On this week's podcast:
"Covid-19 was not merely an epidemiological crisis; it was an economic, social and moral crisis that required multidisciplinary expertise to assess and address different facets throughout the pandemic.”
Auckland University Professor Ananish Chaudhuri assesses what happened, and how we can be better prepared for the inevitable next pandemic.
We are in receipt of another submission from ‘a former National MP’ on the least trustworthy, incompetent government in living memory.
And we take a visit to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.
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