Sunday Morning Podcast Options

9:10 AM.The online-only companion to Mediawatch, taking in listeners' feedback and queries about the media coverage of the big quake which hit Canterbury. Audio

9:05 AM.Mediawatch looks at the impact of the 'new media' on the old. Can online amateurs really replace the professional journalism of today? Is it already happening? And if so - what effect is it having on… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Joseph Circione is the president of the Washington DC - based Ploughshares Fund. Audio

8:12 AM.Amid a pending White Paper, Gareth Thomas asks whether the priorities of the Defence Force need to change. Audio

11:10 AM.This week the Ideas team look at the evolution of the electric automotive, from a pioneering personal perspective as well as a commercial one. Audio

10:10 AM.Author and historian Stevan Eldred-Grigg speaks about New Zealand's presence and policy with regard to the First World War as well as our societal myths that invaded our common collective conscious… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Peter's new book 'Reflections of Gold: A Celebration of New Zealand Rowing' chronicles the history and success of our rowers both on the water and the world stage. Audio

9:10 AM.Reporting local politics in the wake of Canterbury's quake; former Morning Report host Sean Plunket on broadcasting and; the ethics of deception for a TV investigation. Audio

9:10 AM.Reporting local politics in the wake of Canterbury's quake; former Morning Report host Sean Plunket on broadcasting and; the ethics of deception for a TV investigation. Audio

8:40 AM.Dr Sandra Grey, senior lecturer at Victoria University, and Ana Gilling, PhD candidate at Queens University, Belfast, talk about women's suffrage and the role of MMP in improving proportional… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Earlier this week the New Zealand Social Entrepreneur Fellowship held one of its twice annual retreats in Auckland. Ideas talks to NZSEF chief executive Vivian Hutchinson, and also to some of the… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Dougal recalls dodging bayonets at boarding school. Audio

10:06 AM.Allan Bollard has been governor of the reserve bank since 2002. He talks to Chris about his new book, a memoir of his experiences during the global financial meltdown. Audio

9:43 AM.Harry Ricketts is a man of many literary talents, having written twenty-one books including poetry collections, a biography of Rudyard Kipling and a couple of 'How To...' books. He teaches creative… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Responses to the coverage of the big quake in Canterbury, and what reporters, presenters and editors involved made of the criticism of it. Audio

8:45 AM.He may not be up in the top rows of NZ's literary pantheon, even if he has sold more books and won more awards than arguably any living NZ author. He made his name writing books for young people and… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Clint Owens looks at how preparations are going for the Rugby World Cup - one year out from the event. Audio

11:07 AM.New Zealand's booze culture, the vested interests that promote it, and the tendency of far too many of us to binge drink has been much in the headlines lately. So what, if anything, can be done to… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.We speak to veteran unionist Ken Douglas, who is the subject of a recent biography, Man For All Seasons, by historian David Grant. Audio

9:40 AM.Gunter Warner is a German-Jewish refugee who arrived in New Zealand at the start of the second World War. In the second of a two-part interview, Gunter talks about his post-war years as a teacher and… Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Coverage of the Canterbury quake; two rival editors team up and take sides; George Galloway vs The Nation; media men and their new gadget. Audio

12:55 PM.The online-only edition of Mediawatch, which takes in queries and comment from the listeners. This month: the contentious and closely contested media coverage of Middle East conflict; more fallout… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Ideas takes a look at housing and in particular so-called cohousing, which began in Denmark in the 1960's. In a cohousing community the private dwellings typically have all the features of a normal… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Dr Richard McGregor is chairman of the Clan Gregor Society of Scotland. During a visit to New Zealand this week, he spoke with Chris Laidlaw about the long and fraught history of the McGregor family… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Jim McLay is New Zealand Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. He talks to Chris about the UN response to war crimes and genocide, the tricky question of state sovereignty, and this… Read more Audio