Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Steven D'Souza is a CBC correspondent based in Toronto. Audio

10:40 AM.World Order by Henry Kissinger, published by Allen Lane, reviewed by Geoff Robinson. Audio

10:07 AM.Caitlin Doughty is a twenty-something licensed mortician and funeral director with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, who took a job at a crematory after her first degree -… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Foreign criminals; Second person to head historic child abuse inquery under criticism; Controversy over song that's been released under the UK Independence Party name. Audio

9:41 AM.There's a warning from some scientists that Earth has been left with a huge blind spot for potentially devastating comet strikes after the only dedicated comet-spotting program in the Southern… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The European Central Bank has changed tack by buying covered bonds, including Greek and Cypriot bank loans with junk ratings. The move was announced by the ECB president Mario Draghi last month… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Health officials from around the world have been meeting to decide what next year's influenza will contain, following a winter where 8% of people who got the flu are believed to have contracted a… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.What is this thing, "post-internet art"; the Light Show at Auckland Art Gallery, and the Great Mugging. Audio

11:30 AM.The implications of the recent defamation case taken against blogger Cameron Slater. Audio

11:08 AM.Like Rodriguez, Karen Dalton and Lewis, Vashti Bunyan is one of those obscure recording artists who recorded one or two albums 40-plus years ago, dropped out of sight, then was rediscovered in the… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.The Critics Part - Wystan Curnow Art Writings 1971 to 2013 Edited by Christina Barton and Robert Leonard with Thomasin Sleigh, reviewed by Mark Amery and published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:06 AM.Former NASA roboticist and programmer Randall Munroe is now a web comic with a cult following. In his book What If? he attempts to answer science's most intriguing questions. Along the lines of, 'If… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Death of Gough Whitlam. Audio

9:19 AM.French economist Thomas Piketty sparked global debate with his proposals around taxing wealth and improving income equality. Piketty's thesis is contained in the bestselling book Capital in the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A building contractor rejects Worksafe's findings that risks of asbestos in the rebuild programme are low. Audio

11:47 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses the fallout across the Tasman after a university lecturer criticised Rupert Murdoch in a lecture - and an essay in Economist looking at the future of books. Audio

11:30 AM.Our Big Blue Backyard is the title of the latest book from Taranaki-based natural history writer, academic and graphic designer, Janet Hunt. She has previously won awards for her adult and children's… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Rod Oram discusses South Canterbury Finance; and the related issue of New Zealand's lack of deposit insurance, which makes us a great anomaly among developed countries. Audio

10:39 AM.The Wilson Sisters' Inspiring Journey to Save New Zealand's Wild Horses. Written by Kelly Wilson, reviewed by Lisa Finucane and published by Random House NZ. Audio

10:06 AM.Canadian award-winning film director and screenwriter, David Cronenberg's body of film work has often portrayed controversial and shocking subject matter, with movies including: Dead Ringers, The Fly… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The US response to Ebola, the democrats are mobilizing women to vote. Audio

9:28 AM.The country's drug buying agency Pharmac recently announced a major deal with the drug company Novartis for nine new treatments and six new medications, which will benefit around 300,000 people. It… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Conservation Department responds to the death a young tourist on the Milford Track earlier this year. It's moving to make visitors more aware of winter hazards on the Southern Great Walks. Allan… Read more Audio

11:55 AM.What we can learn from Estonia. Audio

11:32 AM.Christchurch neurologist Ivan Donaldson planted Canterbury's first vineyard at Pegasus Bay almost thirty years ago and now Canterbury is the country's fifth largest wine-growing region. From humble… Read more Audio