Sunday Morning Podcast Options

6:55 PM.About 17 hours of work takes place in the debating chamber each week but not everyone has time to watch it all so we’ve picked the top three bills you should know about. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Sir Peter Gluckman's known to many as the country's first ever Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister. He's in the musical chair this week to talk about the soundtrack of his life and the many… Read more Audio

11:17 AM.Three minutes max: succinct opinions from New Zealanders about anything at all. Here's Tommy Kapai Wilson. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The glamorous and ever-dazzling Dita von Teese is heading to New Zealand for the first time in December with her Glamonatrix revue tour. She talks to Jim about the tour and what got her interested in… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is coming to New Zealand next year to tour what many consider to be the finest Genesis album of the time, Selling England By the Pound.  Read more Audio

10:29 AM.Chris Laidlaw joins the show to share some memories of former teammate Sir Brian Lochore, who has died aged 78.  Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Journalist Tom O'Neill has spent the last two decades wading through Charles Manson-related files to offer a new take on one of the most infamous cases in American history.  Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Dr. Nick Duffell says former boarders who suffer 'privileged abandonment' often turn out to be bumbling politicians because they have grown up in an institution, rather than a family environment. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.University of Auckland professor of general practice Felicity Goodyear-Smith is with us to discuss a new, sweeping critique of the New Zealand health system.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Tuvalu is the poster boy for small island countries suffering from climate change and its very existence and that of its people is under threat. Despite the gloomy outlook, Tuvalu has big plans for… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Dr Kaaren Mathias is medical doctor who's been living in India since 2006. She's working in community health in the Northern Indian province of Uttarakhand. Read more Audio, Gallery

7:30 AM.Youth MPs are reporting back to their actual counterparts at select committees recommending changes to reduce the wealth gap like a living wage and increased housing supply.  Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The Beijing bureau chief for The Guardian, Lily Kuo joins the show from Hong Kong with all the latest from the anti-government protests.  Read more Audio

6:55 PM.A quick review of question times this week in case you don't have a spare three hours to watch it all in detail. Read more Audio

6:55 PM.Parliament is set to begin its next consideration of David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Member’s Bill, so here’s some background to help you follow the action. Read more Audio

6:55 PM.Anywhere between 10 and 20 bills can be debated by MPs in the House in a sitting week but to save you time, we've picked the ones to watch out for. Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The Netherlands is in the middle of a blistering heatwave that has set new records for the hottest temperatures ever recorded. Journalist Mark Smith is on the ground in Amsterdam and joins the show… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Three Minutes Max: succinct opinions from a variety of New Zealanders on all sort of topics. Here's AUT professor Allan Blackman on the recent death of musician Noel Scott Engel - aka Scott Walker. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Dr. Adam Campigotto is the lead author of a new study that shows cats, like humans, put on weight as they age. And they are getting bigger.  Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans has worked with the All Blacks since 2010 and has just published a new book explaining some of his techniques, Perform Under Pressure. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Dr. Angelina Sanderson Bellamy, an ecologist and a research fellow at Cardiff University, offers a potted history of the banana and the threats it faces.  Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Dr David Halpern, an experimental psychologist, was part of the original nudge unit put together by the British government to address policy challenges where human behaviour was a key component. Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Mandy Len Catron has written a thought-provoking piece in The Atlantic asking whether marriage actually creates a social handicap. She joins the show to discuss.  Read more Audio