The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Feb 01 2025 2590 ep. 8 mins 699
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News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your Sunday morning listening covered with The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin on Newstalk ZB.

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Feb 01 2025 14 mins  
Geoff Parkes is making his debut as a fiction author - but his CV highlights a long and varied career across multiple areas. He's worked in abattoirs and wool sheds in New Zealand, he’s been a hay contractor, sold insurance and has been an executive of a Fortune 500 company in the medical industry.  He's also made a name for himself as a rugby writer - and he's written his d

Miriam Margolyes: actress opens up about her travels through New Zealand and what she learned

Feb 01 2025 16 mins  
Famed British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes has been spending the last few months in New Zealand to prepare for her latest film role - but she took the time to explore the nation as well. To learn more about the Kiwi way of life, she embarked on a road trip across New Zealand's North and South Islands, with a camera crew following her along the way. Miriam Margolyes in New Ze

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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge writer with her top tips for creating the perfect travel itinerary

Feb 01 2025 4 mins  
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Full Show Podcast: 02 February 2025

Feb 01 2025 117 mins  
On the Sunday Session with Roman Travers Full Show Podcast for Sunday 2nd February 2025, the delightful Miriam Margolyes has been won over by New Zealand, she tells Roman all about her Kiwi road trip. New fiction author Geoff Parkes has had a diverse career - from abattoirs to wool sheds through to being an executive at Fortune 500 companies - he talks diversity and why rural noir

The Sunday Panel: Do we agree with the Palmy fizzy drink ban?

Feb 01 2025 9 mins  
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Erin O'Hara: Naturopath and wellness expert explains why we fall for influencer health fads

Feb 01 2025 4 mins  
There's growing concern about the marketing power of health influencers - and how people get caught up in trying trends pushed by people with dubious medical credentials. TikTok users have recently been spotlighting berberine - a treatment dubbed 'nature's Ozempic' by health influencers. Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explains why we feel drawn in by social media trends

Mike van de Elzen: Smokey marinated eggplant with yoghurt and tahini dressing

Feb 01 2025 4 mins  
Smokey marinated eggplant with yoghurt and tahini dressing  Cook time: 20 minutes  Prep time: 20 minutes  Serves: 4-6  2 eggplants, sliced length ways into 1cm thick slices   1 cup oregano leaves   2 cups coriander leaves   1/2 tsp smoked paprika   3 cloves garlic, peeled   Juice of one lemon   Flaky salt   1 fresh chilli de-se

Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist on the new research revealing why polar bears are greasy

Feb 01 2025 4 mins  
If you could cuddle a friendly polar bear, how do you think it would feel?   Most people might guess soft and fluffy, but new research out this week in the journal Science Advances found that the answer is actually greasy!  Polar bears are masters of survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth. With temperatures plummeting well below freezing and a habitat

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Feb 01 2025 5 mins  
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