Sunday Morning for Sunday 13 October 2024

8:10 Update on America's Cup with Mark Orams

Team NZ Emirates now have 2-0 lead over Ineos Britannia in the America’s Cup match in Barcelona.

Professor Mark Orams is a world champion sailor, he was part of a winning crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race, a member of Team New Zealand working alongside Peter Blake, and he's now Professor of Sport and Recreation at the Auckland University of Technology and he's been analysing the racing so far in columns for the NZ Herald as 'The Sailing Professor'.

8:25 The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen   

Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz.   

Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show ‘Only Connect’ which is known for being both difficult to crack and totally obvious.     

It’s Sunday morning, so wake up your brain and have a go!       

8.35 Study shows New Zealanders are avoiding the news 

New Zealanders have some of the highest rates of avoiding the news compared to other countries. According to a new study, 60 percent of Kiwis admitted to avoiding the news, for reasons such as lack of trust or the way it impacts their mood. 

Dr Alex Beattie from Victoria University in Wellington is the lead author of the study and joins Jim to discuss the findings. 

9:10 Mediawatch 

Mediawatch looks at why TVNZ is scrapping its online news site - and Google is threatening to cut ties to all local news on its own online services.   

9:35 Reclining seats on planes: Is there a legal remedy? 

The thorny issue of reclining seats on planes has been debated for years and recently the BBC reported that a Hong Kong couple found themselves banned from Cathay Pacific after a woman claimed she was harassed for reclining in her seat. 

Colin Hunter, a Senior Associate in the Disputes team at law firm Hesketh Henry joins us to talk about where the law stands on the issue. 

10:05 Bree Tomasel’s new book UnApologetically Me 

Originally hailing from Queensland, where she grew up on a Stanthorpe apple farm, Bree Tomasel is perhaps best known on this side of the ditch as the co-host of Celebrity Treasure Island and radio host on ZM. 

But behind the banter, Bree has battled anxiety, ADHD, struggled with her sexuality, and survived a harrowing attack as a young child. She shares her story in new book UnApologetically Me. 

10:35 Argue with Science 

Mary Argue is back guiding us through the latest weird and wonderful headlines from the world of science.    

10:50 American elections loom large

Twenty-two days to go until Americans vote in an election that's too close to call. Kamala Harris maintains her narrow polls lead, but the theory is that Donald Trump's numbers improve on polling day itself. 
Karen Kasler is the Statehouse Bureau Chief for public radio and television in Ohio, she joins Jim to share an update on the campaigns.

11.05 Jeremy Wells: The Alternative Commentary Collective Almanack 

The unlikely broadcasting phenomenon, the Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) have been poking fun at mainstream sports in New Zealand for over a decade.  Time then for an almanac don’t you think? 

Jeremy Wells joins us to tell us all about it. 

11.35 Are we reliving the 1930s?

David Ekbladh is a Professor of History at Tufts University. He's well-published, especially regarding the upheavals of the 20th century, and his new book is Look at the World: The Rise of an American Globalism in the 1930s.

The book reflects a growing interest in the interwar crisis, and focuses on a period where political upheaval facilitated the rise of "totalitarian" states. These were believed to have changed the nature of international life.