Sunday Morning Podcast Options

9:45 AM.Binghamton University Associate Professor of Psychology Richard Mattson has led the team which believes it has found a gene which can influence marriage quality. He explains the science to Jim.  Read more Audio

9:41 AM.Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Here's Jules Older with his thoughts on the referendum on legalising cannabis and how it's worked in the U.S for his own… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.RNZ's Te Ahi Kaa reporter Justine Murray speaks to Jim Mora about Te Matatini where thousands have performed at the Kapa Haka Festival over four days.  Read more Audio

8:42 AM.It's been 30 years since United Airlines flight 811's cargo door failed blew off the aircraft mid-air killing New Zealander Lee Campbell. His father Kevin speaks to Jim about Lee and their work to… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Here's author Nicky Pellegrino talking about her beef with literary snobbery. Read more Audio

8:34 AM.New Zealand's longest running music festival, Splore, is on again this weekend. Festival director John Minty speaks to Jim about the event's 20th anniversary. Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Each week Sunday Morning gets in touch New Zealanders living abroad. This week we speak to Shannon Campbell who's living in the German capital, Berlin.  Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A day at Parliament can include many different things and this week Parliament finished a 13-hour debate, heard an MP's first speech, and was reminded of in-House rules.  Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Here's Sir Bob Harvey with his thoughts on what's been happening in with the rahui on the regional parks to stop the… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.In spite of the financial demise of the company behind the ambitious plans to colonise the red planet, New Zealand Mars One applicant, Saeed Ghandhari, is hopeful the project will still go ahead.  Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Karen Kasler, a political journalist, talks about the release this coming week of the long-awaited Mueller report in the U.S.  Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A number of big events have been planned for the weekend against a backdrop of weather warnings.  Weather Watch's Philip Duncan talks about the forecast. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Parliament has lots of rules. Many are there to maintain 'reasonable order', which is a tough ask in a place built specially so people could disagree with each other vehemently. Read more Audio

6:55 PM.Parliament is a gentle place where questions are asked and answers politely heard. Yeah right. Sometimes in the House the main instrument of debate is sheer noise. Read more Audio

6:55 PM.Leader of the House Chris Hipkins gives an overview of what MPs will work on this week while in the debating chamber. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comic sans has both fans or those who want it banned. Vincent Connare talks to Jim about inventing the font 25 years ago and how ubiquitous it has become. Read more Audio

11:33 AM.The longest piano in the world is in Dunedin. Builder Adrian Mann talks to Jim Mora about the giant instrument and the concert pianists who visit to play it from all over the world. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Chief Imagination Officer and children's book author Tommy Kapai Wilson shares his thoughts on more people becoming… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Psychoanalyst Professor Josh Cohen is believes we have lost our way when it comes to chilling out. He explains why we shouldn't feel guilty about slacking off. Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Engelbert Humperdinck has sold more than 140 million records worldwide and is still touring at 82. He speaks to Jim about fame, discovering new talent and why he's not putting his feet up yet. Read more Video, Audio

10:04 AM.New Zealand's world record freediver William Trubridge has just completed an underwater dive across the Cook Strait. He speaks to Jim about it. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Dr Ashley Watts explains whey psychopaths find each other so attractive and the research they did to prove it. Read more Audio

9:37 AM.'Hardcore carnivore' Jess Pryles is a barbecuing queen. She talks to Jim about what what it takes to transform a BBQ  to something spectacular. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.International relations expert Dr. Parag Khanna speaks to Jim Mora about where China sits in terms of geo-politics and what it means to New Zealand. Read more Audio