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South City Scoop
8:11 PM.Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele is down in Wellington for a visit so he'll join Bryan in the studio to talk though the latest from South Auckland and Pacifica Culture. Audio
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Rice bags to Blankets
7:10 PM.Denise Gibson of the Indian Cafe in Nelson is recycling the cafe's empty rice bags to raise money for a project providing blankets for people in India. Read more Audio
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Nights' Overseas - India
8:07 PM.Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan from the second-most populated nation of the world, India. Audio
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John Thornley - Songs of the Spirit
7:12 PM.Methodist lay-preacher John Thornley with the next part of his series exploring the spiritual side of songs. In this episode, Promised Land by Chuck Berry. Audio
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Nights Pundit - Right Thinking
8:12 PM.Dr. Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative joins Bryan to argue that New Zealand is the 'Outside of the Asylum'. As the rest of the world's going increasingly mad, New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Tina Weymouth - Unsung Superstar
7:10 PM.Even 40 years after creating some of rock's most iconic bass lines, Talking Heads bassist, Tina Weymouth is still overlooked in the band's story. Music journalist Carrie Courogen joins us to fill in… Read more Audio
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Nights' Science - Astronomy
8:12 PM.Nights' Astronomy ace, Alan Gilmore joins us once more. Tonight he has Cassini, fast radio bursts (FRBs) and gravitational wave detection in his sights. Audio
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World Homeless Day
7:12 PM.Tomorrow (October 10th) is World Homeless Day and we're taking some time to think about what that means for all of us in New Zealand and talking to John Howell who is launching a collection of his… Read more Audio
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The Mount Busking Festival
8:12 PM.This Sunday, 8th October head down to Mount Maunganui Mainstreet for the Mount Busking Festival. We speak to Ingrid Flemming to find out all about it. Audio
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Nights' Culture - Electronic Music - Trip Hop
8:12 PM.The origins of this now slightly untrendy sub-genre can be traced back to hip-hop instrumentals and the so-called Bristol sound, where groups like Massive Attack (perhaps most importantly Tricky)… Read more Audio
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Sketch Biologist Abby McBride
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Abby McBride, is a Sketch Biologist, and has won a Fullbright Scholarship to travel to New Zealand to sketch endangered seabirds-penguins, prions… Read more Audio
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Catalonia In Context
8:10 PM.With protests and violence breaking out during the recent independence elections in Catalonia, Victor Lapuente an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of… Read more Audio
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Classic Kiwi Trucks and Commercials
7:12 PM.Trucks and commercial vehicles are so hard-wired into the Kiwi psyche and cultural iconography and yet they're often overlooked in our transport story. Steve Reid's new book celebrates their pivotal… Read more Audio
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What happens without a Maori voice?
8:18 PM.Te Manu Korihi news editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins us on Nights to talk about the implications of the recent election results for Maori representation in public life in Aotearoa. Audio
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Counting Redcoats
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At least 12,000 imperial soldiers served in New Zealand in the wars of the 1860s. Who were the faces behind the uniforms serving Queen and government in this pivotal moment in New… Read more Audio
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The Future of Work.
8:12 PM.The notion of the shorter working week and increased leisure time is the promise that many writers of utopian futures (and politicians) have spoken of most of our lives. Nights' computer scientist… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu and Volcanos
7:14 PM.We start our evening with an update from Vanuatu. Firstly volcanologist Brad Scott gives us an overview from a scientific perspective and RNZ International journalist Koroi Hawkins gives us an update… Read more Audio
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It's Our Business
8:12 PM.Sadly alcohol is commonly associated sexual violence. Our guests have are working bar and club staff to help them spot the possible signs andplay a positive role in sexual violence prevention. However… Read more Audio
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‘The Outer Skin’ covered by SJD
10:55 PM.Sean Donnelly aka SJD covers 'The Outer Skin' for Chris Knox's stroke compilation. (Part of Bryan Crump and Richard Langston's Dunedin: A Magical Musical Tour) Audio
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Richard Langston reads 'On the Closing of The Captain Cook Tavern'
10:45 PM.The Captain Cook used to be the venue for bands. Toy Love seemed to be the pub's house band at one point. And all the Flying Nun Dunedin bands played there at some point. It has been a pub of musos… Read more Audio
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‘Civilisation’ by Death and the Maiden
7:46 PM.Death and The Maiden go light on the guitars and taking something of a cue from 80's synth bands. So, a change of pace while we take in the sea air at Port Chalmers - probably fish and chips for… Read more Audio
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‘Waiting for Touchdown’ by Sneaky Feelings
7:38 PM.We are probably ready for an afternoon coffee by now, just to keep the energy up for the tour. So let's go to The Govenor's Café. Dave Pine, one of the lead writers and singers for Sneaky Feelings… Read more Audio
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‘As Does The Sun’ by Look Blue Go Purple
7:32 PM.Now we're going to have a look at The Oriental Tavern, just off campus. In the mid-80s this was something of a second home for many of the Dunedin bands. It is a pretty ordinary looking pub but it… Read more Audio
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‘Joed Out’ by The Verlaines
7:29 PM.We're heading for the North End. The student quarter. Stopping to take in the University, the bell towers, those beautiful stone buildings, the Leith flowing by. Grame Downes of The Verlaines lectures… Read more Audio
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‘Evolution’ by Dimmer
7:26 PM.If we turn around on the Stuart Street over-bridge we can see Brockville. That is where Shayne Carter grew up. He is in charge of proceedings at the awards tonight. Shayne was in his first band at… Read more Audio