Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:06 AM.Scottish born James Crabb is widely regarded as one of the world's leading ambassadors of the classical accordion. Crabb was professor of classical accordion at the Royal Danish Academy of Music… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.Live cross to Appleby School, near Nelson, for an update on the battle to put out the blaze and how local people are being affected by the emergency. Audio

8:10 AM.Donald Trump's 2017 tweets about banning transgender people from the military are his only misstep as American president so far, according to Peter Boykin, the founder and president of Gays for… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Ian Bruce, aka Mr Bruce, is a painter and the lead singer in music duo The Correspondents. Alongside DJ Chucks, the pair bring together jazz and swing with modern electro and drum'n'bass to deliver a… Read more Video, Audio

11:06 AM.Richard Whitman is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent and is an expert on Brexit and UK foreign policy. He is a visiting fellow at Chatham House (formerly… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Barrie Kosky is the intendant and chefregisseur (artistic director) of the Komische Oper Berlin. Acclaimed for his work in opera directing, one of his most recent works at the Komische Oper Berlin is… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Nancy Gertner is a former US federal judge who built her career around the protection of women's rights, civil liberties and justice for all. Appointed to the federal bench of the district court of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Richard Sullivan is Professor of Cancer & Global Health at Kings College London (KCL), and is the director of the Institute of Cancer Policy. He qualified in medicine, trained in surgery (urology)… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.American singer-songwriter and indie favourite Sharon Van Etten just released her fifth album, Remind Me Tomorrow. She speaks to Kim Hill. Read more Video, Audio

11:07 AM.Australia's famous invader, the cane toad, has hit the headlines lately. Senator Pauline Hanson proposes putting welfare recipients to work killing the toads, while Queensland MP Bob Katter wants to… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.JP (Josh) Pomare (Ngapuhi) grew up in Rotorua, losing his mother to cancer at 11 and leaving home at 15. He dropped out of a BA degree in Wellington before moving to Melbourne, where he has laboured… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.Dunedin writer Donna Rutherford, who published her debut novel, Skylark, under the name Ruthie Morgan, has teamed up with local artist Tyler Kennedy Stent to produce her latest project, Moireach. It's… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.David Best helped establish the UK's first recovery-focused prison, which some are looking to replicate in New Zealand. "Why should we support recovery?" he tells Kim Hill, "because recovery will lead… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.American writer Barbara Kingsolver grew up in rural Kentucky and now lives on a farm in southern Appalachia. She has written several novels, the most famous of them The Poisonwood Bible (1998), the… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Jordan Rondel is an Auckland-based cake baker. As a young girl, she would visit her grandparents in Paris and it was there that she says she first experienced the elation that comes from creative… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Rose Matafeo is a comedian, writer and actor. She was a presenter on TVNZ youth show U Live, before writing and performing for Jono and Ben. She was also a lead writer and co-star of Three's sketch… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Wellington writer Leah McFall is "kind of appalled" by her own fascination with the female members of the royal family but fascinated nonetheless. Catherine and Meghan's behaviour is scrutinised so… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer Robyn Carlsson has had a career in music spanning 23 years. She's had four UK top ten singles, five Grammy nominations, and has fans around the world… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Zoe George joins Noelle to discuss a huge year for women in sport - including threats of violence against cricket commentator Debbie Hockley, the success of Aotearoa's female football and rugby… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Jed Mercurio is an acclaimed UK writer for television. His most recent productions are Bodyguard and Line of Duty, both of which have broken audience records. His other credits include Lady… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Simon Denny is a New Zealand artist based in Berlin. In 2015, he represented NZ at the 56th Venice Biennale with his work Secret Power - which explored the workings of the US National Security Agency… Read more Audio