Sunday Morning for Sunday 18 February 2024

 

8:10 Calling Home: Barbara Rae-Venter 

Born in Remuera in 1948 Barbara Rae-Vener now calls Carmel-by-the-sea, California – a town most famous for having Clint Eastwood as a mayor - home.  

Barbara is a pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy, her work played a crucial role in identifying Joseph James DeAngelo as the Golden State Killer. Her book about the incident “I Know Who You Are“ has recently been nominated for a prestigious Edgar Award. 

Barbara joins Jim Mora for Calling Home. 

 

8:40 Lucy Corry: The simple delight of Salmagundi 

Award-winning author, food blogger,  Lucy Corry joins us to discuss Salamagundi – a type of “composed salad” which “may include vegetables, meat, seafood, eggs, fruits and pickles”. 

They also touch on Western Australian schools' ham and cheese sandwich ban, surging rice cooker sales and baking bread for one. 

 

9:10 Mediawatch 

Mediawatch looks at news publishers urging the government this week to back a Bill to make Google and Facebook pay them for their news. Also - Auckland's transport troubles hit the headlines this week, but some stories lacked the right facts. 

 

9:40 Nick Fuller: Trends in weight loss 

Dr Nick Fuller from the University of Sydney is an expert in weight loss. He joins Jim to discuss the current trend for weight loss drugs like Ozempic.  

According to Nick: “they're not the magic bullet everyone’s looking for”, “you will regain the weight when you come off them”. 

 

10:10 Craig Bond: Supermarket rat patrol 

In response to rats taking over grocery stores across the country trapping company Goodnature has launched a Supermarket-flavoured rat trap lure. According to the company “the lure smells of deli meat, bakery crumbs, and potato salad”. 

Goodnature co-founder and ethical pest control expert Craig Bond joins us on the show to share his top tips for keeping your home – or supermarket! - rat free. 

 

10:30 Hugh Cornwell: The former Stranglers singer on his NZ Tour 

Hugh Cornwell is the original singer, songwriter and guitarist with British band The Stranglers. Since leaving The Stranglers in 1990 he’s also released ten solo albums, written six books and launched his own film podcast “Mr Demille FM”. 

He joins Jim on Sunday morning to discuss his music career “there’s no rules, rules are there to be broken”, and his upcoming New Zealand shows. 

In June Hugh plays iconic Stranglers hits and solo songs in Auckland & Wellington. 

 

10:55 Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz  

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen joins us once again as our Sunday Morning question master.    

Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show Only Connect which is known for being both difficult to crack and totally obvious.   

It’s Sunday morning, so wake up your brain and have a go!  

 

11: 10 A night of iconic 60’s Pop at the Hamilton Arts Festival 

The Up-Doos are Aria Jones, Esther Stephens and Liv Tennet. They play the music of the iconic 60’s girl groups, covering hits by The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes, The Shirelles and more.  

Singer and actor Esther Stephens joins us ahead of their gig at the Hamilton Arts Festival. 

 

11:30 Being symmetrical doesn’t make you more photogenic 

For a long time, we’ve been led to believe that the “perfect face” is highly symmetrical, there’s even an evolutionary theory that we are primed to find symmetry more attractive. Yet asymmetry is built into the human body. We have a dominant hand, foot, and side of the brain.  

Award-winning science writer David Robson joins Jim to discuss the latest research as he attempts to debunk that theory.  

“The mind can exaggerate our small imperfections into something far more important than it really is”.