Sunday Morning Podcast Options

7:30 AM.Maori Party joins National and Act to defeat a member's bill clarifying the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency. Privileges Committee reports on complaints that Labour leader, Andrew… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.In recent months there's been dozens of articles published by mainstream news organisations asking the question: Is Donald Trump a fascist? The answers from the likes of the Washington Post, CNN and… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.You've heard of IQ and EQ but what about CI? Julia Middleton has written a book explaining just what Cultural Intelligence <http://commonpurpose.org/blog> is, and why the leaders of the world need to… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Bruno Bouchard is the frontman for a band of one-man-bands called L'orchestre d'Hommes-orchestres <http://lodho.com/>. They're in New Zealand with their banjos, bells, bottles and suitcases to perform… Read more Audio

10:32 AM.From 1975 to 1999 Timor-Leste, (formerly known as East Timor), was invaded and occupied by Indonesia. Over the course of the 24 year occupation, one-third of the Timorese population perished. Dr Jose… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Ten times Grammy winner, and one of the most recognisable voices and guitarists of any musical artist to come out of the US, Bonnie Raitt joins Wallace to talk about her new album, her influences and… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Marilyn Garson arrived in New Zealand from Canada 30 years ago and settled in the Hokianga where she worked as a weaver, a business coach and trainer. Taking those business skills overseas to work in… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Change at the top of NZME; RNZ's new music arrangement; taking care of business news - online and on-air; big names, but wrong names. Audio

8:40 AM.Professor Katie Pickles says that the Canterbury earthquakes "shunted Christchurch society off its colonial tracks". She says that the physical ruptures of the earth forced an abrupt rupture with the… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.It's been more than four years since the cargo ship Rena smashed into the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga in New Zealand's worst ever maritime disaster. Now a coalition of conservationists… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Government caves into Opposition demands over zero hours contracts in order to get support for its Employment Standards Legislation; Finance Minister faces questions about drop in dairy prices… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.This week's siege of a house near Kawerau where four police officers were shot has highlighted the importance of negotiation. The alleged offender gave himself up without a fight after an overnight… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Over the last few decades the big players in the aviation industry like Boeing have pointed to new technologies like hydrogen fuel cells, composite airframes and biofuels as a route to make air travel… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.For half a century, Sir Tom Jones has been belting out the classics with his distinctive voice - winning him fans from all ages all around the globe. He's in New Zealand this month to play a show in… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's hard to define American hip hop artist, Black Cracker. He has been named as one of the top 10 most influential transgender artists in the US. He's in New Zealand for the 30th anniversary of the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Postcard historian Peter Gilderdale joins Wallace to talk about New Zealanders' love affair with postcards, from the very early days where postcards functioned as the Twitter of the day to their… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:30 AM.German theatre practitioner Uta Plate has been running workshops and devising plays with prisoners, refugees and young people for the last 20 years. She's worked in New Zealand before and she's been… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Tipping - a practice that encourages good service, or a hangover from slavery? American food advocate Saru Jayaraman joins Wallace to explain the dark history of tipping and why she wants to see an… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Karoline Kan was born against the odds. The second child in her family, she was born in the 1980s - just as restrictions imposed to support China's one child policy were reaching their height. Now… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Current affairs drifts online - will funding follow?; charged-up debate over electric cars, and; contrasting coverage of refugee resettlement. Audio

8:40 AM.Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are the signature weapon of Islamic State and, according to a new investigation, ISIS is building them on a quasi-industrial scale. Marcus Wilson is the managing… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Knee pain is common and persistent for many people. Dr Ebonie Rio is lead researcher at the Monash University Tendon Research Group which has developed a medication and injection-free exercise that… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Prime Minister's Statement Debate concludes in a vote of confidence in the Government; Wednesday sees first General Debate and Members' Day of the year; Employment Standards Legislation Bill undergoes… Read more Audio