Sunday Morning

Following your passion is a popular mantra for career decision-making throughout the world. But does passion have a dark side? Erin Cech is author of The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality.

Did you know there are smart toilets? Yes, that's right. Smart toilets. Research professor Sonia Grego is currently working on a toilet that works as a health-screening tool, using sensors and artificial intelligence to analyse waste.

Of the top 12 causes of death, there's only one in which women die at a higher rate than men. And 85 to 90 percent of centenarians are women. But why? Dr Steve Austad, an expert on ageing, is with us to look at the disparities.

It was during a deployment to the Solomon Islands in 2013 that former Wairarapa detective sergeants Tracey and Rob Rackliff decided they were going to resign from the police and try something new... somewhere a little warmer.

Young entrepreneur's death sparks media backlash; angst over 'iwi checkpoints' obscures big picture.

Joining us on the Weekend Panel this morning are RNZ Executive Producer Podcasts and Series, Tim Watkin, and Franks & Ogilvie Senior Consultant, Brigitte Morten. Among other topics, they'll be discussing whether forbidding people ever to smoke again will work, the uphill battle facing the Te Aorerekura initiative, and the fact that the traffic lights are saying go while many communities are saying 'Stop!'

The asteroid 4660 Nereus did a flyby of the earth earlier this morning. Planetary astronomer Dr Michele Bannister, from Canterbury University's School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, discusses 4660 Nereus and its overall significance.

Professor Michael Baker is back with us to discuss the Omicron variant, the increased risks Covid survivors face, and the idea that the time of day a person receives their vaccine has an impact on the body's immune response.

Rowena Field is a PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney whose just-completed thesis investigated the effects of a low-carb ketogenic diet on chronic pain.

Oscar-nominated British actor Tim Roth joins the show to discuss his latest move, Bergman Island, and his experience of living and working in New Zealand on the movie Punch during the first lockdown.