Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:07 AM.American physicist and speculative fiction writer, Ian Tregillis, talks to Kathryn Ryan about pitting Nazi X-Men against British warlocks and what it'd be like if the Dutch ruled Europe with slave… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Claims and counter claims Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn met soviet-backed spies in the 1980s, and attempts to agree a transition period for Brexit. Audio

9:38 AM.Combining sign with mime and physical theatre, 'Salonica' is the tale of two soldiers who form an unlikely friendship in World War I. The work was developed with an international team of both deaf and… Read more Video, Audio

9:09 AM.There are urgent calls for a detailed implementation plan before the new government starts planting a billion trees over the next 10 years. Chief Executive of the Environmental Defence Society Gary… Read more Audio

11:52 AM.New research shows ants take the injured back to the nest and treat them, and sometimes the non-injured fake their injuries to try to get carried off the battlefield; penguin feathers and shells track… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.Long-time disability advocate and Petone based athlete Neelu Jennings and General Manager of Rugby NZ Neil Sorenson talk to Kathryn Ryan about Walking Rippa Rugby. This is a new game aimed at engaging… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Neil Walker from the Transport Agency updates on road closures across the country. Audio

11:07 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews The Cage by Lloyd Jones, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:43 AM.A state of emergency remains in place in the Tasman District. Kathryn talks with Nelson Tasman Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Controller, Roger Ball. Audio

10:08 AM.Northland singer-songwriter, Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi, AKA Teeks, is fast gaining an audience for his smooth, almost old school soulful singing and songs. Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.Karen takes a look at the inquiry into foreign influence and the concern about growing levels of Chinese influence; Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has officially banned Australian federal ministers… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Charles Bowman, the Lord Mayor of London is in New Zealand this week to head up a business delegation to drum up trade links with the UK capital & he's keen to play down the impact of Brexit on the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Golden Bay is cut off after yesterday's storm, with major damage to the Takaka Hill Road, with officials considering evacuating the region by sea if it cannot be reopened quickly. Dairy farmers in the… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Labour led government's being accused of back tracking on promises to fund drugs for sufferers of rare diseases and stonewalling campaigners who want to know why. In a second blow to the… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Gavin joins Kathryn to talk about the two new political editors at TV1 and TV3. More generational change at Parliament? Also a media trust has been set up to augment weakened mainstream media in the… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.The Melbourne-based German photographer Katrin Koenning talks to Kathryn Ryan about how she has exceeded the limits of the everyday camera phone, as well as the unusual way her debut book Astres… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.On Rod Oram's radar this week is Fletcher Building's problems and losses, which are far worse than expected. Also Genesis Energy which says it will stop burning coal by 2030. Rod joins Kathryn from… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Charlotte Graham-McLay reviews Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun, published by WW Norton & Co. Audio

10:07 AM.Queen Victoria was a formidable monarch who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. By the 1890s she had over thirty grandchildren and she made it her business to try to… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Steve Almond joins Kathryn to talk about how the teenage survivors of the Parkland, FL high school massacre are actively challenging the politicians who continually bend to the Gun Lobby by refusing… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Bariatric Nurse, Cecilia Westmacott from Manukau SuperClinic talks about the harsh realities people crippled by obesity face to get their lives back. Audio

9:28 AM.Penny Madden is expecting her home in Hector, North of Westport to be smashed by the second former-cylone in less than three weeks. She has her bags packed and is ready to go. Audio