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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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15:21

Dean Karnazes: From Fastest Man To Older, Wiser,...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/25

Ultramarathon runner Dean Karnasis was once described the fittest man on earth.His running highlights include: a marathon at the South Pole, a 216 kilometre race in 52 degree heat in Death Valley, 50 marathons in 50 states on 50 consecutive days and running 561km in 81 hours without sleep.Now in his mid-fifties Dean has written a new book detailing his adventures leading up to returning to his favourite race the Western States 100-Mile Endurance RunDean runs Tim Beveridge through the surprising and

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5:32

Mark Watson: Day 2 Of The Olympics

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/25

Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics is underway.Tim Beveridge chats to Olympics commentator Mark Watson about what it’s like to be on the ground in Tokyo, his predictions for which medals New Zealand will win and what bet he made with some of the commentators.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:10

Olympic Surfing Coach Matt Scorringe On Day Of The...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/25

Tim Beveridge talks to Olympic surfing coach Matt Scorringe about the sport making it's Olympic debut and how New Zealand's surfers Billy Stairmand and Ella Williams are likely to fare in the swells of the event.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:58

Claire Trevett: Is National Making Up Any Lost Ground?

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/24

Tim Beveridge chats to New Zealand Herald Political Editor Claire Trevett about how National is performing: Labour On HolidayWith the government on recess is National making any up any of the ground they lost in the last election?Upcoming Performance ReviewsWho should be worried about being reshuffled and who might be promoted? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:08

Des Gorman: Everyone Returning From Australia Should...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/24

The race is on for New Zealanders to get back from Australia following the Government’s decision to pause the Trans-Tasman bubble for eight weeks.Kiwis over in Australia have 7 days to get back into New Zealand with those travelling from New South Wales needing to stay in MIQ.However, there have been questions over the decision not to enforce an MIQ stay on those returning from other states.Des Gorman a Professor of Medicine at the University of Auckland is one of those questioning this decision.Tim

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4:41

Joan Mackenzie: 138 Dates and Suspects

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

138 Dates by Rebekah CampbellNonfiction. She’s a New Zealander who became really successful in Australia with a couple of tech startups that she owned and grew – obviously a very smart woman, but had absolutely no self confidence and couldn’t build personal relationships and became quite desperate so decided that for one year – 52 weeks – she would go on a date very week – which she did, sometimes more than one in a week which became the 138 of the title. It’s an interesting story – I think you guys

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3:55

Megan Singleton: Eating my way through Havelock North

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

Havelock North is a small country village near Hastings renowned for its art, wineries and it’s cafes and restaurants.Travel blogger and Hawkes Bay native Megan Singleton has been travelling around Havelock North eating away around the village.She joined Francesca Rudkin to explain two restaurants she recommends in the area.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:27

Sunday Panel: Andrew Little refuses to work in...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

15-year-old Jade Varney is petitioning for the Government to do something about the failing mental health system. Last year Jade was suffering anorexia she was lucky enough to be able to access private help but had to wait 6 weeks to access that. Her friends who couldn't afford it and had to go public faced a wait of up to 8 months.Also, Andrew Little has turned down a nurse's request for him to spend a shift in Middlemore ED.Middlemore’s ED had 415 people coming in one day last month, where the

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12:48

Rebekah Campbell: Entrepreneur goes in 138 dates,...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

Rebekah Campbell is a successful entrepreneur – she’s founded start-ups in both the music and tech industries, she writes a popular blog and is a sought after speaker.But despite her success, Campbell found herself alone, having not gone on a single date in 10 years.So she dated 138 different men from Sydney to New York to San Francisco, all in the search for love.Campbell's story is now a book called 138 Dates, which is in stores now.She joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss her story in writing the

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4:40

Erin O'Hara: Kiwis have been gaining weight faster...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

Kiwis have been gaining weight at faster rates than normal.According to a new survey by Exercise NZ, Kiwis put on 2.8 million kilograms nationwide – about the same as 500 elephants.Those who reported putting on weight gained an average of 5.4kg – 10 times the usual rate of weight gain.Health and wellbeing expert Erin O'Hara joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss the causes behind the weight gains and what can be done to change routines.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:40

Mike van de Elzen: Mike's Leftover Pies

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

MIKE'S LEFTOVER PIES (serves 4)1 tbsp cooking oil1⁄2 onion, sliced1 clove garlic, crushed2 portobello mushrooms, sliced12 cherry tomatoes250g leftover cooked meat, cut into strips1 tsp Dijon mustardpinch each of white pepper and salt1 sheet puff pastry, cut into 10cm rounds Topping2 cups peeled and chopped potatoes3 tbsp milkpinch each of white pepper and salt1 tbsp grated Parmesan MethodPreheat oven to 180°C.Heat a heavy-based frying pan, add oil and then onion and garlic, and stir-fry for 2

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4:14

Michelle Dickinson: New study shows two thirds of...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

With the mass uptake of internet dating through apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge you would think that lots of successful relationships were being formed thanks to technology. But the data seems to imply the opposite.New research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science found that two thirds of successful couples started out as friends and maintained a platonic relationship for long periods before sparking a romance.On average, the “friends first” initiators were

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5:10

Steve Newall: Lorde performs on The Late Show with...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

Lorde performed her latest single Solar Power on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Friday.She performed on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York in front of a few guests, becoming the first musician to perform on the show since Covid-19.Also, Netflix has hired video game executive Mike Verdu, signalling the streaming service's intention to enter the video game market.Plus, the winners of the Cannes Film Festival were announced.Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall joined Francesca Rudkin to

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13:49

Essie Davis: I just had to play Bunny King after...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/18

Australian actress Essie Davis earned international attention with her unforgettable performance in the 2014 movie The Babadook.Since then Davis has famously appeared as Phryne Fisher in Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, Lady Crane in Game of Thrones and Ned Kelly’s mother in the True History of the Kelly Gang.She has a new movie coming to cinemas, The Justice of Bunny King, where Davis plays lead role, Bunny King.Davis says she knew she had to play the role as soon as she read the script."It's a

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7:50

Bernadette Casey: Textile industry is the third...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/17

Alongside oil, gas and agriculture, the textile industry is one of the biggest carbon-emitters.Annually 220,000 tonnes of used clothing and the like enters landfills.New Zealand company Usedfully is trying to change that. They have sent recommendations to the Government and a hui date is set down for September.Usedfully co-founder Bernadette Casey says nothing really shocked her from their reports on landfill data."[Textiles] are quite low volume but what wasn't understood was the impacts, so while

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10:39

Jade Varney: 15-year-old starts petition to improve...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/17

Our mental health services are stretched beyond capacity, and there simply aren’t enough professional services to meet demand.One teenager who has experienced this first hand is 15-year-old Jade Varney.Varney started a petition pleading for the Government to act.She said she started the petition because no one is taking any action to improve mental health services, having some firsthand experience herself.Varney joined Francesca Rudkin to explain more about what she hopes the outcomes from her

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3:10

Francesca Rudkin: Monopoly and why I hate it

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/17

School holidays often means board games. Especially in winter. I love a game of cards, or backgammon, but when someone in my family suggests a classic board game which I know could last hours – sometimes days - I slip off my chair under the table.OK – so that’s what I think about doing in my head. Mostly, I reluctantly play.Monopoly is a favourite in our house, and I felt like a terrible mother this week when my daughter wanted to play and I couldn’t bring myself to join her. Bless her grandmother

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7:41

Derek Cheng: Apec meeting more focused on trade...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/17

Leaders representing the 21 Apec economies have pledged to push for widespread and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines and to "pave the way" for opening borders in a safe manner.But those matters are far from simple, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, with a November timeline to lower vaccine tariffs, and different vaccine usage being a potential "sticking point" for more quarantine-free travel bubbles.Ardern chaired a virtual informal Apec leaders' retreat overnight, which included US president

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3:54

Joan Mackenzie: Count the Ways and False Witness

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/11

Count the Ways by Joyce MaynardThis is an exquisite portrayal of a mother’s life, whose children are the centre of her world. So when their happy family falls apart and she moves out, becoming estranged from her kids is a tough cross to bear.With a whole new world alone to navigate, the author does a wonderful job telling Eleanor’s story with all its joy, sorrow, isolation and clinging on.False Witness by Karin SlaughterThe latest from the great thriller writer focuses on Callie and Leigh, sisters

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5:42

Megan Singleton: What travellers need to know about...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/07/11

It’s been a few months since the travel bubble with the Cook Islands opened up – but what is there to do in the island nation?The country is slowly seeing visitor numbers return - in July, they have bookings from 12,700 Kiwis to visit. Which is about 70% of their global visitor numbers from July 2019.Air New Zealand has also announced that it will increase flights to 11 per week from next month and increase that again in the October school holidays.Travel blogger Megan Singleton went along to a Cook

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