Sunday Morning Podcast Options

8:12 AM.Insight investigates the role of unions today and their likely future. Audio

11:10 AM.On September 11, 1973, the armed forces of Chile bombed the presidential palace in Santiago and eliminated the ruling Marxist government led by Salvador Allende. Jorge Sandoval recalls the events of… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Professor Richard Jackson discusses the character of terrorism: its origins, its motivations and the curious ability of state terrorism to escape the full blaze of attention whilst non-state… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Simon Reid-Henry is a British academic and writer. He takes us through the impact of the bizarre act of terrorism in Norway, in which a Norwegian citizen was able to gun down scores of his fellow… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.RWC gets going; a New Zealand 'News of the World' journalist on the phone-hacking scandal; the response to claims the military spun our media; the Springbok Tour re-imagined and Erebus revisited. Audio

8:35 AM.Playwright Hone Kouka talks about his latest play, I George Nepia, which has opened in Wellington's Circa Theatre to coincide with the Rugby World Cup. Audio

8:12 AM.Todd Niall considers the arguments for and against the proposed Auckland Rail Tunnel . Audio

11:55 AM.What you, the listeners say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

11:05 AM.Discusses the fact that Christchurch is now faced with the biggest and most complicated re-build in New Zealand's history. Audio

10:05 AM.Is convinced that those in the Eastern suburbs have been given the thin end of the stick regarding the relief effort. Audio

9:40 AM.Film-maker comments on the failure of South Africa and its sporting bosses to deal with inequalities in the republic. Audio

9:05 AM.Signs of earthquake fatigue; the end of the NZPA - and what's planned to fill the void; an ironic political mix-up and putting words in Hone Harawira's mouth Audio

8:40 AM.Columnist on her observations on life in Christchurch after the September and February earthquakes. Audio

8:12 AM.Rowan Quinn looks into whether the Rugby World Cup will deliver on its financial promises. Audio

11:05 AM.This week Ideas looks at entrepreneurism, and whether entrepreneurs are born or made. Audio

10:40 AM.As spring approaches, Dougal’s taking on the unwelcome wildlife. Audio

10:05 AM.Ian Boisvert is one of four 2011 Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellows in Public Policy. He has some intriguing and challenging ideas for the sharing of space in the coastal marine environment in order to… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Australian author Derek Hansen speaks with Chris about thieves, murderers and small town oddballs... and how his experiences with them have shaped his latest book - A Man You Can Bank On. Audio

9:20 AM.The Mediawatch team runs through queries and comments from listeners and updates recent Mediawatch stories. In this edition: The proposal to televise RNZ National; reaction to the controversial NZSO… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Sex and celebrity propel two stories to the front page; a journalist committed to covering some risky regions; RWC media ructions; could your TV really be killing you? Audio

8:40 AM.Dr Evelin Lindner is a specialist on humiliation studies and believes that the corrosive effect of humiliation is the cause of much of humanity's troubles. Audio

8:12 AM.Insight looks at the latest suicide statistics. Audio

11:05 AM.In Ideas this week we pay tribute to our late Governor General Sir Paul Reeves by replaying an interview recorded last May with His Excellency and Chris. His wisdom, humour and kindness will be… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Former All Black coach and captain, Sir Fred Allen at 91 is now New Zealand's oldest living man to have donned the black jersey. In his very self-effacing way he candidly talks to Chris about his… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.James Kloppenberg takes a long and studious look at the first black Commander and Chief in the White House - examining President Obama's values and motivations, the rhetoric versus the action. Audio