more lenient approach towards overstayers in the Pacific? Audio

9:09 AM.As the Pike River Coal Mine has announced it is now in receivership, the financial futures of mines staff and contractors remain unclear. Audio

11:54 AM.Kennedy Warne discusses his month-long expedition to Antarctica and several sub Antarctic islands - including the Auckland Islands, the largest of NZ's sub-Antarctic islands. Audio

11:37 AM.Ruth Pretty has recipes for Christmas cup cakes with cinnamon frosting, Chocolate Macadamia Delice and John gives us some great wine suggestions. Audio

11:07 AM.NZ wikileaks and the foreshore and seabed and are we really facing the prospect of some new political parties before the next election? Audio

10:40 AM.Phil Smith reviews The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C Morais. Audio

10:08 AM.Founder of influential independent NZ music label Flying Nun. He started it in Christchurch in 1981 and it was home to legendary acts such as The 3Ds, The Clean, The Chills, and Straitjacket Fits. It… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.With the latest news from the Middle East we are joined by our correspondent Irris Makler. Audio

9:38 AM.Matthew Barnett - Senior Research Scientist at AgResearch, based at The Liggins Institute in The University of Auckland. Audio