Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:04 AM.Doctor of Celebrity Gossip and media studies teacher who writes about stardom, celebrity, and other media-related issues. She is a featured speaker next week at Webstock 2014. Audio

8:45 AM.Two of four Otago university students who last year transformed Dunedin's worst flat into a low-energy liveable home, and have now developed the Rate My Flat platform as part of Live the Dream, New… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Shark scientist, spear-fisherman, surfer and scuba diver who has studied sharks in South Africa and New Zealand. Audio

11:45 AM.Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing summer poetry, with reference to 'Lifeguard' by Ian Wedde and Book of 'Equanimity Verses' by Richard von Sturmer. Audio

11:08 AM.Theatre artist and choreographer with performance company Mau, which will be premiering two new works at the New Zealand Festival. Audio

10:11 AM.British writer, broadcaster and editor who has been working on consumer magazines including Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, FHM, Empire, MixMag, and The Word for the past thirty years. (This version of the… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.British writer, broadcaster and editor who has been working on consumer magazines including Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, FHM, Empire, MixMag, and The Word for the past thirty years. Audio

9:40 AM.Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing her upcoming project on Frances Hodgkins. Audio

9:08 AM.PhD student at the University of Cambridge in volcanology and petrology, who has participated in field expeditions to Antarctica, Ethiopia, Chile, Costa Rica and North Korea, and is science writer for… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Canadian astronaut who retired recently as Commander of the International Space Station, and author of 'An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'. Audio

11:45 AM.Dunsandel-based engineer and author, discussing what energy is, and why it's important. Audio

11:05 AM.Canadian director who has created a renowned body of theatre work, most recently an updated version of his play Needles and Opium, will play during the NZ Festival in March. Audio

10:05 AM.American roots rocker who has released 15 studio albums, written a novel and book of short stories, and acted in TV series The Wire and Treme. Audio

9:45 AM.Senior lecturer at Auckland University's School of Music discussing what makes music "classical" and exploring rhythm, the most basic element of all music. Audio

9:05 AM.British artist who creates micro-sculptures visible only through a microscope. Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Professor of Culture and Economy at Loughborough University and keynote speaker at the Surveillance, Copyright, Privacy conference at the University of Otago. Audio

11:50 AM.Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 21 December. Audio

11:06 AM.Laura is the director of Adelaide Writers' Week, and Kate is the author of a number of books. They discuss the year in publishing and their books of 2013. Audio

10:07 AM.Founder and creative director of the Nga Rangatahi Toa Creative Arts Initiative. Audio

9:45 AM.British multimedia journalist based in Lima, Peru, who was in Santiago this week for the Chilean election. Audio

9:06 AM.Author of the Schott's Miscellany series, and the new book Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition. Audio

8:12 AM.Finance blogger for Reuters who visited New Zealand as a guest of Victoria University to talk about how the internet is revolutionising media. Audio

11:55 AM.Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 14 December. Audio

11:41 AM.Kate Camp will discuss Fahrenheit 451, the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Clinical psychologist, and leadership expert at Sigmoid Curve Consulting Group, who writes about his life and leadership in The Impostor Syndrome. Audio