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July 23, 2020 Vaccination nation: is NZ prepared for its part in the biggest immunisation programme ever?
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris knows all about vaccines, and she’s been watching closely as scientists around the world try to find a coronavirus-killer. So, when the breakthrough comes, what happens next? And how prepared is New Zealand? Meanwhile, Adam gets bumped, and Eugene takes flight.
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31 min
July 16, 2020 New York, New York: what it was like to live in a coronavirus epicentre
Former Stuff journalist Amy Maas moved to New York last year. Within months the city that never sleeps was almost unrecognisable. She describes what it was like to live in New York as it became an epicentre for the coronavirus. Eugene and Adam delve into a round-up of recent scientific developments, and one of them can’t help himself from bursting into song – and no it’s not Thank You Baked Potato.
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30 min
July 09, 2020 The view from China: journalist Anna Fifield reports from Beijing
New Zealander Anna Fifield, the Washington Post’s Beijing bureau chief, has recently returned to China. She describes what it’s like on the ground in the country where the virus began, and where so much is riding on what happens next. And she gives us the lowdown on the menu inside China’s 14-day hotel quarantine. Meanwhile, Adam and Eugene discuss whether Adam is infectious.
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35 min
July 02, 2020 Professor Rod Jackson on why the border bungle was actually a good thing – no, really.
Dr Rod Jackson is a professor of epidemiology at Auckland University, so, not someone you'd expect to have been happy about the border bungles at the coronavirus quarantine and isolation facilities. But he was – and he joins the show to explain: hear him out and you might agree. He also talks about a statistical measure shedding light on the impact of the virus, and how he became a YouTube hit. Meanwhile Adam and Eugene discuss the unexpected side-effects of experimenting on your kids.
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34 min
July 02, 2020 Professor Rod Jackson on why the border bungle was actually a good thing - no, really.
Dr Rod Jackson is a professor of epidemiology at Auckland University, so, not someone you'd expect to have been happy about the border bungles at the coronavirus quarantine and isolation facilities. But he was - and he joins the show to explain: hear him out and you might agree. He also talks about a statistical measure shedding light on the impact of the virus, and how he became a YouTube hit. Meanwhile Adam and Eugene discuss the unexpected side-effects of experimenting on your kids.
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I'm sorry Rod Jackson parody
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34 min
June 25, 2020 They’re growing it here: the Kiwis cultivating SARS-CoV-2 in the lab
Scientists in New Zealand have been growing and studying the virus that causes Covid-19. Why would they do that, and what’s it like to knowingly be in the same room as this deadly organism? ESR senior scientist Lauren Jelley joins the show to explain all, and how a Hollywood movie about a viral outbreak set her on a path to the lab. Meanwhile Adam and Eugene imagine what might have been.
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20 min
June 25, 2020 They're growing it here: the Kiwis cultivating SARS-CoV-2 in the lab
Scientists in New Zealand have been growing and studying the virus that causes Covid-19. Why would they do that, and what's it like to knowingly be in the same room as this deadly organism? ESR senior scientist Lauren Jelley joins the show to explain all, and how a Hollywood movie about a viral outbreak set her on a path to the lab. Meanwhile Adam and Eugene imagine what might have been.
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20 min
June 18, 2020 The silent carriers: Siouxsie Wiles explains what we know about asymptomatic cases
In six months we’ve learned so much about the virus that causes Covid-19 but there’s still so much that seems unclear. And one of the biggest questions is: how much should we worry about asymptomatic cases? Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins the show to explain what we know – and don’t know. She also takes a look at this week’s border bungles, and the risks that remain. Meanwhile Adam and Eugene propose a death metal cover of Thank You Baked Potato.
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Plague Playlist: Cattle Decapitation, Bring Back the Plague
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33 min
June 11, 2020 Second wave warning: how vulnerable is NZ?
So, it seems we’ve all-but eliminated coronavirus – but what risk is there of a second wave? Dr Shaun Hendy joins the show to explain where the weak points are, and how community transmission could get away on us. Stuff National Correspondent Katie Kenny has discovered there’s not as much transparency about the wage subsidy as we thought. And Eugene and Adam talk sport. No, really.
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Plague playlist: William Shatner, Common People
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36 min
June 09, 2020 Sanity break: how to keep your head in post-lockdown NZ
We might be in level 1, but that doesn’t mean the stress of this global pandemic has disappeared. Job losses, worry for family – it can be hard. Mental health advocate Taimi Allan joins the show to talk about coping strategies – and what to do when people ask you for help. Stuff senior reporter Andrea Vance explains why we should worry about the authoritarian ways of lockdown life. And Adam and Eugene burst into song.
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32 min