Sunday Morning for Sunday 10 September 2023

8:10 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup update 

With the Rugby World Cup already in full swing, Mark Reason, senior sports columnist for Stuff joins us from France. 

8:20 Lucy Corry: Hack your snacks for the Rugby World Cup 

Getting the snacks in for the game isn’t quite as simple for this Rugby World Cup. Early morning match times here in NZ means the usual pizza, chips and dips aren’t so appealing. 

Award-winning food writer Lucy Corry, aka The Kitchenmaid joins us with some inspiration for snacks for watching the Rugby World Cup. 

8:35 Michael Snyder: Which ‘ageotype’ are you? 

You’re born, you live, you die – ageing, it would seem, is linear. Wrong. It turns out, the human body tends to age in parts, with some organs more susceptible to the ravages of time than others. However, geneticist Michael Snyder says nailing down which body part will fail first is a bit of a gamble because, “Everybody’s ageing differently”. But don’t despair yet, recent studies have revealed that we are likely to belong to one of four different ageing pathways – and figuring out which ‘ageotype’ you are, might be the key to staying healthier for longer. Dr Snyder, director of Stanford University’s Center of Genomics, joins Jim to discuss. 

9:10 Mediawatch 

Mediawatch this week looks at some aggressive election messages which appeared in the media this past week - in ads and in news coverage.  

Also: how the rapid rise of artificial intelligence technology is changing the news our media offer us - and the music as well. 

9:40 Susan Goldin-Meadow: Gestures are our thoughts hidden in plain sight 

Susan Goldin-Meadow is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago and one of the world foremost experts on gestures. 

She has found that gestures express substantive information which otherwise might not be conveyed in the speech it accompanies revealing secret thinking to those who pay attention. 

10:10 Richard Osman: The Last Devil To Die

Richard Osman has now joined the ranks of those people in the United Kingdom who are referred to as a 'national treasure'. Even if you don't read his books and know his name you will almost certainly know his face if you watch TV, as a droll presence on many panel shows like Would I Lie to You? Or quiz shows such as Pointless. 

Richard is the also author of the hugely popular The Thursday Murder Club books. His latest book The Last Devil to Die is out now. 

10:40 Kirsten Morrell: My Latest Track 

Kirsten Morrell is best known as the vocalist behind the multi-platinum selling pop band Goldenhorse. 

She joins us to introduce her latest solo single 'Strawberry Fool', out on 15 Sept. 

11:10 Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper: Inspiring young women to look to the stars. 

As the NZ Aerospace Summit gets underway next week in Christchurch, we’re joined by NASA astronaut, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. 

Heide has performed five spacewalks, she's been up to the International Space station and down to the bottom of the ocean as well, as a Navy dive commander. Her work now is to encourage other young women to pursue careers in space. 

11:20 Natasha Frost: Our woman in Australia 

NY Times Australia correspondent, Natasha Frost joins us from Melbourne with the latest news from across the Tasman. 

11:30 Sarah Peirce: Bringing the thriller Switzerland to the stage. 

Sarah Peirse is best known for her screen roles as Kate in Rain and Pauline Parker's mother, Honora, in Heavenly Creatures.  

She reprises her role as the formidable American writer, Patricia Highsmith in the acclaimed thriller Switzerland presented by Auckland Theatre Company which opens at the ASB Waterfront Theatre on September 19.