Sunday Morning for Sunday 5 February 2023

 

8:10 Dr Jim Salinger: Will torrential rain become routine for the North?

As the North of the country continues to clear up after the recent floods, we ask internationally renowned climate scientist, Dr Jim Salinger if this kind of weather will become commonplace in our future.

8:20 Dr Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition

Dr Ali Hill from the Human Nutrition department of Otago University is back once again to dig into the latest research into how we fuel our bodies.

8:35 Lesley Alderman: The stories helping women drink less alcohol

New York writer and psychotherapist, Lesley Alderman learned about a new genre of writing from some of her patients.  She introduces us to “Quit Lit” story telling that focuses on alcohol dependence and is helping some women curtail drinking or quit altogether.

9:10 Mediawatch

Mediawatch looks at coverage of the big floods this past week - and how recriminations over the communications failures zeroed in on Auckland's mayor.

Also: how citizens and social media could be harnessed for better crisis coverage - and more comment on the government's public media plan that's now stuck in political limbo. 

9:30 David Robson: Rekindling the spark for your work

As many of us head back to work after the holiday, science writer and author of The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life, David Robson joins us to take a look at how we can make it feel a little less like getting back on the treadmill and how to rekindle our passion for the work we do.

10:10 Jane Graham: Letters to my younger self: Inspirational Women

If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? This is a question writer and interviewer Jane Graham poses to her guests. She’s been interviewing celebrities for The Big Issue for 16 years.

Jane has a book out – Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women, a collection of 50 interviews with prominent women including Dolly Parton, Nancy Sinatra, Joan Baez, Jane Goodall and Dawn French.

She tells Jim about insights from these famous women – from imposter syndrome to burnout.

10:40 Erny Belle: My Latest Track

Ngāpuhi singer-songwriter Erny Belle (Aimee Renata) joins us to tell us about her latest track.

11:05 Calling Home: Jon Krebs in Umeå, Sweden.

Jon Krebs, originally from Auckland now calls Umeå in Sweden home. He tells us about his travels throughout Europe and his love of cold water swimming.     

11:30 Joan Armatrading: Celebrating 50 years of music

From the moment her debut album Whatever’s For Us released in 1972, iconic singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading has delighted audiences with a monumental body of work.

She joins us to talk about her new book, The Weakness In Me, a collection of selected lyrics celebrating her 50 years as a performer.