Sunday Morning for Sunday 16 February 2025
-
How often should you wash your towels?
8:14 AM.Professor Elizabeth Scott joins Jim to chat about what your towel could be harbouring and how often you might like to wash it. Read more Audio
-
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
8:30 AM.Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Read more Audio
-
Dogpedia: An A to Z of fascinating dog trivia
8:34 AM.Jessica Pierce's compendium of canine curiosities is a gateway into the astonishing world of dogs. Read more Audio
-
Why do men fret about going bald?
9:40 AM.By the age of 50, around half of men are affected by hair loss. For some people it is traumatic, others don't seem to mind at all. Read more Audio
-
Geoffrey Rush: The Rule of Jenny Pen
10:06 AM.A New Zealand made horror movie has been wowing festival audiences worldwide. The Rule of Jenny Pen, starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush even caught the eye of "King of Horror" Stephen King, who… Read more Video, Audio
-
The future of gaming
10:20 AM.More than 3 billion people around the world play video games - and that number is growing. Jim's joined by gaming journalist and commentator Evan Lahti to hear how the industry is developing. Read more Audio
-
Cannabis: Lessons from the US
10:43 AM.As more and more American states legalise cannabis, US-based journalist Susan Baldacci joins Jim to discuss whether it's proving to be as safe and non-addictive as some experts contended. Read more Audio
-
Calling Home: Molly Leishman in Los Angeles
11:07 AM. Molly Leishman has carved out an incredible career in her adopted hometown of Silver Lake, Los Angeles. As a producer with the team at Human Person creative studios, Molly has had a hand in creating… Read more Audio
-
Antonia Robinson: Best Song Eva
11:31 AM.New Zealand actor, Antonia Robinson is a rising star in the film world more recently gaining praise for her role as Sophie in Tina. Read more Video, Audio
8:10 How often should you wash your towels?
Is once a week enough to wash your towels? Should you reach for a clean towel daily?
Elizabeth Scott, a professor of biology and co-director of the Simmons University Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and Community in Boston, joins Jim to chat about what your towel could be harbouring and how often you might like to wash it.
Photo: fesus robert / 123RF
8:20 The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz.
Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show Only Connect which is known for being both difficult to crack and totally obvious.
It’s Sunday morning, so wake up your brain and have a go!
Photo: RNZ
8:35 Know your dog trivia
Learn what fossilised dog poo can tell us about the history of dog domestication; how dogs in Siberia evolved adaptations to help them thrive in a frigid climate; how dogs have been weaponized for war and colonisation; and why we refer to dogs as curs, mutts, and hounds.
Dogpedia: A Brief Compendium of Canine Curiosities is your gateway into the astonishing world of dogs. Author Jessica Pierce joins us.
Photo:
9:10 Mediawatch
Mediawatch looks at how government plans to target wealthy foreign investors hit the headlines this week -- and looks at a case of contentious content placed in our media by offshore services who pay for it. Also: two business journalists trying to make the most out of much-needed money for important investigative journalism.
The government succeeded in getting wide media coverage of its plan to lure more rich foreign investors with new visas. Photo: The Post
9:20 Why do men fret about going bald?
By the age of 50, around half of men are affected by hair loss. For some people it is traumatic, others don't seem to mind at all.
Tom Wooldridge is a psychotherapist and an associate professor in the psychology department at San Francisco's Golden Gate University. He has a special interest in body image and joins Jim to discuss why men fret about losing their hair.
Photo: 123RF/ Cunaplus
10:05 Geoffrey Rush: The Rule of Jenny Pen
A New Zealand made horror movie has been wowing festival audiences worldwide.
The Rule of Jenny Pen, starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush even caught the eye of “King of Horror” Stephen King, who called it “one of the best movies I’ve seen this year… I urge you to watch it…”
Geoffrey Rush joins Jim to chat about filming in New Zealand.
10:30 The Future of Gaming
More than 3 billion people around the world play video games – and that number is growing. Jim’s joined by gaming journalist and commentator Evan Lahti to hear how the industry is developing.
Photo: AFP / RICHARD A. BROOKS
10:45 Cannabis: Lessons from the US
As more and more US States legalise cannabis, RNZ Producer Susan Baldacci joins Jim to discuss whether it’s proving to be as safe and non-addictive as some experts contended.
Southern Medicinal has converted the old Mataura paper mill into a medicinal cannabis and hemp growing, testing and processing facility. Photo: Supplied / Southern Medicinal
11:10 Calling Home: Molly Leishman in Los Angeles
Daughter of beloved Kiwi broadcaster Mark Leishman (who often reads the news on RNZ National on a Sunday morning), Molly Leishman has carved out an incredible career in her adopted hometown of Silver Lake, Los Angeles.
As a producer with the team at Human Person creative studios, Molly has had a hand in creating stage shows for the likes of Mariah Carey, SZA and Billie Eilish. She joins Jim to tell us about life in the City of Angels and how it all came to be.
Photo:
11:30 Antonia Robinson: Best Song Eva
New Zealand actor, Antonia Robinson is a rising star in the film world more recently gaining praise for her role as Sophie in Tinā.
She joins us to pick her best song ever.
