Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:20 AM.Frontline child health workers say more children will drown if rules on swimming pool fences are removed. Audio

9:10 AM.A Christmas Island detainee says guards have fled the detention centre after a riot, following the death of an asylum seeker being held at the facility. The detainee says they have seized control of… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.With Te Radar and Elisabeth Easter. Audio

11:35 AM.Recap of the All Blacks victory. Test cricket with Australia. Steve Williams book. Audio

11:06 AM.Grant Smithies falls back in love with six-string electrics this week, playing spirited air guitar solos while he listens to new releases by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bespin, and the first album… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington. 'I Want Spaghetti' by Stephanie Blake illustrated by Stephanie Blake, published by Gecko Press. 'Hello World' by Paul Beavis, published by… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Sydney-based author, James Fry reflects on how turning to alcohol and drugs to escape school yard bullies sent him into the throws of a violent neo-Nazi group, how his family coped and the steps he… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.A new book on the Vatican's finances has claims of corruption, greed and mismanagement. Audio

9:40 AM.There's a new type of hybrid predator stalking the prairies and forests of the North Eastern United States. It's called the Eastern Coyote but some also call the animals Coywolves because they're… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Canada's relations with the United States has some parallels with New Zealand and Australia, they're the smaller neighbour which often gets overlooked when it comes to big, international affairs. But… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.NASA has just announced a new discovery suggesting powerful solar storms swept away Mars' atmosphere, transforming it into the arid, desert world it is today. NASA's MAVEN mission has been orbiting… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Reviewer Paul Casserly on the rise and rise of online viewing and two new release movies: He Named Me Malala - The documentary film about the remarkable Pakistani school girl shot in the head by the… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Other Back to the Future technology: Given the hype around the Back to the Future hoverboard, what other technology is available that we've previously only seen in the movies... Audio

10:39 AM.Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, published by Orion. Audio

10:08 AM.Gulwali Passarlay is a young political refugee living in England, he'd like to eventually be the President of his homeland. He left his home in East Afghanistan nine years ago aged 12. His famly were… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Could machines capable of independent thought be workplace in less than a decade? The software developer MYOB thinks so and has published a report called 'Surviving the Singularity'. So what might… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:21 AM.Governments ignored warnings about charity Kids company finances, the impact of Uber; London's biggest training school for black-cab drivers shuts up shop next month because of lack of demand for new… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Morgan Williams says environmental research is under threat due to funding cuts, including job cuts at Agresearch. He's launching a charitable… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.New Zealand's new art laureates; recent museum shenanigans on Instagram, and some openings and re-openings. Actress Liz Hurley was recently escorted from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Harry Connick Jr grew up steeped in the music of his home town of New Orleans, having been tutored by both Ellis Marsalis and James Booker. As a musician, Connick has two distinct personalities, that… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Reviewed by Lisa Finucane, published by Little, Brown. Audio

10:06 AM.Two old journalism comrades, Gordon McBride and Colin Hogg go on a six day road trip, in a Falcon. The longtime friends and drinking buddies revisit their youth, starting out as young reporters on the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Trans-tasman sports; rugby, netball and cricket. Sirs and Dames. GST tax laws. The Melbourne Cup winner. Audio

9:41 AM.A Waikato company is trialling a new type of giant hot-air blower which is designed to create a blanket of warmer air over crops during frosty weather. Fred Phillips, of the company Heat Ranger is… Read more Audio