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.
Episodes
Amanda Knox was arrested for the murder of her flatmate, wrongly convicted, and spent four years in an Italian prison, and she's looking back on her journey in a new documentary.
Mouth of the Wolf follows Amanda’s first trip back to Italy in years to face the people and places that shaped her story.
Amanda Knox and her husband, Christopher Robinson, worked on the project together and the pair described the risky journey back ...
Physicist professor Brian Cox is a bit of a rockstar in the science world.
When he’s not hosting his BBC shows, Brian is touring the world making science engaging and accessible.
He performed his last show to over half a million people globally - and now he’s back and apparently bigger than ever, with his 'Emergence' show set to kick off in June.
"The show really tells the story - it starts with 1600, goes to now, which is on...
Kin by Tayari Jones - who was the author of a wonderful book called An American Marriage a few years ago, which I loved. In this new one, Vernice and Annie are both motherless, close as sisters, growing up in small town Louisiana during the Jim Crow years. Their lives take them in different directions - Vernice to Atlanta and college, whilst Annie heads to Memphis in constant search of the mother who abandoned her. It’s stunningly ...
Megan Singleton recently took a staycation an hour and a half out of Auckland to check out the new Clements Hotel.
The hotel is housed in the oldest commercial building in Cambridge and used to be the infamous old Masonic Hotel.
Megan unpacked the new changes - check out the full review here.
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This week on the Sunday Panel, director at 818 Chris Henry and resident economist at Opes Partners Ed McKnight joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
What do we make of IAWAI’s proposal to charge new builds a growth charge for water infrastructure maintenance and upgrades? Is that a fairer option than all ratepayers covering the cost? Or should it be spread more evenly?
Are camping costs getting...
Both matcha and coffee will give you a noticable energy boost in the morning, but which drink is really better for you
Matcha is generally considered healthier than coffee due to its high concentration of antioxidants - and it give you a 'calmer' boost without the crash afterwards.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara compared the drinks to examine the health benefits of both.
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We’ve all grown up on the same story, from Romeo and Juliet to Titanic, from ancient myths to modern rom-coms, the message is pretty consistent: somewhere out there is The One.
One epic love. One soulmate. One lightning bolt that strikes once in a lifetime.
But new research published in the journal Interpersona suggests something a little less cinematic.
A large study from researchers at Indiana University’s Kinsey Insti...
On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for 1 March 2026, rockstar physicist Professor Brian Cox is bringing his latest show to New Zealand, he joins Francesca to talk about breaking world records, misinformation and returning to his love of music.
Wrongly convicted Amanda Knox and her husband Christopher Robinson have released a documentary about Amanda's return to Italy. The pair join Francesca to talk...
It's been nearly 2 years since Charli XCX's Brat album launched - inspiring memes, a successful tour and festival run and more.
The album put Charli XCX on the map as a main pop presence, but her newest project looks into the process of winning over the zeitgeist.
The Moment premiered at Sundance and is set to arrive in New Zealand theatres later this week, and Steve Newall revealed whether it's worth a look.
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It's been revealed UK supermarket giant Tesco declined the Finance Minister's invitation for a meeting to discuss the issues in our grocery sector.
Nicola Willis announced a request for information last year, aiming to explore what barriers prevented a new competitor from breaking up Woolworths and Foodstuffs duopoly.
The supermarket opted not to participate in the process, alongside two other supermarket giants, Aldi and Lidl.
Gro...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have issued a joint statement on the escalating tension in the Middle East.
The US and Israel launched a massive assault on Iran overnight with reports of more than 500 targets hit.
It's reported more than 200 people have been killed in the strikes across Iran and there's also claims the country's Supreme Leader is now dead.
Former Minister and commentator Peter D...
A suggestion new builds in Waikato should foot the bill for new water infrastructure, to protect existing households from rising costs.
The new water services company IAWAI is proposing water supply and wastewater growth charges of $500 per year for 25 years on all new residential builds.
Over ten years, the charges would generate $46.3 million dollars.
Chief executive Peter Winder says it's important to ensure growth is funded - b...
Israeli officials have claimed Iran's Supreme Leader has been killed, following the US and Israel's major military operation on the country.
The Iranian Red Cross says more than 200 people have been killed in strikes, including 85 people at a girls' school.
Iran has hit back in retaliation, launching missiles across the Middle East, including in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait - all of which either have US military bases, or ...
The Government’s this week announced it will give police the power to issue move-on orders in town centres across the country to people who are displaying disorderly, disruptive, threatening or intimidating behaviour.
It has caused quite a stir.
No doubt it was welcome news to many people who live and work in the city centres where this behaviour has become an issue.
The new laws give police the power to require a perso...
Acclaimed Australian director Baz Luhrmann is the man behind films like The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet - and he's spent time exploring Elvis Presley's work.
Luhrmann directed the 2022 Elvis biopic, and it was during that production process that he discovered Read more
The Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz. This is the latest in the series of thrillers about Evan Smoak, otherwise known as Orphan X - who was trained by the Government from childhood in the art of black ops but has since left the scheme and now uses his skills and talents to do good. He goes by the name of The Nowhere Man and when people in distress call on him he goes to their aid, his only stipulation being that they must pass on his cont...
The final piece of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been laid in place.
This brings the church to its maximum final height 144 years after work began.
BloggerAtLarge.com writer Megan Singleton explained the significance of this development.
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As Whakaari/White Island exploded around tour guide Kelsey Waghorn, she was convinced this was the end of her life.
Waghorn is among the 25 people who were seriously injured but survived the December 9 eruption in 2019 - while 22 were killed in the eruption.
She shared a full account of her story in her new book, Surviving White Island.
"You look at the video of the eruption - and it's the first time I got shown the video of the e...
This week on The Sunday Panel, journalist and editor, Jo McCarroll, and host of The Front Page podcast, Chelsea Daniels joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was recently arrested after being accused of sharing confidential information with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while he was trade envoy for the United Kingdom. What does this mean for the royals? Do we ne...
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