Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:50 AM.Lara Strongman reviews Season 2 of True Detective on SoHo, and Life is Toff on Prime. Audio

11:24 AM.Mark Bowers is a paediatric psychologist who specialises in neurodevelopmental issues including autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. He has written the book 8 Keys to Raising the Quirky Child - targeted… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Mark Pesce discusses whether the logical endpoint of social media is full-blown telepathy. Audio

10:23 AM.During his 27 years in the force, Queensland Senior Sergeant Corey Allan has developed several grassroots programmes with social issues and at-risk people at the core. Parts of his own childhood were… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.'The Lives of Colonial Objects' Edited by Annabel Cooper, Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Published by Otago University Press, RRP$50.00. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

9:47 AM.The first Conservative-only budget for 19 years; the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings and the growing debates over EVEL (English Votes for English Laws). Audio

9:22 AM.Smart phones and mobile devices are changing media organizations around the world, as consumers access content from wherever they are at any time. Rebecca Howard is the woman charged with developing… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A report on the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than eleven thousand people in West Africa, has concluded that the World Health Organisation lacks the capacity and culture to deal with global… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Siouxsie Wiles discusses the discovery of a circulating protein in the blood linked with memory loss and why exercise may help with work productivity. Audio

11:35 AM.The Magna Carta was sealed 800 years ago. What is its significance today? Dean Knight, Victoria University Senior Law Lecturer and Associate Director, New Zealand Centre for Public Law. Audio

11:06 AM.After several false starts, Duane and Gregg Allman formed the Allman Brothers Band in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969. Originally inspired by blues-rock bands of the day such as Cream and The Jimi… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Published by Auckland University Press, RRP $39.99. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books. Audio

10:07 AM.Social worker, Daryl Brougham grew up in a range of foster homes as a ward of the state, experiencing horrific neglect, abuse and maltreatment. Earlier this year he received an apology and… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Karen Middleton reports on the Australian Government is cracking down on foreign investors circumventing Australian law to buy up property. Audio

9:45 AM.Labour MP for Mangere Su'a William Sio's heart is behind Manu Samoa, but he has split loyalites - having relatives on both sides. Audio

9:35 AM.The New Zealand online course, helping aspiring writers around the world to tell the stories of their own cultures to young readers. Five thousand learners worldwide have enrolled in the past month to… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Roland Kun is a Nauruan opposition MP whose passport was confiscated three weeks ago when he tried to leave the country for New Zealand. He's facing further uncertainty, and is calling for New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dr Adrian Macey New Zealand's former climate change negotiator says the targets announced by the government yesterday are the bare minimum. Audio

11:48 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses the implications of the Harmful Digital Communications Act - and whether the legislation will be used in attempts to stifle free speech; and whether gossip columnists have too… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.Dame Joan Metge is a social scientist, anthropologist and author. She has spent several decades endeavouring to improve communication and cultural understanding between Maori and Pakeha. At 85, she… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rod Oram discusses the FMA's (Financial Market Authority's) 18 million dollar settlement with Hanover Finance directors, also the latest on the Chinese Stock Market and the financial turmoil in… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Published by Penguin, RRP$35.00. Reviewed by David Hill. Audio

10:11 AM.Anna Broinowski is an award-winning Australian documentary filmmaker whose latest work is an anti-fracking propaganda film made in North Korea with the help of its top directors, composers and movie… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.Has a rise in the number of teacher aides in classrooms around the country been matched by a rise in achievement among those students? A startling UK study suggests that teacher aides can have the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Questions are being asked about what has happened to almost half a billion dollars of aid money donated to the Red Cross to help Haiti after its catastrophic 2010 earthquake. Politicians in the US and… Read more Audio