Sunday Morning for Sunday 29 September 2019

7.10 Donald Trump could be guilty of four different crimes 

If the CIA whistle-blower's claims ring true, Donald Trump could be guilty of as many as four different crimes -- campaign finance law breach, bribery, extortion and obstructing justice. US correspondent Karen Kasler looks at the potential impeachment of the US President and whether he could somehow come through this situation politically enhanced. 

7.18 Recommendations for Mosque shooting victim donations due next month 

The Christchurch Foundation was gifted around $11 million -- in addition to the funds received by Victim Support -- in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. Christchurch City Councillor Raf Manji is meeting with the community on behalf of the foundation to help make recommendations about the best ways to disperse the remaining $9 million. 

7.26 Three Minutes Max: Amy Fletcher on Deep Fakes 

Three Minutes Max on Sunday mornings, interesting opinions from New Zealanders. Amy Fletcher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury, who specialises in science, technology and environmental politics. She offers her take on the pros and cons of Deep Fakes. 

7.45 Calling Home: Rod Snowdon in Giessen, Germany 

Rod Snowdon was only meant to be heading to Germany for a short while when he first arrived in 1993, but circumstances changed, and over a quarter of a century later he is married with two German-born children and working as a Professor and Chair of Plant Breeding at Justus Liebig University in Giessen. 

8:41 Pet numbers need to shrink to help save the planet 

Pet ownership around the world continues to grow, and the environmental cost is skyrocketing along with it. Professor David Raubenheimer, Sydney University's expert on nutritional ecology says people need to start making compromises when it comes to pets, including the number of pets we have, the size of those pets, and also the species. 

9:37 Tim Ross: Finding humour in architecture and design 

He's best known for his work on TV and radio but Australian comedian Tim Ross has also always had a passion for architecture and design -- and he manages to intertwine his great loves on stage. The self-proclaimed "designer nerd" is in the country for the Festival of Architecture in Wellington, where he will be performing Why Modernism Matters. 

10:06 The life and times of the mysterious Man in Seat 61 

When people want to find out information and tips about train travel throughout the world, they seek out The Man in Seat 61, or Mark Smith, as he is also known. Smith is the driving force behind the hugely-popular seat61.com website. He joins the show to discuss how his business basically started by accident, and why he rates New Zealand's Northern Explorer as one of the top five train trips in the world. 

10:34 A travel writer's guide to the roads less travelled 

Travel writer Mary Jane Walker says people should always travel to the places they tell you not to. She is the author of the 'Maverick Traveller' series of books and joins the show to reflect on some of her globetrotting adventures and explain why she believes the world is an inherently good place. 

11:05 The Black List people seriously want to be on 

He's the man who famously said 'good luck' when he passed on the opportunity to run with the Slumdog Millionaire script, but Franklin Leonard is also the man who created The Black List, a ground-breaking publication that separates Hollywood's most popular unproduced screenplays from the tens of thousands that are crafted every year, and has helped lead to the creation of 55 Oscar-winning movies. 

11:25 The problem with mindfulness 

Having been brought up in a Buddhist household, New Zealand-raised Cambridge University graduate student Sahanika Ratnayake practised mindfulness and continues to do so to this day. However, she can't stomach the modern rhetoric that surrounds modern mindfulness and the general lack of awareness about the movement's deep historical roots.   

11.42 Sir Anthony Robinson: Walking the River Thames 

With family ties to London that stretch back over three centuries, Sir Anthony Robinson was undoubtedly the right person to host Walking The Thames. The man who famously played Baldrick in the Blackadder series is with us to discuss the new series, which is now screening in New Zealand, and explain why the character he is most famous for could have done a better job that Jeremy Corbyn.