Sunday Morning

Is it ok to cut off the soggy bit of a cucumber and eat the rest?

Former Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall is with us with a curly question for today's quiz.

Waikato University International Law professor Alexander Gillespie joins the show to discuss the ongoing situation in the Middle East, following re-escalation between Iran and the US in the last few days.

Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science, including whether smelling dark chocolate before exercise improves performance and whether being too happy can be harmful.

Dr Ali Hill from Otago University's Department of Human Nutrition is back with us on Sunday Morning. This week: the pros and cons of instant coffee, and the importance of vitamin D.

Schrödinger's Books in Petone has won the Bookshop of the Year at the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards. Schrödinger's owner and manager Mary Fawcett joins Jim to talk about what makes the shop a little different and to give some book suggestions.

Philosopher Ben Bramble, author of Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age, explains why living, working and vacationing in space would be a giant mistake.

Statehouse News bureau chief Karen Kasler joins Jim to discuss the latest in US politics.

Italy-born, New Zea­l­and-raised Dara Klein is the head chef and founder of acclaimed Bethnal Green restaurant, Tiella Trattoria & Bar. She's with Jim to talk about her life in London, the pub she has re-imagined, and her new cookbook.

More than 770,000 New Zealanders injure themselves through slips, trips, and falls every year. Professor Ngaire Kerse joins Jim to discuss how to fall well and whether learning judo could help.