Labour Day Podcast Options

10:45 AM.Ben Galloway is the founder of Trash Footwear in Raglan, a company which makes shoes from recycled material. Audio

10:25 AM.Boredom enthusiast who blogs at I Like Boring Things. Founder and organiser of the annual Boring Conference in London, taking place in November. Audio

10:05 AM.Wellington based singer-songwriter Louis Baker has been chosen to attend the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy in New York city. He plays live in the studio. Audio

9:35 AM.Photographer, designer, creator of Exposure Lifestyles magazine, co-manager of the charity Spinning Top who recently organised the second Little Lotus Project. He is also founder and director of… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Israeli cycling enthusiast and inventor who has designed the world's first cardboard bicycle. Audio

8:35 AM.Women's relationship with work during the 19th and 20th century. Megan Cook is a historian and writer for Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand, based at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Audio

8:15 AM.Former chemist and IT consultant based in Nelson who has written 'The Beginner's Garden', published by Penguin. He also writes for the Gardening Diary for the Healthy Food Guide magazine. Audio

11:30 AM.The Mayor of Christchurch recalls his first job, delivering groceries in his local valley. Audio

11:10 AM.Lamine Sonko and King Marong are West African musicians and griots, who perform under the name One Africa. Audio

10:37 AM.Indian magician performing in New Zealand to celebrate Diwali. Audio

10:10 AM.A sculptor working on a remarkable underwater installation in Mexico 'The Silent Evolution', made up of 400 life-sized sculptures of real people. Audio

9:19 AM.Author of the Geek Atlas on his plans to build a steam-powered computer based on an 1837 design by Victorian mathematician Charles Babbage. Audio

9:09 AM.American singer-songwriter touring New Zealand speaking about her lengthy career in the music industry and how illness almost stopped her singing. Audio

8:35 AM.Iconic New Zealand comedian with memories of his first job in a petrol station and working in a shearing gang. Audio

8:20 AM.Writer, historian and chair of the Labour History Project and on the origins of the 8 hour day movement, Labour Day and the life of Samuel Parnell. Audio

8:09 AM.Walking the Queen Charlotte track to raise funds for a national database for Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative eye condition. Audio

11:40 AM.Terry Dunleavy, editor of NZ Wine Grower magazine. Audio

11:10 AM.Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and subject of documentary 'The Linguists'. Audio

10:50 AM.On the 'I Love the Islands' benefit concerts for Samoa. Audio

10:10 AM.Founder of the Found Footage Festival. Audio

9:15 AM.Michael Brosowski, founder of the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, a charity which helps over 900 Vietnamese street children. Audio

8:50 AM.Professor Denis Mitchison is a bacteriologist - now into his ninetieth year. In 1946, as a young pathologist at the Brompton Hospital in London, he pioneered clinical trials of the anti-TB drug… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.A unique collection of medals, certificates and honours which give true testament to the full extent of Sir Ed's achievements are now on display at the Reserve Bank Museum in Wellington. Audio

8:10 AM.For the last seven years Ken Nicol has been lead guitarist and vocalist with Steeleye Span, is much in demand as a session player and has a number of solo albums to his credit. Audio

11:45 AM.Sir Murray Halberg talks about Sir Edmund Hillary and about how we can encourage emerging heroes. Audio