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9:25 PM.Dr Will Gervais, a cultural evolutionary psychologist based at Brunel University of London and author of a new book Disbelief: The Origins of Atheism in a Religious Species, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.We cross to BBC World journalist Pete Ross about the news making international headlines, including the latest on the Israeli response to Greta Thunberg's aid ship to Gaza, and how the situation is… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Nights sports whiz and RNZ journalist Jamie Wall is in the studio to discuss Mark Robinson’s resignation and what it reveals about the broader state of rugby in New Zealand. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Ahead of Age Without Limits Day on June 11, Emile chats to Dr Joanna Hikaka, co-director of the University of Auckland's Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Featuring Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Drugdealer, and Clbrks & Kurt Terese Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Ballerina (2025), Mountainhead (2025) streaming on Neon, and children's classic The Iron Giant (1999) streaming for free on ThreeNow. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.We're heading to Christchurch, and the Cashmere Club, where the Mainland Big Band will be performing. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.With New Zealand's first water crematorium opening for business today, President of the Funeral Directors Association Andrew Malcolm joins Emile Donovan to discuss how our attitudes to going out in… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Harold is a clinical psychologist who grew up in the projects of Washington DC, studied at Harvard and served as an officer in the United States Air Force - while doing so as a gay man was illegal. Read more Audio

8:50 PM.Dave Alexander has spent almost nine years building a turbo-charged Lakester from his Mangatāwhiri garage - and now he's taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Dan Weijers asks: is moral repugnance a good guide to what is right or wrong? Read more Audio

8:10 PM.University of Canterbury sociologist and gang expert Dr Jarrod Gilbert joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.The legendary British cabaret La Clique was formed 20 years ago by Australian David Bates. Growing up on a sheep farm playing the piano, David is now an Olivier Award-winner and tours his Spiegeltent… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.New Zealand has sent a strong squad of over-40s men to the Seniors World Cup in Thailand this year. Team manager David Batty joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.To shed some light on why a murder-accused like Erin Patterson might decide to speak in her own defence, Auckland criminal lawyer John Munro joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Colin Peacock pops in on a Tuesday to discuss the long-rumoured, now-announced merger cooked up between TradeMe and Stuff. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Dame Jacinda Ardern's memoir A Different Kind of Power is the latest in a string of political memoirs. Janet Wilson weighs in on if they're any good. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Klim Type Foundry in Wellington have designed fonts for The Financial Times, Paypal and National Geographic; and closer to home, Kate Evans' definitive book about feijoas, Feijoa (which fittingly… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.RNZ sport reporter Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in sport, including the rise of 'run it straight' impact sports. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Dr Rob Bell, the managing director of adaptation consultancy Bell Adapt, co-authored a paper exploring our biggest cities' risk profiles in a changing climate. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Tonight he's spinning tunes from Salt Water Criminals, Salad Boys and Ganavya.  Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Amy Parris is the costume designer behind 20th century nostalgia hits Stranger Things and Yellowjackets. She's in Auckland for Wintergeddon and joins Emile Donovan to talk about her work. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Dan Slevin is back to talk about supernatural horror film Bring Her Back, documentary Deaf President Now! and a look back at Scarfies. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Every month in Dunedin the club brings people together for a relaxed, no-pressure drawing session where no experience is needed. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.For the first time in the festival's 11-year history, Karangahape Road will close to cars to allow people and music to fill the street. Read more Audio