Music is well-known to lift the spirits, but a pilot programme led by the Welsh National Opera suggests it can help people suffering with chronic pain.

Wake up your brain and have a go!

During his 32 years as a sales executive at Ford in Detroit, Mike O'Brien collated an incredible spreadsheet of mixed metaphors and malaprops uttered in company meetings.

In her book, Rebecca Hayter candidly tells of her adaptation to a new way of life - where she struggled but ultimately developed new skills and gained confidence.

Bruce Maunsell is currently sailing his 40ft yacht Bob around the Pacific. He left New Zealand in 2023 and has sailed to Japan, Micronesia and Saipan, up to British Columbia and down to Mexico. He's now in the Marquesas Islands.

New Zealand financial writer Martin Hawes has been planning for his own retirement. He didn't get it all right. In his new book Retirement Ready he writes about what he should have done.

Victoria University Psychology Professor Dr Marc Wilson joins Jim to share his views on happiness and whether being in a live-in relationship has any impact on cognitive decline.

Dr Dan Baumgardt is both a GP and a lecturer in neuroscience and physiology at the University of Bristol. He joins Jim to discuss the science of pain.

Regarded as one of the hardest working comedians in the biz, British comedian Jimmy Carr is making his way to New Zealand next year for a string of dates with his live show Laughs Funny. He joins Jim to discuss his unique philosophies on life and comedy.

Dr Juliane Kaminski says we are bad at reading dogs' emotions. She joins Jim to discuss what we can do about it.