All episodes
Sunday, 26 January 2020
- 7:12 Wuhan coronavirus continues to weave path of destruction
- 7:20 Can wireless earbuds damage your brain?
- 7:45 Calling Home: Dr. Janine Krippner in Washington D.C.
- 8:38 Burnout linked to potentially deadly irregular heartbeat
- 8:51 Online advertising behind illegal collection and use of data
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 26 January 2020
- 9:37 'Harry and Meghan were safer from the press in England'
- 9:51 Tennis correspondent David Luddy at the Australian Open
- 10:05 Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson: Letters from an Astrophysicist
- 10:35 Our Current Song: Soaked Oats - 'Coming Up'
- 10:40 The beginning and the end of Trumpism
- 11:04 Middle-age misery hits at 47.2
- 11:38 Apartners: Living happily ever apart
Sunday, 22 December 2019
- 8:12 Time's up for volunteering
- 7:11 Breakthrough study highlights true dangers of vaping
- 7:25 3MM: Chris Clarke on those we've lost in 2019
- 7:45 Mike Anstis: Calling Home from Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- 8:42 Chronic inflammation: how can we counteract it as we age?
- 9:10 Mediawatch for 22 December 2019
- 9:45 Good news stories to wrap up the decade
- 10:05 Heatwave hell in Australia
- 10:15 Vanessa Baxter's top Christmas tips
- 10:25 Hamimah Tuyan: 'We need to learn to embrace our differences'
- 10:35 The Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving
- 10:50 Baldwin St back in the running to be world's steepest
- 11:10 'More violence in Hong Kong could be on the horizon'
- 11:30 Catherine Robertson and Stephen Franks' Year in Review
Sunday, 15 December 2019
- 7:10 'China-US resolution more of a truce than a peace deal'
- 7:13 Austin Mitchell: 'Losing to the Tories is depressing'
- 7:45 Calling Home: Rebekah Holt in Melbourne
- 8:35 An expert's guide to burn injury recovery
- 8:50 Tuia 250's lasting legacy
- 9:05 Mediawatch for 15 December 2019
- 9:45 Why Christmas songs could be bad for your mental health
- 10:06 A man alone: Travelling the world solo by motorcycle
- 10:34 Sir Peter Snell: NZ's Sportsperson of the 20th Century
- 10:50 Political hashtags make people less likely to believe the news
- 11:05 Restarting a music career after 25 years on death row
- 11:30 Why small countries are richer and happier
- 11:30 Why small countries are richer and happier
- 11:55 3MM: John Boyd on the four day working week
Sunday, 8 December 2019
- 7:10 More than two thirds of Kiwis support End of Life Choice bill
- 7:15 Austin Mitchell: 'This is the most uncertain UK election ever'
- 7:45 Calling Home: Alyn Ware in Prague
- 8:10 The Keto Diet - Trend or Treatment?
- 8:45 The tiger sharks of Norfolk Island
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 8 December 2019
- 9:37 3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on making a difference this Xmas
- 9:42 The hopeless hunt for Ghislaine Maxwell
- 10:08 The deadly superbugs lurking in your makeup bag
- 10:30 Vegans and the people who hate them
- 10:40 Finding the holy grail of turning plant waste into plastic
- 11:09 'The Rolling Stones were never the same band after Altamont'
- 11:32 Taranto to Trieste - following the 2nd New Zealand Division in Italy
Sunday, 1 December 2019
- 7:10 Death toll set to rise in Samoan measles outbreak
- 7:21 Queen Elizabeth tipped to retire, hand reins to Prince Charles
- 7:30 'Of the Pacific' - Why NZ MPs visit their Pacific neighbours
- 7:43 Calling Home: Kevin McCarthy in the Falkland Islands
- 8:39 Can you teach mental toughness?
- 9:43 Broken Arrow: How the U.S. Navy Lost a Nuclear Bomb
- 10:06 The story behind the worst drubbing in football history
- 10:27 Wayne Kramer: 'As a gangster I was a complete failure'
- 10:48 Richard Easterlin: the economics of happiness
- 11:08 Richie Sadlier: "I added to the wreckage of my life every day"
- 11:30 The art of starting a conversation
Sunday, 24 November 2019
- 7:10 New Zealand teenagers among the most inactive in the world
- 7:21 Study casts doubt on the need for many heart procedures
- 7:30 House tortoise, chamber hare: how fast does Parliament work?
- 7:45 Calling Home: Pauline Curtis-Smith in the Philippines
- 8:10 How schools will try to work around the donation-ban plan
- 8:41 Worst may be yet to come in Hong Kong
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 24 November 2019
- 9:37 New credit card scam costing Kiwis thousands
- 9:48 Positive spiritual well-being associated with better mental health outcomes
- 9:48 Why you turn the radio down while trying to park your car
- 10:06 'New Zealand's biggest danger is being swamped by China'
- 10:50 The chart-topping Kiwi country star you probably haven't heard of
- 11:05 Having a best friend is worth over $150,000 in extra income
- 11:30 How does our genetic heritage influence our psychological traits
Sunday, 17 November 2019
- 7:13 Investigation claims seven Afghan children killed by NZ device
- 7:21 Cheap alcohol fuelling NZ's worsening drinking culture
- 7:30 A long passage: end of life choice
- 7:45 Calling Home: Thom Monckton in Helsinki
- 8:10 Forever home - Why immigrants chose New Zealand
- 8:39 Crisis facing courts as Chinese people seek justice in NZ
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 17 November 2019
- 9:37 3MM: Lindsay Neill on invasions of private spaces
- 9:49 How you are 'brainwashed' while you sleep
- 10:07 Queen and Coldplay are the new Beethoven and Mozart
- 10:37 The golden age of board games
- 11:05 No end in sight as Hong Kong protests enter sixth month
- 11:13 Royal correspondent dismayed by Prince Andrew interview
- 11:23 'You can't be a wimp if you want to achieve greatness'
Sunday, 10 November 2019
- 7:10 The fastest growing sport in the world is e-sports
- 7:20 Billionaire Bloomberg opens the door to presidential campaign
- 7:30 A matched set: climate bills provide full set of debates
- 7:45 Calling Home: Tony Price in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 8:10 Play time over: How Kiwi kids lost their freedom to roam
- 8:41 Why you should be worried if you own a Chinese phone
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 10 November 2019
- 9:37 Experiences will make you happier than material things
- 10:04 Rick Stein: 'I keep asking to do a New Zealand food series'
- 10:40 Descartes' dream argument remains unsolved after 400 years
- 10:51 Why it's time for the CAPS LOCK key to die
- 11:05 30 years since the Berlin wall came tumbling down
- 11:14 People who brag about their intellect aren't as smart as they think
- 11:30 Peta Mathias in the Musical Chair
Sunday, 3 November 2019
- 7:10 Rugby World Cup review with Keith Quinn
- 7:18 Exposure to chemical in plastic linked to type 2 diabetes
- 7:30 Whipping MPs for a job: What does a party whip actually do?
- 7:45 Calling Home: BB Bowness in Boston
- 8:10 Everest Descent - Can Nepal get tourists exploring off the beaten track?
- 8:41 The hunt for Asia's El Chapo
- 9:05 Mediawatch for 3 November 2019
- 9:37 Jon Potter: The man who gave his kidney to a complete stranger
- 10:04 Griff Rhys-Jones' Great Kiwi Road Trip
- 10:32 Is Ffordd Pen Llech really steeper than Baldwin St?
- 10:40 The case for whether plants can actually learn
- 11:05 Jo Wood: 'It was a lot of fun keeping up with the Stones'
- 11:30 How our obsession with performance is changing sense of self
Sunday, 27 October 2019
- 7:08 All Blacks exit Rugby World Cup in inglorious fashion
- 7:20 Survey of NZ small business wellbeing shows troubling signs
- 7:30 Parliament looks back - Parihaka and women MPs
- 7:45 Calling Home: Lorraine Cook in the Seychelles
- 8:42 The role of language in Nigerian email scams
- 9:07 Mediawatch for 27 October 2019
- 9:39 Three Minutes Max: Amy Fletcher on Deep Fakes
- 9:41 Why older people should be able to change their age
- 10:07 'Maori were hugely admiring of Cook as a leader'
- 10:41 To Hyphenate or not to Hyphenate: That is the question
- 11:05 Have we reached the end of the Periodic Table?
- 11:27 Anne Audain: 'Adversity helped make me the champion I became'
Sunday, 20 October 2019
- 7:11 Keith Quinn on the Rugby World Cup
- 7:20 Boris Johnson's Brexit deal hanging in the balance
- 7:30 Taking shots at MPs: the rules for filming the House
- 7:45 Calling Home: James Whitta in Malmö, Sweden
- 8:10 Horse racing shake-up: Selling tracks and outsourcing the TAB
- 8:41 Dr. Robert Ballard: 'I will solve the Amelia Earhart mystery'
- 9:05 Mediawatch for 20 October 2019
- 9:37 Yes, wisdom and happiness really do come with age
- 10:07 Justin Trudeau tipped to 'squeak back in' as Canadian PM
- 10:20 Christine Fernyhough: Mid-century living in the Butterfly House
- 11:05 Jung Chang: 'I still have a tremendous optimism for China'
- 11:30 Kitty Flanagan's 488 Rules For Life
Sunday, 13 October 2019
- 7:11 Donald Trump's gift to ISIS
- 7:30 Parliament’s hidden fourth chamber has the best debates
- 7:45 Calling Home: Ereti Mitchell in Scone, Scotland
- 8:00 Insight Special: Local Body Elections coverage with Philippa Tolley
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 13 October 2019
- 9:06 Should hypnosis be used to convict criminals?
- 9:30 Behind the lens with a Kiwi Pulitzer Prize winner
- 10:04 The rise of Germany's new ultranationalist intelligentsia
- 10:20 Kurt Cobain's Unplugged cardigan set to fetch $200,000
- 10:50 Keith Quinn on the Rugby World Cup
- 11:05 How daydreams help shape our sense of self
- 11:22 The evolution of climate change media coverage
- 11:45 Randy Newman to tour NZ for the first time
Sunday, 6 October 2019
- 6:00 Adrian Orr: The Reserve Bank governor taking on the Aussie banks
- 7:10 Keith Quinn: Watching the Rugby World Cup unfurl
- 7:17 Hong Kong: The Troubles - Christine Loh Kung-Wai
- 7:21 Tracing ocean plastic to its source
- 7:30 Deciding on abortion law
- 7:45 Calling Home: Hola from Barcelona
- 8:40 How we read in the digital age
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 6 Oct 2019
- 9:38 Three Minutes Max - Siobhan Leachman
- 9:45 Gin Wigmore - bringing Romeo & Juliet to the stage
- 10:06 What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia
- 10:30 Anne Unkenstein - How do you remember?
- 11:05 Frank Dikotter - ruling with the cult of personality
- 11:40 In the long run, funny women satisfy men more
Sunday, 29 September 2019
- 6:00 The New Zealanders involved in the exploitation of Filipinos
- 7:10 Donald Trump could be guilty of four different crimes
- 7:18 Recommendations for Mosque shooting victim donations due next month
- 7:30 Parliament calls for public view on gun law
- 7:45 Calling Home: Rod Snowdon in Giessen, Germany
- 8:37 Three Minutes Max: Cathryn Monro on positive learning environments
- 8:41 Pet numbers need to shrink to help save the planet
- 9:05 Mediawatch for 29 September 2019
- 9:37 Tim Ross: Finding humour in architecture and design
- 10:06 The life and times of the mysterious Man in Seat 61
- 10:34 A travel writer's guide to the roads less travelled
- 11:05 The Black List people seriously want to be on
- 11:25 The problem with mindfulness
- 11:42 Sir Anthony Robinson: Walking the River Thames
Sunday, 22 September 2019
- 7:13 Keith Quinn on the All Blacks v South Africa RWC test
- 7:22 'Storm Area 51' fails to live up to the hype
- 7:26 US military deployments could be the tip of the iceberg
- 7:30 Budget 2019 - the process in a nutshell
- 7:44 Calling Home: Catherine O'Connell in Tokyo, Japan
- 8:34 Student schoolbags cause excessive pressure on young spines
- 8:50 Airlines turning a blind eye to carry-on luggage rule breakers
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 22 September 2019
- 9:36 3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on why Spring is the time for change
- 9:44 Rugby World Cup playing role in reviving tsunami-hit city
- 10:05 What science can teach us about happiness
- 10:43 Learning Mandarin not as intimidating as it might seem
- 11:05 Sarah Edmondson: How I escaped the NXIVM sex cult
- 11:35 My Van, My Castle: Life On The Road In New Zealand
Sunday, 15 September 2019
- 7:10 Doubts linger over Labour's internal investigation
- 7:18 China exporting surveillance state technology
- 7:30 A vision enacted - Rua Kēnana’s lament in law
- 7:45 Calling Home: Jamie Scott in Edmonton
- 8:10 Closed until further notice - a life on hold after the mosque attacks
- 8:43 Back pain should be managed like the common cold
- 9:09 Mediawatch for 15 September 2019
- 9:40 Does the Beard Maketh the Man?
- 10:07 Raphael Rowe: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
- 10:30 Support for Brazilian PM remains as Amazon fires continue
- 10:48 Dara O'Briain: Listen to the Voice of Reason
- 11:06 Vinyl poised to outsell CDs for the first time since the 1980s
- 11:15 Bid launched to reinstate Baldwin St as the world's steepest
- 11:30 Musical Chair: Rima Te Wiata
Sunday, 8 September 2019
- 7:12 Reports of 12 metre waves as Hurricane Dorian set to hit Nova Scotia
- 7:20 Brexit blunder could see Johnson sent to prison
- 7:30 'Honour the language' - Māori for MPs
- 7:45 Calling Home: Dave Holmes in London
- 8:10 Solo mums on benefits having to decide between food and fuel
- 8:40 Men now avoid women in the workplace, research shows
- 9:07 Mediawatch for 8 September 2019
- 9:37 Sitting for nine and a half hours a day linked to early death
- 9:50 People who eat dark chocolate less likely to be depressed
- 10:08 Robert Harris: The Second Sleep
- 10:35 Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls
- 11:06 Professor Cal Newport: Living better with less technology
- 11:35 Rob Hamill: High times at sea with The Cruising Kiwis
Sunday, 1 September 2019
- 5:00 Written off: The true cost of road deaths
- 7:10 Phillip Duncan: 'Polar blast threat not unusual'
- 7:17 Lisa O'Carroll: Brexit down to the wire
- 7:23 Lavina Good: Mediation likely in Warriors' ownership stoush
- 7:35 The everlasting money talk
- 7:45 Calling Home: Patrick Emanuel in Lima, Peru
- 8:39 3MM: Colin Hogg offers an opinion on opinions
- 8:41 Hamima Tuyan:'Kiwis mustn't lose the feeling they had on March 15'
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 1 September 2019
- 9:39 3MM: Dr Patrick van Esch on equality in parental leave
- 9:45 Professor Penny Pexman: What's in a Name?
- 10:04 Dr. Alex Pang: Getting more done by working less
- 10:25 Dr Xand van Tulleken: Stopping Male Suicide
- 10:29 3MM: Christopher Johnstone on the rise of American English
- 11:05 From sworn religious enemies to peacemakers in action
- 11:40 Jo McCarroll: NZ Gardener magazine celebrates 75 years in circulation
Sunday, 25 August 2019
- 7:10 Professor Al Gillespie: 'Incentives needed to restrict Brazilian deforestation'
- 7:18 Dr Andrew Klein: Catching the fraudsters in medical research
- 7:45 Calling Home: Nikki Ross in Bali
- 8:10 Milk shake - Why the future of dairy looks scary
- 8:37 Catherine van der Meulen: The human cost of 'greedy' fashion industry
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 25 August 2019
- 9:37 Professor Louis Ptácek: Genetic traits responsible for extreme larks
- 10:04 Ayham Ahmad: The Pianist of Yarmouk
- 10:25 Professor Tod E. Waight: Trump's Greenland bid not as crazy as it sounds
- 10:40 Aubrey Logan: 'Postmodern Jukebox is much more than a band'
- 11:05 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: Theatre renamed after soprano great
- 11:17 Christine Loh Kung-wai: History repeating itself in Hong Kong
- 11:30 Ray Woolf in the Musical Chair
- 11:55 Sunday Morning feedback for 25 August 2019
Sunday, 18 August 2019
- 7:09 Dr. Azeem Ibrahim: From bad to worse for Chinese President Xi
- 7:23 Kriv Stenders: The Battle of Long Tan
- 7:30 MPs head back to school
- 7:45 Calling Home: Owen Lindsay in Vienna
- 8:10 Disappearing students: How NZ is wasting opportunities with our Chinese graduates
- 8:41 Shane O'Mara: walking can help combat depression
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 18 August 2019
- 9:37 Paul Brennan: The quest to bring New Zealand's 'birds' home
- 9:45 Brand loyalty starts with advertising exposure in childhood
- 10:04 Steve Katz: Woodstock was an entirely uncomfortable experience
- 10:20 Jon Pareles: Tales of a teenage Woodstock survivor
- 10:40 Andy Zax: Stunning new box set documents entire Woodstock
- 11:06 Dr Lauren Rosewarne - Sex & Sexuality In Modern Screen Remakes
- 11:25 Musical Chair: Joel Tobeck
Sunday, 11 August 2019
- 7:10 'We could be about to see another Tiananmen Square'
- 7:22 Breathing new life into the world of lawn bowls
- 7:30 The battle of two Julie Annes: MPs' roles and the public interest
- 7:45 Calling Home: Brigid-Anne Gilbert in Berlin
- 8:10 Is Islamophobia still thriving in NZ?
- 8:38 Garden bacteria can combat anxiety and depression
- 9:10 Mediawatch for 11 August 2019
- 9:48 Dr. Saul Newman: debunking the 'Blue Zone' longevity myth
- 10:06 The Teetertotter US-Mexico border wall experiment
- 10:20 Dr Pete Etchells: The benefits of video games and online gaming
- 11:07 Steven O'Meagher: The Story of Rugby
- 11:30 Musical Chair: Lisa Chappell
Sunday, 4 August 2019
- 7:11 Lily Kuo: China bristling over Hong Kong unrest
- 7:18 James Favel: Questions linger over possible sighting of murder suspects
- 7:30 Money, housing, and taxes key to reducing wealth gap - youth MPs
- 7:45 Calling Home: Dr Kaaren Mathias in Uttarakhand, India
- 8:10 Tuvalu's fight to stay above the waves
- 8:38 Felicity Goodyear-Smith: 'Complex, fragmented' health system is fuelling inequities
- 9:37 Dr. Nick Duffell: Why boarding schools produce bad leaders
- 10:04 Tom O'Neill: Charles Manson narrative doesn't add up
- 10:29 Chris Laidlaw on the passing of All Blacks great Sir Brian Lochore
- 10:35 Steve Hackett: Honouring Genesis without the politics
- 11:05 Dita von Teese: 'Queen of Burlesque' to make New Zealand debut
- 11:17 3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on the Oranga Tamariki and Ihumatoa protests
- 11:20 Musical Chair: Sir Peter Gluckman
Sunday, 28 July 2019
- 3:00 Can New Zealand's mental health crisis be cured?
- 7:11 Mike Hagen: Search continues for Canadian teen murder suspects
- 7:18 Myrddyn Phillips: Welsh claimed steepest street fair and square
- 7:30 Simon Bridges asks questions on endless repeat. Why?
- 7:45 Calling Home: Ashley Eves in Ireland
- 8:39 3MM: Dr Betty Ofe-Grant on weight bias in the clothing industry
- 8:42 Professor Leah Ruppanner: Research shows men aren't judged for being messy
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 28 July 2019
- 9:38 Mandy Len Catron: What you lose when you gain a spouse
- 10:04 Dr David Halpern: When nudging isn't enough anymore
- 10:45 Angelina Sanderson Bellamy: The history of bananas
- 11:04 Dr Ceri Evans: How to perform at your peak under pressure
- 11:35 Cats are getting heavier by the year
- 11:43 3MM: Professor Allan Blackman on the passing of Scott Walker
- 11:49 Mark Smith on the Amsterdam heatwave
Sunday, 21 July 2019
- 7:11 Alan McGuinness: The battle for the Tory leadership
- 7:18 Emma James: French marijuana decision could set dangerous precedent
- 7:30 The mightier pen, that (didn’t) cause WW2
- 7:45 Calling Home: Lisa Yarwood in Paris
- 8:10 Babies in Oranga Tamariki care - safe or seized?
- 8:38 Anthony Phillipson: 8 Days To The Moon and Back
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 21 July 2019
- 9:37 Nancy Atkinson: The story behind the Apollo programme
- 10:04 AC Grayling: The History of Philosophy
- 10:45 Manish Mehrotra: Honest truths from India's No 1-ranked chef
- 11:06 Marc Wilson: Understanding moon landing conspiracists
- 11:15 Gavin Trethewey: Kiwi pilot who delivered moon landing to NZ
- 11:29 Toby Stoff: Baldwin Street is still the world's steepest
- 11:35 Musical Chair: Bridget Davis
Sunday, 14 July 2019
- 7:11 Geoff Boycott on how England will win the Cricket World Cup
- 7:18 Scientists warn indoor carbon dioxide levels could be a health hazard
- 7:30 Call to lower voting age from Youth MP
- 7:45 Calling Home: Mike Hall in Mozambique
- 8:10 How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
- 8:42 Isobel Yeung: China's hidden war on Uighurs
- 9:40 3MM: Lavina Good on handing the whistle over to the kids
- 9:44 Ken Rutherford: Cricket World Cup final is New Zealand's to lose
- 9:49 Ann-Sofie Sundman: Dogs and owners share similar stress levels
- 10:04 Michael McKean: 'This is Spinal Tap' celebrates 35 years
- 10:28 3MM: Rajorshi Chakraborti on the Cricket World Cup final
- 10:36 Ellen Jovin: On the road with Grammar Table
- 11:04 Professor Lora Heisler: Key to solving obesity lies in the brain
- 11:24 Steve Holmes: Historic New Zealand Racing Cars
- 11:44 Theodore Gioia: The Instagram food photography explosion
