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Sunday Morning
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News, discussion, features and ideas until midday.
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Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison
Mar 2800:12:55Tap to summarizeBonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science, including what happens to our speech as we age, the value of optimism, and why drawing a pair of eyes on our chip packets might be helpful.
Transcribe →US Correspondent Karen Kasler
Mar 2800:18:11Tap to summarizeOur US politics commentator, Statehouse News bureau chief Karen Kasler, joins Jim to discuss President Trump's diminishing popular support in North America.
Transcribe →Weight-loss medications: Slim but malnourished?
Mar 2800:21:39Tap to summarizeGLP-1 medications are delivering on weight-loss promises, but what other impacts are they having on well-being? Dr Maria Casales is a lecturer in public health nutrition at Massey University and a registered dietitian. She joins Jim to discuss her concerns about the prescription of the drugs and the case for assigning a dietitian to everyone who is on them.
Transcribe →Could AI actually take over?
Mar 2800:23:00Tap to summarizeCould AI actually take over? And if so, what would that look like? James Carson is the founder of AI consultancy website Agentic. He joins Jim to discuss the capabilities of AI as it stands, and what our future might look like in a world where AI becomes increasingly predictive.
Transcribe →Bite by bite: Why chewing properly is good for us
Mar 2800:15:32Tap to summarizeDr. Sandra Capra is professor emeritus with the University of Queensland’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. She’s with Jim to talk about how chewing well can help us live healthier lives.
Transcribe →Best Song Eva: Irene van Dyk
Mar 2800:07:55Tap to summarizeAfter decades of elite sport, Silver Fern great Irene van Dyk is now focusing on 'the quiet discipline of staying active without an end goal'. She joins Jim to talk about the barriers many women face to accessing the outdoors and her life after netball. She also picks her best song ever.
Transcribe →Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Mar 2800:10:38Tap to summarizeQuiz 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, known for being both hard - and at the same time totally obvious. Wake up your brain and have a go!
Transcribe →The latest on the Iran War with Mark Almond
Mar 2800:18:55Tap to summarizeBritish historian and geopolitical commentator Mark Almond’s analyses of the war in Iran have proved correct so far – Jim asks him what’s next.
Transcribe →Calling Home: Margaret Haas in Karben, Germany
Mar 2100:16:53Tap to summarizeMargaret Haas moved to German in the 1970s and has called it home ever since.
Transcribe →Kitchens that dare to be different
Mar 2100:24:25Tap to summarizeAustralian interior designer Caroline Cumberbatch, says we need to start looking at the beauty, value, and history of our existing kitchens before we rip them out.
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