This week on Dear Science, James and Allan talk via Skype due to the levle 3 lockdown.

Allan talks about electric cars and how they compare against cars running on fossil fuels. If you want to read more, click here.

James and Allan also talk about the relationship between wasps, caterpillars and tomatoes and all they chemicals which are used in plant warfare. Click here to read more about it.

Dear Science finishes off with a chat about birds micking the sounds of predators so they can trick the other birds to mate with them. Learn more here.

Lockdown brain? It's definitely a thing. Rob's been using level 3 to fill his head with some weird and wonderful facts which he shares with us this morning. No sheep were harmed in the making of this radio show...

I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rob's got plenty of weird and wonderful factoids on 'the Mind Trench'; Tim's been keeping his eyes on the news in 'Media Batt'; and Rachel and Sarah completely loose the plot talking about "mondegreens" on 'Word Salad' with Amelia. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Pig of a week, pig of a day, pig in a blanket of a radio show though....

Lyric spoke with Dr Sarah Cowie, a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Auckland, on how our community's expectations can impact our actions, what makes people defy social protocols during the pandemic, and whether or not punishments for behaviour is useful.

Today on the Tuesday Wire, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith speaks to to Dr Sarah Cowie, a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Auckland, about how community expectations impact our actions during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Jemima Huston talks to Dr Caroline Bell, a Canterbury District Health Board psychiatrist, about the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on the Canterbury community following the 10 year anniversary of the fatal February 22nd earthquake last week. 

Jade Lewis looks into the impact of intermittent lockdowns on music industry. She speaks to Jonathan Meyer, an Auckland based full-time freelance musician and University of Auckland Music Professor Stephen Matthews on what it means to be a musician in New Zealand right now. 

Level 3 might have out pause on irl theatre (shakes fist at Covid) but Zoë's got some hot tips for some cool stuff to check out from the comfort of your couch. For local lovers you can tune in to Poetry and Pyjamas this thursday via zoom to hear 20 poets from Aotearoa do their thing, or you could take a trip to London via the National Theatre at Home's archives to watch many a celeb tread the boards.

This morning Rachel and the Mayor talk about Level 3 for Tāmaki Makaurau, health messaging from the government, the Mayor's calls for Auckland vaccine prioritisation and more. Whakarongo mai! 

This morning Rachel speaks with PhD student Alehandrea Manuel from the School of Population Health, Medical and Health Sciences to learn about her thesis topic which explores 'Experiences of Hearing Loss and Hearing Services among Older Māori and whānau'. Tune in to find out more! 

I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: it's Tuesday morning which means another round of 'Second Guessing'; Rachel catches up with the Mayor to talk about Covid; Kōtiro is the artist on this week's 'Short Player'; Zoë gives us a run-down on local and international shows to watch from home in 'Theatre Guide'; and we flex our brains on 'Ready, Steady, Learn'. Whakarongo mai nei!