Sunday Morning Podcast Options

10:05 AM.Chris Laidlaw talks to Keith Turner, former head of Meridian Energy, and asks him if there really is a big future for renewable energy in this country, and why should we try so hard with all that gas… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.There are more tigers in US zoos than there are anywhere else in the wild in the rest of the world. Mike Baltzer from WWF tells us why, and what's being done about it. But is it too late? Audio

9:05 AM.South Africa defies press pessimism; outrageous self-promotion in the news; apples for no apparent reason; the fear of creating copycats; a big paper now out of print. Audio

8:40 AM.Professor Ann Tickner of the University of California with a feminist perspective on international relations. Audio

8:12 AM.Karen Brown visits Britain to look at some of the innovative ways being used to tackle the country's binge-drinking culture Audio

11:06 AM.Chris Bourke interviews lawyer and historian Peter Macky about his book on the demolition of 'Coolangatta'. Chris Laidlaw discusses the issues surrounding heritage architecture with architects… Read more Audio

10:57 AM.What listeners have had to say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

10:06 AM.Kelvin Day is manager of Heritage Collections at Puke Ariki Museum and Art Gallery in New Plymouth. His book is 'Contested Ground: Te Whenua I Tohea, The Taranaki Wars 1860 - 1881'. Audio

9:45 AM.Peter Drysdale is head of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research and Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Australian National University. He tells Chris Laidlaw about a new spirit of… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.TVNZ's latest news shake-up; how the media handle suicide; the author who turned the drudgery of a newsroom into a best-seller; the price of sports punditry. Audio

8:40 AM.Maggie Hamilton, author of 'What's Happening to our Boys' talks about the kind of world boys are growing up in, and what parents can do to help. Audio

8:12 AM.Todd Niall explores whether the transition to supercity could put Auckland's water supply in jeopardy. Audio

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

11:05 AM.This week Ideas looks at Loving our Libraries. Audio

10:05 AM.Professor of sociology at Boston College who has a plan for humanity to buy less and live more. Audio

9:45 AM.In our monthly language slot Dianne talks about how we join words together to make new ones. Audio

9:05 AM.The role of the media in rolling Australia's PM and how Rolling Stone killed the career of a top military man, the state of business journalism as a much-admired weekly paper shuts up shop and a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Latest novel covers hot topics in New Zealand law and draws on James's long-held interest in justice. Audio

8:12 AM.Sue Ingram looks at the projected increase in the number of people with dementia - of which Alzheimers is the most common type. Audio

12:00 PM.The online-only edition of Mediawatch, which tackles queries and comments from listeners and updates stories from recent editions of the radio programme. This month - World Cup fever in the media; the… Read more Audio

11:58 AM.What you, the listeners, say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

11:06 AM.This week on Ideas we discuss the concept of Child Friendly Cities with Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt; UNICEF's Barbara Lambourn; and Otago University Associate Professor of Planning Claire Freeman… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Dougal Stevenson reports on tension over toilets at the new Dunedin stadium. Audio

10:06 AM.Professor David Shambaugh of George Washington University is an authority on contemporary Chinese affairs and international politics and security in the Asia-Pacific region. He's the keynote speaker… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Veteran sports reporter Tony Smith is covering the football World Cup for Fairfax Media. Audio