Sunday Morning

8:10  Al Gillespie: Solutions in Ukraine? 

Waikato University International Law professor Alexander Gillespie joins Jim to discuss the latest from Ukraine, and the dangers of AI. 

 

8:25 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, known for being both hard — and at the same time totally obvious. Wake up your brain and have a go!   

 

8:35 My Latest Track: Merv Pinny 

Former dairy farmer Merv Pinny is finding favour with new audiences around the world – especially in Brazil. The Northland-based singer-songwriter runs a recording studio in Kerikeri, where he recorded his new album Hard Road, which was released earlier this week.

Merv joins Jim to discuss one of his songs 'Hold me, Love me, Tell me', and talk about the Local Launchpad initiative he established to help emerging artists in the Far North.

 

9:00 Mediawatch 

Mediawatch looks at how the media cover the economy,  following another interest rate cut and a new National party policy to boost Kiwisaver. Also - how talk of a coup against the Prime Minister made headlines - and contradictory claims about the legacy of Covid five years on. 

 

9:40 Dr Zazie Todd: Perfumes preferred by pooches  

Animal behaviourist and certified dog trainer Dr Zazie Todd joins us once again. This week, Zazie and Jim discuss the scents dogs like, and why cats often make a beeline for the only person in the room who would rather they didn’t.

 

10:10 Jonathan Drori: The Stuff That Stuff Is Made Of 

From using papyrus to make an early version of paper, dandelions to make rubber, and seaweed to make icecream, the new book by Jonathan Drori highlights the roles of plants throughout history.  

Featuring beautiful, full-colour illustrations, The Stuff That Stuff Is Made Of is Jonathan's first book for young readers, following on the heels of his earlier offerings, Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World in 80 Plants. 

 

10:35 Calling Home: Leila Barber from Rome  

Four-and-a-half years ago at the age of 19, Leila Barber bought a one-way ticket to Italy. She now works in Rome helping run exhibitions and concerts and wrangling famous artists for a municipal/government agency. She joins Jim to talk about life in the Eternal City.  

 

11:10 Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison 

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science including the role of fat in our bodies, and the danger cats pose to insects. 

 

11:30 Diving inside the psyche of lone mass murderers  

When the Aramoana shooting happened in 1990, Bristol-born Paul Mullen was living near Dunedin. The tragic event, which saw many people he knew injured or killed, piqued Dr Mullen's curiosity in forensic work and he soon pivoted to become a full-time forensic scientist. 
 
In the years since, he has traced many "lone wolf" mass murderers, exposing the troubling patterns that underpin their actions. Dr Mullen joins Jim to discuss what he has learned in his decades of meeting these killers, and his new book Running Amok.