Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:30 AM.With Gregory Johnsen Yemen expert from Princeton University and co-author of the Waq al-Waq blog. Audio

9:08 AM.With Prof Mark Henaghan - Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago, Seth Kalichman - Professor of Social Psychology at University of Connecticut, Peter Foley - Chair of the Medical… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy Warne talks about travelling the Whanganui river road. Audio

11:30 AM.Best Ever Bacon and Egg Pie, plus wine recommendations. Audio

11:05 AM.Matthew and Andrew discuss what's going on in the Maori Party, the Hobbit deal, and John Key in Asia. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Lloyd Jones, published by Penguin. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio

10:07 AM.The Aboriginal leader, activist and writer has been described as one of Australia's most influential thinkers and commentators on indigenous affairs. He was one of the founders of the Cape York Land… Read more Audio

9:46 AM.Talking about elections across the continent. Audio

9:30 AM.The town of Wairoa has become synonymous with gang violence, and with two gang-related shootings in the past week, should the town be looking at banning patches? Police say the shooting of a 48-year… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Highly caffeinated alcohol drinks are being linked with dangerous levels of intoxication and violence. Health professionals say the popular drinks, either pre-mixed or cocktails, mask the effect of… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.A comical look at the past week with Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:37 AM.After their poor recent performance the New Zealand cricket team is now off to India. Audio

11:10 AM.With songs 'Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)' by the artists Elton John and amp; Leon Russell off the album The Union; 'Jarabi' by various artists off the album Afrocubism; 'Shanghai Cigarettes' by… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.John McIntyre reviews three more children's books. Details listed below. Audio

10:10 AM.New Zealand born Warrick Couch is working on one of the deepest mysteries of physics, dark energy. Why is the universe expanding at an accelerating pace? Audio

9:47 AM.A top level appointment in China has given a strong indication as to who is in line to be the next President. Audio

9:33 AM.Efforts to return art works, stolen from them, to Jewish families. Audio

9:08 AM.The struggle to clean up the Manawatu River continues. Audio

11:52 AM.Simon reviews Making Tracks on C4 and Murderland. Audio

11:30 AM.A Speech Language Therapist discusses children's language development. Audio

11:10 AM.The future of television and the death of The Walkman. Audio

10:38 AM.Written by Ivor Wilkins, reviewed by Don Rood and published by Random House NZ. Audio

10:15 AM.The winner of this year's Nobel prize for Physics on his groundbreaking research into the new wonder material, graphene - thanks to a piece of good old sticky tape. Audio

10:08 AM.Expenditure and benefit cuts, Cherie Blair is selling her gifts on Ebay. Audio

9:45 AM.Verne Harris has been Nelson Mandela's chief archivist for more than five years. He is the head of the Memory Programme at the Nelson Mandela Foundations. Audio