The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your Sunday morning listening covered with The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin on Newstalk ZB.
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In this edition of Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin, famed UK comedian and writer joined Francesca Rudkin in studio to talk his New Zealand tour and offer some big opinions on the state of the world.
Francesca also catches up with worldwide writing sensation Jojo Moyes who has just released her latest novel, We All Live Here.
And New Zealand's own and The Veils frontman Finn Andrews came in to celebrate the band's lates...
Author Jojo Moyes had written seven novels before her 2012 novel Me Before You changed her life.
It sold over 15 million copies and was adapted for a major Hollywood film, with Jojo herself writing the screenplay.
Since then, she's sold over 57 million books and has hit number one in 12 different countries.
She's recently released her 17th book - We All Live Here.
"I did not grow up in a traditional family. Well, I did ...
Dream State by Eric Puchner. This book starts with the lead up to a wedding, after which the bride makes a momentous decision which then ripples through the lives of her husband, his best friend and the future generations. It’s a story about the consequences of the decisions we make, and the subsequent joy, regret and pain which can linger for a lifetime and which help turn us into the people we become, for better or for worse...
The MPC app may not be a new invention, but it's the perfect hack to navigating US travel.
The Mobile Passport Control app is free to download - and it can help travellers quickly navigate US Customs.
BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton explains the app further - read more about it here.
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This week on The Sunday Panel, broadcaster and journalist Wilhelmina Shrimpton and resident economist at Opes Partners, Ed McKnight, joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Have we dropped the ball on vaping legislation? New research reveals young people have used vapes as a gateway to smoking. Can we get this under control?
Simeon Brown has put the hard word on medical officers ...
Research reveals chronic stress can impact more than just your state of mind.
Regular stress has been found to have flow-on impacts - which can disrupt sleep and lead to increased fatigue and anxiety.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explains how we can best treat these adverse symptoms.
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Have you ever wondered whether people with big feet just have larger versions of the same foot structure as those with smaller feet?
New research published in Royal Society Open Science took a deep dive into how human feet change shape with size, and the results were surprising.
The researchers studied the two largest bones in the human foot, the talus (which connects the foot to the leg) and the calcaneus (better known as t...
On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 23rd March 2025, Ben Elton is live in studio and reveals a surprising musical collab.
Bestselling author Jojo Moyes talks about the frustration of readers and reviewers finding parallels between her books and her own life.
A new study suggests vaping might not be our silver bullet to a smokefree future. Dr Lucy Hardie talks through the new research that shows ...
Ben Elton’s career began in Britain's alternative comedy scene in the 1980s - and over the last 44 years, he's since built a name for himself.
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Parsnips in a soup with curry oil
Cook time: 35 minutes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
1 kg parsnips, peeled and chopped
3 white onions, peeled and chopped
10 cloves garlic
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 cup white wine
1.5 ltr vegetable stock
2 cups cream
Salt
Curry oil:
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp cummin seeds
2 tbsp garam masala 1&...
The Sex Pistols have kicked off their first major tour in decades - and they're set to come to New Zealand next month.
The band played at London's 100 Club for the first time in over half a century, with Frank Carter filling in for John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall explained what fans can expect ahead of the band's planned concerts in New Zealand.
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A new six-part podcast aims to explore the rise of deepfake pornography and the ongoing efforts to stop it.
Levittown shares the stories of dozens of young women who discovered photos of themselves were stolen, altered by AI and posted on porn sites without their knowledge.
Kiwi reporter Olivia Carville is an investigative journalist for Bloomberg News - and says the technology has evolved faster than legislation can keep up.
"In t...
Winston Peters will deliver his State of the Nation speech this afternoon - off the back of high level talks in the United States last week.
Similar speeches have come over the past months from the Prime Minister, the Opposition leader, ACT and the Greens - and today it's New Zealand First's turn.
The address comes days after Winston Peters returned from Washington DC, where he met with senior players in the Trump Admin...
As Heathrow starts to get back to normal, the UK Government has ordered a probe into the power outage which caused mass disruption.
The outage was caused by a single fire at an electricity substation.
Travellers are still being warned to expect delays and cancellations today - but the airport has re-opened.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says over 1300 flights were cancelled - creating global travel chaos.
"It's a na...
New research has cast doubt over the usefulness of vapes in tackling smoking.
A study looking at 25 years of data on New Zealand teenagers shows there was steep decline in youth smoking rates before vapes came on the scene.
Instead of displacing smoking, it suggests vapes are a gateway to cigarettes for young people.
University of Auckland research fellow Dr Lucy Hardie says these figures are unsurprising, conside...
So this week we saw Health Minister Simeon Brown’s true colours, and they were a little patronising.
Brown said he wanted medical officers of health to stop writing about issues like fast food and “leading advocacy campaigns” on public health issues. Instead, he said their focus should be on “technical advice” and immunisation campaigns.
The thing is, promoting health and preventing disease by assessing a community's ...
Geoffrey Rush has maintained a long-running acting career - and his latest film is set to explore the horrors that can come with old age.
Rush has made a name for himself on the big screen, appearing in films like Shakespeare in Love, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The King’s Speech - to name a few.
Globally-acclaimed Kiwi indie band The Veils have returned with a new album - and Kiwi fans will be able to catch them on tour in the coming days.
Their seventh studio album, Asphodels, was released at the end of January, and features singles including The Ladder and O Fortune Teller.
Lead singer Finn Andrews says he's looking forward to sharing the new album with Kiwi fans as part of their upcoming tour of New Zealand.
"I've alway...
Broken Country by Clare Lesley Hall. Set in a small English farming community in the 1960s, this is the story of a love triangle which goes horribly wrong. Beth and Gabriel were young lovers whose lives then took very different turns and when they reconnect years later, a lot of things have changed. You know from the first page that someone is dead, and the weight of secrets which Beth and her husband Frank are holding becomes insu...
Megan Singleton's been spending some time in America's capital - and she reckons there's plenty to offer even if you aren't interested in politics.
Washington DC offers outdoor green spaces for hiking and exploring, bars and restaurants, world-class museums and historic monuments.
Read more about Megan's top picks from Washington DC here.
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