Sunday Morning Podcast Options

9:40 AM.Francis Etienne is France's Ambassador to New Zealand and he joins Chris in the studio to talk about his country's first six months under President François Hollande, including economic strategy… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Off-the-cuff comments put the PM in the spotlight; coverage of the death of leading lawyer Greg King - and the front page focus on other lawyers; public radio under the radar on the nation's Access… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Christian Karlson Stead, ONZ, CBE, usually known as Karl, has been publishing poetry, novels, essays and literary criticism for more than 50 years and is one of New Zealand's leading literary figures… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Todd Niall explores proposals to alleviate Auckland's housing problems. Audio

11:40 AM.Wayne Brittenden explores the little known attempt at a fascist coup pre World War II in the United States. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York, Karl Grossman, puts some flesh… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.A National List MP is struggling to explain how the Housing Package differs from policies put forward by other parties, including Labour. Audio

11:13 AM.Australian and world swimming mega-star Ian Thorpe speaks about life outside of the pool and his reasons for the early return to dry land. Audio

10:05 AM.This week Ideas takes a look at Mexico, speaking to expat Jorge Herrera about his country's indigenous cultures. Also, film-maker Luz Savinon and environmental scientist Ruy Anaya de la Rosa talk… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Strange connections with 'Superstorm Sandy'; rosy reports of the economic impact of film and television; an expert in the arts says the media fail to cover them properly and; the nation's most… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Expat Australian living in the US, Michael Casey is a managing editor and columnist covering global financial markets at Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal. It's his contention that the global… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Python, playwright, novelist, essayist, scriptwriter, TV traveller, raconteur - Michael Palin talks about, among a host of other things, his new book Brazil. Audio

10:10 AM.Last surviving member of the Bee Gees, who will perform with his band at the annual Mission Estate Concert in February 2012 (music not included). Audio

11:30 AM.Wayne Brittenden's Counterpoint this week looks at George McGovern, the US Democratic Party's ultra-liberal presidential candidate. Audio

11:15 AM.This week we look at Micronesia and the damage done to some of those tiny nations of the Pacific during colonisation. Audio

11:15 AM.The Labour party are at a bit of a loss to separate themselves from almost anyone on the right. Labour's latest idea to make it more difficult to employ immigrant workers to increase job opportunities… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Ideas takes another look at banking, and its ethical basis in particular. Audio

10:06 AM.A tragic killing which kick-started a campaign to change the law; how an Australian ad campaign went wrong - and how advertisers here now have to be on their guard; freelance journalists can get great… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Professor Michael Johnson is in New Zealand promoting his contention that there are several very distinct forms of family violence. Audio

8:35 AM.Jem Roberts with the story behind the Black Adder, and the extraordinary genius of Rowan Atkinson. Audio

8:12 AM.Kim Vinnell visits Mali in West Africa amid a drought and fears over Al Qaeda linked Islamic militants occupying the north Audio

11:15 AM.Why, despite warnings about a problem, was no urgent action taken to fix the security systems on the WINZ data bases so clients' private details were safe? Audio

11:15 AM.The co-directors of Victoria University's Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research, Professor Colleen Ward and Professor James Liu, talk about the claim that multiculturalism in Europe is failing… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The shockwaves from the global financial crisis of 2008 continue to be felt around the world and the banking profession has rarely be held in such low regard, but there are some financial institutions… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.New Zealand veterans of the North African campaign in the Second World War are in Egypt to be part of commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein. Radio New Zealand veteran… Read more Audio