New Zealander Rachel Scott signed on to undertake a United Nations mission in Haiti, but never imagined within 24 hours of touching down, the country's president, Jovenel Moïse, would be assassinated at his home.

Nnew research out of the University of Oxford shows that quitting maths at age 16 may have an adverse effect on brain development. Professor Roi Cohen Kadosh is the senior author of the study.

By this time next year we would have already celebrated our very first Matariki holiday in New Zealand. Stardome astronomy educator and astro-photographer Josh Kirkley joins the show to discuss the significance of Matariki.

No generation has loved animals more than us. However, no generation has kept more animals in factory farms, or pushed more of them towards extinction, writes Henry Mance in his new book, How to Love Animals in a Human-Shaped World.

Football anthems are back in our consciousness thanks to Euro 2020 currently being held across the continent. Paul Carr is a Professor in Popular Music Analysis at the University of South Wales. He explains what makes a great anthem.

Consisting of three of New Zealand's finest songbirds, Jackie Clarke, Tina Cross and Suzanne Lynch, The Lady Killers are celebrating their sweet 16th and also releasing a new single to coincide with their birthday bash, Just One Look.

New Zealander Carla-Maria Lawson has overseen numerous large television productions such as Masterchef and The Graham Norton Show but her most recent hit is The Repair Shop, which she refers to as her "television baby".

Rebecca Kennedy splits her time between Hong Kong and Macau, but over the past 12 months she's been more or less stuck in the latter location due to the restrictions imposed because of Covid-19. She's Calling Home this morning.

Kiwi funny man Andrew Clay joins the show for an update on the big Euro 2020 England v Ukraine quarter-final in Rome, which is currently drawing toward a close.

Our panellists look at the new Princess Diana memorial statue, why the war on drugs never mentions cigarettes, the Oranga Tamarik investigation, and whether New Zealand can really afford to keep its borders closed.