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
Long Island by Colm Toibin. It’s a sequel to the book Brooklyn which came out a few years ago and was made into a terrific movie – though this can easily be read on its own. Eilis moved to NYC from Ireland and married an Italian guy in Brooklyn. Twenty years later she’s living claustrophobically with her husband Tony’s family deeply embedded in her life. A stranger arrives to say that Tony has fathered a child with his wife and whe...
If you're travelling through the US, travel expert Megan Singleton recommends Tupelo as a day trip spot.
The small American town is best known as the birthplace of Elvis, with his original home and church and the store where he got his first guitar visible for tourists to explore.
BloggerAtLarge's Megan Singleton explains why this town is worth adding to your itinerary for an American road trip.
This week on the Sunday Panel, Coast day host Lorna Riley and Capital director, Ben Thomas joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the week - and more!
We're less than a week from Budget 2024- what can we expect? What areas does it need to focus on? What problems do we expect it to address?
Are children and ...
The perils of ultra-processed food have been receiving more coverage and exposure.
Ultra-processed foods are manufactured food products loaded with saturated fat, salt, sugar, and calories.
Naturopath and wellness expert says these chemical-laded food have been linked to increased risk of diabetes, cancer, stroke and heart disease.
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Mince and cheese pies
Cook time: 55 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4 small pies
1 small white onion
1 small carrot
1/2 stick of celery
1 small fennel bulb
250g of beef mince
1/2 tbsp plain flour
1/2 cup beef stock
1 bay leaves
1 sprig of thyme, stripped
1 cloves of garlic
2 fresh tomatoes, diced
1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
50g frozen peas
Tasty cheese
Your short crust pastry
1 egg
Finely dice your onion...
For the first time, an artificial limb has been fitter with sensors on the fingertip which enable a standard prosthetic hand to sense and respond to temperature.
The new tech device provides the wearer with thermal information to the areas on the amputee's limb that have working nerve areas. The brain then believes that the arm is still connected to the missing hand and provides the user with a real sense of hot and cold.
The Sean Baker-directed tragicomedy Anora has won the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or.
The film tells the story of a sex worker from Brooklyn who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says the film has been considered as a send-up of Pretty Woman.
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Navigating midlife is quite the minefield - but one author and expert wrote up a solution.
The Everything Guide: Hormones, health and happiness in menopause, midlife and beyond promises to cut through the noise and teach readers about finding health and happiness in middle age.
Health journalist and author Niki Bezzant says the world has become more aware about perimenopause - sparkin...
Hauraki breakfast host and ACC commentator Matt Heath has taken a deep dive into well-being and self improvement in his new book.
A few years ago, Heath was miserable and stuck in a rut - and wrote his way out by exploring the philosophy and science of why we feel the way we do.
His new book, A Life Less Punishing: 13 Ways To Love the Life You’ve Got reveals how readers can change the way they live and gives them the
The United States Department of Justice is suing music promoter Live Nation - claiming it's using illegal tactics to hold a monopoly over live music.
The Ticketmaster parent company has been accused of running an illegal monopoly on live music events in America.
Variety Executive Music Editor Jem Aswad says it's unlikely if things will get better for fans, even if the companies are broken up
"The real question is - even if they'...
There's been plenty of speculation ahead of the upcoming 2024 Budget, to be released May 30.
The Prime Minister and the Finance Minister have promised surprises and 'bold moves' on top of the proposed tax cuts and reduced spending.
NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett says the Government has proved every new spending measure will be counteracted with a cut somewhere else.
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There's concern gun licence holders aren’t seeking mental health help for fear their licences will be taken away.
Under current firearms laws, health professionals can require further assessment or report anyone they feel is a danger to themselves or other people.
A report can result in the firearm licence being revoked - which means a five year stand-down period before they can apply again.
Council of Licenced Firearm Owners ...
Megan Singleton's on her eighth visit to New Orleans - and the city keeps giving her new stuff to check out.
She's highlighted the live music, lively nightlife scene, the food, and the architecture of the city.
Read more about her recommendations for New Orleans in this guide here.
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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. In a near future London the Government’s experimenting with time travel, bringing five people from various points in history into the 21st century where they’re confronted by the internet, dating apps and Spotify. Implausible though this sounds, it’s fun, highly entertaining and works brilliantly - and I never, ever read time travel but have happily made an exception. It’s wonderful and high...
This week on the Sunday Panel, PR Agency 818 Managing Director Chris Henry and ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills discussed the following issues of the week- and more!
There's a record number of Kiwis heading offshore to Australia - and they're not coming back. How can we keep skilled workers in the country? How can we ma...
Shift work - work that starts before 8am or finishes after 6pm - has been found to take a toll on sleep habits and overall wellbeing.
Shift workers, including truck drivers, cleaners, police officers, healthcare workers and security staff, are more at risk of developing fatigue-based conditions and eating poorly.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara says shift workers will need to plan ahead and take medication to keep them...
Spaghetti with roasted cauliflower pesto
Cook time: 10 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6
Roasted cauliflower pesto
1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets
1 cup basil leaves, chopped 1 cup parmesan, finely grated
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 cup almonds, toasted and crushed
1/4 cup sunflower oil
1 red chili, de-seeded and diced
Sea salt and pepper
500g of Spaghetti
Handful of fresh rocket
Extra parm...
Did you know that you can tell whether water that is being poured is hot or cold just by listening to it?
Have a listen to this.
Which one was the cold water?
If you thought the 1st one, you were correct!
In general hot water sounds duller and frothier than cold water and now a new research paper published on arXiv has determined why.
The sound of pouring water into an empty container consists of three parts:
1 - The resonanc...
Dame Hinewehi Mohi has recently been inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
She's been recognised for her ongoing contributions to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and Māori music in Aotearoa.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says this comes 25 years after her 'ground-breaking' performance at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
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After four years overseas, Kiwi reality star Julz Tocker is returning to New Zealand shores.
The former Dancing With the Stars judge is gearing up to tour Ballroom Blitz around 12 Kiwi cities, kicking off from the end of the month.
Tocker says he looks forward to bringing Ballroom Blitz to Kiwi audiences.
"I have a couple of other projects up my sleeve, which are coming to fruition finally - and this tour is moving really well."
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