Jim Mora

New Zealand professor Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. He remains confident there will be a universal vaccine for Covid-19 before long, though he warns it may need to be… Audio

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has pretty much done it all - and won it all - as an actor. Yet the industry legend shows no sign of slowing, having recently received an eighth Emmy Award… Audio

Motivational speaker and author Jimi Hunt says mental illness is an epidemic that we can no longer ignore. The formerly Mexico-based Kiwi says improving your mental fitness just one percent every day… Audio

Celebrated actress Miriam Margolyes became a naturalised Australian in 2013, but over the course of filming her new series, Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian, she realised there was a lot she didn't… Video, Audio

In her latest book, What We Talk About When We Talk About Books, Harvard Professor Leah Price dispels the myth of the end of the golden age of reading by suggesting that reading might not have been so… Audio

Covid-19 numbers in Victoria are finally dropping. Meanwhile, Australia PM Scott Morrison says he is open to the idea of Christchurch mosque gunman serving out his sentence across the Tasman. Rebekah… Audio

New Zealand rock-country musician Sam Bartells has just released 'Sign', the second single off his upcoming EP, Let's Go, due out early October. Audio

At 15, Bella Powell was told she had only two years to live if her CF went untreated. With nothing to lose, Bella, now 17, started taking a drug called Trikafta, and within hours she noticed results… Audio

Aucklanders are waiting for their clocks to hit midnight and a much-anticipated return to alert level 2, along with the rest of the country. But plenty of Covid-19 questions remain. Professor Michael… Audio

Our weekend panelists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman discuss, among other topics, $300 spot fines for people who don't wear masks on public transport, lockdown fatigue, the Green School in Oakura… Audio

Former first lady Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was 'exhausted and frustrated' by the state of the country in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and two protesters. US correspondent… Audio

Taranaki native John Ayton first left New Zealand in the late 1960s and while he has returned home for stretches, he has led a fascinating, globe-trotting existence in the ensuing years. He's Calling… Audio

New research from the University of Otago shows that the number of people hospitalised in New Zealand because of assaults over the weekend has reduced significantly following 2013 restrictions on… Audio

Research NZ has been taking the pulse of the nation in the build-up to the election and its latest poll results show that support for legalising euthanasia remains steady but there has been a sizeable… Audio

Philosopher, mechanic, and author Matthew Crawford's latest book Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road gets under the bonnet of one of the few remaining domains of exploration, play and… Audio

By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio

Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband in last year's Christchurch terror attack. She's now based in Singapore and has had to use all of her holidays and leave both of her children behind to attend the… Audio

The use of acronyms in scientific publications has spread life wildfire over the last 70 years, according to a study just published in the scientific journal eLife. Study co-author Professor Adrian… Audio

Former RBNZ economist Michael Reddell offers his analysis of the Monetary Policy Statement and explains why Kiwis need to be looking to stronger private sector investment in the long-term economic… Audio

The rich and famous are fleeing Los Angeles in droves as junkies and the homeless 'walk the streets like zombies.' Caroline Graham has lived in the City of Angels since the early 1990s and says LA is… Audio