Sunday Morning for Sunday 5 June 2022

8:11 Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter at the Platinum Jubilee 

Victoria Arbiter has spent a lifetime in close proximity to the British Royal Family. 
The royal commentator is the daughter of Dickie Arbiter, a career journalist, and a former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II. From a very young age, Victoria accompanied her father as he covered some of the United Kingdom's most notable state occasions, not to mention spending the latter part of her teenage years living at Kensington Palace. She has gone on to cover both William and Harry's weddings and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, among myriad other royal celebrations. 
Victoria joins the show from London to discuss the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the limited role the Queen has played thus far, and the big concert (featuring the likes of Elton John, Duran Duran and Diana Ross) which is currently drawing to a close. 

8:22 Kiwis on show in "once-in-a-generation" jubilee pageant  

A 42-strong New Zealand Defence Force contingent is about to take part in one of the world's biggest celebrations - Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Pageant to mark her 70 years of service on the throne.
The New Zealand contingent, drawn from the three Services, will be New Zealand's contribution to what the British government is promising as a "once-in-a-generation" show, centred on Buckingham Palace and its surrounding areas. 
About 11,000 people will take part in the pageant, including 2000 military personnel from around the world. It is estimated there will be one million spectators and a television audience of one billion. 
We're joined by the contingent commander, the Navy's Commander Kerry Tutty, to discuss what's in store for our Defence Force representatives later today. 

8:30 What makes people behave badly on dating apps? 

For fairly obvious reasons, certain features of dating apps (namely relative anonymity and the sheer volume of people) make them unusually rife with poor conduct. 
Indeed, people say and do things online that they would never consider doing in real life.
Critics of these incredibly popular apps (just over 20% of people met their current partner through a dating app) argue they not only give users a licence to behave badly, but also even an incentive.
Dr Joanne Orlando is an Australia-based researcher and author who focuses on digital wellness. She says people have come to expect being treated badly on dating apps, but this behaviour can have serious long-term effects.

9:06 Mediawatch

Mediawatch looks at how TVNZ struggled with the sudden and scandalous resignation of a star new host this week  - which echoed a crisis from the past. Also: a veteran photojournalist who's gathered remarkable images for a good cause - and an editor campaigning to change the way we travel. 

9:37 Calling Home: Pete Gorman in Gyumri, Armenia

Karitane native Pete Gorman has been working as a digital nomad since 2015, living for short periods of time in an incredible number of countries: Mexico, Thailand, Estonia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Nepal, Malaysia, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Georgia, and now Gyumri, Armenia. (This is actually his third time in Armenia.) 
A freelance video editor by trade, Gorman was an active member of the Dunedin music scene in the 1990s with indie band Munky Kramp. He made a documentary about the post-punk/hardcore scene called 'The Other Dunedin Sound' that you can find online. 
Gorman and his Thai wife Nok have only been in Armenia for a couple of months this time around, and they'll be heading back to Georgia after this. 
He's Calling Home this morning.  

10:06 Unmasking the King of Cool 

Tom Donahue's new documentary, 'Dean Martin: King of Cool,' takes an affectionate look at the life and times of one of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the 20th century. 
Featuring a treasure trove of archive material and new interviews with Martin's friends and family, including his daughter, Deana Martin, Donahue sets out to discover what made the intensely private star and founding member of the Rat Pack the ultimate cool cat. 
Martin was a multi-talented performer who was part of the No 1 comedy act in America, a chart-topping singer for over half a century and one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and on TV. Yet he was an extremely guarded figure who, despite living an extremely colourful life, went to great lengths to keep people at arm's length. 
Donahue joins the show to discuss the new documentary, which is about to screen as part of Doc Edge, and why everyone loved Dean Martin. 

*'Dean Martin: King of Cool' is playing as part of Doc Edge screening in Auckland, Wellington, and online. 

10:29 My Current Song: Jenny Mitchell, 'Snakes in the Grass' 

Exhibiting a darker, Americana sound, 'Snakes in the Grass' is the fourth single from Wellington-based singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell's forthcoming album, Tug of War. 
Having signed a record deal with Cooking Vinyl Records in Australia earlier this year, Mitchell is about to play a couple of intimate New Zealand gigs - in Wellington on Saturday and then Kumeu on June 18. 
The Gore native made her stage debut at four with her country-music loving father Ron at the local country music club and at 14 she placed third in New Zealand's Got Talent.
Mitchell joins the show to discuss 'Snakes in the Grass' - which features her sisters Maegan and Nicola on backing vocals - working with Tami Neilson and empowerment through music.  

10:40 Is dishonesty really contagious? 

A recent university study in Scientific American suggested that people tend to lie when they're in groups, especially when profit is concerned. And we've probably all seen examples of people collaborating and engaging in mutual dishonest acts.
The good news is that there is a limit to this deceit, which suggests people do care about moral considerations... at least to some extent.
Victoria University Professor of Psychology Marc Wilson is with us to discuss whether dishonesty really is contagious, what's going on in society that's leading to gun crime in New Zealand and abroad, and why is it harder in the current milieu for men to have close friendships with other men? 

11:05 The show that brought Bob Dylan to tears 

International musical theatre is set to return to New Zealand with a bang later this month when the hit musical Girl From The North Country opens in Auckland.
Featuring the music of Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country is one of the most award-winning productions of this century, with notoriously-grumpy Dylan admitting he was brought to tears when he saw the show. 
Set in 1934 Minnesota, the show centres on a community living on a knife-edge in the local guesthouse and features over 20 of Dylan's songs from across his career - from 1965's 'Like a Rolling Stone' through to 2012's 'Duquesne Whistle.' 
Celebrated Australian actress Lisa McCune (of 'Blue Heelers' fame) plays Elizabeth Laine, the fifty-something wife of a Depression-era boarding house owner who is suffering from early onset dementia. She's with us to discuss the show and why she's so keen to get back to these shores.  

11:25 How to simplify your time management with the 'rule of four'

Oliver Burkeman is an award-winning writer and the author of several books. He covers topics around psychology, success, productivity and time management, which we're talking to him about today. 
Oliver joins the show to discuss the 'rule of four' - the notion that you can't consistently do the kind of work that demands serious mental focus for more than about four hours a day - why it pays to know your own limitations, and the attention economy - all of which are covered in his book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.