Sunday Morning

8:10 US Correspondent Mitch McCann 

We get the latest from the US from our correspondent Mitch McCann in New York. 

 

8:20 The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen   

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning question.    

Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC's infamous quiz show Only Connect, known for being both really hard - and at the same time totally obvious.    

Wake up your brain and have a go! 

  

8:40 The death of the adverb 

Do we need to act quick? Massey University linguistics lecturer Dr Eleanor Ridge joins Jim to discuss disappearing adverbs. 

8:50 Liam Lawson comes to grips with Red Bull F1 demotion 

With the Japanese Grand Prix set to take place on Sunday evening, Red Bull have announced that Kiwi driver Liam Lawson will be replaced on the team by Yuki Tsunoda – a move that seems to have irked number one driver Max Verstappen. 

Motorsport expert and former McLaren F1 team member Bob McMurray joins Jim to discuss the decision. 

 

9:10 Mediawatch 

Mediawatch asks if the media are confusing us with reports about green shoots in the economy while also reporting on more dire data that’s coming in. Also - the epic security fail at the top of the Trump regime - and producers setting their presenters straight on the air.    

 

9:40 How can we protect ourselves against drink spiking? 

With drink spiking on the rise globally there have been calls for New Zealand to follow in the footsteps of Australia and introduce a drink spiking test. Auckland resident Gaby Ivanov-Giraldo was the victim of drink spiking late last year and says the experience made her feel shocked, anxious, and humiliated. She joins Jim to share her story. 

 

10:10 What’s my book about: Naomi Arnold 

Journalist and author Naomi Arnold spent nine months walking the Te Araroa trail. She walked south to north and experienced painful loneliness, fear, injuries and exhaustion amongst moments of exhilaration. Naomi joins Jim to talk about her book Northbound: Four Seasons of Solitude on Te Araroa  

 

10:30 Diego Maradona – Death by negligence? 

When Argentinian football superstar Diego Maradona died in 2020, at age 60, there was a nationwide outpouring of grief. Now, his former healthcare team is on trial for allegedly failing to provide him with adequate medical care.   

More than 100 witnesses, including doctors and family members, will take the stand in the trial, which is expected to last four months. 

Jim’s joined by journalist Marcela Mora y Araujo who translated Diego Maradona's autobiography, El Diego. Marcela specialises in Argentinian football and is following the trial.  

 

11:10  Andy Griffiths: The art of writing youth fiction 

Australian children’s writer Andy Griffiths is perhaps best-known for his phenomenally successful Treehouse series which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Following the retirement of his illustrating partner-in-crime Terry Denton, Griffiths has teamed up with new artist Bill Hope for his latest title The Land of Lost Things.  

Ahead of his trip across the Tasman for Auckland Writers Festival in May, Griffiths joins Jim to discuss the magic of writing for young people. 

 

11:40 How old is your brain? 

Is your brain older than your age? Brain scans show our brains shrink over time and researchers can deduce whether a brain is ageing faster or slower than expected. Neuroscience writer Helen Thomson joins Jim to discuss ways to ensure your brain stays younger for longer. 

 

11:50 Rodents observed attempting ‘first aid’ in surprising research 

While large social animals such as chimpanzees, dolphins and elephants have been widely documented helping each other, researchers have now observed mice seemingly attempting to give “first aid” to their companions. 

Dr Huizhong Tao from University of Southern California joins Jim to discuss the findings, which hints that caregiving behaviour might be more common in the animal kingdom than previously thought.