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9:25 PM.To help make sense of it all Emile Donovan speaks to distinguished professor emeritus and research director at Massey University, Paul Spoonley. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Portland punk legend Toody Cole speaks to Emile Donovan ahead of travelling to Auckland for music festival The Other's Way. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Dan Weijers, a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato, joins Emile Donovan to discuss. Read more Audio

Newsroom.co.nz National Affairs editor Sam Sachdeva has been reporting on the potential sale and speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Stefan Fatsis is a journalist, scrabble player and author of Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary. He talks to Emile about his love of words - and lexicons.   Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Our regular science correspondent Ezzy Pearson talks life on Mars, how rubbish could domesticate raccoons and using gene therapy to combat cholesterol.  Read more Audio

8:30 PM.As American metal heavyweights Metallica rock out Eden Park tonight, Kiwi fan Ben Sheeran shares his story of meeting the band backstage in the 90s.   Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Dr Rachael Dixon, senior lecturer in health sciences at the University of Canterbury and a health education expert, joins Emile Donovan to discuss. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Live from our Christchurch studios, Irish-born folk duo Lorcan Bolster and Helen Fahy chat to Emile Donovan and play a few tunes for us. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.Time now for another one of those seemingly random thoughts that strike amidst the steam and soap suds of the shower: what determines a house valuation?  Read more Audio

8:25 PM.Our national book awards committee has rejected books with AI covers. It's nothing to do with the writing - just AI for the covers. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Uber contracts 11,000 drivers in New Zealand - it is our biggest ride-sharing app and yesterday, a long-running court case involving Uber came to a close. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.In his new book, writer and journalist David Cohen wants to offer a different perspective on Jacinda Ardern's leadership than the documentary Prime Minister and her own memoir. He joins Emile Donovan… Read more Audio

8:50 PM.Our correspondent tonight is Rob Hugh-Jones, who is talking about the debate in Germany over its military buildup, the former prime minister of Bangladesh going on trial, and the complicated marking… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.RNZ sports journalist and Nights' sporting guru Jamie Wall joins Emile to talk about all the action from a big weekend of sport, including where to now for the All Blacks following their loss to… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Tonight she's talking about the origins of the New Zealand accent. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Despite giving off radio silence since its defeat in 2023, The Opportunities Party has been consistently polling around 2 percent. Qiulae Wong wants to turn the party's chances around. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Featuring new music from Ata Kak, Horn, and Rosalía. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in cinemas), East of Wall (paid streaming) and Blackbird (free, YouTube).  Read more Audio

8:30 PM.The Wairarapa Walking Festival is already underway, running through to Sunday 23 November. The festival takes in the region's varied urban and rural geography with a varied programme. To tell us more… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Wikipedia describes Subbuteo as a "tabletop football game in which players simulate association football by flicking miniature players with their fingers". Auckland-based artist Bob Moore transforms… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Founder and editor-in-chief of Folly, Emily Makere Broadmore, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Deepfake technology seems to be flooding online spaces and as AI-generated gets more sophisticated, the challenges will grow. Dr Yuki Watanabe from the University of Otago studies interdisciplinary… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Senior writer and head of audience at The Spinoff Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Emile to talk about NZ On Air’s latest research on children’s media use - the third iteration of the study. Anna and Emile… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson talks to Emile Donovan what it took to run the Roman army.  Read more Audio