Sunday Morning Podcast Options

8:14 AM.There was interesting and much-discussed opinion from Westpac this past week about how the New Zealand economy won't enter a recession.  Jim talks to Jeffrey Halley about the latest economic data. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.This week Professor Hypponen talks to Jim about vitamin D and calcium supplements and any links it has to alzheimer's - a query that has come from our listeners. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Irish singer David Gray will soon be touring his most famous album - White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM. The lead singer of Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett talks to Jim about their upcoming "Resist" tour of NZ. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.It's Elvis Week in Memphis, running till this coming Thursday New Zealand time. Elvis Week 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis' death. Angie Marchese is in charge of the Graceland archives.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Dr Matthew O. Jackson is a Professor of Economics at Stanford. Dr Jackson talks to Jim about the research which concluded that having wealthy friends in childhood boosts your income when you grow up.

8:45 AM.They call it the Cauldron of South African rugby, Ellis Park in Johannesburg, and this morning the All Blacks faced the Springboks in their second Rugby Championship clash of 2022. Marc Hinton joins… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Philip Short's book is big, six centimetres thick, but its subject matter is big, too. It's Putin - His Life and Times. Philip is a British journalist and author. He joins Jim to talk about his latest… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.One of the world's great annual events is underway, has been since Friday, the Edinburgh Festival. It includes the Edinburgh Fringe and the famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Kiwi soprano Marla… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Can Alzheimer’s be triggered by common viruses like shingles and chickenpox. Professor John Fraser, the Dean of Medical & Health Sciences at Auckland University talks to Jim.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Movie director, the former child star Ron Howard on his new movie, 13 LIVES, shot on the Gold Coast of Australia.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.This coming week the Auckland Libraries and the Genealogical Computing Group are running a Family History Expo, to be shortly followed by the Christchurch City Libraries later this month. Mia… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.The Outta Puff Daddys (OPD), a dance crew from Brighton in the UK have had renewed success online. They've been going for 10 years now, and their fame has gradually spread, rather than busting out… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.So much coverage of the Games in Birmingham, but last week we chatted with Selina Goddard our lawn bowler, who has been less visible. We catch up with her.  Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Dominic Hoey is a poet, he's an author and a playwright based in Auckland. His debut novel Iceland was a local bestseller, and long-listed for the Ockham Book Award. He uses art, yoga and meditation… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.There's many tales of struggle street for the young and creative. Research NZ set out to find out more about this past week. Its managing partner Emanuel Kalafatelis talks to Jim. Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The women's Hammer Throw final has concluded this morning our time in Birmingham, with Julia Ratcliffe defending her Commonwealth Games title. And she has won Silver. Julia talks to Jim. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The greatest rivalry in rugby history was revived this morning. It ended with Springbok victory over the All Blacks - 26 points to 10. Read more Audio

11:36 AM.Dr Sam Vaknin  is an expert on the narcissism and also been clinically diagnosed as a narcissist himself, so he's got some good insights to share, and to beware of.  Dr Vaknin speaks to Jim. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Choosing the song this week is one of the young members of the Blackjacks, our Lawn Bowls team at the Commonwealth Games, 28-year-old Selina Goddard. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.On Aerospace.org this is being called a "massive uncontrolled re-entry". Dr Jan Eldridge is associate professor and HOD for Physics at the University of Auckland, and an expert in Astrophysics, he… Read more Audio