Saturday Morning Podcast Options

8:35 AM.Author of The Gatekeepers of Galatos,about the New Zealand Divisional Petrol Company World War Two unit in Crete during WW2. Audio

8:12 AM.Authority on the preservation and migration of magnetic media. Audio

11:45 AM.Masterton author of a children's story about the man who raised takahe chicks in secret for the Wildlife Service, in the 1950s. Audio

11:05 AM.Psychologist who researches perception and cognition, specialising in tactile pictures drawn by the blind. Audio

10:05 AM.Auckland singer based in Sydney, who won the 2004 International Songwriting Competition and just released her first EP. Audio

9:45 AM.Vice-President of Philips Design in the Netherlands who recently received an honorary doctorate from Massey University. Audio

9:05 AM.Queen's counsel, and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on her autobiography Speaking For Myself. Audio

8:25 AM.Christian philosopher who is visiting New Zealand from the United States for a series of public lectures. Audio

8:12 AM.Lecturer at the History Department of the University of Auckland. Audio

2:33 PM.The NZ writer has recieved terrific reviews in the UK for her book Novel About My Wife. Audio

12:00 PM.Text and Email response to today's show. Audio

11:40 AM.Authors of the new book, The Crafting of Narnia: The Art, Creatures and Weapons from Weta Workshop. Audio

11:05 AM.British journalist, broadcaster and restaurant critic who ate at expensive and extraordinary restaurants around the globe. Audio

10:05 AM.Economist who wrote a controversial paper on the impact of immigration from different cultures on the NZ economy. Audio

9:45 AM.Alternative Rugby Commentary and Rugby Round Table host, who also coaches for the Poneke Rugby Club. Audio

9:05 AM.One of New Zealand's foremost painters and printmakers. Audio

8:40 AM.Rotorua-based Weaver who has been making piupiu since the 1970s, and has written How to Make a piupiu. Audio

8:15 AM.Nelson-based geologist who has worked on the frontline of the oil industry for over 30 years. Audio

12:00 PM.A sample of the many and varied emails and text messages of the morning. Audio

11:45 AM.Author of the novel Misconduct and member of the Wellington Regional Arts and Cultural Development Board. Audio

11:05 AM.Director of Music at King's School, Auckland where all boys learn and play a musical instrument of their choice. Audio

10:05 AM.Director, actor and writer, making his directorial opera debut with the New Zealand Opera tour of Hansel and Gretel. Audio

9:45 AM.Kate Camp discusses the novel of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Theoretical physicist who is one of the world's leading experts on the smallest know particles, neutrinos. Audio

8:30 AM.The author of On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine. Audio