Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:51 AM.From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian correspondent David Smith says all eyes are on Washington this week with Special Counsel Robert Mueller due to testify before two House committees… Read more Audio

9:41 AM.Probiotics have a number of reported health benefits ranging from improvement of gut health and function, to immune support, but according to some New Zealand researchers clinical trials need to be… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Tensions are rising rapidly after Iran's seizure of a British-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, described the seizure as an act of "state piracy" which demanded… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Are New Zealand woman missing out on key information about their risk of developing breast cancer? Some women have higher breast density than others, meaning they have a greater proportion of fibrous… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.Fifth-generation baker Ryan Simmons is the co-founder of Waikato bakery Volare which produces acclaimed sourdough bread, pastries and sweet treats. He talks to Kathryn Ryan about going from a hobbyist… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:10 AM.Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss government visits to Australia and the United States and the reaction to the Interim Climate Change Committee's proposals for action on reducing agricultural… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Jenna Todd has been reading Furious Hours by Casey Cep. This book is published by Penguin. Audio

10:07 AM.Music critic Amy Raphael first wrote about sexism in the music industry in her 1995 book 'Never Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock'. She's revisited the subject 20 years later in her new book 'A… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney reports on the secret talks that are said to have been held between the EU and Boris Johnson's team - ahead of any announcement on who's won the Tory leadership… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.A controversial app that took photos of clothed women and stripped them naked may have been shut down, but it hasn't stopped versions of it from cropping up on the internet. The DeepNude app used… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Should compulsory building insurance be introduced to cover defective work and builders who go to the wall? The suggestion is part of a proposed major overhaul of the Building Act to raise standards… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Te Radar and James Elliot discuss "Marrots" - meaty carrots, warnings in the US that flushing drugs could create "meth-gators", and why chimps are more sociable after watching movies together. Read more Audio

11:39 AM.Brendan discusses the Silver Ferns' narrow loss against Australia in the Netball world cup last night, the cricket loss earlier this week, and Otago University researchers call for the IOC to abandon… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.A house is on fire after a large explosion was heard across Christchurch. Police said emergency services were responding to an incident at Marble Court, Northwood, where a house is on fire. RNZ… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.Grant plays new songs from three deeply diverse acts from Aotearoa- Hallelujah Picassos, Louis Baker and Cookie Brooklyn & The Crumbs. Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Ian Telfer reviews Buddhism for Meat Eaters by Josephine Moon, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.In the 1960s a group of new-age thinkers in the US had athletes and coaches convinced that with no more than the power of their own minds they could be bigger, faster and able to control their… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Protests in Hawaii over the construction of a 30 metre telescope on sacred land and the Pacific Games draw to a close in Samoa. Read more Audio

9:39 AM.July 19 marks 100 years since Sir Edmund Hillary was born, and the start of a month of activities to celebrate his life and achievements. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will host an event at Parliament… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Director of the tree ring lab at the School of Environment at the University of Auckland, Dr Gretel Boswijk, tells Kathryn Ryan how analysing Kauri rings helps her discover more about the history of… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The widespread impact of even small scale energy efficiencies in technology use are being highlighted in the latest modelling by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. Installing things… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Why do some parents over-share pictures and videos of their children to social media? What are the potential implications of what may be a permanent digital footprint? Psychologist Sarb Johal's been… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks first at Intel unveiling a neuromorphic computing system that mimics the human brain, Apple rolls out a silent Mac update to remove a hidden Zoom web server… Read more Audio