Sunday Morning Podcast Options

8:40 AM.Organisations, both private and public, are rigorously audited for their financial performance but virtually not at all for the wider social responsibility. Chris speaks with the Director of the… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy Rose and Chris Laidlaw take a look at the Lived Philosophy of vegetarianism. Jeremy speaks with vegans Mark Eden and Catherine Amey about their belief in the ethics of this lifestyle choice… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Professor White talks about Australia's defence options given the geo-political shifts in the tectonic plates of power in this part of the world in recent years. Audio

9:40 AM.The contemporary kitchen makeover, it's getting increasingly grand and status focused, but what's this doing to the environment? Audio

9:08 AM.This week Mediawatch takes a look at: the historical roots of journalism - and what that might tell us about its future; Hone Harawira's comment on preferred partners for his kids and; a free service… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.We hear about a new book, Bible and Treaty: Missionaries among the Maori - a new perspective, which takes a look at the role of missionaries during the Pakeha settlement of Aotearoa and how they… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Penny Mackay looks at the future for children with special education needs. Audio

8:12 AM.Penny Mackay looks at the future for children with special education needs. Audio

11:05 AM.The tragic death of Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell earlier this week has brought home to New Zealanders just how deadly the Taliban's roadside bombing campaign has become. We talk to Victoria University… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The Right Honourable Lord Howell of Guildford is Minister of State in the UK government with responsibilities for foreign affairs, the Commonwealth and international energy policy. He's the first… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Natural history writer Neville Peat has been working on the life story of an ocean, and today tells the story of the Tasman Sea from its origins 85 million years ago. Audio

9:06 AM.Looking again at media coverage of conflict in the Middle East and why it is more closely contested than any other issue; how TV3 played fast and loose with people's privacy; and a programme which… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Maria Rost Rublee is a poitical studies lecturer at Auckland University and an expert on political psychology. She talks about why some countries choose nuclear restraint and why others think nukes… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Insight looks at the extent of rorts and questionable behaviour in the way pokie money is being used. Audio

11:05 AM.This week Ideas explores the growing trend towards utility cycling. Audio

10:40 AM.Dougal brings us his notes from the south. Audio

10:06 AM.A man who is passionate about the preservation and promotion of Te Reo. Audio

9:40 AM.Professor of Linguistics Laurie Bauer unpicks the structure of our language. Audio

9:05 AM.The fallout from calling a singing star 'retarded' and the international issue under greater scrutiny than any other - conflict in the Middle East. Audio

8:40 AM.Phillip Toledano joins us to talk about his photographic essay 'Days with my Father'. Audio

8:12 AM.Nigel Stirling looks at the issue of foreign investment amid the debate about Chinese companies bidding for NZ dairy farms. Audio

11:06 AM.Professor of Economics at Bologna University Stefano Zamagni tells Ideas that it's no coincidence that the cooperatives of Emilia Romagna province - particularly the many worker-owned cooperatives… Read more Audio

11:00 AM.Extended Stefano Zamagni interview. Audio

10:58 AM.What you, the listeners, say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

10:06 AM.Satu Limaye, the director of the East-West Centre in Washington DC, assesses US-Asia-Pacific relations during the Obama administration, and looks at strategic trends in the Asia-Pacific, and their… Read more Audio