Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:05 AM.Former Senior Curator of History at Te Papa, and author of a new illustrated book that profiles 25 contemporary New Zealand designers. Audio

10:05 AM.Founder of the rock 'n' roll jewellery business, The Great Frog, in Carnaby Street in the early 1970s. Audio

9:45 AM.Mackelvie Curator of International Art at the Auckland Art Gallery, discussing the 4th Auckland Triennial : Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon. Audio

9:05 AM.Journalist and author whose new book, Smile or Die, was conceived when she became ill with breast cancer, and explores the tyranny of positive thinking. Audio

8:45 AM.Director of BioDream Machine, a California non-profit organization with the mission to bring the benefits of bio-inspired design to public and private education in the United States. Audio

8:11 AM.Presenter and producer of TV show The Investigator, and author of new book, Jesus : the Cold Case. Audio

11:40 AM.Social historian whose new book is A History of Gardening in New Zealand. Audio

11:25 AM.New Zealand writer whose short story, Last Season's Man, has won the inaugural Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. Audio

11:05 AM.Kim Hill reads a selection of emails and texts from listeners to Saturday Morning. Audio

10:40 AM.New Zealand singer who maintains an active international career, and is Professor of Voice at the University of Canterbury. Her show, My Life in Song, travels to a number of South Island centres in… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Singer and pianist who has been a key figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues since the 1950s. His most recent album, City that Care Forgot, deals with various aspects of post-Katrina New Orleans, and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Kate Camp discusses The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil, translated and with an introduction by David West. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science at the University of Washington whose research over the past 27 years on Magellanic penguins in the South Atlantic has led to her being described as"the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Author of the prize-winning Mister Pip, and chair of the Bouganville Library Trust which has been set up to work with local people in Bouganville to build, stock and fundraise for a community library. Audio

8:10 AM.English cosmologist and astrophysicist who has been Astronomer Royal since 1995 and President of the Royal Society since 2005. Audio

11:50 AM.Sports blogger Hydan Green talks cricket, football and the Mexican wave. Audio

11:35 AM.Also known as Laura Corcoran and Matthew Jones. Two talented performers from the UK, performing at this years International Arts Festival. Audio

11:05 AM.Texan musician, Lyle Lovett is soon to perform on these shores. Audio

9:45 AM.Sardinian-born choreographer is currently touring production Good Morning Mr Gershwin. Audio

9:05 AM.Chris Chitty is Technician and Senior Tutor at the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University Albany. Audio

8:45 AM.Australian social anthropologist and linguist. Dr Sutton is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Museum. Audio

8:15 AM.Daryl Copeland is an analyst, writer and educator on international policy, global issues, diplomacy and public management. He is research fellow at the University of Southern California's Centre on… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury, on how we order names. Audio

11:45 AM.Kim Hill reads selected emails and text messages from listeners to Saturday morning. Audio

11:05 AM.American musician, artist, writer and political activist visiting New Zealand for solo performances in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. Audio