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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Celine Song has generated plenty of interest and acclaim off her directing debut Past Lives - and her new romantic drama Materialists has attracted attention from film fans.
Materialists stars Dakota Johnson as a successful match-maker for New York's elite singles who's torn between two potential suitors of her own.
Celine Song says she used her own experiences as a matchmaker to help craft the film.
"The reason why I quit - t...
A tell-all expose from within our health system was released this week - and it's attracting plenty of interest.
Written by Auckland-based ICU doctor, Dr Ivor Popovich, the book shares his journey from med school through the public health system.
He talks of bullying, funding and staffing shortfalls through to the inequities between private and public healthcare
Popovich says he wasn't sure how his colleagues or employers would rea...
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, who is well known for terrific books like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and Daisy Jones and The Six. In 1980, Joan Goodwin becomes one of the first women scientists accepted by NASA for the space shuttle programme where she’s part of a close team who work and play together. Vanessa Ford is a brilliant, practical aeronautical engineer and they discover possibilities in their friendship they ne...
It's an interesting time to be in the US, with protests erupting across the nation in response the the actions of the Trump administration.
Tens of thousands have taken to the streets across all 50 states, with the aim of “rejecting authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarisation of our democracy”.
Megan Singleton is in Chicago at the moments - and she opened up about the realties of travelling through the US d...
This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist and editor Jo McCarroll and NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
The private v public healthcare debate continues - how can we keep the waitlists down? There doesn’t seem to be an obvious solution, but this week, the Government is claiming to have 9696 extra elective surgeries, putting it on track to reach its end-o...
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Common types of obesogens include BPA, phthalates, herbicides, pesticides, PFOA and nonstick cookware and food additives.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara reveals how obesogens affect your body - and how you can minimise your exposure.
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On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 15th June 2025, Oscar-nominated Celine Song on her new film Materialists and how it was inspired by her own experience as a matchmaker in New York.
ICU doctor, Dr Ivor Popovich explains why he has spoken out against his employer with a tell-all expose of New Zealand's health system.
Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom with the latest on Iran and Israel.
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Lamb shoulder with chermoula
Cook time: 3 hours
Prep time: 5 minutes
Serves: 6
1 lamb shoulder
Chermoula
2 lemons, juiced
1 onion, peeled and diced
10 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp garam masala
2 tsp turmeric, ground or fresh
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 cu...
What if your next medical test involved breathing into a tube instead of drawing blood?
A new study out this week published in the journal Current Biology has discovered that every human has a way of breathing through their nose that is so unique to them, it can be used to identify individuals with incredible accuracy.
These personal "nasal respiratory fingerprints" may even hold powerful clues about your health, your m...
After the UK's Download festival saw a significant spike in accidental emergency calls, authorities have urged fans to put their smartwatches on airplane mode.
Emergency calls were automatically being made from the moshpit because the tech incorrectly assumed people has been caught in collisions.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall explained further.
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New Zealand Fashion Week is set to make a return.
After the cancellation of last year's event due to economic concerns, Giltrap Group has been secured as a naming rights sponsor for three years.
One of New Zealand’s premier designers, Kathyrn Wilson of Kathryn Wilson Footwear, says everyone's 'delighted' that they can celebrate the industry after a rough few years.
"We were really hoping it was coming back this year - there's...
The Prime Minister says his upcoming trip to China is about more than bolstering trade links.
Chris Luxon will be meeting with President Xi Jinping and other key members of the Chinese Government while in Beijing next week.
After meetings wrap up in Shanghai, Luxon will be heading to the NATO summit in Europe.
NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explained why Luxon's carrying out these trips - and what they could mean ...
Health Minister Simeon Brown says the Government want patients to be able to see the clear benefits of health infrastructure investments.
The Government has approved a suite of amendments to the Healthy Futures Act, put in place in 2022, that it hopes will strengthen the performance of Health New Zealand.
Brown says these changes needed to be put in place to ensure the health system could be focused on delivering results over succe...
Israel says it will strike 'every site and every target' of Iran as the conflict escalates.
The two countries continue to exchange air attacks after Iran launched waves of missiles in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran plans to threaten everyone.
Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom says this initial strike appeared to be a warning.
"The question is, now, what will Ir...
This week marks the end of an era for two classic Kiwi brands - department store Smith & Caughey’s announced it will shut their doors for the last time at 4pm today, and hosiery manufacturer Columbine that they’re closing their Gisborne factory in August.
These are both sad events. Smith & Caughey’s has been part of Queen St for 145 years, and Columbine has kept me in opaque tights for as long as I can remember, and ...
Annabel Langbein, the famed Kiwi cook behind many iconic recipes, is on her own adventure in France.
She and her husband Ted have bought a farmhouse in the south of France, and are currently staying there while they renovate their home.
World-renowned circus company Cirque du Soleil will bring one of its longest-running and most beloved touring shows to Auckland’s Spark Arena this October.
Corteo, which premiered in Montreal under a Big Top tent in April 2005, has wowed more than 12 million spectators in 30 countries with a mix of comedy, performance art, music, illusions and acrobatics.
Artistic director and long-time circus performer Olaf Triebel says many of th...
The Names by Florence Knapp. Cora is married to Gordon, a highly respected doctor, but what goes on in their own home is something entirely different. When she has a baby son she heads off to register his birth, with instructions from Gordon that she’s to name the baby after him - but her nine year old daughter has another idea, and Cora has her own preference. The story then splits into three different lines, in each of which the ...
The school holidays are coming up in a few weeks, and BloggerAtLarge's Megan Singleton has unveiled a fun travel hack powered by AI.
Using ChatGPT or similar platforms, parents can now easily create scavenger hunt lists for any location, be it Rotorua or Sydney or even Ireland!
Read more about Megan's ideas here.
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This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist and producer Irene Gardiner and senior PR consultant at One Plus One Communications, Damien Venuto, joined in on a discussion about ...
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