Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews Deeplight by Frances Hardinge, which is published by Pan Macmillan. "Dive into the world of scavenger pirates, deep-sea mythologies, powerful gods and a… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.One in three New Zealanders are at risk of kidney disease, and it's estimated that 10 percent of people have chronic kidney disease worldwide . Professor Rob Walker is a specialist in kidney health… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.It's been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Thomas Sparrow reports on the weekend's commemorative events. There have been everything from political celebrations, concerts, open-air… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.For the last 50 years, each year, the life span of the average New Zealander has increased by about 10 weeks per year. When population health specialist, Alistair Woodward was at medical school in… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin has officials looking at policy options for preventing harm to children and young people from viewing online porn. In Britain a "porn block" that would've… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.James and Pinky are intrigued by a British house which has more than 300 power sockets. Audio

11:30 AM.Brendan takes a look at who is the favourite to take over from Steve Hansen as the next All Black coach, and also whether the Melbourne Cup has a future. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Brace yourself for incoming bass as a new collection of early '80s Jamaican dancehall. We'll hear woofer-worrying tracks from singer Cornell Campbell and deejay Papa Tullo. After that, Auckland… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews The Toll by Neal Shusterman, which is published by Walker Books. Audio

10:05 AM.The Land Gardeners New Zealand-born and raised Bridget Elworthy and Englishwoman Henrietta Courtauld create gardens that are productive and wild. They also grow and sell organic English cut flowers… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.RNZ's Johnny Blades talks to Kathryn about the fatal measles outbreak in Samoa and in Bougainville's upcoming referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea. Audio

9:20 AM.New documentary Vaka shows people from the remote Pacific community of Tokelau doing everything they can to proactively respond to climate change, weaving together customary wisdom and modern… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has identified significant shortfalls in the way environmental data is collected and collated, which he says could be leading to poor… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about British docu-drama Official Secrets, based on the life of whistleblower Katharine Gun who leaked a memo detailing that the US eavesdropped… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.With an increasing the number of pathways, options and qualifications students can enrol in, Dr Mohamed Alansari, from Auckland University's School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taking so long to get a truly autonomous car after Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak said it may not happen in his lifetime… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews Wearing Paper Dresses by Anne Brinsden, which is published by Pan Macmillan Australia. "Compelling, clever writing; vivid characters and a… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sinéad Gleeson is an Irish writer and the author of the critically acclaimed work of creative non-fiction Constellations. She was diagonosed with arthritis at 13, and an aggressive form of leukemia in… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the start of the election campaign, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting at the Tory launch that he can "get Brexit over the line"… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A large investigation into Canada's drinking water has raised concerns about lead contamination. Out of 12,000 tests since 2014, a third exceeded the national safety guideline of 5 parts per billion… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new Association of Salaried Medical Specialists report is giving insight into why senior women doctors are burning out at a quicker rate than their male counterparts and are more likely to work… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the new findings into how measles can weaken the immune system for years after an infection, the fungus that migrated from the tropics… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.Don and Marilyn Jessen have owned eleven caravans and a couple of motorhomes, which they've converted themselves. Their new book RV There Yet? - Owning and using a recreational vehicle in New Zealand… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.RNZ Music's Yadana Saw plays some recent releases that have caught her ear. The new album from old soul indie Michael Kiwanuka is doing a high rotate. Plus Bat For Lashes tribute to all the lusciously… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Louise O'Brien, from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. This book is published by Macmillan. Audio