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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Featuring a political track from Dunedin doom-pop two piece Night Lunch, a new release from Baby Rose and BADBADNOTGOOD, and Melbourne-based Cyanide Thornton's self-titled 2018 EP. Read more Audio
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Two hundred year anniversary of poet Lord Byron's death
10:20 PM.He brought forth the eponymous Byronic hero, inspired musicians from Liszt to Leonard Cohen, and despite a roguish reputation, he is still regarded today as one of the great poets. Read more Audio
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Update on Isfahan air strike
10:17 PM.BBC World's Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Emile Donovan for the latest on the reported strike on the city of Isfahan. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:30 PM.Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review some top picks for weekend viewing, including Origin (2023) in cinemas now, Constellation (2024) streaming on AppleTV+, and… Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Rotorua search for the ultimate Oma's Appeltaart
9:15 PM.This Saturday, the Netherlands Society in Rotorua is hosting a competition to crown the 'Master Baker of Oma's Appeltaart', what they call one of the most comforting pies in the history of pies. Read more Audio
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‘Health Sensation’ food blogger shares cheap eats
10:45 PM.Bryer Oden joins Emile Donovan to talk cheap eats and her dislike of the online diet culture. Read more Audio
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New book details New Zealand's military and social history
10:30 PM.Those Who Have The Courage is the first book to bring the story of New Zealand's mounted and armoured forces together.
Emile Donovan talks to author and researcher Matthew Wright. Read more Audio
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Pillar 2 of AUKUS - should we, or shouldn't we?
10:17 PM.Tim Groser is a former National Party minister and diplomat who served as the ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2018. He speaks with Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Why more New Zealanders are reading romance novels
9:30 PM.Frances Loo is the owner and operator of Chapters Book & Tea Shop in Auckland's Mount Eden and hosts a romance readers club. She joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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I Was There When: Mount Ruapehu erupted
9:15 PM.GNS volcanologist Brad Scott joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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How AI can help you be funnier
10:45 PM.University of Sydney researchers have developed an AI application using cartoons from The New Yorker to help people be funnier. Dr Anusha Withana joins Nights to explain. Read more Audio
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Explainer: How to become an art collector
10:30 PM.Where do you start? How do you afford it? And how do you find a piece you're confident you're going to love forever?Art expert Bentley de Beyer joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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NZ developed video game to hit the big screen
10:17 PM.Black Salt Games Producer's Nadia Thorne and Lead Artist Alex Ritchie join Emile Donovan to discuss the success of the game 'Dredge'. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
9:30 PM.Colin Peacock joins Nights to debrief another big week in the media. Read more Audio
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The challenges of collecting data
9:15 PM.Stats NZ's Mark Sowden joins Nights to discuss why collecting data in this country has been getting more difficult. Read more Audio
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Making it up on the spot with Joe Bill
10:30 PM.Joe Bill has been called one of the best teachers of improvisation in America today.
He joins Emile Donovan during his visit to New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Defamation laws under spotlight after high profile Australian trial
10:17 PM.Steven Price is a barrister specialising in media law and joins Nights to discuss the long running Bruce Lehrmann defamation case. Read more Audio
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'Black gold': Why NZ grown black garlic is in high demand
9:50 PM.Noël Jelsma from Neudorf Black, New Zealand's leading Black Garlic producer, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Marc Daalder
9:30 PM.Newsroom's Marc Daalder joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big stories in New Zealand politics. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why do we switch our phones to airplane mode?
9:15 PM.Aviation expert Peter Clark joins Emile Donovan to help answer this question.
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BBC World lookahead with Rich Preston
10:45 PM.BBC World's Rich Preston gives us a rundown of the events making headlines internationally, including the latest in the Iran and Israel conflict, jury selection starting in the criminal trial of… Read more Audio
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Sports with Jamie Wall
10:30 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to discuss how sports betting is affecting women's sports, a pivotal moment for the ailing Crusaders, and a gambling scandal involving star… Read more Audio
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Australian icon Priscilla uncovered 30 years after 'disappearing'
10:18 PM.Not long after filming wrapped on Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the film's iconic bus disappeared, without a trace - until now. Read more Video, Audio
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The quantum science where Aotearoa is lightyears ahead
9:30 PM.Aotearoa New Zealand has played an unusually pivotal role in humanity's understanding of how light and matter interact, Dr Jacob Ngaha says. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Julian Wilcox
9:15 PM.Award-winning broadcaster and host of RNZ's Māpuna Julian Wilcox joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī close to his heart, attributed to the late Erima Henare. Read more Audio