Sunday Morning Podcast Options

11:30 AM.Debra Fine is the author of The Fine Art of Small Talk. She joins the show to offer a few tips on how to start a conversation, how to keep it going, and the best way to bail out when a conversation… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Richie Sadlier was a rising football star until injury forced him to retire way too soon. Depression and addiction took over, fuelled by demons from the past and his family life. He has laid the whole… Read more Audio

10:48 AM.Economist Professor Richard Easterlin concluded more money can't buy us happiness. And his Easterlin Paradox has persuaded policymakers to focus on wellbeing rather than wealth. But how do we know… Read more Audio

10:27 AM.Legendary rock guitarist Wayne Kramer is the epitome of someone who has lived many lives - from ground-breaking foundation member of the MC5 to inmate at the Lexington Federal Prison in Kentucky to… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.On April 11, 2001, the Australian football team smashed American Samoa 31-0 in a World Cup qualifying match. Journalist James Montague wrote the book, Thirty-One Nil, and now New Zealand's Taika… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.Jim Winchester is a Kiwi aviation writer based in London. He's just published a new book which for the first time tells the full story of a one-megaton thermonuclear bomb lost at sea - Broken Arrow -… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Professor Peter Clough from Huddersfield University looks at how organisations can build resilient workers who can prosper under pressure, and believes challenges should be viewed as opportunities… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Most people think of conflict when they hear the Falkland Islands mentioned, but there's a lot more to the British territory than the 1982 war with Argentina. New Zealander Kevin McCarthy is Calling… Read more Audio, Gallery

7:30 AM.Taxpayers paid thousands of dollars for five New Zealand MPs to go to Tonga and Fiji so what does New Zealand get out of it asks Daniela Maoate-Cox.  Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Queen Elizabeth is tipped to retire in 18 months so Prince Charles can assume the throne. Meanwhile, the news continues to be all bad for Charles' younger brother, Prince Andrew, in the wake of his… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.We cross to Radio New Zealand's Checkpoint reporter Alex Perrottet in Poutasi for the latest on the measles outbreak in Samoa, which has now seen more than 3,000 cases reported and at least 44 deaths… Read more Audio

9:00 AM.A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Was it part of the job or tropical holiday? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Fiji to find out. Read more Audio

A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they on a junket or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Suva, Fiji to find out. Read more Audio

A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they soaking up some sun or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Fiji on day three to find out. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they sunning around the Pacific or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them to workshops, schools, and chapels to find out. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they sunning around the Pacific or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox followed them to find out. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.New Zealand's Speaker Trevor Mallard says MPs have a disproportionate amount of contact with parliamentarians from Europe and need to work more with their Pacific neighbours. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.We all know that people with good social interactions are happier with their lives, but what if you could put a monetary value on having a best friend? Well, that's exactly what research author and… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.She tops the charts in Australia, where she was recently interviewed by Alan Jones, and plays big festivals in Europe, but South Island country artist Aly Cook often struggles for recognition in her… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Professor Tyler Cowen is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.We're a mostly secular country with low rates of church attendance, so what do we believe in and how do we find meaning in times of major distress? Read more Audio

9:37 AM.A new scam which sees small amounts (around $10-$15) deducted from credit card accounts each month -- ostensibly for things like software purchases -- before one big charge is logged, has emerged on… Read more Audio