The actor Richard E Grant is bringing his stage show to New Zealand later this year - An Evening With Richard E. Grant.

This week Professor Hypponen talks to Jim about vitamin D and calcium supplements and any links it has to alzheimer's - a query that has come from our listeners.

It's Elvis Week in Memphis, running till this coming Thursday New Zealand time. Elvis Week 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis' death. Angie Marchese is in charge of the Graceland archives.

Dr Matthew O. Jackson is a Professor of Economics at Stanford. Dr Jackson talks to Jim about the research which concluded that having wealthy friends in childhood boosts your income when you grow up.

Media pile pressure on over MPs misbehaviour and mis-steps; political post-mortems and lessons from the past; punching above our Commonwealth weight?

They call it the Cauldron of South African rugby, Ellis Park in Johannesburg, and this morning the All Blacks faced the Springboks in their second Rugby Championship clash of 2022. Marc Hinton joins Jim from Johannesburg.

Philip Short's book is big, six centimetres thick, but its subject matter is big, too. It's Putin - His Life and Times. Philip is a British journalist and author. He joins Jim to talk about his latest book.

One of the world's great annual events is underway, has been since Friday, the Edinburgh Festival. It includes the Edinburgh Fringe and the famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Kiwi soprano Marla Kavanaugh is performing there.

Many pieces of research come out about nutrition. Some contradict previous research, others may make claims that are fascinating, but are they right? We want to scrutinise some new findings under the microscope this morning with Dr Ali Hill from the Human Nutrition department of Otago University. We take notice of these when they're reported in media, especially if the claims are a bit out of the ordinary.

Can Alzheimer’s be triggered by common viruses like shingles and chickenpox. Professor John Fraser, the Dean of Medical & Health Sciences at Auckland University talks to Jim.