Saturday Morning Podcast Options

8:15 AM.Journalist currently based in Istanbul, Turkey, where she reports for Al Jazeera English. Audio

11:30 AM.Irish author of ten novels, including The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Absolutist, and new children's book, The Terrible Thing That Happened To Barnaby Brocket. He is a guest at two events at The… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Former UK poet laureate, founder of the digital Poetry Archive, and author of a number of poetry collections, and of the novel Silver: Return to Treasure Island. He visited New Zealand to talk at the… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Senior Lecturer at the School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice Faculty of Education, at the University of Auckland; his research focuses on motivation and moral development… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Lecturer in Renaissance literature at the University of Durham, and author Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: the History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians. Audio

9:05 AM.Principal trombone of the NZSO, player with trombone quartet BonaNZa, and one of the organisers for the inaugural New Zealand Brass Festival in late September. Audio

8:40 AM.Author of three children's books inspired by the investing principles of American billionaire Warren Buffett. Audio

8:15 AM.Australian economist who runs the Centre for Economic Stability Incorporated is the author of Debunking Economics v2.0: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?, and is visiting New Zealand for three public… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Doctorate student in clinical psychology at Massey University in Albany, and one of three recipients of 2012 postgraduate Maori scholarships from the Rose Hellaby Maori Education Fund. Audio

11:05 AM.CEO of Be Accessible, a company challenging New Zealand businesses to undergo radical accessibility assessments. Audio

10:05 AM.Director of the Wales International Academy of Voice who is visiting New Zealand to judge emerging singing talent at the Lexus Song Quest 2012. Audio

9:45 AM.Collector of British and European decorative art from 1870 to 1970, who gifted his collection to Te Papa in 1992. Audio

9:05 AM.Professor in the faculty of education at the University of Auckland, and the author, with Kuni Jenkins, of He Korero - Words Between Us: First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper. Audio

8:45 AM.Oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer who has been at the frontier of deep ocean exploration for four decades; currently visiting Rarotonga to support the work of Conservation International in… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.British author of Incendiary, The Other Hand, and Gold, who is visiting New Zealand for The Press Christchurch Writers' Festival and other events. Audio

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

11:40 AM.Kerouac and the Beats Auckland teacher and playwright whose play Beautiful Losers, based on the relationship between Beat icons Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, is about to open for a return season in… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Grammy-award winning American guitarist, singer and composer who has just released his sixteenth album, Election Special. Audio

10:05 AM.Actress, director and playwright, internationally acclaimed for her one-woman show The Case of Katherine Mansfield, and currently appearing in the solo production of The Year of Magical Thinking by… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, who is working with the art team at Te Papa to exhibit more of the nation's art more often. Audio

9:05 AM.Palliative care and euthanasia Professor of palliative medicine at Cardiff University School of Medicine, and a life peer since 2001, who is visiting New Zealand for a conference and public meeting on… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Swedish film maker and journalist whose documentary Bananas led to him being sued for defamation by Dole, a story he tells in his new film, Big Boys Gone Bananas. Audio

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

11:45 AM.Kate discusses three American novels for middle reader to young adult: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos, As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins, Liar and Spy by Rebecca… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Director of the Center for Bits and Atoms at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is visiting New Zealand for Fab8, the Eighth International Fab Lab Forum and Symposium on Digital… Read more Audio