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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

8:10 PM.Last night, stargazers were treated to a spectacular show as the Southern Lights lit up the skies in the south. Thanks in part to Dr Daniel MacManus from the University of Otago, our infrastructure… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.The production's writer and composer Steven Kramer joins Emile to share where Phar Lap sits in the pantheon of Australian cultural icons and why he chose 'electro-swing' for the music. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Europe correspondent Christian Smith joins Emile Donovan for the latest on the BBC, a German court ruling against Open AI/Chat GPT for misusing music lyrics, Milanese prosecutors investigating 'sniper… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Dan Brunskill is interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the parliamentary press gallery. He joins Emile to discuss. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Dan Baumgardt is from the University of Bristol's Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and is also a Traitors megafan. He joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Margie Thomson discusses how she became a ghostwriter for musician Stan Walker, and mental health advocate Sir John Kirwan and what it all entails.  Read more Audio

8:30 PM.In Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is building an apartment complex on its reserve land which will be home to at least 9,000 residents. Under Canadian law, no council permission is required to build on… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.RNZ's executive editor of specialist news Jeremy Rees has read the shortlist. Is Flesh a worthy winner?  Read more Audio

8:10 PM.RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

He joins Emile Donovan to discuss his new book How They Get You, a guide to hanging on to your hard-earned cash and spotting the tricks designed to make you spend it. Read more Audio

8:50 PM.BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones drops by to take a look at events making international headlines. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.RNZ's Jamie Wall joins with the latest sports, including the All Blacks' victory over Scotland.  Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, where she digs up curious stories, funny articles, and lost treasures from our past and shares them on social media. Tonight's topic is ghosts.  Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Even after winning $200,000 in costs, Siouxsie Wiles' court case has left her $400,000 out of pocket. Is this fair? Barrister Steve Keall joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Featuring new music from Body of Work, Juana Molina, and Yuhan Su. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 Predator prequel Prey (Disney+), eight-part western-noir series The Lowdown (also Disney+) starring Ethan Hawke. Read more Audio

Producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in quizzes. Read more Audio

Jack Barker, organiser of Robot Rampage and part of the team behind End Game, New Zealand’s world champion combat robot, speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

After 25 years as an automotive mechanic, Richard Hope transitioned into tertiary teaching in 2019. Since then, he has transformed his classroom into a supportive and empowering space for students of… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to University of Otago consumer behaviour expert Professor Lisa McNeill. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.It's been about 2,600 since New Zealand's last large earthquake of magnitude six or more. Are we 'overdue'? Earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge joins Emile to explain. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.After nearly two years of chatting about language on the radio, Emile and Julia are meeting in person for the first time! Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Hornet-watcher Phil Lester is a professor of ecology and entomology at Victoria University of Wellington. Read more Audio