Saturday Morning Podcast Options

8:45 AM.Principal investigator on a study of the comparative merits of consuming vegetables produced locally and overseas. Audio

8:15 AM.Former US Army colonel, who resigned from the US State Department in March 2003 in opposition to the war in Iraq. Audio

11:35 AM.Professor of Geophysics at Cambridge, a director of the Faraday Institute, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Audio

11:10 AM.Manager of the Pan-STARRS moving object processing system in Hawaii that is discovering new asteroids and comets. Audio

10:40 AM.British comedy actress best known for her TV series The Vicar of Dibley, and as half of the duo French and Saunders. Audio

10:10 AM.First Pacific Islander to get a PhD in English from the University of Auckland; author of poetry collection Fast Talking PI. Audio

9:10 AM.Professor of Physical Sciences, Victoria University; author of Wool to Weta: Transforming New Zealand's Culture and Economy. Audio

8:35 AM.Private market consultant, who started writing warnings in 2005 about the impending global financial crisis. Audio

8:19 AM.Director at the Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton; member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials. Audio

11:45 AM.Kate discusses the novels, poetry and picture books of the prolific American children's writer. Audio

11:15 AM.Artistic director of Adelaide's Patch Theatre Company, which has produced over 100 children's theatre works. Audio

11:05 AM.Kim Hill reads and comments on emails from listeners about male urination, and monarch butterflies. Audio

10:40 AM.Pianist for the Buena Vista Social Club, and world-jazz star, visiting New Zealand for the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

10:05 AM.Member of the Indian Foreign Service, whose debut novel, Q and A, was adapted for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Audio

9:45 AM.British installation artist and maker of feature films and documentaries, visiting New Zealand for Auckland Festival 2009. Audio

9:35 AM.Kim Hill reads and comments on emails from listeners about Patrick Holford and nutrition. Audio

9:05 AM.Co-founder of UK community project combating domestic violence, and author of the memoir, Shame, and sequel Daughters of Shame. Audio

8:40 AM.CEO of the Geospatial Research Centre, within the NZ ICT Innovation Institute at the University of Canterbury. Audio

8:15 AM.The BBC's Washington correspondent on his book, Only in America, about"the Rome of the 21st century". Audio

11:30 AM.Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, founder of Arts and Letters Daily, and author of The Art Instinct. Audio

11:10 AM.Former member of Einsturzende Neubauten and Malaria!, visiting New Zealand for live electronic media events. Audio

10:10 AM.Christchurch writer and former research scientist. His book, My First Stabbing, collects some of his blogs from PublicAddress. Audio

9:10 AM.British nutritionist, whose new book, How to Quit Without Feeling S**t, looks at the links between addiction and nutrition. Audio

8:45 AM.A selection of feedback from listeners. Audio

8:15 AM.Psychotherapist and author, her new book, Bodies, considers the societal pressures behind body enhancement. Audio