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4:41 PM.PM confirms the wage subsidy scheme will end in September. Infometrics Economist Brad Olsen talks about what impact that will have on the jobs its supported. Audio

4:34 PM.A Spinoff op ed advocates for retaining the adversarial political system in New Zealand. Author Danyl McLauchlan argues politics is not meant to be nice. Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history. Audio

4:18 PM.It's calculated that a trans-Tasman bubble would be worth around four billion dollars to the tourism sector. AUT Professor of Tourism, Dr Michael Leuck talks about the possibilities. Audio

4:08 PM.The Panel speaks to Journalist Remy Varga who's outside the Melbourne tower block that's in hard lockdown. Audio

4:07 PM.Adversarial style of politics system merits argued in Spinoff; PM confirms wage subsidy to end in September; Apartment owners face huge bill to earthquake proof their building; Study finds half of… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Melbourne apartment tower residents still not allowed out; Tourism would get a 4 billion dollar boost if there's an Oz/NZ bubble. Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Michelle Boag and Shane Te Pou share what they have been thinking about. Audio

3:50 PM.Mythical beasts and where to find them! There's been a fresh sighting of the Loch Ness Monster and Robert Kelly finds himself in a credulous mood when it comes to monsters and beasts in Aotearoa and… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Principals Federation President, Perry Rush talks to the Panel about why principals choose to leave their profession or change schools and how that impacts students. Audio

4:35 PM.Associate Professor of American politics, Brendon O'Connor talks to the panel about President Trump's fourth of July address and Kayne West's announcement he's running for the job. Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history we look back at Kayne's music now that he's announced he wants to contest the US Presidency this year. Audio

4:25 PM.PM Jacinda Ardern shrugs off suggestions that labour's campaign slogan is too self congratulatory. The Panel talks about the "Let's Keep Moving" campaign. Audio

4:18 PM.Outgoing MP Clare Curran highlights the way women in politics are targeted as she finishes her time in the House. Former MP Marilyn Waring joins the Panel to talk about the Parliamentary gender… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Steve Ulu speaks to the Panel from Melbourne where he is in a public housing estate in a hard lock down due to the coronavirus outbreak there. Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Ruwani Perera and Stephen Jacobi share what they have been thinking about. Audio

3:50 PM.Today we're talking about most hated songs and some of them might surprise you, as Amelia Langford discovers. Audio

4:57 PM.New cereal released in South Korea which is green onion flavoured. Audio

4:45 PM.Rough sailing for the America's Cup and Emirates Team this week, and none of the action was on the water. Sailword.com editor Richard Gladwell speaks to the Panel about the impact this week's… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Waikato University social sciences senior lecturer, Dr Bill Cochrane, suggests we have a reset on how we deal with unemployment as more jobs are expected to be lost due to the impacts of COVID 19 on… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history, in 1971 Doors lead singer, Jim Morrison, was found dead in a bath tub in Paris, France. Audio

4:20 PM.Former girlfriend and long time associate of convicted paedophile, Jeffery Epstein, has been arrested. New York correspondent Simon Hampton talks about the reaction to Ghislaine Maxwell's indictment… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The team of five million's being told by three influential New Zealanders that its time to give up on eliminating COVID-19 on our shores and reopen our borders. Audio