Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.The stock exchange jitters in China and other markets. Audio

10:41 AM.Reviewed by David Hill and published by Auckland University Press. Audio

10:07 AM.British sociologist, political economist and author William Davies argues in his new book that employers are increasingly paying attention to happiness in the workplace as a means of keeping… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Susan Milligan is a former White House and National Political Correspondent for the Boston Globe. She is a Contributing Editor to US News and World Report. She also writes for The Washingtonian, Rhode… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.How much of a problem is it to get a mortgage if you're over a certain age? And what age might that be? Of course it's against Human Rights legislation to discriminate against someone on the basis of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Billions of dollars have been wiped off the value of shares around the world, amid mounting concern over a Chinese economic slowdown. China's Shanghai index fell by more than eight percent; the main… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers. Transport update: recent news and research about how we get around. Audio

11:30 AM.Naya Brangenberg and Jeremy Wilhelm moved to the Wairarapa on a small farm to enjoy the quiet life on a few hectares of land and got a couple of pigs for food. But one theing led to another and now… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The debate about high risk industries and the fallout from the Saudi Arabian sheep deal. Audio

10:40 AM.Circling the Sun by Paula McLain. Published by Little Brown RRP$37.99. Reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio

10:06 AM.Waikato University Professor Bruce Clarkson is charged with getting collaboration and agreement on the most pressing matters affecting the country's biodiversity and biosecurity among universities and… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Improving US Cuba relations, Brazil's president Dilma Rouseff facing major protests over corruption allegations and the economy. Audio

9:33 AM.Dr Nouh El Harmouzi is the Director of Morocco's first Democrat-Liberal Think Tank, The Arab Center for Scientific Research and Human Studies. He says Islamic State has moved into the vaccum in… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Queenstown man Guy Pope-Mayell nearly died in an avalanche four years ago, and who is calling for airbags to be used routinely by all heliski operators. Charlie Hobbs represents the Heliski Operators'… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The Justice Minister, Amy Adams has asked her officials to look at whether allowing 17 year olds to remain in the youth court will reduce reoffending. She says there is more support and rehabilitation… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:35 AM.A review of the recent games in rugby and netball. The Rugby World Cup. The Olympics. Audio

11:08 AM.After being sent a terrible new album of Nina Simone covers, Grant Smithies is sent scurrying back to Nina's priceless originals. He also gets an earful of touring North Carolina bluesman Big Daddy… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Reviewed by Kiran Dass. 'Animals' by Emma James Unsworth, published by Canongate. Audio

10:07 AM.For years US psychologist Jean Maria Arrigo warned that the American Psychological Association was complicit in state sanctioned torture - and has been proven right. Audio

9:52 AM.News from the Asian region with our correspondent Financial Times Beijing Bureau chief, Jamil Anderlini. Audio

9:27 AM.The Topp Twins have been entertaining for more than three decades - singing, yodelling and parodying the best Kiwi characters from town and country. Jools and Linda Topp are about to return to TV… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.Researchers invent a process that turns polluting carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers, a highly sought-after manufacturing material with the potential to be used in the aerospace, construction, and… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Government has unveiled a 30 year plan to improve New Zealand's infrastructure. What will this mean for small provincial communities with ageing populations and low rating bases? Hastings Mayor… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Paul Casserly reviews TVNZ's Sunday Theatre: How to Murder Your Wife; Smashed Palace, a new NZ reality show set in a wreckers yard on the volcanic plateau (The Box Mondays 9pm); and High Maintenance -… Read more Audio