Saturday Morning Podcast Options

10:05 AM.Former cell biologist, now a professional opera singer whose current role is Senta, in the New Zealand Opera production of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman. Audio

9:30 AM.American astronomer who hosts the weekly podcast, Astronomy Cast, and is an advocate of citizen science. Audio

9:08 AM.Executive Chairman and CEO of the Sustain Group, and Chair of the United Nations Global Compact Local Network Advisory Group, reporting from New York on the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit. Audio

8:35 AM.Director of the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University who delivered the Inaugural Marcia Russell Annual Lecture at the University of Auckland: (Un)happy Families: The Murdoch, Fairfax and… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Professor of Biological Anthropology at the University of Otago who is collecting DNA samples from New Zealanders for her genetic ancestry study, From Africa to Aotearoa: The Longest Journey. Audio

11:45 AM.Kate De Goldi discusses the award-winning young adult historical novel, Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Audio

11:05 AM.Boogie woogie and honey-tonk pianist and singer who is touring New Zealand with her show, My Life as a Piano, and the South Island as accompanist for the film programme, Reel Life in Canterbury. Audio

10:05 AM.Senior lecturer at Auckland University's School of Music, flautist, and author of How to Hear Classical Music. Audio

9:45 AM.Head of the department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Auckland, talking about making a living in the ancient Greek world. Audio

9:05 AM.Director of the first films in the Shrek and Narnia series, and of the adaptation of Lloyd Jones' novel, Mr Pip. Audio

8:15 AM.Senior writer at North & South magazine who investigated the murder of Scott Guy for more than a year, and has written the book Who Killed Scott Guy? The Case That Gripped a Nation. Audio

11:40 AM.Nikki Berry is the founder of A Capellago, a group of singers and musicians who share a love of world music. They will be performing at St Augustine's Church in Christchurch at 2:00 on Sunday 8… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Musician and producer Liam Ryan is Performing Arts Manager at CPIT's Department of Creative Industries, leading lead the Jazz School and National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Artdegree programmes… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.For the last ten years (and counting), Lyttleton musician Delaney Davidson has been on a solo tour that has taken him to Ireland, Germany, Italy, Brazil, UK, Switzerland, Mexico, Austria, Romania… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Christchurch author Paul Cleave has written six internationally bestselling crime novels. His seventh novel, Joe Victim (Penguin, ISBN: 9788-0-143-57042-4), is the sequel to his 2006 debut, The… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Christchurch author Paul Cleave has written six internationally bestselling crime novels. His seventh novel, Joe Victim (Penguin, ISBN: 9788-0-143-57042-4), is the sequel to his 2006 debut, The… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Juliet Arnott is an artist and designer, and has been an occupational therapist for 17 years. Last year, she founded Rekindle, a social enterprise that makes furniture and other useful objects from… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Shaun Hendy (FRSNZ) is a Professor of Computational Physics at Victoria University of Wellington and an Industry and Outreach Fellow at Callaghan Innovation. He won the Callaghan Medal and the Prime… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Architectural historian Dr Jessica Halliday is the director of the Festival of Transitional Architecture (FESTA), a new annual event for the city of Christchurch that explores urban regeneration and… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Joanna Norris became the editor of The Press in October 2012. She is the former digital editor of dompost.co.nz, and a former chief reporter at The Press. Audio

11:55 AM.Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 31 August 2013. Audio

11:45 AM.Illustrator, designer and art director, whose new book is Don't Puke On Your Dad: A Year in the Life of a New Father. Audio

11:10 AM.Executive director of the PHS Community Services Society in Vancouver, Canada, and a key person behind Insite, North America's first legal supervised injection site. Audio

10:10 AM.Bowler for the White Ferns national women's cricket team, and for the Wellington Blaze. Audio

9:45 AM.Playwright, performer and co-founder of the award-winning New Zealand theatre company Indian Ink, whose sixth production, Kiss the Fish, is about to open in Auckland. Audio