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Sure – you know you’re meant to wash your hands with soap, but precisely what’s going on at the molecular level? And what’s so great about cardboard? Chemistry prof Allan Blackman explains all to hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham. Health reporter Hannah Martin on why we should care about clusters. And Adam has an excuse for not doing his homework. Links: Full Stuff coronavirus coverage Eugene...

What happens to the illegal drug market when the rest of the country’s economy has slowed to a trickle? Investigative reporter Blair Ensor has the answer for hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham. Stuff’s political editor Luke Malpass has been keeping an eye on how the Australian government is treating its Kiwi residents. And Eugene goes on a pangolin-hunt. Links: * Stuff's Covid-19 coverage: stuf...

How did coronavirus make it to Greymouth, where New Zealand’s first fatal case occurred? Stuff reporter Joanne Carroll joins hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham to tell them what she’s found out. Stuff national correspondent Steve Kilgallon gets into the nitty gritty of contact tracing. And Adam stumbles somewhere he wasn’t invited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuff reporter Hamish McNeilly joins hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham to discuss his investigations into a Covid-19 cluster connected to a cattle conference in Queenstown. Stuff national correspondent Charlie Mitchell backgrounds the past health crisis that helped us prepare for this one – the 1918 influenza pandemic. And Adam goes on a bear hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Police are on the streets, people are off them … but what happens to those who refuse to stay home? Hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham are joined by Stuff press gallery reporter Thomas Manch to discuss the police’s new powers, and the approach being taken. Scientist Dr Heather Hendrickson joins the show with some Biology 101: what exactly is Covid-19, and why is it so dangerous? Meanwhile, Adam...

With a state of emergency declared and Parliament shutting down, hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham speak with Sunday Star-Times editor Tracy Watkins (assisted by her dog Murphy) about the constitutional implications. National correspondent Carmen Parahi joins the show to discuss how Māori communities are responding to the crisis – for Māori, by Māori. Meanwhile, Adam and Eugene listen to Itali...

Science reporter Eloise Gibson joins hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham to explain where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gets her scientific information from when she’s making such big calls. Health reporter Hannah Martin explains the latest Covid-19 figures and what they’re telling us. Meanwhile Adam and Eugene prepare for lockdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham launch a new daily podcast looking at the Covid19 pandemic from a New Zealand perspective. Today: Stuff political editor Luke Malpass explains the government thinking behind the announcement that the country is to go into Level 4 shutdown; Adam discovers ways to keep calm amidst the noise of coronavirus; and national correspondent Steve Kilgallon also joins th...