The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Full Show Podcast: 10 November 2024
On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 10th November 2024, Matty Matheson is best known to Kiwis as Neil Fak on Emmy Award winning show The Bear, but he's actually the only cast member who is a real chef. Matty joins Francesca to talk about how he got involved in t…
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Whitcoulls Recommends: Time of the Child and The Voice Inside
Time of the Child by Niall Williams. Set in a small Irish village, this tells the story of Dr Jack Troy who lives quietly with his unmarried daughter Ronnie. Their lives are changed forever just before Christmas in 1962 when an abandoned baby is found and handed to him, and instead of passing the c…
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge writer on the international marathons people travel for
Travelling internationally to run a marathon might not be on everyone's bucket list, but it's a growing trend. People come from far and wide to take part in the seven World Major Marathons - which take place annually in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, Tokyo, and most recently, Sydn…
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The Sunday Panel: Will Trump be a better leader than Biden?
This week on The Sunday Panel, director at Capital and political commentator Ben Thomas and senior PR consultant at One Plus One Communications Damien Venuto joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the week - and more! The US election is over and done with, and Donald Trump will b…
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Erin O'Hara: Naturopath and wellness expert on treating end-of-year burnout
End-of-year burnout is a concern plenty of us grapple with ahead of the Christmas season - but how can we get ahead of it? Workplace stress, holiday obligations, self-reflection and all the anxieties that come with those can contribute to the stressful feelings. Naturopath and wellness expert Eri…
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Steve Newall: Flicks.co.nz editor on Beyonce leading the 2025 Grammy Awards nominations
Beyonce is set to dominate at the 2025 Grammy Awards, as she's leading the pack with 11 nominations. It's already a history-making moment for Beyonce - she and her husband Jay-Z were originally tied on 88 nominations, but now she's pulled ahead as the most-nominated artist of all time at the Gramm…
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Oliver Burkeman: author reveals unexpected secrets for improving your life in new book
Author Oliver Burkeman's new book offers readers a reality check on their own limitations - and reveals there's benefits to knowing how finite life is. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts tells readers there's a limited time frame to get ev…
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist reveals what standing on one leg can say about your health
If you're over 50 and can stand on one leg for at least 30 seconds, you may be aging well, according to recent research published in the journal PLOS ONE. Unipedal balance testing (standing on one leg) is a known measure of neuromuscular aging. The study found that as we age, our balance tends …
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Francesca Rudkin: We all want new infrastructure - but this is getting frustrating
It’s understandable Auckland CBD's retail and hospitality businesses' initial reaction was one of concern after learning Auckland’s train network will close for 96 days in the final push to get the City Rail Link open in 2026. Devastated even. In years to come, we will take the CRL for granted as …
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Mike Van de Elzen: Great Meatloaf
Great Meatloaf Cook time: 1 hour Prep time: 30 minutes Serves: 6-8 1 white onion, finely diced 500g pork mince 500g beef mince 1 ½ cups grated courgettes 2 cloves garlic ½ tsp white pepper 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 cup breadcrumbs ½ milk 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 egg …
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