Sunday Morning Podcast Options

7:55 AM.The 20th Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow later this week and sports reporter Stephen Hewson has recently arrived in the city to cover the event for Radio New Zealand. Audio

7:50 AM.English Premier League sides Newcastle United and West Ham are taking on The Phoenix and Sydney FC in a round robin of games dubbed the 'Football United Tour'. General Manager of The Phoenix is David… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.It is more than 16 years since the French Polynesian journalist, Jean-Pascal Couraud, vanished in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination. Walter Zweifel from Radio New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Demelza Leslie is covering the NZ First Conference at Alexandra Park in Auckland. Audio

7:20 AM.Winston Peters speaks with Wallace before the 21st New Zealand First Party Conference. Audio

7:15 AM.Reporter Blair Cunningham has been to the borders with Gaza and he joins us from Jerusalem. Audio

7:10 AM.Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down in a part of eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian rebels in the early hours of Friday morning with 295 people on board. Wallace speaks with Washington… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Wallace talks to Gerard Johnstone about his debut feature film Housebound - a mix of gothic horror and domestic comedy. The film had a shaky start but became a hit at the South by Southwest Film… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Paora Joseph is of Atihau-a-Papaarangi and Nga Rauru descent, from Kaiwhaiki Pa and Putiki Marae, Whanganui. In Auckland, he worked as an actor with renowned Maori filmmaker Don Selwyn. Selwyn… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Born in the US city of Macon, Georgia, Charles Dennard has been working in the music industry for more than 20 years. Before joining Cirque du Soleil in 2002, Charles spent over 10 years working as a… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.In the latest of our occasional series Influential Kiwis Talk About Their Influences, Garth McVicar and Kim Workman reflect on the individuals, books and events that have shaped them. Kim Workman and… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Following Indonesia's general election last Wednesday, Wayne takes a critical look at the campaign and suggests that the presidential contenders differ more greatly in style than in substance. Wallace… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The trial of Rolf Harris; how TV handled two victims of alleged sexual assault; the World Cup and the market for TV sports rights; pre-election claims of media bias, a paper changes tack on tax. Audio

8:40 AM.What is GDP ? It's a phrase you hear bandied around daily. It's a part of the modern vernacular, and yet rarely does one stop to think - what does it represent? Why is it important ? Where did GDP, or… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Alex Coogan-Reeves considers whether the Commonwealth Games is still viable in a crowded sporting marketplace Audio

7:51 AM.The world will be watching the Football World Cup final and the stage is set for an incredible match, former Radio New Zealand Journalist Jacob McSweeney is in Brazil for the Football World Cup. Audio

7:47 AM.The Mason Clinic is home to some of the country's most dangerous offenders but there are no guards. It's a hospital, not a prison and is staffed by nurses and doctors. The clinic is the country's… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.Poor governance, growing populations and poor health conditions in general are resulting in severe health problems across much of the Pacific. Making matters worse, healthcare is lacking, with a… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Born during Matariki 2004, The Maori Party is celebrating 10 years of political life at Whakaturia, Rotorua this weekend at their campiagn launch. The party's founders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The Internet Party Roadshow will be getting underway this week with a series of events across the country. Internet Party Leader Laila Harre joins Wallace to talk about their efforts for getting out… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Prima ballerina with the Royal New Zealand Ballet on her road to the top. Audio

11:25 AM.Medical researcher Professor Shaun Holt, adjunct Professor at Victoria University is closely involved in honey research, and is the co-founder of Honey Lab, which produces pharmaceutical grade Kanuka… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Crowd sourcing of venture capital via the web? Enter Pledgeme. The founder and CEO Anna Guenther talks about the Pledgeme journey over the last two years since its inception. Read more Audio

10:34 AM.Raf Simons is the new creative force behind the house of Dior. The quietly spoken Belgian is the subject of a new feature length documentary, Dior and I. The director Frederick Tcheng speaks about… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Margaret Sparrow chronicles the experiences of 19th-Century New Zealand women who had managed to obtain abortions. Her new book 'Rough on Women - Abortion in 19th Century NZ' explores the dangers… Read more Audio