Sunday Morning

8:10 Military analyst Cedric Leighton on the US-Israel conflict with Iran 

CNN military analyst and retired US Air Force Colonel, Cedric Leighton, joins Jim to give us the latest on the ongoing conflict between USA/Israel and Iran. 

8:30 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 Jordan Metzl: The quest for eternal youth 

Our quest for eternal youth is nothing new, but thanks to modern medicine and internet fueled wellness trends – cold plunge, anyone? – our obsession with longevity has soared to new heights. Jordan D. Metzl, MD, is a sports medicine physician, author, and fitness instructor who sees the consequences of this obsession up-close in his patients.

He joins Jim to discuss the pitfalls of the modern longevity medicine movement, and how we can make effective changes towards living well in the now. 

9:10 Mediawatch  

Mediawatch looks back at the week in which war broke out in the Middle East again  - and leaders’ lack of clarity made it harder for the media. Also: concerns raised this week about political influence on the news at two media companies.  

9:40 Ron Charles: After job loss, do I still matter?  

Ron Charles, a prominent American book critic, was one of 300 journalists recently laid off by the Washington Post. He’d worked there for 20 years. Ron’s been writing about this life transition on Substack. He joins Jim to discuss job loss and his recent readings on the subject of self-worth. 

10:05 Amitai Pati: My Name is Pati 

Following platinum success as one third of pop-opera trio Sol3 Mio, Samoan-Kiwi tenor Amitai Pati kicked off his solo opera career in 2022. 

He joins Jim to discuss My Name is Pati (dir. Rebecca Tansley), a new documentary mapping the rise of Pati and his brother, Pene, in the opera world. 

10:40 Jason Doyle: A kiwi teacher in Dubai  

Jason Doyle is a kiwi teacher living in Dubai. He catches up with Jim to share his experience amidst attacks from Iran.  

10:45 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 negative impacts of daylight saving, who is most likely to be bitten by a mosquito and the best method for stacking the dishwasher according to science.

11:05 Al Gillespie: Wider Implications of the Middle East Conflict  

Waikato University International Law professor Alexander Gillespie joins the show to discuss the wider implications of the Middle East conflict.

11:35 Best Song Eva: Susan Bullock 

British opera star Susan Bullock is in New Zealand for two Auckland performances of Béla  Bartók’s infamous Bluebeard’s Castle. The soprano joins Jim to discuss the power of opera for exploration of ageing, memory and the quiet devastation of watching someone you love change. Susan also has the unenviable task of choosing her best song ever...