Sunday Morning for Sunday 14 July 2024

8:10 How broken is the UK and can it be fixed? 

Following Labour’s landslide election victory, political economist, Observer columnist and author, Will Hutton joins us to discuss a way forward for the UK and his new book This Time No Mistakes: How to Remake Britain.

8:30 Herbie Hancock returns to NZ

In his first visit since 2019, the legendary Herbie Hancock comes to New Zealand in October with shows in Auckland and Wellington. 

With a career spanning seven decades and a staggering 14 GRAMMY awards, few artists have had more influence on modern music than Herbie Hancock. He caught up with RNZ Concert presenter, jazz musician and educator, Nick Tipping. 

9:06 Mediawatch

9:35 Martin van Beynen​ looks back

Long-serving New Zealand journalist, Martin van Beynen, looks back at his career, including the extensive coverage of the David Bain 2009 re-trial, and subsequent book Black Hands.

He chats with Colin Peacock about the highs and lows of walking the Te Araroa trail, a journey he set out on after a terminal cancer diagnosis earlier this year. 

10:10 North Koreas alleged hacking ring 

An expert on North Korea, veteran foreign correspondent, Jean H. Lee, became the first American reporter granted extensive access on the ground in North Korea, and in January 2012 opened AP’s Pyongyang bureau, the only U.S. text/photo news bureau based in the North Korean capital.   

She’s also the co-host of BBC World Service podcast Lazarus Heist - deep diving into the secretive, North Korean hacking ring, known as the ‘Lazarus Group’, alleged to be run by the government of North Korea and supposedly responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. 

10.40 Chicken broth with Sam Low

MasterChef NZ 2022 winner, Cookbook author, and Instagram star, Sam Low made headlines this week for hosting a dinner party at his Auckland home for comedian/actress, Ali Wong, and her family while they visited New Zealand. 

Sam served a wholesome homecooked feast – inspired by his love of modern Chinese cooking.  

And he’s here to answer your cooking questions and share his recipe for Chicken bone broth (the one he served Ali Wong). 

11:05 Is willpower a myth?

The struggle for self-control is real, and one many of us are familiar with - but is 'willpower' actually a myth? 

Psychology professor Michael Inzlicht has long been intrigued by how we curb our less desirable behaviours, and what it is that unites people with 'high self-control'.

His research at the University of Toronto's Work and Play Lab also seeks to understand our complicated relationship with effort and empathy - and whether so-called 'empathetic AI' has a place in our future. 

11:45 The Science of Dog Hair  

Anyone who lives with a dog, also lives with their hair – on their clothes, couch and every possible surface. It’s about time we understand the science behind their coats and how to care for them properly. 

Whether your dogs coat is long, short, straight, wavy, curly, wiry, or smooth – it all comes down to the difference in only three genes. 

Susan Hazel is Associate Professor of the School of Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Adelaide, where she teaches animal welfare, animal behavior and animal ethics. She’s here to answer all your dog grooming questions.