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8:08 PM.We chat to Sophie Hambleton who's about to take the award-winning and critically acclaimed adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen classic. "A Doll's House" on tour around NZ to Dunedin, Nelson, and Hamilton.

7:15 PM.The Virtue of Temperance From Plato to Positive Psychology, many philosophers give temperance a wider venue than chief regulator of sensuality. Nights' philosopher, Ann Kerwin joins us once again. Read more Audio

7:12 PM.The University of Glasgow played a leading role in the abolitionist movement in the 18th and 19th centuries but the institution also received significant financial support from people whose wealth was… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.We check back in with out Overseas Corespondent in Berlin, Sandra Sarala. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.The rise of "made in China" blockbusters has piqued the curiosity of Dr Ian Huffer a Massey University media studies expert who wants to know what Chinese films Kiwis are watching. Read more Audio

7:09 PM.We have a Cultural Ambassador debut tonight - Eleanor Tremeer joins us from London to talk all things sci-fi. Tonight we're looking at utopia versus dystopia. Read more Audio

7:12 PM.Wellington singer-songwriter Bryn van Vliet is live in the studio tonight. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.We talk to Michael King Writers Centre Chair, Melanie Laville-Moore, about their 2020 Writers in Residence Programme. Read more Audio

7:08 PM.Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato asks what controls the size of the carbon stock in soil and how do we measure whether it is changing? Read more Audio

7:10 PM.The mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, thanks in part to work done by University of Otago palaeopathologist. Associate Professor Sian Halcrow has described the… Read more Audio

9:45 PM.William Yang joins us once again from Taipei with the latest news from Taiwan. William has an update on the frontrunners for Taiwan's presidential election and how the protest in Hong Kong is being… Read more Audio

8:08 PM.The 25th Nelson Arts Festival - sees shows coming all the way from such far-flung places as Germany, Scotland, the USA and even Nelson! We talk to festival director, Charlie Unwin to find out how… Read more Audio

7:10 PM.Our tame teenager, Charlie Cuff join us once again with the news from Planet adolescent with news of his latest project, a podcast where he talks to war Veterans. Read more Audio

7:12 PM.In 1949 Simone de Beauvior published The Second sex - one of the great philosophical works of the 2oth century. Kate Kirpatrick, who lectures religion philosophy and culture at Kings College in… Read more Audio

8:07 PM.New Zealand's way of regulating nightlife often restricts the opportunities for night owls. This has made nights overly tedious without improving issues of public health and security. Natanael Rother… Read more Audio

7:09 PM.Stephen Wessel's impending retirement, after 35 years in the business, not only ends a long and illustrious career, but could signal the end of flutemaking in the UK - a proud tradition stretching… Read more Audio