Sunday Morning Podcast Options

9:40 AM.Maxine Alterio's historical novel 'Lives We Leave Behind' was inspired by the torpedoing of the British troopship Marquette by a German U-boat on 23 October 1915 - 10 New Zealand nurses were among the… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.A giant leap for marketing; extrordinary exposure for a major musical; New Zealand gets noticed in Frankfurt; the UK's front pages are startlingly sexist - is the story the same on ours? Audio

8:43 AM.Journalist Paul Little has written what he calls the story behind the legend of Sir Edmund Hillary. The book covers the conquest of Everest and Hillary's other great adventures - but also the drama of… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Cushla Norman considers what, if any, changes may follow new local government legislation. Audio

11:40 AM.In the light of Auckland's Heritage Festival, Wayne takes a critical look at the reality of heritage, Auckland style. Chris subsequently speaks with Waitemata and Gulf councillor Mike Lee, and… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.John Key is making a quick visit to Hollywood to see if he can drum up more film business for New Zealand. Two Hollywood studio moguls make plans for his visit. Audio

11:15 AM.Former Australian diplomat Richard Broinowski traveled to Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which killed thousands of people and caused explosions and meltdowns at a nuclear plant near the… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Trevor Grice, the founder of the Life Education Trust tells Chris Laidlaw about the people, thinkers and events that have shaped his life. From a malnourished childhood and struggles with alcoholism… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Pavel Castka says there are so many product labels making all kinds of eco-friendly claims that it's almost impossible to know which ones to trust - and what does "all natural" mean, anyway? Dr Castka… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.For decades experts have studied the effects of crime, conflict and catastrophe on victims - and also on soldiers, paramedics and police officers. But not on so for those also often on the scene at… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Pamela Stephenson - comedian, wife of Billy Connolly, writer and psychologist has put herself in the therapist's chair to write the story of her life. She talks to Chris Laidlaw about a difficult… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Andrew McRae explores whether enough is being done to protect NZ from biosecurity incursions. Audio

11:45 AM.This week in his Counterpoint, Wayne Brittenden looks at Orwell's legacy. Audio

11:15 AM.A surprise plan to close a number of Christchurch schools has left that already traumatised community reeling from a different sort of aftershock. Audio

11:15 AM.Warratahs' frontman Barry Saunders joins Chris Laidlaw in the studio. Audio

10:10 AM.This week Ideas looks at what the future holds for railways. Audio

10:07 AM.Broadcasters blurring the boundary between advertising and journalism; how our universities and polytechnics are engaging the media today - and could contribute more in the future. Audio

9:40 AM.Phil Arkow is the Co-ordinator of the US National Link Coalition, which promotes awareness of the connection between animal abuse and violence against humans. He will be speaking at the 23rd New… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Tina Rosenberg is a contributing writer for The New York Times magazine. Audio

8:12 AM.Education correspondent John Gerritsen explores why poverty is so closely linked in NZ to poor grades Audio

11:45 AM.Wayne Brittenden counterpoints the notion of heroism. Some of our best known and most celebrated heroes also displayed some most unappealing attributes seldom associated with heroism. Hamish Keith and… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.What a mess the whole Kim Dotcom spying affair is. Who knew what when and who knew nothing? Who told what to whom and when? Why weren't key people told? It's a can of worms. Audio

11:10 AM.The winds of political change had swept across the Pacific from Samoa and the people of the New Hebrides were politely beginning to assert their own self-determination. Audio

10:06 AM.Ideas this week explores food production, food waste and inevitably hunger. Audio

9:40 AM.Author Neville Peat was captivated by the 2007 discovery of three cases of Scotch whisky embedded in ice under Shackleton's hut in Antarctica. It inspired his latest book - Shackleton's Whisky. Audio