Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:05 AM.Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at the fascinating relationship between work and music. Creating, singing, and playing music are all forms of labour. Audiences pay for tickets to… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog bookstore in Featherston reviews Pipi and Pou and the Raging Mountain and Pipi and Pou and the River Monster, written by Tim Tipene and illustrated by Isobel Te… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Whether it's big tech, big pharma or big supermarkets , Sally Hubbard argues monopolies have a vise-like grip on our lives. She is an antitrust expert and Director of Enforcement Strategy at the US… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how Covid infection rates have shot up in Victoria raising concerns about a new wave. The man accused of raping a Parliamentary… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some of the country's most disadvantaged regions have been identified in a government report as being at the most risk of flooding. Not only are they are most risk - the report says they are also… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new study suggests a significant number of undergraduate students are uncomfortable sharing their views in class on certain topics - such as gender, politics, religion and sexual orientation. Almost… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sports commentator Steve Holloway joins Kathryn to talk about the women's draw for the World Cup, throw forward to the start of the men's World Cup in Qatar later this month and find out what's going… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.In photographer Jane Ussher's latest book, she has turned her lens on the diverse and eclectic interiors of New Zealand homes. Over a two year period she shot more than 300 pictures which have ended… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rebecca talks to Kathryn about how Inland Revenue collected an extra $33 million from international firms as part of a campaign to keep COVID-19 wage subsidy money in New Zealand and there are changes… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In March this year, the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was found, three thousand metres under the icy Weddell Sea - 107 years after it sank. The British maritime archaeologist… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:46 AM.Prosecutors have charged a Canadian citizen in a hammer-attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And as Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is complete, Ron says Elon Musk has already begun… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Wilderlab took out the Supreme Award at MPI's annual Biosecurity Awards last night. Wilderlab monitors thousands of kilometers of our waterways for tens of thousands of species every week. Thanks to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's nearly three weeks since administrators were called in to oversee Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, so what's happening now? RAL which runs the Whakapapa and Turoa skifields on the mountain, put itself into… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy Warne highlights the efforts of a young Australian attempting to row solo across the Pacific. Tom Robinson has been rowing for 4 months, having left Peru on 1 July. The 23 year old is almost… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Christall Lowe is a photojournalist with a love of food who's used her skills to create a visually stunning book celebrating kai, whakapapa and whanau. She begins by sharing her first food memory - of… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Kathryn, Lamia and Trish discuss the marathon debate that has marked the passage of the Fair Pay Agreement law. It's a fundamental shift in employment relations, but could it be first on the chopping… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews The Romantic by William Boyd, published by Penguin. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.What's the future of our galaxy? How did we come to be? What does it mean to live a small, finite life in a vast, eternal universe? Rock-star English professor of particle physics at the University of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Can the European Union expect a reset with Britain under new PM Rishi Sunak? Hopes that Northern Ireland would finally get a power-sharing government after months of political deadlock appear to have… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Environmental Toxicologist warns the risk to Aotearoa's marine life from chemical contaminants in the sea, river and streams are intensifying. Local and global research has found an unprecedented… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.New Zealand-based casinos are launching unregulated online gambling platforms out of Malta, which bypass local regulations. In New Zealand, it's illegal for casinos to provide online gambling… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth bring a few laughs Audio

11:35 AM.Sam Ackerman talks about the real question left unanswered by the scheduling blunder for the Black Ferns and All Blacks, a landmark week in Secondary Schools rugby and what can rain on the Black Caps… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A wonderful compilation of black music from 60s Britain, the new pop smash from Taylor Swift, and a 20th anniversary for the Libertines debut. Read more Audio