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9:25 PM.What's behind the demise of what used to be the most popular reading format in the world? Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Ben Liley is an atmospheric scientist at Earth Science's Lauder research station and joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Architect Daniel Thompson joins Emile Donovan to discuss the issue of inequality when it comes to toilet queues. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Public law expert professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Amidst a swathe of government shutdowns and mass redundancies in the United States of America, Alexandra Petri decided she would find out for herself.  Read more Audio

8:40 PM.RNZ sports reporter Jamie Wall joins Emile in the studio to talk about the sports stories making the news, including Super Bowl Monday. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.This week Emma looks at the history of school holidays and how we ended up with the four-term system in use today. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan to discuss uncertainty around Auckland's housing intensification plans. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Finn Johansson comes to us live from the Laneway Festival to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

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8:35 PM.Nights' resident screen critic, Dan Slevin is back with more movie and TV recommendations.  Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Did you collect comics as a kid? Or trade Weet-bix cards? Collector Scott Waldrom explains why nostalgia is such big business.   Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Thousands of Kiwis are gearing up to get moving for mental health with the nationwide launch of The Push-Up Challenge.  Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Auckland is about to get its own slice of curling history - a dedicated rink is opening in the city this year.  Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Based in the Swedish city of Malmo, the Disgusting Food Museum features more than 80 foods from dozens of countries, including fermented shark, baby mice wine, fertilized egg and yes, even Vegemite. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Nights' resident sociolinguist Julia de Bres spent her summer break, as all linguists do, reading a dictionary: The Book of New Zealand Words (2013) to be precise. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Chief Social Scientist at the Curiosity Company Carl Davidson explains why human beings love forming single-file queues. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Lawyer and political commentator Liam Hehir joins Nights to give the counter-argument for New Zealand becoming the seventh state of Australia. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Nottingham University's Will Smith has been studying them in Scotland's Outer Hebrides since 2019 and joins Emile to share his research. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.Tonight, we demystify the title of best boy, as well as many other obscure film jobs, with none other than talented New Zealand filmmaker Rob Sarkies. Read more Audio

8:25 PM.Broadcasting Standards Authority chief executive Stacey Wood breaks down the findings with Emile. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.The Listener's Paul Little has spoken to critics, artists and gallerists who argue that a significant part of our visual story remains unseen and untold. Paul tells Emile why it's such a missed… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Heard of 'friction-maxxing'? Director of the New Zealand Institute Wellness and Resilience Dr Denise Quinlan joins Emile Donovan to discuss whether this new trend has merit. Read more Audio

8:50 PM.Christian Smith joins Emile to discuss the latest news from Europe including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor facing more scrutiny over the release of the latest Epstein files, the Netherlands introducing a… Read more Audio

8:35 PM.Nights sports ace Jamie Wall joins Emile in our Auckland studio to talk about Bangladesh’s withdrawal from the men’s T20 World Cup and New Zealand running sensation Sam Ruthe, the youngest athlete to… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Peter Field, who is Associate Professor and Head of the School of Humanities at Canterbury University, joins Emile to discuss. Read more Audio