Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:50 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about Amy Schumer's tender new comedy series Life & Beth (Disney), the second season of reo Maori historical action drama Kairakau (Maori… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.How can parents best develop their children to become great learners? Kathryn speaks with father and son educators John and Kyle Hattie, who've co-authored a book setting out ten steps for encouraging… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Tech commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about kids and data collection. Many companies have brought out kid-friendly apps, but what information are they really collecting and what do they… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardinis Bookshop in Havelock North reviews The Stranger Times by CK McDonnell (2nd in This Charming Man series), published by Penguin. Audio

10:07 AM.A newly discovered "microbial jungle" deep under the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, hundreds of kilometres from the open sea, that thrives without light, has been discovered by Kathryn's guest, Sergio… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris in the UK, where more fines have been handed out to partygoers at Number 10 - this time for a gathering on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral, conversion therapy is… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Space-age efforts are underway to keep pests and diseases, including Covid, out of New Zealand. MPI's recent Ko tatou Biosecurity Supreme Award Winner is Central Otago-based Xerra Earth Observation… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The newly-formed AUKUS defence pact is expanding its cooperation to high-speed , so called hypersonic missiles. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States formed the alliance in September… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science correspondent Dr Siouxsie Wiles shares some quirky studies with Kathryn. Today: how bright is too bright when it comes to lighting and its impact on our health? Can you teach a fish to count… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.We get no training for intimate relationships and often don't look at our own behaviour within them until things go wrong. Psychologist Karen Nimmo has written a do-it-yourself guide for anyone who… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music reviewer Jess Fu joins Kathryn to play a track from American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen, a track from Benny Salvadore's Family Fruits and German-Indian artist Romie Singh. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews 'Threads of Caring, A History of the Anglican Trust for Women and Children' by Ruth Greenaway and Megan Hutching, published by the Anglican Trust for Women and Children. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Gay Gordon-Byrne has been described as the most important political advocate for consumer rights in the United States. In her role as executive director of the Repair Association, she's spearheaded… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about a federal election date being set before week's end - how tight are the opinion polls? Petrol prices have fallen dramatically since… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A DNA test has been developed to screen patients for a range of neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases quicker and more accurately than existing tests. The technology is able to identify over… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Just over a month ago, Roman Shulyar was leading a busy life as a partner at a law firm in Kyiv. He's a transaction lawyer, and was largely concerned with everyday tasks; finance projects, mergers and… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.As interest rates and inflation rise in the coming year, many Kiwi families will stumble into short-term debt as they struggle to cope with financial stress. The time to look at your unnecessary… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Ruth Shaw is a bibliophile from way back and she started with one bookshop in Manapouri, but that's now multiplied to three, to cater to readers with different interests. She believes there's a right… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Pattrick discusses Air New Zealand's capital raise, saying no serious investor wants to touch airline stock, so it is very deeply discounted, but that in turn is causing the small-time Sharesies-type… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews Matrix by Lauren Groff, published by Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio

10:05 AM.It remains a mystery fit for the Queen of Mystery herself - the question of what happened to Agatha Christie during her 11 day disappearance in 1926. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.President Biden will be adding new sanctions against Russia because of what has happened in the town of Bucha in Ukraine, calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The Hyundai Pinnacle Programme is an outdoor experience course which focuses on helping young people to explore and to achieve their potential. It has three stages, a Spirit of Adventure voyage… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.From brain recovery and sleep research to epilepsy in tamariki Maori - nearly 100 neurological research projects have been disrupted due to Covid. 1 in 5 Kiwis are affected by conditions like… Read more Audio