Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:40 AM.Internationally renowned molecular biologist who has been awarded New Zealand's top science and technology honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio

9:06 AM.Wellington writer and historian who began his career as a reporter for NZ Truth, and has written a history of the pioneering tabloid newspaper, Truth: the Rise and Fall of the People's Paper. Audio

8:30 AM.Former British Labour MP for Leeds West, and Tony Blair's envoy to the faith communities (2001-2007). Audio

8:15 AM.Journalist who has been visiting Burma under a pseudonym for close to 15 years, and author of Everything is Broken: The Untold Story of Disaster Under Burma's Military Regime. Audio

11:45 AM.Kate discusses the work of British author Tim Bowler, including Midget, River Boy, Shadows, Storm Catchers, and new eight-part series Blade. Audio

11:10 AM.Artist and surfing champion, whose large-scale video installation, Accelerated Geographies, is currently showing at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Audio

10:10 AM.Retired host of television consumer affairs programme Fair Go, and author of the memoir The Life and Times of a Brown Paper Bag. Audio

9:45 AM.Publisher and editor of Sommelier India, the country's first and only magazine dedicated to wine and wine lovers. Audio

9:10 AM.US author, business editor and design thinker who launched Fast Company magazine in 1995, and has authored several books including Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning in Business. Audio

9:05 AM.Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio

8:10 AM.Australian footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors and Sydney's Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League until retiring in June after a heel injury. Audio

11:05 AM.Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, who will visit New Zealand for talks based on his new book, The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for a Sustainable Future. Audio

10:15 AM.Photojournalist and author of the new book, New Zealanders in Focus: the Documentary Photography of Peter James Quinn. Audio

10:05 AM.Kim Hill reads a selection of texts and emails from listeners to Saturday Morning. Audio

9:50 AM.Kate Camp discusses the 1759 satire, Candide, or Optimism, by the French philosopher Voltaire. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.British Muslim researcher, writer, columnist and teacher, who is also known as Shaikh Abdal-Hakim Murad, and regarded as one of the world's leading Islamic scholars. Audio

8:40 AM.New Zealand writer and webcaster discussing California's Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. Audio

8:10 AM.Melbourne criminal lawyer who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on a cocaine charge, and has since written three books about his prison experiences and police corruption. Audio

11:45 AM.Wellington caterer returned recently from setting up the VIP Hospitality suite at the New Zealand Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo in China. Audio

11:10 AM.English literature Professor at the University of Canterbury whose third novel, Gifted, imagines the 1955 relationship between Janet Frame and Frank Sargeson. Audio

11:05 AM.Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio

10:35 AM.Daughter of George Frame, brother of New Zealand writer Janet Frame; she spoke at the Autism NZ conference in September. Audio

9:47 AM.Auckland artist best known as"Misery", who will leave behind that persona before departing to the border of Burma and Thailand as part of the Little Lotus Project. Audio

9:10 AM.Mackelvie Curator of International Art at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, and author of Angels and Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections. Audio