In her new science-based book, Influence Is Your Superpower: How to Get What You Want Without Compromising Who You Are, Dr Zoe Chance explains the new rules of persuasion and the science of encouraging people to say yes.

It's been yet another week to forget in the US, with the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School prompting the New York Times to ask whether the tragedy was confirmation that "America may be broken beyond repair".

In 'Listening to Kenny G,' director Penny Lane traces the saxophonist's rise from his start as a high school musician in Seattle through to the current day, highlighting what makes him tick and why people either love or hate his music.

Motorsport star Scott McLaughlin has competed in plenty of big races during his career. But he will take part in what is easily the biggest race of his life when he lines up on the starting grid for the 106th running of the Indy 500 tomorrow.

Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home this morning.

PM in USA; two decades of Internet disruption; more questions to answer on public media plan; motoring money gives media climate conundrum.

No one has completed all 39,137 streets of Greater London, but in 2014, Noelle Poulson walked every street within London's congestion zone. She joins the show to discuss why she did it and what she learned along the way.

A new series of studies are questioning the conventional wisdom of using steroids and commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs to treat chronic back pain, suggesting they could instead prolong the pain. Dr David Rice offers his analysis.

Market analyst Jeffrey Halley joins the show to explain what stagnation is and why we don't need to start worrying about depression just yet, despite the economic outlook globally looking challenging and uncertain.

Beloved Kiwi comedian Tom Sainsbury is busy as ever. He's about to hit the road with his nationwide Snapchat Dude Live! tour. The 15-stop tour, which kicks off in New Plymouth next Sunday, will see him travelling almost everywhere.