Journalist Raf Epstein talks to Steve and Rob about the societal impact of Covid-19. With his decades-long experience as an ABC journo, Raf sheds light on the pandemic from his perspective as a…

Professor Chris Edmond discusses the economics of lockdown, and Professor Axel Bruns canvasses COVID-19 conspiracy theories. And the team discuss pandemic re-entry syndrome, and the brain-tickling feeling of a coronavirus swab. With presenters…

Professor Doug Hilton is the Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne (WEHI), Australia’s oldest and, arguably largest, medical research centre, and a world leader in medical…

With the State of Emergency lifted in Victoria meaning an easing of some restrictions - and the nation venturing out of isolation - Rob and Steve ponder the implications. With presenters Rob Selzer…

Infectious Disease Physician Dr David Griffin compares COVID-19 to past pandemics; Specialist Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician Prof Peter Brukner OAM discusses exercise in isolation; and the team celebrate International Nurses Day; and…

Author, comedian, social commentator and writing teacher Catherine Deveny joins Steve & Rob, examining the new normal of 2020 social behaviours, and the challenges and opportunities that come with the pandemic. Catherine also…

Our two seasoned psychiatrists sit themselves down in a (virtual) cafe, to go head-to-head on their favourite psychological theories. Theories that can help explain how some of us might be feeling, thinking and…

The team reflect on life during the pandemic and discuss mandatory flu vaccines, Clive Palmer, studying during lockdown, the new Shrink The Virus podcast, managing mental health in this crisis, herd immunity, and…

Dr David Hipgrave, paediatrician and Senior Health Advisor and Team Leader (Health Systems Strengthening) at UNICEF chats to the team. David trained in Melbourne, before embarking on a career in international children’s health…

What are some of the oddball rumours spreading about the virus, and why do people spread them? In this episode, psychiatrists Steve and Rob delve into the psychology behind rumours, and what we…