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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

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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2:29

Whitcoulls recommends Ruth Shaw and Nina D. Campbell

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/24

The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw. She runs two tiny bookshops in Manapouri in the deep South. They sound simply charming and she’s clearly a great character – with a very interesting back story. She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance. The stories of the customers in her bookshops are

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3:06

Megan Singleton: The world’s most expensive tourist...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/24

This article caught my attention this week and I haven't seen it in the NZ media: space travel for tourists! A flight went last week to the International Space Station via Elon Musk’s Space X and delivered 3 multi-millionaires who paid US$55m each and had an astronaut escort. They will stay a week and do some experiments on board too, but they’re not allowed in the Russian section. The Russians have been taking space tourists for years, but this is the first time the Americans have done it. Megan

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11:04

The Panel: Is there anything to entice young Kiwis to...

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2022/04/23

MIQ is gone, restrictions are easing, borders are opening, we’re starting to think about traveling again, especially those who are thinking about heading off on an OE. Concerns about a brain drain are bubbling away – should we be concerned? If you were a young kiwi, would you stay or would you go? If you were overseas, would you come home? With lower wages and sky-high living costs is there anything to entice young Kiwis to live here? Newstalk ZB Christchurch mornings host John McDonald and editor

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14:09

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke: It's always been in the...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Last week, we spoke to Olivia Mackay, skipper of the newly formed women’s Live Ocean Racing crew. The team is backed by two of the world's best, New Zealand sailors; co-founders of Live Ocean, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:50

Erin O'Hara: Is your beauty routine messing with your...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Is your beauty routine messing with your health and hormones? Erin is the co-founder, director, naturopath and yoga teacher at Golden Yogi. She holds a bachelor of science (physiology) and a bachelor of natural medicine. Erin O’Hara joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:31

Mike van de Elzen: Smoked seafood chowder

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Mike’s website – goodfromscratch.co.nz This week all I've heard about is friends going fishing and catching fish! Whilst all I've been doing is working. Not fair, but what goes around must come around. So, this week I've written a recipe for smoked fish chowder. Perfect for the colder nights and for those who are lucky enough to have some spare smoked snapper. This recipe is adapted from Hammerheads restaurant recipe, when I was the head chef many moons ago, in 2001! Whilst this recipe uses smoked

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3:48

Dr Michelle Dickinson: The electricity is able to...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Researchers in Japan have just developed the world's first electric chopsticks that use electrical stimulation and a mini-computer worn on the eaters’ wristband to artificially create the taste of salt! Salt is made up of sodium chloride, however too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and even stroke. The chopsticks transmit sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness without the actual intake of salt. The Japanese inventors

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6:12

Chris Schulz: He's got the teenage market and also...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Harry Styles is coming to NZ in 2023. Coachella weekend 2 is on right now. The return of Better Call Saul. Chris Schulz joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:45

Kerre Woodham: This is the perfect antidote to...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

It’s almost show time! Dancing with the Stars Season 9 kicks off tonight, and this year our very own Kerre Woodham is in the line-up. We can’t wait to see her glammed up in sequins, waltzing and cha-cha'ing her way around the dance floor. So, it’s show day, Kerre is already in hair and makeup. She joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:00

Sacha Beguely: Something you'd think would turn...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

TikTok is changing the face of book publishing. It’s something that has taken hold in Francesca’s household … this week she received a package of books, that were snapped up by her 13-year-old who had seen them reviewed on TikTok. In Britain, TikTok has helped book sales reach record high levels in 2021. Booktok is a huge phenomenon and to talk through exactly what it has meant for publishers here in New Zealand, Hachette NZ’s Marketing Manager, Sacha Beguely, joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN

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5:20

Jason Walls: The bar was pretty low on what she...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Jason Walls has been in Singapore and Japan with the PM this week and he arrived back in New Zealand around 6 this morning. Newstalk ZB chief political reporter Jason Walls joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:30

Andrew Thomas and Sir Don McKinnon: The liberation of...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

Weta Workshop has signed on to bring a piece of New Zealand’s World War One history alive. The project is a memorial museum and visitor centre, in the small French town Le Quesnoy. It will tell the story of a pivotal moment in the first world war, where New Zealand led the liberation of Le Quesnoy. To talk me through the project I am joined by Weta Workshop Senior Creative Director, Andrew Thomas. And last year on Anzac Day we spoke to New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust – Le Quesnoy Chairman Sir Don

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3:28

Francesca Rudkin: The return to New Zealand Standard...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/23

If you’ve been traveling the country, or maybe just looking out the window, this week there is no mistaking autumn is well upon us. The changing leaves, cooler mornings and evenings and, of course, the return to New Zealand Standard time all mark the end of the golden weather. And what a truly golden summer it has been. Having two long weekends in this school holiday makes this first break in the year the perfect time to start nesting for winter. The garden has had a good tidy up and trim, veggies

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4:55

Whitcoulls recommends Chris Long and Tara Stringfellow

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/17

The Boy from Gorge River by Chris Long: 3rd book in a series about his family. There was originally A Life on Gorge River, and then A Wife on Gorge River and now the son of the family – he’s 30 – has written his story about growing up in such an incredibly remote location and what that was like and what it’s meant to his life. These people got off the grid long before most of the rest of us were thinking of it and I can’t imagine what it must have been like – four and a half days’ walk to

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8:46

Megan Singleton: The cruise industry has transformed...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/17

Cruise ships might be getting the green light to start coming back into the country. Megan Singleton, bloggeratlarge.com, joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:31

Wendyl Nissen: Natural Care – Taking Care of Yourself...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/16

Well, if there’s anyone that comes to mind if I wanted advice on living a natural life, it would have to be Wendyl Nissen. Journalist, broadcaster and magazine editor … Wendyl gave up corporate life 20 years ago to live a more laid-back life in the Hokianga. She’s the author of 11 books on chemical-free living and old-fashioned ways of life – her new one is called Natural Care – Taking Care of Yourself the Natural Way Wendyl Nissen joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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5:56

Erin O'Hara: "Why am I so tired all the time?"

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/16

Lack of sleep is not the only reason you are feeling mentally or physically exhausted. Other reasons why you might be feeling exhausted are low iron level, low thyroid function, post-viral fatigue, stress and feeling overwhelmed, depression and low moods, lack of motivation, unhealthy habits – not enough exercise, lack of water, too much alcohol, caffeine reliance, staying up late, too much sugar – burnout or clutter and disorganisation. Erin O’Hara joined Francesca Rudkin to talk through these and

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7:18

Mike van de Elzen: Super tasty mushroom risotto

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/16

Mike’s website – goodfromscratch.co.nz Today I want to talk about making risotto. One of my most enjoyable dishes. I get asked so many times what is your most favourite dish? Mushroom risotto is one of them! But it's all about the process. Super tasty mushroom risotto Mushroom risotto Prep time: 20 mins Cooking time: 25 mins 6 tbsp grapeseed oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 3 cups Arborio rice 1/2 cup white wine 7-8 cups of mushroom stock 6-8 large flat

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4:56

Dr Michelle Dickinson: We're not talking about living...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/16

While some of us might want to live forever, realistically, humans on average live until about the age of 80. Scientists have often wondered what determines how long a species of mammal lives for. What makes a South Asian rat only live for six months but a bowhead whale for 200 years? Initially, it was thought to be to do with size or heart rate, with smaller mammals living shorter lives and having faster heart rates than large ones, but with the naked mole rat living to the ripe old age of 25 – the

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19:45

Catherine Price: Fun is a feeling, not an activity

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2022/04/16

Do you have enough fun in your life? True, free-spirited fun? Catherine Price is a science journalist, author, speaker and screen/life balance expert. Her new book is The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Catherine Price joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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