In 2000, Sir Bob Harvey was handed an envelope containing 10 pages of gallery proofs of a yet-to-be-published book about future Russian president Vladimir Putin's undercover visits here in the 1980s. So he started investigating the story.

Graeme Lay's new novel, Larry & Viv, is different to anything else he's ever written. The book tells the story of two of the 20th Century's most glamorous stars of stage and screen, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, and their 1948 tour to NZ.

We've always been led to believe that slouching in our chairs will lead to back pain, but new research suggests many of our common assumptions about posture are wrong. Curtin University's Professor Leon Straker is with us to discuss.

In February 1982 frontman Colin Hay and Men at Work were at the top of the New Zealand music charts with their smash hit 'Down Under.' Now, almost exactly 40 years later, Hay is back on top of the Kiwi charts with Down Under.

Sixteen years ago, Kiwi businessman Glen Craig took a one-year sabbatical from his work here to pick up a 12-month contract in Vanuatu. Little did he know that he would still be there in 2022, operating a successful advisory business.

Oxana Shevel is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University who specialises in the study of former Soviet states. She says the Russian army has proven not to be the mighty force that they have been made out to be.

The government has confirmed it is creating a new public media entity next year to incorporate RNZ and TVNZ. It's the biggest shake-up in broadcasting for years but unanswered questions remain. So what's the plan, how will it work, what will it cost and what will New Zealanders get out of it?

Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of food and petrol.

You mightn't instantly recognise the name Philip Crowther, but you might have seen the incredible clip of him reporting from Ukraine in six different languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Luxembourgish).

A new study has provided the clearest evidence yet that Covid-19 can cause regions of the brain to shrink - and lead to cognitive decline - even in people who aren't seriously ill. Dr Maxime Taquet from Oxford is with us to discuss.