Lawyer Liam Hehir & editor and commentator Jo McCarroll joined Francesca Rudkin on The Sunday Session to discuss Facebook's firing spree, Nelson transport infrastructure, and Jonah Hill's mental health. 

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We all have habits that just don’t really serve us well anymore, don’t we?  That we’d love to change but just don’t seem to get rid of? 

Author Luke Mathers joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss his new book Curious Habits: why we do what we do and how to change. 

Luke Mathers is an author, stress expert and performance coach he has worked with CEOs, Olympians and elite athletes to help them achieve at their best and to harness the power of stress. 

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In the past eight years, ADHD diagnoses have climbed more than 30 percent. 

Francesca Rudkin talked to Co-founder, Director, Naturopath and Yoga teacher at Golden Yogi Erin O'Hara about the rise in ADHD diagnoses, symptoms, and how to manage ADHD. 

Erin has a bachelor of science (physiology) and a bachelor of natural medicine.

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Mike Van de Elzen of goodfromscratch.co.nz joined the Sunday Session to share his Beef Steak Treat. 

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This Sunday I'm down in Christchurch for the food show which is pretty cool! Expecting it to be very chilly. 

Today I'm getting ahead of time and want to discuss a very important day. Fathers day which is coming up on Sunday the 4th of September. 

This recipe is for a great little steak and mushroom number which if supervised by an adult should be easily done.  

Over to you kids! 

Fathers Day Beef steak treat 

Cook time: 1 ½ hours 

Prep time: 12 minutes 

Serves: 6 

6 x beef steaks  

400gm button mushrooms, cut into 1/4 and sauteed  

500gm baby potatoes  

Fresh rosemary and thyme  

4 cloves garlic, crushed  

150ml cream  

2 egg yolks  

1 tbsp dijion mustard 

 2 tbsp grapeseed oil  

1 pkt watercress flaky  

salt and cracked pepper 

Preheat a oven to 180*c. 

 Season the steaks with a good amount of salt and pepper. Either cook the steaks in a hot frying pan or place into a BBQ. Cook to required wellness, I would go Meduim rear.  

Slice the potatoes into thick slices and place onto a paper-lined baking tray. Drizzle with a little oil, fresh rosemary, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook in the oven until tender.  

Quarter the mushrooms and saute in a little oil. Season with salt and pepper. Leave to cool in a sieve so that some of the juices can drain.  

Once the potatoes have cooked, remove and then turn the oven grill.  

Beat the cream until soft peaks form. Add the egg yolks, mustard and ½ tsp salt. Fold the drained mushrooms through the cream mix and spoon onto the top of the steak. Put this under the hot grill for about 3-4 minutes.  

Slice the piece of steak and serve with the potatoes and maybe some roasted onions and fresh watercress. 

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It's been a really wet winter and while we might all be over the rain, new research has figured out what the 'smell of rain' is actually made up of. 

'Nanogirl' Dr Michelle Dickinson joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to explain why rain smells the way it does. 

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Editor at flicks.co.nz Steve Newall joined the Sunday Session to discuss the Game of Thrones Prequel, the CD is turning 40, and more. 

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Her voice doesn't need an introduction, it’s a fairly distinct voice, isn’t it?

Gin has this week been announced as one of the artists, in a very impressive lineup, for next year's rescheduled Selwyn Sounds festival. 

It’s been a very busy time for Gin, but Francesca was very lucky to have her on the Sunday Session to discuss her current career movements. 

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This Tuesday the Freedom and Rights Coalition is planning protest action on Parliament grounds.  

With how the last Parliament protest escalated, there are some concerns about what might happen. 

Research Lead at the Disinformation Project Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss the future protest. 

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New insights released this week by the Moana Project, have shown an on-going marine heatwave around New Zealand has broken records this year. 

NIWA Meteorologist Ben Noll joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss record breaking temperatures that have occurred recently.

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A big win for google this week. The Australian High Court has ruled the search engine is not a publisher and therefore not legally responsible for defamatory news articles. 

The high court overturned an initial defamation finding by the Victorian Supreme Court, in relation to a 2004 article on The Age website. 

To discuss the implications of this, lawyer Rick Shera who has an expertise in technology law joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin.

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