Sunday Morning Podcast Options

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

9:30 AM.Calling home this week is Wellington born Samoan opera singer Aivale Cole. Over the years Aivale has performed in New Zealand, Australia, London, Italy, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Cambodia, China… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Surgery, equality and equity; starling survey results score easy exposure; independent local radio pioneer 1XX changes hands - but the mission remains the same. Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Although our biting insects take a break in Winter, this week saw the shortest day of the year, so forgive us for looking ahead to the warm summer months. Are insects more likely to bite you when… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.BBC's Frank Gardner talks to Jim about the implications of the short-lived mutinous march on Moscow by the Wagner mercenaries who've been engaged in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Special Olympics World Summer Games are currently taking place in the historic Olympiastadion in Berlin. The event hosts 7000 athletes from 200 countries, supported by 20,000 volunteers and an… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.In 1999 Moby's album 'Play' sold 12 million copies worldwide making it the biggest selling electronic record ever. After that enormous success came more lauded music and crusades on behalf of… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.The journal New Scientist has dispelled some old wisdom about the need to water your garden early in the morning before the day warms up. It says that's not necessary, and sometimes it's not a good… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Dr Ali Hill join us for our regular nutrition chat. She makes sense of the headlines that claim will make us look better, feel better and live longer. Could what they call NR be a magic ingredient for… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A study from the International Longevity Centre in the UK has found that if you compete at the Commonwealth Games, you'll live significantly longer, on average, than other people. On of the report's… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.This Sunday, Mimi Todhunter is calling home from Venice. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Mediawatch looks at the response to the revelation of 'inappropriate editing' of online world news at RNZ - and asks two experts what may come out of the investigation into how it happened. Also… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Since founding the indie pop group Saint Etienne, Bob Stanley has also enjoyed a career as a music journalist, writing extensively for the Guardian and the Times of London as well as the major music… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Dr Jack Watling is joining us again on the situation in Ukraine as the battles resume with improved weather on the ground, and a long summer of warfare seeming to be in store. Read more Audio