Sunday Morning Podcast Options

10:12 AM.Sixteen years ago, Kiwi businessman Glen Craig took a one-year sabbatical from his work here to pick up a 12-month contract in Vanuatu. Little did he know that he would still be there in 2022… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Oxana Shevel is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University who specialises in the study of former Soviet states. She says the Russian army has proven not to be the mighty force… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The government has confirmed it is creating a new public media entity next year to incorporate RNZ and TVNZ. It's the biggest shake-up in broadcasting for years but unanswered questions remain. So… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.You mightn't instantly recognise the name Philip Crowther, but you might have seen the incredible clip of him reporting from Ukraine in six different languages (English, French, Spanish, German… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A new study has provided the clearest evidence yet that Covid-19 can cause regions of the brain to shrink - and lead to cognitive decline - even in people who aren't seriously ill. Dr Maxime Taquet… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.In her new book, 'Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World,' Dr Nina Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain, highlighting the relationship between the hearing brain… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.The reading rate of Kiwi men is continuing to drop, with nearly 80% of Kiwi males reading less than they used to. That's one of the main findings of the new 2022 National Reading Survey by Read NZ Te… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Leading forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black steadfastly refuses to use her fingerprints to open things like her phone, but she is supportive of a future where biometrics can unlock… Read more Audio

10:53 AM.Park Bench is a four piece alternative band from Auckland's Western Springs College. They got together in music class and hope to keep things going once their secondary schooling is completed at the… Read more Audio

10:32 AM.The renowned Australian visual artist Amanda Parer is bringing 'Fantastic Planet' - giant inflatable luminous white 'humanoids' who land at different sites across the globe - to Auckland as part of… Read more Audio

10:06 AM. Andrew Dubber and partner Michela Magas live in the picturesque village of Norrmjöle (pop 219), in the north of Sweden. They're currently renovating a 200-year-old farmhouse in a forest by a lake and… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.The Sunday Poem by the Otago Harbour Bard, Robert Free - 'In The Quieter Moments'  Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Joining us on the Panel this morning are Linda Clark  and former Labour Party leader Mike Williams. Among other issues, they discuss the war in Ukraine and the likely findings of the review into the… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Veteran war correspondent Mike Eckel talked to us from the original front lines in Donbas, last week from Kiev as the Russians attacked, and now he's back in Prague. He's with us for an update on the… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.When Ian Smith died in 2020, he left part of his estate to 100 recipients he called the 'Omega Beneficiaries.' Nearly two years since Smith's passing, the executors of the will are still trying to… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.New Zealand asylum seeker worker Jean Claude 'Jack' Noser lives with his wife Sandra in Oerlikon, a multicultural suburb of Zürich, Switzerland. The story of how the two of them came to be together is… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Critically-acclaimed Kiwi singer songwriter Jamie McDell already had three albums under her belt, but the release of the alt-country star's new self-titled album could be considered something of a new… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.If we truly care about animals, says British philosopher Nick Zangwill, then the right thing to do is breed them, kill them, and eat them. Professor Zangill is with us to discuss why eating animals… Read more Audio

10:44 AM.Actor and comedian Laura Daniel joins the show to discuss what she has on at the moment, her desire to get overseas to perform, and why 'King of Wishful Thinking' by Go West should be viewed as one of… Read more Audio

10:04 AM.There are plenty of things that people are happy to remain in the dark about. It's called deliberate ignorance. Psychologist Jennifer Howell has tested deliberate ignorance in the lab and uncovered… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.It's been 50 years since Les Crane hit the top of the NZ music charts with Desiderata. Professor of Psychology at Victoria University, Marc Wilson offers his take on how good the advice is in the… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Engaging in high levels of physical activities, such as running or a game of tennis, once a week can help stave off chronic musculoskeletal pain as we age. That's the key finding from a new study out… Read more Audio