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9:30 PM.Are you the only one in your family who orders a hot curry? Are our preferences genetic? Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Award-winning documentarian Holly Beckham (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rangi) is in training to be the first wāhine Māori to reach the summit of Mt Everest. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Finn joins us with an array of eclectic music ahead of the weekend. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Rachel Scott is on the committee of Laser Sports New Zealand and joins Emile Donovan Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with some picks for the weekend. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Paul Watson from the defending champions, Olivia New Brew John, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Gore District Councillor Neville Phillips joins Emile Donovan for an update on the long-running sign saga..

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10:40 PM.Auckland based art dealer Charles Ninow joined Emile Donovan to discuss the sale. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to talk about the issue of drugs in sport, and whether athletes have a responsibility to set a positive example as role models. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Harry Ricketts joins Emile Donovan to talk about the remarkable career of cricketer Richie Benaud. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Nights resident socio-linguist Dr Julia de Bres looks at a new campaign to raise awareness of herpes. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Dylan Early was a part of the victorious team, and joins Emile Donovan Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Oracy Aotearoa New Zealand aims to strengthen conversational literacy of three-to-six-year-olds. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Economist Shamubeel Eaqub joins Emile Donovan to discuss the tough times for our provincial towns. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Adele Quinn from Stats NZ joins us to discuss what some of the questions asked in Census can tell us about life in Aotearoa. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Charles Ninow speaks to Emile Donovan about 'Comedian' by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Emile Donovan talks to comedian and writer Sam Smith who has some tips for small talk at end of year functions. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to associate professor of law Scott Optican from the University of Auckland. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.The New Zealand Herald's deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big political stories of the week. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Joining Emile Donovan is Amy Reason, the research and development manager at New Zealand's largest tea farm, Zealong Tea! Read more Audio

10:45 PM.BBC World reporter Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including crucial talks at the UN's annual climate conference, what the main talking… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to discuss the big stories in sports, including the All Black's nailbiting loss to France, Tim Southee's pending retirement and what the potential end of Twitter… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Hundreds of millions of birds have died overseas from the H5N1 strain of bird flu. New Zealand is one of just a handful of countries in the world with no cases. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Australia and the United States have moved to slash the limits on forever chemicals in their drinking water supply, citing health risks. New Zealand doesn't currently have plans to match them. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Dale Husband started his career on Aotearoa Radio and is now widely known as Radio Waatea's breakfast show host, and writer and interviewer for the online magazine E-Tangata.    Read more Audio