Sunday Morning Podcast Options

10:36 AM.Abbas Nazari's new book, After the Tampa: From Afghanistan to New Zealand is the story of escaping the Taliban as a young child. He joins the show from Christchurch to discuss the book and the current… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:06 AM.Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins' new book, Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century, examines the history of the world's most famous electric car company. He joins Jim to… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.The moment we'd been expecting to happen finally took place this week when New Zealand recorded its first community case of Covid-19. Professor Michael Baker returns to the show to answer your… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Media react to level 4 lockdown and the dawn of Delta; the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Among other topics this morning, our Weekend Panellists will be discussing the current lockdown, how successful our vaccine rollout has been, the All Blacks decision to back out of the Bledisloe Cup… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.As harmful fat accumulation continues to impair our physical health, researchers are warning that abnormal or excessive fat accumulation can increase the risk of dementia and stroke. Researcher Elina… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.*Aadila is a 20-something journalist who runs a news room in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. However, Afghanistan's female journalists, have had much to fear from the Taliban's surge. She joins the… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.New Zealander Rebekah Campbell seemingly had it all; But she didn't have love. So Rebekah set out on an adventure that would see her date 138 different men. She explains the process of writing the… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.Sales of chewing gum fell by 14% worldwide in 2020. Will Coldwell is a London-based journalist who recently composed a piece in The Economist about the demise of chewing gum, which has been used in… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.It's a commonly-held belief that your testosterone can affect where you end up in life. However, a new study claims that higher levels of testosterone in men doesn't give them an edge. Study author… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Gitbox Rebellion is an Auckland-based eight-piece guitar ensemble, playing original music composed by the group. Nigel joins the show to discuss their current NZ tour and his favourite track 'Dhoggs'… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.The Fearless Kitchen's Vanessa Baxter joins the show to share some top tips and offer up a traditional bread and butter pudding recipe. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.Our U.S. correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to discuss the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, people trying to wangle a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine for extra protection, and Biden's… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Landmark climate report lands - but makes little mark on media; double standard in bike bridge backlash; RNZ challenged on turning stolen data into news. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be looking at the tough Covid-19 decisions, the disappearance of cash in society, the Winston Churchill painting from Parliament and the… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A new study that followed 80,000 middle-aged people for more than 20 years has found that those who consumed the most flavonoids significantly reduce the risk of experiencing early signs of cognitive… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.Kayak Sprint champion Lisa Carrington has just become the most successful and decorated Olympian in New Zealand's history. She joins us from Tokyo to discuss how she feels about her new title and what… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Representing New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 was Dr Dave Gerrard's first major overseas outing, so it has been something of an emotional return to the city .Gerrard is with us on the eve of… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Auckland-based company Buckley Systems has developed and manufactured a machine which could help treat the most difficult cancers. Founder and developer Bill Buckley discusses the potentially… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.We like to think that we have evolved as a species to become more athletic over the centuries but the research may tell a different story. David Epstein is the author of The Sports Gene and  joins the… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Cathy Macleay emigrated from Christchurch in the late 1960s and started out her life in Chile on the family farm of her late husband, Hugh, but now lives on her own in Punta Arenas. She has four… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:17 AM.Wellington band KITA have released their single 'Every Day' alongside their debut self-titled album. Nikita joins us to discuss the track and how many takes it took to film their impressive one-shot… Read more Audio