The Panel for Friday 17 July 2020

3:50 PM.US teens are using Covid-19 masks to their advantage to buy alcohol, as Caitlin Cherry reports. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Sue Kedgley and Liam Hehir share what they have been thinking about. Read more Audio

4:08 PM.National has announced plans for what she calls "the biggest infrastructure package" in New Zealand's history.  Read more Audio

4:20 PM.The Panel is joined by local government and public sector specialist Dr Andy Asquith from Massey University. Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Topics include: fly tipping; the usage of the word "Karen"; whether tickling is a good thing to do; and not having a credit card. Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history in 1959: Billie Holiday died in a New York City hospital from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, aged 43. Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Panel talks to food writer Ashia Ismail-Singer about the lack of diversity in New Zealand's food writing industry. Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The ABC in Australia has reported that a study has found that that listening to Mozart may reduce the frequency of seizures for some people with epilepsy. Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The Panel talks to independent economist Cameron Bagrie about the need for an "intergenerational debate" as to how the country will deal with its debt. Read more Audio

4:55 PM.The small town of Ōpōtiki in the Bay of Plenty is being "overrun" with wandering horses. Read more Audio