Not letting Covid-19 rip through our communities has left New Zealand in a privileged position compared to England and many other countries, says London-based Kiwi doctor Will Rush. Rush is an Emergency Medicine Consultant who is working at the Royal London Hospital, which has been hit hard by Covid-19. He's seen the worst of things on the front line. The father of three trained in Auckland and worked at Middlemore before shifting to the UK. He says the UK lost its grip on the pandemic right from the start and never had control, while New Zealand has remained in a far better position with Covid-19 due to a mixture of good luck and good management.

Legendary Bowie guitarist Earl Slick joins the show to discuss the recording of 'lost' album Toy and how meeting David Bowie changed his life forever.

The Pandora Papers have exposed how some of the most powerful and influential people in the world -- including heads of state, billionaires and celebrities -- use offshore companies to hide their wealth. Senior ICIJ reporter Will Fitzgibbon speaks to Jim.

A new study out of Sweden says decades of official dairy wisdom is incorrect, suggesting dairy fats can actually protect us against heart attack and stroke. Dr Ali Hill runs the rule over some of the most well-known food myths out there.

Professor Michael Baker says it's been a poor week for clarity and communication, and he's imploring the government to sort out the direction we are heading.

In his new book, Mustn't Grumble: The Surprising Science of Everyday Ailments and Why We're Always a Bit Ill, award-winning science writer Graham Lawton covers over 100 ailments and explains the latest scientific thinking around everything from clicky ankles to twitchy eyelids.

West Aucklander Dawn O'Connor lives in Brussels, Belgium, where she has been based since 2018. She joins Jim for Calling Home.

Anger management, rumours and roadmaps to nowhere; Pandora Papers highlight deals done in darkness; Anthonie Tonnon: singing the news.

Simplicity KiwiSaver chief executive Sam Stubbs and investigative journalist Paula Penfold join us on the Weekend Panel. They discuss where to from now for Delta, making teachers get vaccinated, the slowness with antigen tests and how safe a country is New Zealand anymore?

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 coming months.