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Frances Cook: Is retiring early achievable?

Financial journalist and creator of the Making Cents podcast, Frances Cook joins Jim to discuss the FIRE movement. FIRE - an acronym for Fin...

00:20:30Aug 2, 2026

Can old fruit and veg be harmful?

Is it ok to cut off the soggy bit of a cucumber and eat the rest? Can a sole, mouldy berry contaminate the entire punnet? Dr Primrose Freest...

00:18:11Aug 2, 2026

Sunday Morning Quiz with Hamish McDouall

Former Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall is with us with a curly question for today's quiz. Hamish was a winner on the game show Sale of the C...

00:11:40Aug 2, 2026

Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science, including whether smelling dark...

00:16:24Jul 26, 2026

Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition

Dr Ali Hill from Otago University's Department of Human Nutrition is back with us on Sunday Morning. This week: the pros and cons of instant...

00:10:25Jul 26, 2026

The 2026 Bookshop of the Year

Schrödinger's Books in Petone has won the Bookshop of the Year at the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards. Schrödinger's owner an...

00:14:51Jul 26, 2026

Mars: More Hype Than Home

Philosopher Ben Bramble, author of Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age, explains why living, working and vacationing in space wo...

00:27:35Jul 26, 2026

Calling Home: Dara Klein from London

Italy-born, New Zea­l­and-raised Dara Klein is the head chef and founder of acclaimed Bethnal Green restaurant, Tiella Trattoria & Bar. She'...

00:21:00Jul 26, 2026

Feel unsteady? Judo might be the answer

More than 770,000 New Zealanders injure themselves through slips, trips, and falls every year. Professor Ngaire Kerse joins Jim to discuss h...

00:16:01Jul 26, 2026

Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC's quiz show Only Connect, re...

00:08:48Jul 26, 2026

Why do parrots talk?

A parrot saying "hello" is more than a party trick. Popular Science editor Sarah Durn explores the science behind talking birds and the surp...

00:26:45Jul 19, 2026

Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison

Bonnie Harrison is back guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science, including how to weigh an octopu...

00:16:25Jul 19, 2026

Murder and Mojitos: Gareth and Louise Ward

The popular New Zealand-based cosy crime series, The Bookshop Detectives. The finale features Art Deco glamour, a Cuban crime queen and a gr...

00:17:34Jul 19, 2026

Why is Homer's Odyssey so enduring?

Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated The Odyssey has arrived in cinemas. Patrick O'Sullivan is an expert in Greek culture, art and the lit...

00:19:43Jul 19, 2026