Jim Mora
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question
We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered Stuart's question about eggs, Graham's query about education and Steve's one about citizens arrest. You can email… Audio
Story of the day for 13 August 2018
Concerns from vets that people are inflicting their health fad ideas onto their pets - and putting them on gluten free diets, raw food diets and even refusing to get them vaccinated, instead using… Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 13 August
We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered William's question about turtles, Marco's query about pedestrian crossings, and Stephanie's one about mobile phones. Audio
Story of the day for 10 August 2018
Today we talk about the newest idea for calming your pets, pet food laced with pot. We also talk about navigation, why some people are better at it than others. Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 10 August
Why aren't Prince Edward's children princes and princesses? Why do phone lines sound strange on the radio? And why do wagon wheels seem to turn anticlockwise in old films? Audio
Story of the day for 9 August 2018
I think many of us know someone quite like Oscar the grouch, easily annoyed, their default setting is grumpiness. Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 9 August
How much of an environmental impact does dog poo have? How many stamps bear Queen Elizabeth II's image? And why don't we eat whale meat? Audio
Story of the day for 8 August 2018
Have you ever been up or down an elevator in a really tall building and wondered what you would do if the cables snapped and you plummetted at high speed to the ground? Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 8 August
Does the Rugby Union pay to use stadiums? Are "around" and "about" interchangeable? And why is receipt paper so flimsy? Audio
Story of the day for 7 August 2018
The United States has one of the highest percentage of obese people in the world - Two of every three American men are considered to be overweight or obese, but the rates for women are far higher. But… Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question
Why isn't it compulsory to wear a lifejacket? Where does the word "machine" come from? And a rather complicated, but extremely interesting, traffic question ... Audio
Story of the day for 6 August 2018
Every year in Australia, 17 thousand households answer questions for The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 6 August
Which cows does beef come from? How long is tasty cheese aged for? And why don't penguins have knees? Audio
Story of the day for 3 August 2018
We know exercise is good for you, and helps prevent disease - but how much do you need to be doing to get those life long benefits? Audio
Story of the day for 2 August 2018
The paper, Timmy's in the Well - Empathy and Pro-social Helping in Dogs - looks at which dogs are more likely to save you if you fall down a well or something. Audio
Story of the day for 1 August 2018
The Sunday Times once called Lennon and McCartney the greatest composers since Beethoven - and their songwriting has been prolific. Audio
Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 1 August
Sea salt, news pips and Auckland temperatures. Audio
Story of the day for 31 July 2018
The Guardian newspaper recently tasked its correspondents around the world to choose the best words that just can't be translated into english, but really speak volumes about the countries they live… Audio