Sunday Morning Podcast Options

7:53 AM.Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London and the author of 'The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron', reflects on the upcoming British election. Audio

7:47 AM.'Made in China' - it's on the label of much of what we wear - but Victoria University Professor of Information Systems, Benoit Aubert, reckons that no matter what that label says, you will have no… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Second week of the 3-week adjournment sees no select committee meetings held, so we look ahead to what's in store next week, and also speak with Hansard staff about the role of Parliament's… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The mood for more autonomy is growing among Papua New Guinea's provinces. While the call for more devolution of powers from central government to the provinces is not new, PNG's continued development… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A poppy the size of a football field is being pieced together at Auckland Domain in time for ANZAC Day. Tony McNeight has been working on the project for the past year. Audio

7:10 AM.Kristina Anderson is the country's only specialist adviser on going bankrupt to clear student debt. Student debt has now passed $14 billion and Anderson, from Auckland's Tax Hub Ltd, says it's time… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.Wallace Chapman may have a future as a literary romantic hero now that Daphne Clair De Jong has admitted he is "handsome enough". Daphne began writing romances for Mills and Boon in the late 1970s and… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Top Australian musician Paul Kelly performs a couple of songs from his Merri Soul Sessions, backed by Vika and Linda Bull, live ahead of his Powerstation gig. Paul also tells Wallace about his 30-plus… Read more Audio

10:23 AM.A couple of weeks back we took a look at the ethics of spying on your friends and neighbours, today we're exploring the ethics of spying on ourselves. Keith Locke is a former Green MP whose SIS file… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Rochelle Rees is a computer programmer and sometimes animal rights activist who discovered her then boyfriend was a police spy in 2008. Seven years on, she reflects on the betrayal of trust and the… Read more Audio

9:41 AM.The 'Home of the Year' is New Zealand's richest architectural prize and this year the honours went to Richard Naish for the design of his own family home in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Wallace talks to the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A turbulent week in broadcasting: the much-hyped launch of new Paul Henry news show; reports the end is nigh for John Campbell’s one; and three low key closures. Audio

8:35 AM.Vancouver-based writer and journalist Charles Montgomery is a critic of what he calls anti-social planning. Charles says that low-density suburbs where people depend on cars create isolation and… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Jane Patterson delves into the trade agreement with South Korea and asks if it's a good deal for NZ? Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University is aiming to revive the only national poetry competition for high school students. Audio

7:40 AM.Otago University's Dr Matthew Clarkson says ocean acidification triggered massive species extinction: a wake up call to the perils of a changing climate today. Audio

7:32 AM.The week in Parliament with Tom Frewen. Audio

7:27 AM.Heavy favourites Oxford beat Cambridge in the Boat Race for the sixth time in eight years. New Zealand brothers Sam and James O'Connor were in the Oxford team. James spoke to Wallace fresh from the… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The subject of Fiji, which has dominated Pacific Island Forum summits every year since 2006, will continue this year after the country's leader announced he will not attend. Audio

7:12 AM.There are calls for a crackdown in Tunisia after Islamist militants killed 22 people in the Bardo museum last month. Audio

10:35 AM.Wellington's Archbishop John Dew was named a Cardinal earlier this year by Pope Francis. He talks to Wallace about being called to the priesthood, the church's work for social justice, the meaning of… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Amos Hausner's father, Gideon, was the lead prosecutor in the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann - one of the most written about trials of the 20th century. Amos Hausner followed in his… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Alex Sarian is the Director of Finance & New Business of Lincoln Center Education, the education division of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. He has recently been in New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Inflation of a nation's expectation - then deflation: the media and the World Cup Final; long-serving reporter voices fears about journalism going digital, RWC TV update; seedy pursuit of 'sex romp… Read more Audio