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Dehumanisation and How to Resist it.
7:15 PM.We're joined once again by Nights Philosopher, Ann Kerwin who takes a look at the topics explored in American philosopher David Livingstone Smith's 2020 book ON INHUMANITY: DEHUMANIZATION AND HOW TO… Read more Audio
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Nights Sport
9:15 PM.Shannon Byrne joins us from Darwin. Audio
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Sci-Fi and Climate Change
7:30 PM.Our Sci-fi geek, Eleanor Tremeer joins us once again. Tonight she's asking how does scifi affects our perception of climate change? Does it incentivise us to take action, or instill a sense of apathy… Read more Audio
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Can We Make Rugby Safer
7:15 PM.Nick Draper, Professor of Sports Science at the Universirty of Canterbury's Health and Human Development department joins us to talk about rugby concussion and what's being done to make the game… Read more Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - India
9:35 PM.Shoba Naryan joins us from Bengaluru. Audio
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Tech with a Teenager
8:10 PM.Charlie Cuff is looking at a future with electric cars. Audio
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Forest Pests and Carbon Storage
7:10 PM.Dean Baigent-Mercer, Forest & Bird's Northland Conservation Advocate joins us once again - the impacts of introduced browsing animals had on native ecosystems' carbon storage. Audio
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The Billion Stars Project
9:07 PM.We talk to Samoan weaving artist Maryann Talia Pau about The Billion Stars project, an art installation at Silo Park as part of Auckland's Matariki Festival. Audio
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Financial vulnerability of older New Zealanders
7:12 PM.Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Otago. A new study out of the University of Otago has examined the financial vulnerability of older New… Read more Audio
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Another check on Wellington's South Coast
9:06 PM.Radio Content director at R N Z - and South Coast dweller - though not at Breaker Bay - Caitlin Cherry - is on the line from somewhere near the shoreline. Audio
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Live to Breaker Bay
8:07 PM.We go live to Breaker Bay to chat to residents that have chosen to stay put despite the evacuation order. Audio
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Checking the Mathematicians
7:12 PM.Dillon Mayhew, Associate Professor from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Te Heranga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at computer… Read more Audio
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Bone Music
7:13 PM.Musician Stephen Coates joins us from the UK with the fascinating story of how some people in the former USSR got around the ban on western music using X-Rays clandestinely obtained from hospitals. Read more Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
9:43 PM.Overseas Correspondent Lien Hoang joins us from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. We catch up on the latest on the covid situation there and also find out why Vietnam has found itself in the middle of a power… Read more Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - The Deathstar
7:14 PM.Aleksandra Ilina - PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington gives us her scientific take on The Deathstar. Read more Audio
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Futilitarianism - What's the Point?
9:12 PM.We speak to Neil Vallelly, is a political and social theorist, currently Research Associate, Centre for Global Migrations, at Otago University about Futilitarianism. Audio
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Exploring Desire
7:10 PM.Featuring another highlight from the Doc Edge Festival, we talk to Dutch Director Willemiek Kluijfhout about her film THE TASTE OF DESIRE. Audio
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Snow and Our Changing Climate
7:10 PM.We're talking snow and a new collaborative project with the University of Otago, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research that… Read more Audio
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Nights Sports
9:10 PM.American sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, Helene Elliott joins us once again with the lastest sports news from her corner of the world. Audio
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Composition in Context - Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
7:35 PM.Pianist Rachel Church puts another piece of classical music into context. Tonight she's chosen Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring". Read more Audio
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Surviving The HIV/ AIDS Pandemic
7:14 PM.We're joined by theatre maker Shane Bosher and actors Simon Prast and Simon Leary ahead of the opening of their a new play. Everything After, which tells the story of the generation of New Zealanders… Read more Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - Canada
9:40 PM.We catch up with our Overseas Correspondent Peggy Revell in Medicine Hat, Alberta as the push continues to get Canadians fully vaccinated, as provinces move into reopening plans. Audio
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Astronomy Update
7:40 PM.Former University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore joins us once again. Tonight we learn about a dinosaur-killing asteroid strike that gave rise to Amazon rainforest and a… Read more Audio
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Frightening for Fun
7:14 PM.Horror writer and RNZ studio engineer, Denver Grenell makes his debut on Nights as our horror fan. Audio