Sunday Morning Podcast Options

10:05 AM.We speak to pioneering movie and TV producer John Barnett. There could hardly be a single New Zealander who hasn't enjoyed one of the many Kiwi culture-defining projects he's been involved with. These… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Mark Reason has been a sports journalist for 25 years. He writes for Fairfax Media and is a highly-respected commentator on rugby, the game, and the issues that surround it. Audio

9:05 AM.Mediawatch looks back at the media in 2012: the year an All Black tackled 'breastfeeding Nazis', Kim Dotcom rocked the government's cabbage boat, and fatty fast food, salty spreads, old biscuits and… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Which charities give more bang for your buck? Australian Toby Ord says some charities are up to 1000 times more effective than others. Toby is a researcher in moral philosophy at Oxford University and… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Insight goes to Taranki, Gisborne and Southland to consider there economic futures in the face of possible population declines. Audio

11:35 AM.The politics surrounding the origins of Christmas: Emperor Constantine and the Nicean Council, and a contemporary perspective from the Associate Priest from St Matthew's in the City, Clay Nelson. Audio

11:10 AM.Author of 'Our Harsh Logic - Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010' which gives a candid account of the treatment of Palestinian people by the Israeli military. Audio

11:00 AM.Crap FM's crazy morning crew are up to their old tricks doing the prank call routine on Mike's Mad Monday Morning show. Self indulgent, ego driven commercial radio at its best. Audio

10:05 AM.Ideas explores the acceptance and celebration of difference within the various states of mental health, and the affliction of chronic normalcy. Audio

9:40 AM.Vicki Treadall has been High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, and Governor of Pitcairn for 18-months now. She reflects on her time so far. Audio

9:10 AM.The chief of the outfit spending our money on broadcasting on how it sets its priorities in tight times; a rash of recent questions on the worth of modern medicines, and; local publications take a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Film-maker who talks about the soon to screen documentary she made about the search for her childhood friend Mercy, lost in Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Audio

8:12 AM.Teresa Cowie investigates if online video gaming has negative effects or if it is just the latest frontier in sport Audio

11:40 AM.The notion of anarchy, socialist-libertarianism as opposed to chaos. Is there a place for it? Can it work? Audio

11:15 AM.In a recent poll, Labour gained three points and David Shearer improved his standings in the preferred-leader polls against John Key. But how? Audio

11:15 AM.Philosopher, and writer of the book How Much Is Enough? Audio

10:10 AM.This week Ideas looks at the colonial rule of Indonesia, how the republic treats its citizens in West Papua and in their former province of Timor Leste. Audio

9:40 AM.Andrew Erlich puts substance to the phrase that 'everything's bigger in Texas' with the tall story about his uncle Jake. Audio

9:10 AM.A prank with tragic consequences; TV current affairs thin out while public-funded talent shows prosper; regional TV's struggle - and a new public service channel only on pay TV, and; an embattled MP's… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Author of the new book 'The Bengal Engine's Mango After Glow' speaks about poetry, alcoholism and the Catholic church. Audio

8:12 AM.Demelza Leslie travels to Myanmar with John Key to gauge speed of reform and trade opportunities. Audio

11:41 AM.Wayne Brittenden has been Radio New Zealand's correspondent in several capital cities over the years. Each week he gives fresh insights into a wide variety of topics of national and international… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.The Novopay payroll system from Australia was intended to make the paying of our school teachers work better, but so far it seems to have done the exact opposite. Audio

11:15 AM.The Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement were announced this week and Samoa-born Albert Wendt won the $60,000 prize for fiction, recognising the seminal and lasting contribution he has… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Last month Human Rights Watch issued a report calling for so-called killer robots to be stopped in their tracks and this week Jeremy Rose talks to the report's author, Bonnie Docherty. Wellingtonian… Read more Audio