All episodes
Sunday, 24 March 2024
- 8:13 Rich Preston: The latest on the Princess of Wales
- 8:22 Jack Whaley Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:30 Calling Home: Tony Brook from leafy West London
- 9:05 Mediawatch for 24 March 2024
- 9:40 Lucy Corry: Autumnal brunch ideas
- 10:06 Rula Lenska previews upcoming New Zealand shows
- 10:26 April Phillips on her passion for Frank Sinatra
- 10:46 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 11:05 Derek Guy: Twitter “Menswear Guy” on fashion as a social language
- 11:30 Alp Kantarci on mouth health
Sunday, 17 March 2024
- 8:12 Rich Preston: The latest from the UK
- 8:25 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:30 Eliezer Yudkowsky: The AI academic warning
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 17 March 2024
- 9:30 James Taylor returns to NZ for two shows
- 10:06 Add three years to your life by walking just 15,000 steps a week
- 10:20 The real-life cousins of Dune’s magnificent sandworms
- 10:35 Calling Home: Zara DuCrôs in New York City
- 10:40 Skindred's new reggae album
- 11:05 Is television news dead?
- 11:15 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 11:25 David McAlpine: Your noise and hearing questions answered
Sunday, 10 March 2024
- 8:10 Legendary Scottish Formula 1 Driver Jackie Stewart’s crucial latest race
- 8:35 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:40 Eileen Merriman's new novel 'The Night She Fell'
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 10 March 2024
- 9:40 Peter Antonucci: Life aboard "The World"
- 10:06 David McAlpine: Is noise cancelling technology safe?
- 10:40 Marc Wilson: When is our mental health good enough?
- 11:06 Karra Rhodes: My Latest Track
- 11:25 Calling Home: Max Gilbert in Taipei, Taiwan
- 11:50 Liam McEwan looks ahead to the Oscars
Sunday, 3 March 2024
- 8:10 Are we still safe in the skies?
- 8:30 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:40 The most effective exercise to lower blood pressure
- 9:08 Mediawatch: Apocalypse now?
- 9:40 Peter Burling and Blair Tuke pick their best sailing song
- 10:10 Royal correspondent Ingrid Seward’s new book explores King
- 10:40 Catch up on the US presidential race ahead of “Super Tuesday”
- 11:10 Jenny Lynch: Former NZ Woman’s Weekly editor pens debut novel
- 11:30 Timothy Heath: Are we entering a 'neomedieval era'
Sunday, 25 February 2024
- 8:10 Russia’s war in Ukraine – Two years on: The military response
- 8:40 Calling Home: Frank Cawkwell on the Caribbean Island of Grenada
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 25 February 2024
- 9:40 What would you buy if money was no object?
- 10:06 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 10:15 Dancing is the best exercise for mental health
- 10:30 Music and my cochlear implants
- 11:05 “Streets of London” singer, Ralph McTell returns to New Zealand
- 11:40 Russia’s war in Ukraine – Two years on: The humanitarian
Sunday, 18 February 2024
- 8:10 Calling Home: Barbara Rae-Venter
- 8:35 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:40 Lucy Corry: The simple delight of Salmagundi
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 18 February 2024
- 9:40 Nick Fuller: Trends in weight loss
- 10:10 Craig Bond: Supermarket rat patrol
- 10:30 Hugh Cornwell: The former Stranglers singer on his NZ Tour
- 11:10 Being symmetrical doesn’t make you more photogenic
- 11:30 A night of iconic 60’s Pop at the Hamilton Arts Festival
Sunday, 11 February 2024
- 8:10 Good reasons you’re feeling so tired after the holidays
- 8:30 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:35 Dr Zazie Todd: How pets benefit our brains
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 11 February 2024
- 9:40 Eric Bana on dealing with leeches while filming
- 10:08 Calling Home: Chris Bruerton in Oxford, England
- 10:40 Dr Laura Joenssu: Vigorous exercise is accelerating aging
- 11:06 Are humans allergic to the modern world?
- 11:44 Do New Zealanders really want a Treaty referendum?
Sunday, 4 February 2024
- 8:10 Russell Howard: 'British people look like dropped pies'
- 8:45 Charlotte Ryan: Is music journalism dead?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 4 February 2024
- 9:35 Calling Home: Sarah and Gavin Steiner (currently) in Morocco
- 10:10 Daniel O’Donnell: My favourite Irish song
- 10:25 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 10:30 Lisa Cam: On her favourite Chinese New Year customs
- 10:45 Karen Kasler: The latest from the US primaries
- 11:10 Will Stone: Can the keto diet improve our mental health?
- 11:25 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 11:35 Ali Harper: Songstress on new Circa Theatre show The Supper
Sunday, 28 January 2024
- 8:10 Andrew Read: How worrying is the JN1 Variant?
- 8:25 Jack Waley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
- 8:35 Jasmin Fox-Skelly: Balancing your oral microbiome
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 28 January 2024
- 9:35 Calling Home: Jaime Kruijer in Revelstoke, British Columbia
- 10:00 Crystal Hefner: Behind closed doors at the Playboy mansion
- 10:30 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 11:10 Brian Merchant: Blood in the Machine
- 11:50 Jamie Tahana: UK Correspondent in London
Sunday, 17 December 2023
- 8:12 Calling Home: Brendon Johnston in Ranua, Finland
- 8:40 Lucy Corry: Christmas food ideas
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 17 December 2020 - Horowhenua special
- 9:37 Michelle Wong: Your skincare questions answered by a chemist
- 10:07 Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud: 'Happiness is not to be found in a suburban McMansion'
- 10:39 Ra Charmian: My latest track
- 11:06 Ruud Kleinpaste: How many bugs are in the average house?
- 11:26 Sam Hollis: What does a film buff watch over Christmas?
Sunday, 10 December 2023
- 8:10 Calling Home: Sarah Davison in Barcelona
- 8:30 Michelle Wong: Under the skin of the beauty industry
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 10 December 2023
- 9:40 Lisa Sanders: How many people end up with Long Covid?
- 10:05 St Andrew's College student Mia Fraser on her viral 'Stairway to Heaven' guitar solo
- 10:25 Simone and Malcolm Collins: the pro-birthers trying to grow populations
- 11:35 Jeffrey Halley: New government, new year, but same old economy?
- 11:45 Dr Al Gillespie: A global murder mystery
- 6:05 US journalist George Packer on Trump, Biden, and an America in crisis
Sunday, 3 December 2023
- 8:10 Lisa Kaltenegger: The search for life on other planets
- 8:40 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 3 December 2023
- 9:40 Marc Wilson: Do pets actually make us happier?
- 10:10 Sebastian Faulks: On being Homo sapiens
- 10:40 Peter & Josh Solorzano: The brothers making planespotting cool
- 11:10 Gilbert Enoka: Mental skills for sport and life
- 11:30 Martyn Craddock: Why retirement homes must be better
Sunday, 26 November 2023
- 8:11 Kim Hill: The Jim Mora interview
- 8:43 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 26 November 2023
- 9:40 Catherine de Lange: The best exercise for the mind
- 10:05 Anna Ptaszynski: The strange and interesting world of sport
- 10:40 Daniel Oppenheimer: Can hand writing survive the digital age?
- 11:13 Terry Hayes on The Year of the Locust
Sunday, 19 November 2023
- 8:10 Jack Watling: The Future of Warfare
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 19 November 2023
- 9:40 Benjamin Rogers: Becoming your own hero
- 10:10 Calling Home: Sue McGregor in Zambia
- 10:30 Russell Foster: Circadian rhythm and the science of our body
- 11:45 Ben Campbell: What I’m Listening To
- 5:10 George Harrison: The reluctant Beatle
- 5:45 Rachel McAlpine: Is life worth living after 90?
Sunday, 12 November 2023
- 8:13 Will Flockton: Live in London after pro-Palestinian protests
- 8:21 Anne-Sophie Mutter: Violin virtuoso visits New Zealand
- 8:46 Barbara Sahakian: New research into avoiding depression
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 12 November 2023
- 9:40 George Lockyer: Kiwis on Harley-Davidsons
- 10:10 Calling Home: Liam McEwan in Los Angeles
- 10:43 Robinson: My Latest Track
- 11:05 Mike Seawright: Aid team on the ground in the Gaza
- 11:18 Margaret Lovell-Smith: A radical history of Christchurch
- 11:32 Julian Paton: Blood pressure and links to dementia
Sunday, 5 November 2023
- 8:10 Robert Brander: The Science of Surf, Sand and Rips
- 8:30 Toni Childs: ‘It’s all a beautiful noise’
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 5 November 2023
- 9:35 Lucy Corry: Homemade Goody Goody Gum Drops Ice Cream
- 10:10 Adam Grant: The Science of Success
- 10:30 Dr Erica Brozovsky: The surprising origin of gossip
- 11:10 Calling Home: Honor Harger in Singapore
- 11:30 Amiria Grenell: My Latest Track
Sunday, 29 October 2023
- 8:10 Al Gillespie: Middle East update and China’s economic headwinds
- 8:25 Duncan Paterson: Parisian publican
- 8:30 Calling home: Giles Cooper in Hanoi
- 8:55 Christina Persico: Halftime at Stade de France
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 29 October 2023
- 9:40 Zazie Todd: Are we pathologising normal pooch behaviour?
- 9:50 Christina Persico: Stade de France fulltime
- 10:10 Sir Bryan Williams: Rugby World Cup Final reaction
- 10:20 Fiona Hugues: Wishing you a hairy Halloween
- 10:35 Melissa Hogenboom: The brain that changes itself
- 11:05 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup Final reaction
- 11:15 Clare Wilson: How ‘free’ is free will?
- 11:45 Jeffrey Halley: An economic temperature check post-election
Sunday, 22 October 2023
- 8:16 Professor Al Gillespie: War and peace on the international stage
- 8:25 Will Stone: The Benefits of a cold plunge
- 8:43 Pinky Agnew: Why don’t more women propose?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 22 October 2023
- 9:40 Dr Sanja Jelic: The link between sleep and heart health
- 10:05 Mark Reason: The latest from the Rugby World Cup
- 10:20 Calling Home: Jeremy Redmore in Utrecht
- 11:06 Claire Cowan: Conjuring fables and fairy tales
- 11:25 Dr Barbara Barbosa Neves: Recording loneliness in Aged Care
Sunday, 15 October 2023
- 10:05 Sir Bryan Williams: Rugby World Cup reaction
- 10:15 Natasha Frost: The Voice Referendum
- 10:25 Liam Lawson: What I’m Listening to
- 10:45 Lucy Corry: Post-Election Brunch
- 11:05 Chris Tse: ‘It was a bit of a secret that I liked Celine Dion’
- 11:05 Jo McCarroll: Vege Patch From Scratch
- 11:35 Gregor Paul: The All Blacks and the Rugby World Cup
- 11:50 Jonathon Coquet: do germs actually help build our immune systems?
Sunday, 8 October 2023
- 8:40 Princess Chelsea: Everything Is Going to Be Alright Tour
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 8 October 2023
- 9:40 Ethan Kross: How to master your inner voice
- 10:06 Gregor Paul: Rugby World Cup Update
- 10:20 Otto English: History's fake heroes
- 11:05 Natasha Frost: Australia Update
- 11:20 Jess Rogers: The Music Man’s leading woman
- 11:31 Dr Whitney Scott: Chronic pain without the pills
- 11:45 Jarrod Haar: Should employers be paying for your beach
- 3:10 Michael Palin's New Zealand connection: My great uncle Harry’s life and death in WWI
Sunday, 1 October 2023
- 8:10 Mark Reason: All Blacks win, cause for celebration?
- 8:20 Emily Guy Birken: How to buy happiness
- 8:40 David Linklater: Is your car spying on you?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 1 October 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Simon Butchard in Warsaw
- 10:10 Dr Lucy Foulkes: Why ‘therapy speak’ might be making us feel worse
- 10:40 Dr Alex Burgoyne: there's something about mindfulness
- 11:05 Dr Maya Mathur: BMI and the gap between belief and reality
- 11:20 Dr Lisa Sanders: Your questions on Long-COVID answered
- 11:40 Michael Vlismas: behind Elon Musk's quarter-trillon fortune
Sunday, 24 September 2023
- 8:30 Put down the soap, you're showering too much, says top dermatologist
- 8:50 Jack Chen: Do we still need to separate laundry?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 24 September 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Brett Sargon in Calgary, Alberta
- 10:05 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup Update
- 10:15 Arthur C Brooks: Understanding happiness
- 11:20 Lavina Good: The Asian Games
- 11:40 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 11:40 Dr Sam Parnia: Life, death and in-between
- 6:10 Anna Kornadt: Why we rarely feel our age
Sunday, 17 September 2023
- 8:14 Gregor Paul: Rugby World Cup Update
- 8:27 Dr. David Cox: How to best keep hydrated
- 8:43 Dr Riley Elliott: Cookiecutter sharks
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 17 September 2023
- 9:35 Calling Home: Duncan Paterson in Paris
- 10:10 Lisa Sanders on Long Covid: 'For many people, it's been a terrible journey'
- 10:37 Alex Wellerstein: on the world’s nuclear weapon arsenal?
- 11:06 David Robson: Great people don’t always give the best advice.
- 11:36 Mea Motu: What I'm listening to
Sunday, 10 September 2023
- 8:10 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup update
- 8:20 Lucy Corry: Hack your snacks for the Rugby World Cup
- 8:35 Michael Snyder: Which ‘ageotype’ are you?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 10 September 2023
- 9:40 Susan Goldin-Meadow: Gestures are our thoughts hidden
- 10:10 Richard Osman: The Last Devil To Die
- 10:40 Kirsten Morrell: My Latest Track
- 11:10 Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper: Inspiring young women to look to the stars
- 11:28 Natasha Frost: Our woman in Australia
- 11:30 Sarah Peirce: Bringing the thriller Switzerland to the stage
Sunday, 3 September 2023
- 8:14 Lorin Clarke: Would that be funny? Growing up with John Clarke
- 8:43 Rachel Cowgill: Has whistling gone out of fashion?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 3 September 2023
- 9:38 Calling Home: Rachel Bickler in Brussels
- 10:07 Howard Fishman on Connie Converse
- 10:29 Sean Lyons on smartphone security
- 11:06 John F. Bradford: Tensions in the South China Sea
- 11:28 What I’m Listening To with Acushla-Tara Kupe
- 11:52 Bryan Bruce: The Food Crisis
