Sunday Morning

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Episodes

Does fasting make you cognitively impaired?

December 20, 2025 • 15 mins

Intermittent fasting has become a popular diet trend in the last decade, but many people feel that skipping meals makes it harder to concentrate.

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Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison

December 20, 2025 • 9 mins

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science.

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Frances Cook: Is there a light on the financial horizon?

December 20, 2025 • 16 mins

Financial journalist Frances Cook discusses the end of year GDP bounce and how to control spending over the silly season.

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Laughing gas can offer immediate relief from depression

December 20, 2025 • 12 mins

A new British study has found that controlled doses of laughing gas can quickly act to give relief from depression.

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Susie Dent: Why are we mad about 'Linguistic Supersizing'?

December 20, 2025 • 31 mins

Jim talks ‘linguistic supersizing' with author and broadcaster Susie Dent, who is the co-presenter and resident word expert on Countdown.

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Calling Home: Jack Topzand in Mykolaiv, Ukraine

December 20, 2025 • 21 mins

Jack Topzand has spent the last five months as a humanitarian volunteer in Ukraine.

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Xmas Crack: What Kiwis are searching for online this season

December 20, 2025 • 27 mins

RNZ's lifestyle editor Lucy Corry joins Jim to discuss what Kiwis are searching for online this year for Christmas; plus she shares her own mouthwatering recipe for Zuccotto.

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How soon until we welcome robots into our homes?

December 13, 2025 • 11 mins

The recently revealed Tesla Bot Gen 3 has been heralded by Elon Musk as the future of home help.

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It’s OK not to be calm in an emergency

December 13, 2025 • 17 mins

In the wake of last month's deadly tower fire in Hong Kong, what safety advice can help people survive in a similar situation?

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Penny Ashton: celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday

December 13, 2025 • 20 mins

Poet, comedian and Jane Austen buff, Penny Ashton is marking 250 years since the novelist's birth with a new show, Austen Found.

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Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison

December 13, 2025 • 10 mins

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest headlines from the world of science, including whether lettuces respond to music.

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Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition

December 13, 2025 • 7 mins

Dr Ali Hill talks potatoes and whether we should have them mashed or boiled on Christmas day .

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James O’Hanlon: Liars, Cheats and Copycats

December 13, 2025 • 33 mins

A new book by Australian science communicator James O'Hanlon explores the ingenious ways animals use deception to survive.

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Calling Home: Jonathon Westphal in Abu Dhabi

December 13, 2025 • 21 mins

Calling Home this week is Jonathon Westphal. He lives in Abu Dhabi, one of the safest cities in the world, and works at Etihad Airways.

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Are your pillows killing your neck?

December 13, 2025 • 13 mins

Ever wake up wondering what caused the crick in your neck? It could be the shape of your pillow.

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Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen

December 13, 2025 • 8 mins

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.

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Is Ukraine on its last legs, or is Russia?

December 13, 2025 • 21 mins

What can break the positional stalemate for the war in Ukraine? Dr Jack Watling joins Jim to discuss.

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Across the Tasman with the ABC’s Angus Grigg

December 6, 2025 • 14 mins

Angus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney and is part of ABC's Four Corners team. He joins Jim to discuss the news making the headlines in Australia.

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How the ‘Seated Salsa’ can help relieve lower back pain

December 6, 2025 • 13 mins

An estimated 619 million people around the world suffer from lower back pain. The exercise 'Seated Salsa' is being touted as a miracle movement to ease discomfort. Professor Ben Darlow is based at the department of Primary Health Care at the University of Otago and a musculoskeletal physiotherapy specialist. He joins Jim Mora. [picture id="4L1H0QY_049_f0372536_1_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

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Forget the grindset: the power of 'productive quitting'

December 6, 2025 • 18 mins

New Scientist journalist David Robson discusses why 'grindset' mentality can adversely affect our physical and mental health.

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Episodes

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Frances Cook: Is there a light on the financial horizon?

Laughing gas can offer immediate relief from depression

Susie Dent: Why are we mad about 'Linguistic Supersizing'?

Calling Home: Jack Topzand in Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Xmas Crack: What Kiwis are searching for online this season

How soon until we welcome robots into our homes?

It’s OK not to be calm in an emergency

Penny Ashton: celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday

Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison

Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition

James O’Hanlon: Liars, Cheats and Copycats

Calling Home: Jonathon Westphal in Abu Dhabi

Are your pillows killing your neck?

Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen

Is Ukraine on its last legs, or is Russia?

Across the Tasman with the ABC’s Angus Grigg

How the ‘Seated Salsa’ can help relieve lower back pain

Forget the grindset: the power of 'productive quitting'

Popular Podcasts

Does fasting make you cognitively impaired?

Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison