Sunday Morning Podcast Options

8:40 AM.Chris speaks with Chinese author and journalist Xinran Xue about her riveting new read "Message from an unknown Chinese Mother" and gains an insight into the societal predisposition for sons in a… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Nigel Stirling visits Ireland to look at how the global recession has turned the roar of the Celtic tiger into a whimper. Audio

11:05 AM.How does society determine what people are paid? Does that pay genuinely reflect the true value of what those workers are contributing to society? This week Ideas examines a report by The New… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The best known biologist on the planet talks about his new book - 'The Greatest Show on Earth-the evidence for evolution. Audio

9:40 AM.His book chronicles a year in the life of a US Army Ranger Battalion stationed in East Baghdad. Audio

9:15 AM.A courageous Kiwi soldier in Afghanistan is hailed as a hero, but how did he end up in the headlines? An Australian initiative offers journalists here a platform to probe their own industry; more… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Noted Australian philosopher Peter Singer considers where the rights of animals rate alongside those of humans. Audio

8:12 AM.Penny MacKay considers the provision of Christian education in state-run primary schools. Audio

12:00 PM.New Zealanders have been bagged as bad savers but is that fair? Audio

11:05 AM.This week looks at the evolution of evolutionary ideas on disciplines other than biology. Audio

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

10:05 AM.Former CEO of Telecom reveals aspects of her professional and personal life in her new book 'Bird on a Wire'. Audio

9:45 AM.Professor of Linguistics at Victoria University, speaks about the death of language. Audio

9:05 AM.Sounding the tsunami alert last weekend, RWC TV deal finally done, telling the tale of the Princess Ahsika from Tonga and with politicians' spending under scrutiny, do journalists get a free lunch. Audio

8:40 AM.Mexico's Vice minister of Foreign Affairs gives us Mexico's view of the world and New Zealand. Audio

8:00 AM.The online-only companion to Mediawatch, taking in listeners' queries and comments and following up on recent stories in the programme. This month: the rights and wrongs of fatal footage in the news… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A look at Intellectual Property of indigenous communities. Audio

8:10 AM.Does Radio New Zealand need to be "saved" from the government as campaigners are claiming?; the challenge to a made-up climate change quote; journalists' gripes go global online. Audio

11:05 AM.In Ideas this week we take another look at water and, in particular, household supply and the contentious issues of water meters and privatisation. Audio

10:06 AM.'Cockney Kid' is the memoir of Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Victoria University. Tony Taylor discusses his life and work. Audio

9:40 AM.Professor Manning is the Director of the NZ Climate Change Research Institute at Victoria University. Talking about the pressures on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change following accusations… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Dwelling on a death in the TV news, whats the government expects from the governors of RNZ, a presnter pursuing a personal agenda on the air. Audio

8:40 AM.Peter Singer is a Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He's known internationally for his work on ethics. His new book is 'The Life You Can Save - Acting Now to End World Poverty'. Audio

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