Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:53 AM.The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will meet outgoing Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg on tomorrow, in a big shift from his 'let them come to me' rhetoric early on in his… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.We look at how music can help people with dementia, anxiety and with stroke recovery. It's a growing style of treatment here and around the world, with international research showing music can unlock… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Limits on vaping products are imminent, bringing them more into line with controls on tobacco - this amid criticism that a 'regulation vaccuum' has seen the proliferation of young vapers.  Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew with a feast of funnies, literally!.. Read more Audio

11:33 AM.It's the final countdown to the Rugby World Cup, a look ahead to the Australian netball championship final this weekend and the USA men's basketball team has been knocked out of the World Basketball… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Born in Zambia, raised in Botswana and now based in Melbourne, singer/rapper Sampa The Great blew Grant Smithies' mind a few years back and still just keeps on getting better.  Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Fifteen Million Years in Antarctica by Rebecca Priestley, which is published by Victoria University Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Sometimes you really do have to climb every mountain. New Zealand adventurer, mountain runner and mental health advocate Mal Law is no stranger to taking on extreme challenges in order to fundraise… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Koro talks to Kathryn about the passing of Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva. Read more Audio

9:47 AM.New Zealand stick insects have proved while they can't move fast, they can move far.Three native species travelled to the other side of the world and are now living wild in southwest Britain.  Read more Audio, Gallery

9:09 AM.As the country's measles outbreak continues, parents and GP practices are expressing frustration as stock runs out and vaccinations have to be cancelled. The outbreak is acute in Auckland, where… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.What is tongue tie surgery and is it needed? Wellington Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright thinks it is being recommended in cases where it isn't needed. Audio

11:06 AM.Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the passive listening going on with Amazon Echo and Siri - and sometimes a team of humans. He'll also look at how nanny cams can be… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Laura Caygill reviews My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, published by Allen & Unwin. A delightfully macabre first novel exploring sisterhood, beauty and murderous intent in Nigeria's… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.In his book, The Maths of Life and Death - Why maths is almost everything, mathematical biologist Kit Yates explains how maths underpins everything we do. He presents seven hidden mathematical rules… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to look at what the government's no-deal Brexit preparations - Operation Yellowhammer - will involve. He'll also report on the ruling by Scotland's highest… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Political adverts have seeped into Kiwi culture and become part of daily life for generations. Who can forget the Dancing Cossacks, Kiwi/Iwi and the rowing ad that drew the National Party into a legal… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.More than one in 14 workers in New Zealand is holding down two or more jobs, according to new figures. Those moonlighting in the gig economy tend to be middle-aged, female or living in a house with… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at how an improved supercooling method could extend the life of donated organs by a day, the genetic mutation that makes people feel rested on just six hours… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.America's Spanish roots with historian Carrie Gibson. Her book, El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:10 AM.Music reviewer Yadana Saw plays some old and new releases to showcase the language of Aotearoa during Te Wiki o te reo Māori. Audio

10:39 AM.Jonathan West reviews Dead Letters by Jared Davidson, published by Otago University Press. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Dr Anne Aly is the first Muslim woman to be sworn in to the Australian Federal parliament. Born in Egypt, her family moved to Australia when she was a young girl. Growing up, she says she perfected… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at plans to trial the drug testing of welfare recipients, starting with those on the Newstart and Youth Allowance. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says… Read more Audio