Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:22 AM.A DIY team of sea rescuers has launched its second season of migrant relief missions in the Mediterranean, bracing for the spiraling humanitarian crisis to get even worse. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.Kate McGrath is the director of the MacDiarmid institute. Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court look back at the week that was. Audio

11:35 AM.Brendan Telfer discusses Dean Barker's new role leading Japan's America's Cup team. Audio

11:09 AM.Clocking up more than his share of Frequent Flyer miles, Grant Smithies heads to Portland, Oregon to check out the new album from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, then takes a time machine back to 1971 to… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.'When Dad Showed Me The Universe' by Ulf Stark illustrated by Eva Eriksson, published by Gecko Press. 'The Rabbit and the Shadow' by Melanie Rutten, published by Book Island. 'Muddle and Mo' by Nikki… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Helen Kelly has been at the helm of the CTU for eight years and is the Union's chief spokesperson on many issues facing workers, including advocating for safe and health workplaces. Helen's been a… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.A report on the high levels of family violence in some Pacific countries, the Fiji flag debate and decolonisation of Pacific countries - what's on the UN's list . Audio

9:26 AM.Detailed discussion of Finance Minister, Bill English's seventh Budget. Audio

9:08 AM.Melbourne lawyer, Rob Stary, who is representing an Australian man who joined a jihadist training camp in Syria, and who now wishes to return home. Adam Brookman is a trained nurse and a married… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Dan Slevin reviews Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller) - Post-apocalyptic rescue drama with Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron; Pitch Perfect 2 (Elizabeth Banks) revisits the acapella group and Slow West… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Founder and quizmaster of the hugely successful Kids' Lit Quiz, Wayne Mills, on rewarding and motivating those who love to read. Audio

11:08 AM.New Technology correspondent Sarah Putt discusses philanthropy; Apple versus Samsung - the latest round; and how to get over 200,000 twitter followers in 45 minutes. Audio

10:41 AM.Published by Hachette, reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:10 AM.If you're after a pay rise or seeking the release of a hostage, there are common strategies that can be used in both. Chris Voss is a former international hostage negotiator with the FBI, who now… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Labour is in 'biggest crisis in history' after election defeat - with potential new leaders ruling themselves out and the country's largest trade union considering breaking its formal link with the… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.Another plan to build a tunnel between Queenstown and Milford Sound has been proposed.Queenstown engineer Colin Jenner of Milford Sound Link Rail is proposing a drive on-drive off electric railway… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Promising cancer immunotherapy created in Wellington Read more Audio

11:47 AM.A monumental new video work by Lisa Reihana, and architecture comes to the Turner Prize. Audio

11:33 AM.Drug testing in the workplace Audio

11:05 AM.Mick Harvey is, without a doubt, one of the most important figures to emerge from the Australian music scene. He was a founding member of The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews 'Desert War: The Battle of Sidi Rezegh' by Peter Cox, Exisle Publishing. Audio

10:06 AM.Journalist and author, Christina Lamb's latest book, Farewell Kabul tells how the West turned success into defeat in the longest war fought by the United States in its history and by Britain since the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Austrlian Budget washup, Tony Abbott's rising popularity and 2 Australian contestants in Eurovision song contest. Audio

9:34 AM.Ombudsman Dame Beverley Wakem says a lack of understanding by public servants is the primary reason for the Act not being used properly. She is part way through an investigation into how Ministers'… Read more Audio