Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:50 AM.Tarek talks about the latest goings on including the near financial meltdown in Dubai and its ramifications. Audio

9:30 AM.Dr Flannery, Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council, Adjunct Professor for Environmental and Life Sciences at Macquarie University talks to Kathryn about the realistic prospects and likely… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.For many Kiwis, dairying has already become a dirty word with effluent running off farms and fouling waterways plus the untaxed greenhouse gas emissions being responsible for a large proportion of… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.With commedians Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:34 AM.With our commentator Joseph Romanos. Audio

11:07 AM.New music with studio guest Sean McKenna. Audio

10:37 AM.Todays books are -"Piggy Pogget" by Scott Tulloch Published by Harper Collins,"The Wonkey Donkey" by Craig Smith with illustrations by Katz Cowley, Published by Scholastic and "Reflections Of A… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Wendy Lee and Ema Lyon, business owners of D.Vice, New Zealand's largest sex toy manufacturer and retailer. Ema and Wendy started the business in the 1990s. They were taught how to mould silicon for… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.We are joined by Phil O'Sullivan for the latest news from Asia. Audio

9:38 AM.NZ's first inter-regional Roller Derby bout, Skate of Emergency, is being held in Wellington this weekend. Audio

9:24 AM.Could the days of convenience store liquor licensing be over? Audio

9:09 AM.Should the government back a scheme to provide for first home ownership? Audio

11:46 AM.With Simon Wilson. Audio

11:29 AM.With Psychologist and parenting expert Nigel Latta. Audio

11:06 AM.With Nat Torkington. Audio

10:39 AM.By Chandler Burr, published by Allen and Unwin and reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Lynn Rogers has spent more than 40 years studying black bears in North America. Finding that they don't like honey and aren't aggressive. His work was the subject of a recent BBC documentary Audio

9:53 AM.Jon Dennis. Audio

9:47 AM.American cupcake sales are forecast to rise another 20 percent over the next five years and the Food Network TV channel is reportedly piloting a series called"Cupcake Wars". The most popular blog… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.One of the founders and editor of Wikileaks, a two-year old website which has made a name for itself by posting anonymously secret documents and reports. Last week it released half a million… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.President Obama announces 30 thousand more US troops to go to Afghanistan. Audio

11:50 AM.As Santa madness hits the mega malls, our Steve is reveling in the pleasant dowdiness of his local arcade. Audio

11:30 AM.Discussing sexual innuendo and what's appropriate in the workplace. Audio

11:10 AM.This week - Jarvis Cocker Audio

10:35 AM.Written by Joyce Carol Oates, reviewed by Phil Vine. Published by Fourth Estate. Audio