Jim Mora

Dr. David Moreau from the University of Auckland's School of Psychology on the paper he co-authored called 'Overstating the Role of Environmental Factors in Success: A Cautionary Note.'  Audio

Netsafe chief executive Martin Cocker on 'The Christchurch Call' and the work New Zealand and France will be doing to help eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. Audio

Christchurch native Nick Ashley joins us from Singapore for our 'Calling Home' segment this week. He explains why the Asian 'Garden City' ticks so many boxes.  Audio

Statehouse Bureau Chief Karen Kasler joins the show to look at the decision by 76-year-old former Vice President Joe Biden -- the man Donald Trump refers to as 'Sleepy Joe' -- to run for the US… Audio

Robin Wright is a journalist, author of the book Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World. She joins the show to discuss ISIS indoctrination of the seemingly well-to-do and the… Audio

It's no surprise Hannibal Lecter listened to Bach in prison, classical music has become the kiss of death in film.  Video, Audio

Philanthropist Chris Clarke is urging people to think carefully about who they donate to and why. Audio

Auckland University associate professor Erin Griffey has become the first woman from New Zealand to be made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London for her work on Queen Henrietta Maria. Audio

Dr Rodger Fox, New Zealand's own jazz genius, is about to hit the road with U.S legendary saxophonist, Dick Oatts and the New Zealand String Quartet to pay homage to U.S jazz maestro Charlie Parker. Audio

Kevin Ashton's regarded as one of the first people to realise the scope of what the internet could deliver two decades ago and shares his thoughts on what the future might hold.  Audio

Armageddon organiser Courtney Collins speaks to Jim about the 24th event in Wellington. Audio

Angus Vail is a New Zealand born music manager who's used his international connections to hold a concert in New York to raise money for the Christchurch mosque shooting victims and their families. Audio

Assistant Professor of Marketing at New York Institute of Technology in New York City Colleen Kirk followed up anecdotal evidence that dog owners are willing to pay more at the vets than cat owners. Audio

Dame Diane Robertson has been thinking about bucket lists. Audio

Michael Rose is part of a group of physicists at Brigham Young University who looked at ways to reduce the noise made by airplane toilet flushes. Audio

Tommy Kapai-Wilson has been doing some thinking about the by-law banning begging in Tauranga where he lives. Audio

The Calling Home guest this week is the talented musician Emma G who's based in Washington, but spends a lot of time on the road for her musical career. Audio

Heather Roy is upset about the changes to the way ANZAC commemorations are being held in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. Audio

Bridget Welsh is an expert on South East Asia at John Cabot University in Rome. She explains there's a political shift across the region right now. Audio