Sunday Morning Podcast Options

8:10 AM.A wild new hypothesis suggests that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) could be a form of 'Gravity Intolerance'. Dr Brennan Spiegel argues that it might not be just IBS where gravity may be at play in our… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Singer and pianist Linn Lorkin book The Redhead Gets The Gig has just been released. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Alexi O'Brien is calling home this morning from Qatar. Alexi's from Christchurch, a former TVNZ journalist she now works for Al Jazeera. What's it like to live in Doha, not just visit there? Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Simon Gault's top tips for throwing things on the BBQ. Read more Audio

10:15 AM.University of Arizona English professor Devoney Looser is the author of Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.We catch up Live with Sports Journalist Coen Lammers on the ground at the World Cup in Qatar. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A 2016 study in Wellington found that residents with ocean views had lower levels of psychological distress. For every 10% increase in how much blue water people could see, the researchers found a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Handling awkward questions; programme-makers anxious about public media project; why Stuff journalists walked off the job. Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Dr Jack Watling is the senior research fellow for land warfare at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the world's oldest and the UK's leading defence and security think tank. As winter starts… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Rasmus Tandholt, a senior correspondent for TV2 in Denmark, was in the thick of it when trouble broke out after the Iran-America game this past week, and this time he was detained. Read more Audio

11:40 AM.What might research tell us about martial satisfaction in age-gap relationships? Read more Audio

11:30 AM.You want to watch the World Cup in Qatar, but it feels wrong for so many reasons. Sports journalist Alex Kay-Jelski joins the show to share how The Athletic will navigate the issue. …it's ok to feel… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.With over 8 million people displaced from their homes, ReliefAid is one the ground with emergency food, medical supplies and shelter materials until more permanent solutions can be found. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.An app-based company in California has created voice assistants which let you" talk" to people who have passed. Is it ethical? Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The Reserve Bank lifted the official cash rate to its highest level since 2008. A recession is being forecast for New Zealand now, so what's it going to be like? Read more Audio

10:05 AM."Are there taxi drivers on other planets?" A simple proposition with complex answers that lead to more questions.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Unaffordable housing is forcing more New Zealanders to think about living with extended family members. People who haven't grown up with it, fear multi-generational living will be too stressful but… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Researchers have confirmed that it's possible to turn yourself into a morning person. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.We catch up Live with Sports Journalist Coen Lammers on the ground at the World Cup in Qatar. Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Marguerette Heding and her husband Philip lived in Qatar for the best part of a decade,. Marguerette managed to put her experiences and observations into a book - ALL VEILS ARE OFF - The True… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.It's the time of year when students are deciding what classes they'll take in 2023. Research by the agency ZipRecruiter has found the top 10 university majors that people most regret taking. Professor… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Animal behaviour expert and the author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy Dr Zazie Todd joins us once again to answer your canine questions. Read more Audio