Sunday Morning Podcast Options

11:12 AM.Veteran journalist David Barber has retired after 60 years. He worked for New Zealand Press Association and became the agency's most experienced foreign correspondent, reporting back to newspapers… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Richard Louv, the originator of the term "nature deficit disorder", talks about his latest book The Nature Principle; Austrian physicist Ille Gebeshuber tells us about bio-mimicry and the inspiration… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Dr Carlos Dora is the World Health Organisation's head of public health and environment. He is spearheading efforts to highlight the benefits of addressing climate change through improving housing… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Mediawatch talks to a boss from the BBC about a major shake-up of its international news. Could cashing in on its global appeal put its reputation at risk? Mediawatch also looks at how pre-emptive… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Associate Professor Marjolein Lips-Wiersma from the Department of Management, University of Canterbury, talks to Chris about her simple map that defines the elements that together make for work worth… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Alison Hossain investigates expansion to salmon farming in the Marlborough Sounds Audio

11:40 AM.Audio from a court-martial pre-trial hearing of Private Bradley Manning was leaked last Tuesday, and posted on the internet. Manning was heard explaining why he sent hundreds of thousands of… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Chris speaks to Sir Don McKinnon about his new book, "In the Ring" - an account of his time as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth from 2000-2008. The memoir candidly describes what was really going… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Solid Energy is in trouble. Its finances are anything but solid. Who's to blame? The board of Solid Energy? The National Government? Neither party wants to take the fall. Audio

10:06 AM.The idea that the environment has an impact on our physical health is indisputable - but what impact is environmental degradation having on our mental health? Can psychology offer insights into how to… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Analyst and Latin American politics scholar Paul Buchanan talks to Chris Laidlaw about the situation in Venezuela following the death of Hugo Chavez, and what the former leader's legacy is likely to… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Startling reports of deaths in the news  - and the actual risks we face; a new business turns food freebies into free publicity; yet more marmite media madness; investigative reporting in the US - and… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Government's planned overhaul of the Family Courts would encourage more families to be involved in dispute resolution before a case reaches the courts. Deborah Hart from the Arbitrators and… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Philippa Tolley investigates the scale of migrant labour exploitation in New Zealand amid calls for tougher penalties for employers. Audio

11:44 AM.While India is now seen as belonging to the middle economic bracket countries, new Oxford University research reveals what critics within India have known all along – that the last 20 years of… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Bastard Insurance is doing all it can to avoid paying out on claims. After all, insurance is a business not some kind of safety net or welfare scheme! It's about the investors and shareholders. Audio

11:12 AM.Professor John Berry is an eminent cross-cultural psychologist from Queens University in Canada. His main research interests are in the areas of acculturation (changes arising from intercultural… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.In the second part of our look at the case for higher density housing, Ideas talks to Jane Quigley one of the people behind the Viva Housing project that has just been shortlisted in Christchurch's… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.The BNZ and its CEO Andrew Thorburn are among five global recipients of the UN Women's Empowerment Principles Award, for promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Andrew joins Chris and… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Is Maori TV trying to monopolise major events?; TV3's new current afffairs show - and Anna Guy's starring role; a fresh push for more local programmes for children. Audio

8:36 AM.Dr Ian Gawler is a cancer survivor and a pioneer in 'mind-body' medicine. He is passionate about the need to integrate self-help techniques such as good nutrition, meditation and positive thinking… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Otago reporter, Ian Telfer, considers the state of NZ manufacturing. Audio

11:55 AM.What the listeners have to say on today's programme. Audio

11:40 AM.When it comes to work, the political right has generally championed hard work, while the left calls for more jobs. The old dream of fewer work days, with increased mechanisation and technology, is… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Two impressionable young ACT Party workers try to stay upbeat about the future of the Party and to think of ways to increase its support base from 0.1% to 0.3%. The sky's the limit! Audio