Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Reviewed by Lisa Finucane, published by Century, RRP$36.99. Audio

10:08 AM.Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore is a New Zealand medical pioneer and So Old So Quick is his memoir. He is 96. Sir Pat graduated in medicine from Otago University in 1941, and then went on to serve as a… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, Nelson Mandela's long-time assistant releases memoir and Oscar Pistorius to return to the dock after psychiatric tests. Audio

9:35 AM.Otago University's Associate Professor John Reynolds is leading a team of neuroscientists developing a new treatment for Parkinson's disease. Professor Reynolds has fought to keep the project in New… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Seven months after the government announced it would postpone it's plans for paperless courts - the Criminal Bar Association and court staff say the system is under severe stress. The 18 million… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.With Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:28 AM.Brendan Telfer discusses the Suarez biting ban, Tiger Woods returning to golf this morning and the Black Caps' third test against the West Indies. Audio

11:07 AM.Grant Smithies plays country folk Swedish sisters 'First Aid Kit', punk indie rockers Parquet Courts, and funky soul man Lee Fields. Audio

10:37 AM.'Where's Spot' by Eric Hill, published by Puffin, 'Dear Zoo' by Rod Campbell, published by Puffin and 'The Noisy Book' by Soledad Bravi, published by Gecko. Audio

10:11 AM.Edward Glaeser proves in this myth-shattering book, Triumph of the City, cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in cultural and economic terms) places to live. Audio

9:49 AM.Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visits Britain, corruption audit of Chinese businesses and concerns over high debt accumulation levels of local governments in China. Audio

9:27 AM.The project's co-leader is Rupert Sutherland of GNS Science. Audio

9:07 AM.The Greater Wellington Regional Council is fronting up to the Wellington City Council to explain its 10 year transport plan, which it has just signed off. The plan will see the capital city's famous… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Dan critiques What We Do in the Shadows, The Two Faces of January and Transformers: Age of Extinction. Audio

11:25 AM.Prue Jamieson shares her experience of rebuilding her life after the death of her teenage son from cancer, and has advice on how to help people in that situation. Audio

11:10 AM.Erika Pearson discusses the prospect of smart home devices "talking" to each other. Audio

10:38 AM.Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, published by Headline, RRP$29.99. Audio

10:10 AM.Jean Kittson is an Australian comedian, performer and writer who's on a mission to break the cone of silence she says exists around menopause. She's written a book about the subject, called You're… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The verdict on the phone hacking trial and football, biting and FIFA with Kate Adie. Audio

9:29 AM.Representatives from 14 finalist schools and tertiary institutions were at the ceremony at Te Papa on June 25, with Tauranga's Otumoetai Intermediate taking out the top prize in the Prime Minister's… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Mohamed Fahmy, the Al Jazeera English bureau chief in Cairo, was this week one of three AJE journalists sentenced to prison terms in Egypt on the charge of "spreading false news". The Egyptian… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Over the last week, the science section of major newspapers around the world have been reporting about spiders that catch fish and how it is much more common than was previously thought. Why are we so… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Ursula Cheer talks about the Weller Case and the invasion of privacy by the media. Audio

11:05 AM.Manchester's James formed in the mid-1980s in the wake of The Smiths' popularity, even scoring an endorsement from Morrissey himself in their early days. As the band's sound evolved, comparisons to U2… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Fictional Woman by Tara Moss, reviewed by Rae McGregor, published by HarperCollins, RRP$34.99 Audio