Virus
Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
Professor Michael Baker is back with us to discuss the Omicron variant, the increased risks Covid survivors face, and the idea that the time of day a person receives their vaccine has an impact on the… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Janet Wilson
On the Panel this morning are Mike Williams and Janet Wilson. They look at whether the media are giving new National leader Christopher Luxon a fair go, the billion-dollar climate action package, and… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
Dr Gary McLean is a researcher at Imperial College as well as being a Professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, and an international authority on coronaviruses. He joins the… Audio
Ken Follett: 'I think about my characters when I go to sleep'
Master storyteller Ken Follett is one of the best-selling authors of the past 50 years, with over 178 million sales of his 32 books in print. The Welsh writer's latest book, Never, marks a return to… Audio
Professor Gary McLean on the dangerous Omicron variant
New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is back with us on Sunday Morning to look at the latest Covid-19 developments. Professor McLean will discuss the spread of the dangerous new Omicron variant (and its 33… Audio
Long Covid issues continuing to mount
Just under a year ago, the University of Oxford's Dr Maxime Taquet joined the show to discuss the lingering impact Covid-19 was having, including the fact that one in five survivors went on to be… Audio
Meet the woman who scams the scammers
We've all wanted to scream down the phone at scammers before. Some people even keep whistles next to the phone so they can go one better. But few out there would have tried to scam the scammers… Audio
How Denmark is the Covid-19 'new normal' pioneer
Denmark - home to about six million people - has lifted all its Covid-19 restrictions. Epidemiologist Lone Simonsen talks to Jim about how the situation is likely to play out in Denmark over the… Audio
The psychologist who predicted how the pandemic would play out
Clinical psychologist and health anxiety expert Dr Steven Taylor's latest book, The Psychology of Pandemics, is a groundbreaking treatise on the subject, but it was a book that many thought would… Audio
The next major pandemic will hit by 2080 at the latest
A global pandemic comparable to the Covid-19 crisis we are currently enduring is likely to strike by 2080 -- but probably far sooner, according to newly published analysis. The study (Intensity and… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
The moment we'd been expecting to happen finally took place this week when New Zealand recorded its first community case of Covid-19. Professor Michael Baker returns to the show to answer your… Audio
Kiwi Sweet Tooth star: 'Bear' role was made for me
New Zealand-American actress Stefania LaVie Owen stars in the new Netflix series Sweet Tooth which was filmed in New Zealand. The show is a fantasy drama in a post-apocalyptic world with many… Audio
Tomato virus has growers on high alert
The Pepino Mosaic Virus has been identified in indoor grown tomato crops. New Zealand growers may lose some of their international markets because of it. Audio
Tomato virus has growers on high alert
The Pepino Mosaic Virus has been identified in indoor grown tomato crops. New Zealand growers may lose some of their international markets because of it.
AudioThe thriller writer who called the Covid-19 pandemic
British thriller writer Adam Hamdy's new novel Red Wolves has seen the writer go deep behind the scenes in the name of research. He joins the show to discuss Red Wolves and how his own life… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: 'Two jabs is not a guarantee of protection'
Dr Gary McLean looks at the latest Covid-19 developments, including the continued rise of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the transmissibility of Covid-19, and why people who have been fully… Audio
Why the next pandemic could be a potentially deadly fungus
While the world continues to struggle to contain Covid-19, scientists are warning of another coronavirus pandemic on the horizon -- one which is likely to come from a yeast-like fungus. Dr Tom Chiller… Audio
Michael Baker: 'Staging the Olympics is a very bad idea'
Professor Michael Baker is back to look at a few different Covid-19 stories doing the rounds, including the prospect of an 'Olympic coronavirus' strain being created if the Games go ahead in Tokyo as… Audio
Why fruit flies, mosquitos are 'brainier' than people suspect
Having trouble getting rid of fruit flies at home or in the office? Don't be surprised - they're 'brainer' than you think. Christopher Potter, associate professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins… Audio
Professor Gary McLean on mixing and matching vaccines
New Zealander Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. Professor McLean is with us to look at Long Covid, the vaccine rollouts, and the fact that Covid sticks around the body longer… Audio