Sunday Morning Podcast Options

8:12 AM.Flick Taylor is currently living in a tent on her and husband Sam's plot in Laikipia County in Kenya while the family build a new home. It's a world away from her early upbringing on a farm in rural… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The consumer technology writer from the New York Times is urging readers to ditch Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge in favour of using private browsers like Brave. Sunday Morning tech correspondent… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand Professor Gary McLean is with us to look at all of the latest news relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, including what the longevity of immunity is likely to be and how Covid-19 has become a… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.There isn't much E Street Band guitarist, activist and actor Stevie Van Zandt hasn't done in the world of entertainment. The man formerly known as 'Miami Steve' is in the throes of completing his… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Kiwi entrepreneur and tech innovator Jenene Crossan has become one of the unofficial faces of Long Covid sufferers in New Zealand, having first been diagnosed with Covid-19 in March, 2020. She's in… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Wellingtonian Ron Hanson has strong ties to Taiwan, having lived there on and off since the turn of the century.  He's Calling Home from the Nantun District of Taichung City, where he lives in a… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.CNBC says manual transmission cars are disappearing from the world's roads. Stick shifts are becoming extinct. That's certainly the case in the United States, but are we seeing the same thing in New… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.On the Weekend Panel this morning are the media commentator Josie Pagani and the former leader of United Future, Peter Dunne. They discuss the worth of daylight saving, homelessness in New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.This morning we put the clocks back again to signify the end of daylight saving. Not all countries do this, and there has been some recent discussion about whether New Zealand should revise our… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Cold-water swimmers have long been known for espousing the benefits of cold-water dips. But is it all good? New Scientist writer and ex-Antarctic biologist Alison George has investigated whether… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.In his new documentary, Francesco, openly-gay, non-Catholic filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky had unprecedented access to Pope Francis and was allowed to tackle many pressing issues. He joins the show to… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.If you're going to read one book on human origins, Oxford professor and former Dunedinite Tom Higham's new book, The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins should… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.My Current Song this morning comes from the saxophonist Nick Atkinson, whose name will be familiar to RNZ listeners from his time on Music 101 and lovers of funk will also be very familiar with his… Read more Audio

10:10 AM. In her new book, This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help, science journalist Helen Thomson debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help to discover how we can… Read more Audio

9:46 AM.How often do you find yourself struggling to get out of conversations with people? A new study has found that  most conversations don't end when the participants want them to. Study lead Adam… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Feeling sluggish in the office environment? Take a 'microbreak' and you'll be much better for it. New research shows that taking microbreaks can help employees bounce back from their morning fatigue… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.On the Weekend Panel this morning, looking back on the last seven days, we have Ali Jones, from Red PR, and economic commentator Bernard Hickey. They look at the Government vaccine rollout and the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Rachel Kirby has lived in Santa Ana, Costa Rica for the past six years, having arrived in the small Central American country after stints in London, Vancouver, Wellington, Surbaya and Hiroshima. She's… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.An extraordinary move against the Swedish clothing company H&M took place in China this week because of its refusal to use cotton from Xinjiang due to suspicions of forced labour. China correspondent… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Too much coffee during pregnancy could lead to kids having behavioural issues later in life. That's the  takeaway from a new study which found that caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Some of what's sunk to the bottom of the Pacific includes vacuum cleaners, Kate Spade accessories and… Read more Audio

6:05 PM.Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has discovered that our friendships are governed by secret rules. He joins the show to discuss friendship and his new book, Friends: Understanding the Power of… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.In New Zealand, hearing loss is already an issue affecting almost one in six Kiwis, and a sense of stigma can delay people from getting help. Clinical audiologist Karen Pullar joins the show to… Read more Audio