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11:30 AM.Karen Kasler is the Statehouse News Bureau Chief for public radio and television in Ohio. She joins us with the latest news and views from The United States. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Hate picking up the phone? You're not alone and Mary Jane Copps, aka The Phone Lady, has some advice. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Victoria University Professor of Psychology, Dr Marc Wilson is back to guide us though the psychology that's been making the headlines lately From Lotto Wins to loneliness and if your grip strength is… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Two pretty ubiquitous tasks in modern life haven't changed much with the advent of technology - ironing clothes and making a cup of tea. Are there ways to speed up these processes? An Australian… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.It's not often we highlight a Tiktok account on the Sunday Morning show, but this one's different. Rosie Grant is a university researcher based in Los Angeles who has a couple of hundred thousand… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Often our guests calling home have moved between countries, but this week we're talking to a New Zealander with no fixed abode. Meg Prendergast is a tour manager with Contiki Tours and travels all… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Who is Daniel Hillier? A question being asked by much of the international sports media this past week? The 24 year old from Porirua is now the new British Masters golf champion. He won at The Belfry… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Solar Maximum may be on its way sooner than we thought. The Sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity, and some scientists think that peak could be early by as much as 2 years bringing… Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.The earlier that children start reading for enjoyment, the better it is for their verbal learning, memory, and speech development. A Cambridge University study has found a strong link between reading… Read more Audio

11:37 AM.At McGill University's Earth System Dynamics Laboratory in Montreal, Canada, a team has found out how the average person spends each 24 hours. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.We know we carry AI in our pockets every day, as people are fond of saying. Author Martin Ford says we're about to see the importance of an invention that's on a par with electricity in terms of its… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.ABC Classic has run a poll of Australians to ascertain the nation's favourite classical instrument. The favourite classical instrument is the one that is said to be closest to the human voice, the… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Robert Pagliarini is the president of Pacifica Wealth Advisors in California. He has a PhD in financial and retirement planning and specialises in helping clients cope with what he refers to as sudden… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Brendan Lynch was born in Gore, but he grew up in Timaru. He now lives in a village in a beautiful valley in south Tyrol, up among the famous Dolomites. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.In 2014, an interstellar object - thought to be from another star system - crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Papua New Guinea. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is now leading a sea-going search, hoping… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The shock of the news - and a critical shortage in the state of the arts; TVNZ top-table changes; reserving the right to be wrong - even in an emergency. Read more Audio

8:30 AM.New research shows when it comes time for New Zealanders to think about their legacy, money is not top of mind. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Russia's government is moving to demonstrate it still has control over the country, following a brief mutiny by one of the country's most powerful military groups. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Troy Kingi, one of New Zealand's beloved musicians, joins us to talk about his documentary exploring the fascinating 'other' islands of Aotearoa. Our Other Islands is a visually stunning celebration… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.The $7 trillion dollar wellness movement has encountered a backlash in recent times with many asking if the wellness craze is giving us a new lease on life or is it just an easy way to empty our… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jeffrey Halley is Sunday Morning's man on the money. Jeffrey's a kiwi in Jakarta and Singapore who until recently was the Senior Market Analyst for Asia Pacific for the OANDA corporation, with his… Read more Audio

10:15 AM.The Tour de France is one of the world's great sporting events and in the minds of most cycling journalists, the best-ever race of the Tour took place in 1989 when American Greg Lemond made one of the… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Our compost bins are full of coffee grounds, and some gardening experts not only advocate that, but also recommend sprinkling coffee grounds directly on the garden. But in the latest New Scientist… Read more Audio