Jim Mora

Dr Laura Jean McKay from Massey University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has just won one of the world's most prestigious science fiction writing awards, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, for… Audio

There's a reading revolution happening in Aotearoa; a community initiative where people are coming together (albeit by Zoom right now) to read literature aloud and chat about whatever a story or poem… Audio

Don't be surprised if you witness -- or are victim to -- a magpie dive bombing someone in the coming weeks. (Thanks, Australia.) It's nesting season and the time-honoured tradition of magpies swooping… Audio

How often have you picked up a bottle of milk and realised -- after a quick sniff test -- it's funkier than it should be? We've all been there. But you might want to think twice before discarding… Audio

The Covid-19 lockdowns have seen a global shift in how we work, with millions adjusting to working from home. But what does that mean for our working habits? An international study from Microsoft… Audio

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio

Tomorrow's the big day for Auckland, with the Government set to make an announcement on the region's alert level after six weeks of Level 4 and 3 lockdown for the City of Sails. The rest of the… Audio

It's drilled into many of us that to shift kilograms, you need to start pounding the pavement. However, a new study out of Australia reports you can lose a percentage of body fat through strength… Audio

This weekend Lavina Good and Chris Finlayson join Jim to discuss the New Zealanders trapped aboard as the MIQ booking system continues to thwart Kiwis trying to get home, vaccine passports - the… Audio

Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery

It's been a big week for New Zealand TV director Jessica Hobbs following her breakthrough Emmy win for her work on The Crown. The London-based filmmaker was born into the industry, having joined her… Audio

New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey is a mother, a teacher in a drug and alcohol centre for adolescents, and a recovering alcoholic with a strong family history of addiction. Jessica… Audio

In her former life, Martinborough-based author Rosy Fenwicke was a doctor who wrote books on the side. She's been a fulltime writer for a year now and won't be going back anytime soon. Her latest… Audio

University of Otago epidemiologist and regular Sunday Morning guest Professor Michael Baker returns to the show to answer your Covid-19 questions and ours. Audio

Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be discussing the first morning of daylight saving, vaccine resistance and tolerance of the unvaccinated, controversy over James Shaw's… Audio

Too much time on your hands may be almost as bad as too little, psychologists are discovering. Audio

The results were overwhelming when Research New Zealand asked Kiwis about what we should be doing to manage Covid-19, with nearly three-quarters of people (70%) saying they support lockdowns to… Audio

New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis had been visiting Kabul Airport -- the only way in and out of Afghanistan at the moment -- this week, as locals and foreign nationals alike tried to… Video, Audio

People are cooking more again now that we are back in lockdown, but many of us are missing (or perhaps craving) the speciality dishes we enjoy from our favourite takeaway restaurants. Former… Audio