First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 9 October

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: the latest from the Middle East where the war is intensifying; reporter Louise Ternouth joins us from Samoa - where efforts are underway to keep the Manawanui from leaking and we catch up with the amazing Alan McCulloch, who's back on the Te Araroa trail, raising funds for kids with heart conditions, after he was severely injured in his first attempt. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!