Sunday Morning Podcast Options

11:10 AM.This week Ideas looks at Americans who have chosen to call New Zealand home. A poet, a blueberry farmer and the founder of a community newspaper tell us about their experiences both here and in… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Professor Robert Wade from the London School of Economics takes an eagle's eye view of the world economy. Audio

9:45 AM.Joe Van Belleghem discusses environmentally sustainable approaches to building. Audio

9:10 AM.TVNZ promo poses political problems; taking offence at what's in the news; the difficulties of sending up sensitive issues; 3D returns to TV, Hollywood . . . and Stratford. Audio

8:40 AM.Alex Fergusson is the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament. Audio

8:12 AM.Rowan Quinn looks at how the change to a Super City will affect Aucklanders, from rubbish collection to rates. Audio

8:00 PM.The online-only companion to Radio New Zealand's Mediawatch programme, taking in comments from listeners and updating recent stories from the show. This month: Samoa's tsunami; covering climate change… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Business Roundtable executive director, the late Roger Kerr (1945-2011) spoke about the people and thinkers who influenced his ideas with Chris Laidlaw in 2009. The list is a mixture of the… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.How do you perceive New Zealand and being a New Zealander? What is it that makes the existence of Pakeha life different from that of Maori in terms of the Kiwi experience? John Andrews, scientist and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The Gold Standard is a currency system based around the premise that a paper-note's value is exchangeable for an agreed and predetermined volume of gold. Countries have universally retired this system… Read more Audio

9:00 AM.The prospect of wall-to-wall rugby on TV; talk radio boss Bill Francis on tough economic times and difficult personalities; belt-tightening at RNZ; scantily-sourced stories about male vanity. Audio

8:45 AM.Chris speaks with former schoolmate and adventurer Roger Lampen about his determination to overcome the adversity of a major stroke. Roger had been cycling across Tibet when when seized by the… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.David Reid looks at a change of gear in relations with Australia and the prospect, finally, of a single common market. Audio

11:05 AM.Chris and Jeremy Rose take a look at EnviroSchools and the growing awareness among students of our collective responsibility to the environment. This is tempered by the downturn in funding for such… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Dougal looks at how the Cook Islands deal with the threat of a tsunami. Audio

10:10 AM.Raewyn Peart talks about what's coastal history and evolution plus her new book, Castles Made of Sand. Audio

9:47 AM.Victoria University lexicographer Diane Bardsley talks to Chris Laidlaw about New Zealand English and the influence of globalised English on the words we use. Audio

9:10 AM.Broadcasting the World Cup becomes a political football; a charity unhappy with the income from a top TV show; does the media get it right reporting tragedies? and; is there ever a place for psychics… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Copyright law and the author - the author's place in the future of copyright. Audio

8:12 AM.Sue Ingram looks at the growing concern about the health of pedigree dogs which can be prone to a host of genetic disorders Audio

11:05 AM.In the final of this three part series focusing on Tonga, Ideas asks whether the transition to a truly democratic system has implications for the economic future of the country. Audio

10:05 AM.Tells the story of his great-uncle's experiences as an airman during the Second World War. Audio

9:05 AM.Authentic voices reporting from Samoa, the future of free-to-air sport on television and Maori TV's bid for the World Cup gets political and satirical. Audio

8:40 AM.Talks about the global financial crisis and what this means for the modern theory of the state. Audio