Sunday Morning

8:10 The latest from the Iran War with Mark Almond  

British historian and geopolitical commentator Mark Almond joins Jim again to discuss developments in the Iran War, and the impact they will have on global fuel supply. 

Almond, who has written for The Independent, Daily Mail and The Telegraph, among others, is the director of the Crisis Research Institute in Oxford (CRIOx), an organization dedicated to analyzing historical and contemporary crises.  

 

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 Best Song Eva: Neil Finn 

After performing together for the first time in 18 years in Christchurch, Kiwi music legends Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner, Neil Finn, and Noel Crombie are taking SPLIT ENZ to Auckland and Wellington in May for their Forever Enz Tour. 

It’s more than 50 years since the band formed.  Neil Finn joins Jim to talk about how his mum gave the nod for him to join the band, making music together again, and the songs they’ll be rolling out on tour. 

He also has the difficult task of choosing his best song ever...  

 

9:10 Mediawatch  

A single post on social media about the Labour Party leader circulated to thousands of people and ended up as headline news - even though no-one knew if the claims were true. Does the public interest and a person’s right to speak out over-ride privacy rights? Also: can the media flag possible energy shortages without prompting a petrol panic? 

 

9.40 Feeling the fear with motorsport champ Emma Gilmour 

Rally driver Emma Gilmour fears horse riding more than taking corners at high speed. Emma was the first woman to win a round of the New Zealand Rally Championship, and in 2022 became the first female driver for McLaren Racing in Extreme E.   

She’s speaking at the Aspiring Conversations Festival in Wānaka next week in a session called Feel the Fear. The discussion brings together people who’ve faced very different kinds of high-pressure moments and asks a simple question: should we really do the things that scare us? She’s with Jim to discuss her approach to risk taking. 

 

10.15 Study finds cannabis ineffective for treating mental health 

Experts from universities across Australia and England have undertaken the most comprehensive analysis to date of the evidence for using cannabis-based therapies to treat mental health disorders and substance. Their findings, published this week, show there is very little evidence cannabinoids can treat anxiety, anorexia, post-traumatic stress, or other disorders. 

Dr Jack Wilson, who is based at the University of Sydney, was the lead author of the paper. He joined Jim to discuss the findings. 

 

10.30 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 she’s weighing up the nutritional benefits of oat milk and discusses which nut butter is best.  

 

10.40 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 benefits of a hot bath, how people made it to work on time before the advent of the alarm clock, and what the size of your signature tells us about your status. 

 

11:05 Should NZ become the seventh state of Australia? 

Research NZ managing partner Emanuel Kalafatelis reveals the results of recent polls on whether New Zealand should join Australia, the length of the parliamentary term and how people are coping with increased living costs.  

 

11:40 Kitchens that dare to be different 

Why do so many of us want a sleek new kitchen that turns out looking like most other people’s sleek new kitchen?   

Australian interior designer and PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania, Caroline Cumberbatch, says we need to start looking at the beauty, value and history of our existing kitchens before we rip them out and send them to the dump. She joins Jim to discuss creating spaces that prioritise gathering over display. 

 

11.40 Calling Home: Margaret Haas in Karben, Germany 

Margaret Haas moved to German in the 1970s and has called it home ever since. She raised her children in Karben, a small town situated on the banks of the river Nidda. Now a grandmother, Margaret recently received a National Order of Merit from the German government her services to women, families, refugees, asylum seekers and foreigners living in Germany.