The wild theory that Covid-19 has something to do with 5G phone masts isn’t the first time humans have freaked out about a new technology. Dr Robert Bartholomew joins the show to give us a lesson on the history of such conspiracies, and why they spread. Stuff political reporter Thomas Manch breaks down the hard-hitting new report into NZ’s contact-tracing shortfalls. And hosts Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding receive an interesting proposition from an online mask retailer.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: Justin Trudeau sings Speaking Moistly
Our email: viruspod@stuff.co.nz.
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