Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:39 AM.Written by Catherynne M. Valente. Reviewed by Sonja de Freiz. Audio

10:06 AM.Writer and performer Rebecca Vaughan, in her latest theatrical show, brings to life 13 of Jane Austen's heroines. It's not the first time the playwright has explored historical perspectives on… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The Boston Marathon, the Ukraine situation and the President visits Asia.. Audio

9:35 AM.A report for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage reveals the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra is considering opening a suburban concert hall rather than waiting for the planned concert hall in the… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The Council of Trade Unions is taking its own legal action against two forestry companies over the deaths of workers on the job because it says Worksafe New Zealand is not holding the industry to… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The week that was with Michele A'Court and Radar. Audio

11:35 AM.Joseph Driessen is an educational consultant and parenting commentator. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Artist: Liam Finn Song: Ocean Emmanuelle, Track 1 Comp: Liam Finn, Jol Mulholland, Elroy Finn Album: The Nihilist Label: Liberation Broadcast Time: 4'10" Third solo album from the older son of Neil… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, written by Claire North, published by Little, Brown and reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio

10:10 AM.Australian TV producer on making soap operas in Kabul. Audio

9:50 AM.The latest news and current affairs from the UK. Audio

9:40 AM.100 year old Auckland Rugby league club bans booze - Richmond Rovers in Grey Lynn no longer serving alcohol. Gus Fepuleai is the club's chairperson. Audio

9:20 AM.Correspondent Lucian Kim who has covered the Russia and eastern Europe for the past 2 decades. He is reporting from Kiev. Audio

9:20 AM.27 year old Christoper Harvard was the Australian citizen killed in the same drone strike as the New Zealander known as Muslim bin John. His family have been trying to get his body back from Yemen to… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Professor Richard Jackson is Deputy Director at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Otago University. Audio

11:45 AM.Engineering body parts and the future of local anaesthesia. Audio

11:29 AM.Does NZ need a supermarket ombudsman like in the UK? Hayden heads Kensington Swan's Wellington based Government and Regulatory practice. Audio

11:08 AM.Marty Duda will feature the music of New Zealand singer-songwriter Flip Grater. Christchurch native Flip Grater has just released her fourth album. Pigalle is named after the district in Paris that… Read more Audio

10:43 AM.Written by Rana Dasgupta, reviewed by Quentin Johnson and published by Text. Audio

10:10 AM.Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig whose work depicts the fragility and follies of the human condition - and our relationship with the natural world. His latest book The Essential Leunig: Cartoons… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Fairfax correspondent, Peter Munro, talks about funding cuts to the ABC and to other parts of the government. Audio

9:35 AM.With Dr Nessa Lynch - a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Victoria University. She teaches and researches in the area of criminal law and sentencing as well as youth justice. She is working with… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Claims ACC releases full case files to employers With Helen Kelly - President of the Council of Trade Unions, Karolin Potter - Christchurch community board member and Justice of the Peace, Ben… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.David Cunliffe's non-appearance on Campbell live last night; Native Affairs and issues that effect Maoridom; Coverage of the Royal Tour; Presenter leaving Seven Sharp. Audio

11:28 AM.Dr. Michael Stevens, history lecturer at Otago University and a proud "Bluffie", has received a Marsden Fund Fast-Start grant to research the history of Bluff between the years 1800 and 2000. He… Read more Audio