Sunday Morning

Professor Theresa Larkin is with us once again, this time to discuss her research on the human heart. 

Self-taught, Tauranga-based author Anne Cleary is poised to release her debut novel, The Nowhere Boy.

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science.

All Whites defender Tyler Bindon and his mum Jenny Bindon are the first mother-son pair to both appear in a World Cup.

James Mitchell is originally from Mount Maunganui and now lives in Bali.

Comedian, actor, and writer Alan Davies is bringing his brand new show Think Ahead to New Zealand in July.

Former Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall joins us with a couple of curly questions for today's quiz. 

Professor Alexander Gillespie joins the show to discuss the wider implications of the deal struck between US and Iran.

If you've been out and about lately, you may have noticed that so called 'ugly' shoes are so hot right now. 

Around 350,000 years ago, New Zealand looked and sounded very different from how it looks and sounds today, but in the proverbial blink of an eye, everything changed. 

The heyday of the hit factory is now being celebrated in cabaret show Simply Brill, featuring three of Australia's most acclaimed cabaret artists. 

BBC tech correspondent Thomas Germain says fear-mongering is a marketing approach used by AI companies that obscures what's really going on with this technology. 

Next month Sir Dave Dobbyn will be performing at The Civic theatre in Auckland for one-night only show, Selected Songs Encore. 

How often should we wash our hair? It's one of those eternal questions that divides the internet.

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. 

CNN military analyst and retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton joins Jim to give us the latest on the ongoing conflict between USA/Israel and Iran.

Acclaimed actor, writer and director Madeleine Sami is taking the helm as host of The Traitors New Zealand for its imminent third season. The show, which pits 21 players against each other to compete for a cash prize through strategy and deception, is set to hit screens Sunday evening with Madeline taking over from previous host Paul Henry. She joins Jim to chat about what it was like filming the show, and of course we had to ask her for her Best Song Eva.

We've discovered that GLP-1 drugs have all manner of attributes along with weight loss, some of those attributes pertaining to mood improvement by reducing inflammation.

Following on the heels of her highly celebrated 2022 memoir Grand, Noelle McCarthy is now poised to share her new book, Stakes. 

Economics commentator Bernard Hickey is with Jim to ask 10 questions on the economic state of New Zealand and the world.

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science.

As we live longer than generations before us, how do we design a life that will have meaning and purpose? 

Dr Murray Thomson joins Jim to weigh in on some of the dental advice we get from social media.

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.

Dr Jack Watling joins Jim to discuss the latest in Ukraine and Iran.

A new survey has found a startling increase in the number of people who are skeptical of scientific evidence. 

 How do  purloined paintings and nicked necklaces get turned into cash? Dr Anja Shortland joins Jim to discuss.

According to a new study, older people who reduce either dietary fat or animal-based protein show signs of reduced biological age.

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science, including dog IQ tests, star signs, and the benefits of drinking coffee.

Invercargill-based author Lloyd Esler joins Jim to discuss his latest book Dead & Buried in Southland. 

We all know that feel-good-glow that comes from looking at a wonderful piece of art - well it turns out it may be doing more for us than we think. 

On Calling Home we're heading to Southern California to meet a kiwi in the wine business. 

The US Government recently released documents on unresolved cases of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs) - also known as UFOs.

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.

British historian and geopolitical commentator Mark Almond joins Jim to discuss the latest in the US-Iran war.

Next week athletes converge in Las Vegas for the first ever Enhanced Games. It's a controversial multi-sport event that allows competitors to take performance enhancing drugs. 

BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet discusses her latest book The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan.

Cameo Turner works for fashion label Show Me Your Mumu. She joins Jim to tell him about life in a fast-moving city and ever-changing industry.

A first-of-its-kind study compared the effects of soaking in a hot tub to traditional and modern far-infrared saunas. 

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. 

This week: the UK Labour Party is now in a leadership crisis following disastrous local election results. So who looks set to lead the party going forward? 

The Rabbit Hunter III is the third book in Christopher Worth's trilogy about the battle for Crete in World War II.

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science.

Our US politics commentator, Statehouse News bureau chief Karen Kasler, joins Jim to discuss the latest in US politics.

Jim discusses loneliness and more with Marc Wilson, Professor of psychology at Victoria University.

Dr David Cox discusses what is accelerates our biological clocks and what we can do about it. 

Forty years on from the world's worst nuclear disaster, New Scientist journalist Matthew Sparkes travelled deep into Chernobyl's exclusion zone,

New documentary The Time Traveller's Guide to Hamilton Gardens tells the story of how mastermind designer Peter Sergel has captured the history of gardens through time. 

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. 

British historian and geopolitical commentator Mark Almond joins Jim to discuss the latest about the conflict in the Middle East.