The Best of Nine To Noon 2018
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Tara Westover: Off grid childhood to Cambridge PhD
2 Mar 2018Tara Westover's memoir begins with scenes from her Mormon childhood in an isolated mountain valley in Idaho. The youngest of seven, she was home schooled by her mother, a midwife. Her father, obsessed… Audio
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P.P. Arnold: soul survivor
Soul and R&B singer P.P. Arnold talks to Kathryn about her extraordinary life. She became a backing vocalist for Ike and Tina Turner in 1964, and went on to work with other huge names in the music… Audio
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Matthew Syed: how failing can help us succeed
19 Apr 2018No-one became successful by being afraid to make mistakes, says Matthew Syed. The British journalist and former Olympic table tennis champion has written a new book for kids – You Are Awesome. Audio
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The neuroscientist who lost her mind and returned to tell the tale
When tumours took hold of Barbara Lispka's brain and she lost her grip on reality, the American neuroscientist had a powerful opportunity to examine mental illness from the inside. Audio
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Chris Riddell: writer, illustrator and political cartoonist
7 May 2018Chris Riddell is a prolific writer and illustrator who can turn his hand to children's artwork as easily as scathing satirical sketches. He distinctive line drawings grace his own stories as well as… Audio
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Sally Wainwright: from Coro to Happy Valley
24 May 2018Sally Wainwright is one of Britain's most highly regarded screenwriters. She cut her teeth writing for The Archers and Coronation Street. And then went on to create and write her own original award… Audio, Gallery
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Attitude with altitude: New Zealand’s birds of prey
29 May 2018Debbie Stewart has spent decades dedicated to the predatory birds of New Zealand. She's the founder of Wingspan based in Rotorua, the conservation, education and research organisation for birds of… Audio, Gallery
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Simon Rowley: minding the kids
Dr Simon Rowley is one of the country's leading paediatricians and neonatolgists, who has spent the last 30 years caring for the youngest and most vulnerable at Starship hospital and in private… Audio
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Catherine Tate: yes, we are bovvered!
8 Jun 2018English comedian and actor Catherine Tate is bringing her live show to New Zealand later this year. She tells Kathryn Ryan that, as a thrill-seeker, she doesn't like being relaxed on stage. Audio
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From mental health patient to nurse 'I've been there'
22 Jun 2018Mental health nurse and psychotherapist Matthew Ball was voted Australia's Mental Health Nurse of the year in 2017. He was also a finalist in this year's HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards… Audio
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Dr Compost's tips for super soil
25 Jun 2018Ben Elms – aka Dr Compost – is a man passionate about the difference between dirt and soil. The key to great yields is 'superhero' soil and for that you'll need compost, he says. Video, Audio, Gallery
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'Exploration, I think, is an elemental part of human nature'
Conrad Anker has been described as America's best all-round alpinist. He's a rock climber, ice climber and big peak mountain climber, having summited Everest numerous times - without oxygen, and a… Video, Audio
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'Ma'am Darling'. An irreverent take on Princess Margaret
18 Jul 2018Her beauty and glamour bewitched legions of admirers, while her acerbic tongue made her notoriously rude. One of Britain's best satirical writers, Craig Brown talks to Kathryn Ryan about taking on the… Audio
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Whale of a tale: Micheline Jenner
23 Jul 2018Kathryn meets Dr Micheline Jenner who has spent three decades studying whales off the coast of Western Australia. She is the co-founder of the Centre for Whale Research and has recently published a… Audio, Gallery
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Sam Hunt: Coming To It
10 Aug 2018Sam Hunt is New Zealand's best known poet. He's been writing and performing his work for nearly 50 years, and has just published a new selection of his work over the years - called Coming To It -… Audio
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Rupert Guinness: an epic bike race & terrible tragedy
17 Aug 2018Australian sports journalist, author and athlete Rupert Guinness rode across Australia earlier this year in just over 27 days. It was his second attempt at the "Overlander", after the inaugural Indian… Audio
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Robyn Davidson on her epic journey, 40 years on
29 Aug 2018In 1977, in her twenties, Robyn Davidson decided to undertake a journey half way across Australia with just a dog and four camels. It wasn't her intention to tell anyone about it, let alone the whole… Audio
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Helen Clark: Women, Equality & Power
4 Sep 2018Former Prime Minister, head of the UN Development Programme, and Secretary General aspirant Helen Clark, talks with Kathryn about her long career, and her experience of leadership, gender equality and… Audio
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Transgender musician Eddie Ayres on depression, love and terrorism
19 Sep 2018Eddie Ayres struggled with depression and identity for years until realising in his 30s that he was a transgender man. The professional musician and ABC Classic FM presenter formerly known as Emma… Audio
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Liane Moriarty - observing human life
20 Sep 2018Australian writer Liane Moriarty's eighth novel Nine Perfect Strangers has just hit the shelves, and already the film rights have been snapped up by Nicole Kidman, who'll produce and star in the… Audio
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Simon Sebag Montefiore: celebrating great letters
4 Oct 2018Simon Sebag Montefiore is an award winning British historian, novelist and television host whose non-fiction works include Jerusalem: The Biography, Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar and The Romanovs… Audio
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Pic Picot, peanut butter man
Nelson's peanut butter man, Pic Picot, has taken the world of spreads by storm. In 11 years, he has gone from making 200 jars in his garage with a concrete mixer to building a multi million dollar… Audio
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Australian politican Fiona Patten on sex, drugs and the electoral roll
24 Oct 2018Fiona Patten is an MP in the Victorian state parliament and the founder of the Australian Sex Party, now renamed the Reason Party. In the past, she's been a fashion designer, a sex worker and… Audio
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Tini Molyneux: Leading from the front
25 Oct 2018Tini Molyneux (Ngai Tūhoe) was the face of Māori broadcasting for decades as a presenter on Te Karere, Marae and as One News Māori Affairs correspondent. She got her first job in TV after an editor… Audio
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The joy of outdoor swimming
Kiwi conservationist Annette Lees says she's never had a bad swim. She explores why open water swimming has been and is still such a deep part of Kiwi culture in the new book Swim: a year of swimming… Audio, Gallery
