Sunday Morning Podcast Options

10:06 AM.Once, to many, the ultimate symbol of deviance and defiance, tattoos are now much more firmly in the mainstream. Dr John Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Catherine Costello was home in NZ over the summer showing her French partner a Kiwi Christmas. They live in Lyon, France, where she works for a company teaching English to French business people… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.As the West remains resolute in its opposition to the invasion of Ukraine, many are wondering where Russia might look for support. Al Gillespie is a Professor of Law, specialising in international law… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Vladimir Putin's plans for a swift victory a year ago failed spectacularly. But now, Russia's president appears to be preparing for round two. We gauge the mood inside Russia with former ABC Moscow… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The number of people with Parkinson's Disease in New Zealand has been steadily increasing with about 1 in every 100 people over age 60 estimated to get it - and there is no cure ... just a managing of… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.New Zealander Breanna Morris is one of the brightest young female talents in world motorsport. She talks to Jim about racing at the highest level at such a young age and where she wants her talent to… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.A new study by Alzheimer's researchers has found sleep medications increase the risk of dementia in some people. But the type and quantity of the medication may be factors in explaining the higher… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.As both a solo artist and member of the Police, Sting has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. He says he still finds something new in his songs, as he prepares to tour New Zealand next month.

10:45 AM.Dr Ali Hill from the Human Nutrition department of Otago University is back once again to dig into the latest research into how we fuel our bodies. Today she talks to Jim about the dangers of the dry… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.The more social support a teenager has from their parents, the more likely they are to be addicted to the internet, according to a new study from the Sydney Business School. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, sometime-hotelier and self-confessed rebel Gin Wigmore returns to Aotearoa next month for a five-date regional tour.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.New Zealander Sarah Codd talks to Jim from her home in Bozeman, Montana where she is co-director of the Magnetic Resonance Lab and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Read more Video, Audio

8:30 AM.You won't see it on Google Earth but The MIT Technology Review has obtained exclusive satellite pictures, in conjunction with Soar Earth, an Australian startup, showing work well underway on Saudi… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The dangers of burnout – a stress-based condition related to overwork – are too often disregarded, says Australian psychiatrist Gordon Parker. He argues that we need better public education about how… Read more Audio

11:42 AM.Dave Fane, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and household face and name from his membership of the Naked Samoans with Oscar Kightley and Robbie Magasiva. Sione's Wedding, BroTown, Outrageous… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.The CNBC business website has released its list of the 10 most welcoming places in the world, and Marlborough has come in 6th. based, apparently, on 240 million reviews assessed on the website… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.It's been hard to miss the flurry of media coverage around ChatGPT, the artificial large language model website which can apparently help students cheat with their assignments. Dr Jonathan May is an… Read more Audio

10:27 AM.It's official. The world is getting noiser. Silence is disappearing, increasing stress, raising blood pressure, having a bearing on cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, and of course, hearing… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Professor Phil Hansbro is the depute director of Australia's Centenary Research Institute and director of the Centre for Inflammation at Sydney's University of Technology. He's internationally… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Haydon Dewes grew up in Hastings then worked for a while a reporter at the Dominion Post. He's been living in Calgary for years now, raising a family there and founding a craft brewing beer company. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Media merger out of its misery; supermarkets shaping the food price story; Southlander goes solo to tell southern stories. Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The idea of getting fit can be daunting. For some it's because they've never really done it, for others, perhaps they've been ill or injured and watched their fitness disappear. Orthopaedic Surgeon… Read more Audio