Jim Mora

A vaccine for Covid-19 could be developed in the next 18 months, but it could be longer depending on how the virus mutates, the head of the Human Vaccines Project says Audio

Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn has been using his lockdown time to pin down some new songs. He joins the show to discuss the beauty of limitations when writing music, the search for truth, and the… Audio

Three minutes max, succinct opinions from Kiwis on topics of their choice. Here's New Zealand actress and acting coach Miranda Harcourt and her mother, Dame Kate Harcourt on kindness, Mother's Day and… Audio

Studies show that millions of us are lonely, and it is now more important than ever to be able to rely on our good friends. Clinical psychologist Linda Blair says we've learned a lot about friendship… Audio

Professor Michael Baker has been a constant and reassuring presence throughout the Covid-19 lockdown period. He returns to answer your questions and ours about the pandemic and the upcoming move to… Audio

Three minutes max, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on topics of their choice. Here's one of our most beloved comedians, Michele A'Court with her thoughts on Mother's Day. Audio

Linda Clark and Virginia Larson discuss the highly-anticipated move to Alert Level 2 and what it will mean for things like dining out and sports, and give their thoughts on the government's efforts to… Audio

Art director Laura Taylor was on a job in Tunisia when Covid-19 took hold of the globe, and with the help of the British Embassy she was able to get back to her base in Sao Paulo. Now she is under… Audio

It's been yet another big week in US politics, with Joe Biden' sexual accuser Tara Reade calling on him to drop out of the 2020 presidential race. US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to look… Audio

The seventh weekly Research NZ report on the impact Covid-19 is having shows a significant drop in respondents thinking that Kiwis are listening to government messaging about restricting their… Audio

Artist Dick Frizzell has been busy during lockdown putting the finishing touches on his new book Me, According To The History Of Art. The self-described 'habitual isolator' joins the show to discuss… Audio

Why do good people do nothing in the face of discrimination, bad behaviour and abuse? In The Bystander Effect, Catherine Sanderson explains why we might be good at recognising bad behaviour but bad at… Audio

Dr. Steven Winnett is a Nurse Anaethetist at a New York hospital who is on the front line caring for Covid-19 patients in an ICU. In his downtime, he brings smiles to faces by hosting massive… Audio

If the cruise industry sinks due to Covid-19, journalist Zachary Crockett will have limited sympathy for the big companies. Crockett decided to dive into the industry and found some questionable facts… Audio

War correspondent Toby Muse spent 15 years living in Colombia and gained an unprecedented level of access to the local drug cartels. His new book, Kilo, traces the life cycle of a kilogram of cocaine.

Professor Michael Baker has been a constant and reassuring presence on Sunday Morning throughout the Covid-19 lockdown period. He returns to answer your questions and ours about the pandemic and the… Audio

Queenstown Chamber of Commerce CEO Anna Mickell says moving forward we need to think about building a reduced-car future by emphasising the positives, rather than trying to push people out of their… Audio

International economist and author Steve Keen and former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell join the show to discuss the post-Covid-19 economic prospects for New Zealand and the trans-Tasman… Audio

New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield is the Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post and last year she wrote the book on controversial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She joins the show to discuss… Audio

Do you become immune after SARS-CoV-2 infection? And if so, how long does that immunity last? Helen Stillwell from  Yale University has been looking at the question of what role immunity will play in… Audio