Sunday Morning for Sunday 1 December 2024
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What will Putin do next?
8:11 AM.It's been more than 1000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there seems to be no end in sight. Read more Audio
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Zazie Todd: Helping your anxious dog
8:11 AM.Animal behaviorist and certified dog trainer, Zazie Todd joins us once again on Sunday Morning. Her latest book Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog is a practical… Read more Audio
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Population shift and moving to the ‘exurbs’
8:23 AM.Forget the 'burbs, we're all moving to the 'exurbs' - outlying communities on the outer margins of metropolitan areas are some of our fastest-growing populations. Read more Audio
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UK correspondent Alice Wilkins
8:51 AM.We catch up with the latest news from the UK with Sunday Morning correspondent Alice Wilkins. Read more Audio
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In the age of Ozempic, cosmetic treatments trend towards subtlety
9:35 AM.Reports from the US are telling us that people are shunning the bee-stung lips and the exaggerated "fox-eye" for a subtler approach to cosmetic treatments. Read more Audio
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The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
10:10 AM.Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Read more Audio
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How to be instantly more attractive – be kind
10:20 AM.New research, published in the British Journal of Psychology has found that just by being kind, you can make yourself instantly more attractive to others. Read more Audio
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Why we knock on wood: the psychology of superstition
10:40 AM.Chances are most of us adhere to at least one superstitions behaviour - perhaps it's a lucky number, avoiding black cats, or never opening an umbrella indoors. Read more Audio
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Lachie Hayes: My Latest Track
11:10 AM.From the deep south, singer-songwriter Lachie Hayes introduces us to his beautiful alt-country ballad 'This River'. Read more Audio
8.10 What will Putin do next?
It’s been more than 1000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there seems to be no end in sight. This week, Russian president Vladimir Putin levelled threats against Kyiv with a new ballistic missile, dubbed Oreshnik. Meanwhile, there are reports that Russia is experiencing war fatigue as it struggles to recruit soldiers for the conflict.
Mike Eckel is a veteran war correspondent, reporting on Russia, Ukraine, and the Ukraine war for Radio Free Europe. He joins Jim to discuss the latest events.
Photo: MIKHAIL TERESHCHENKO
8:30 Population shift and moving to the ‘exurbs’
Forget the ‘burbs, we’re all moving to the ‘exurbs’. Outlying communities on the outer margins of metropolitan areas are some of our fastest-growing populations.
Demographer and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley joins us to discuss the implications for community and transport infrastructure and available agricultural land.
Photo: Stuff / Chris McKeen
8:45 UK correspondent Alice Wilkins
We catch up with the latest news from the UK with Sunday Morning correspondent Alice Watkins.
Photo: AFP
9:10 Mediawatch
Mediawatch looks at efforts to preserve local news under threat in Taupō and in Westport. Also: changing the law so satire doesn’t risk breaking it - and the creator of a popular podcast accuses her former employer of taking it.
Westport News reports its own struggle to retain crucial advertising from the local council. Photo: Westport News
9:35 In the age of Ozempic, cosmetic treatments trend towards subtlety
Reports from the US are telling us that people are shunning the bee-stung lips and the exaggerated “fox-eye” for a subtler approach to cosmetic treatments.
Dr Sarah Hart is co-president of the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine.
Photo: VOISIN
10:10 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!
Photo: RNZ
10:20 How to be instantly more attractive – be kind
New research, published in the British Journal of Psychology has found that just by being kind, you can make yourself instantly more attractive to others.
Natalia Kononov, a Fulbright postdoctoral fellow at Wharton and author of the study joins us to tell us more.
Photo: Natalia Kononov
10:40 Why we knock on wood: the psychology of superstition
Chances are most of us adhere to at least one superstitions behaviour - perhaps it’s a lucky number, avoiding black cats, or never opening an umbrella indoors.
Why do humans adhere to superstitions? Sarah Cowie is an Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland.
Photo: Creative commons
11:10 Lachie Hayes: My Latest Track
Lachie Hayes Photo: Blackout Management
From the deep south, singer-songwriter Lachie Hayes introduces us to his beautiful alt-country ballad ‘This River’.
11:20 Zazie Todd: Helping your anxious dog
Animal behaviorist and certified dog trainer, Zazie Todd joins us once again on Sunday Morning.
Her latest book Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog is a practical guide to help us understand and support our dogs to feel secure.
Photo: Zazie Todd
