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9:15 PM.Head of Massey University's vet school, Professor Jon Huxley joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.BBC World producer and journalist Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Bryan Waddle chats to Emile Donovan about the big topics in the world of sport, including a look back at a golden Olympics for New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.The biggest kids movie in the world right now is a Spongebob movie that was soundtracked by our very own Tami Neilson, who joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Co-author and Te Papa's botany Curator Leon Perrie talks about the new fern and lycophytes identification guide book. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Kommi Tamati is a recording and performance collaborator, writer, poet, and also lecturer in Māori and Indigenous Studies and Te Reo Māori. Read more Audio

10:35 PM.Tonight, new tracks from Berlin electronic outfit Oraculu, Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Melbourne-based psychedelic Afro-disco duo Wrong Way Up, and lo-fi Wellington artist Alison… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.RNZ sports reporter Felicity Reid calls in from Paris to update on New Zealand's Olympic performance. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.What started as a bit of healthy rivalry between brothers has catapulted 18-year-old Levi Stout to the position of three-time New Zealand Disc Golf tour winner. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to feature Bookworm (2024), Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net (2022) screening on Prime Video tracking the famous performing arts company's… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Tonight, Nights calls into Feilding, where the United Fire Brigades' Association Drivers Challenge is taking place - a test of firefighters' essential driving skills. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Woof! Bar co-founder and director Josh Thomas took home the title of Bartender of the Year at the Otago Hospitality Awards. He joins Emile Donovan to dish on his time in hospitality. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Jules Moore's garden was made of more than 4,000 plants, a waterfall, caves, and a "cosmic portal". Read more Audio

10:18 PM.It's another day of action in Paris, with Kiwis in action at the kayak course, on the climbing wall, in the shot-put and on the golf course. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Thoughtful and skillfully written song lyrics can elevate a good song into a great song. But what about terrible lyrics? Can they do the reverse and totally ruin a song? Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Dan Weijers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato. In keeping with the Olympics spirit, he explores nationalism and if it's possible to love your country too much. Read more Audio

10:50 PM.It's another day of action in Paris, with Kiwis in action in the high jump, kayaking and golf and RNZ reporter Felicity Reid will have all the latest news and results for us. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.What has changed in New Zealand society, that the once-affordable 'quarter acre dream' is now so far away for such a sizeable part of the population? Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Tuari Potiki, the chair of the NZ Drug Foundation and the first Māori chairperson of New Zealand Needle Exchange, reflects on musician Martin Phillipps' legacy. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Nights' resident Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson is back for her monthly visit to answer listeners' problems. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The first ever scan of the modern barcode was on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fast forward fifty years, and more than 10 billion barcodes are scanned every day around the… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.After a 7.8 earthquake hit Kaikoura in 2016, Darran Kerei-Keepa (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kuri) worked with archaeologists on the delicate process of rescuing artefacts and koiwi from the coastal slips. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Heated tobacco products have been in the spotlight recently after the government cut their excise in half to make them more attractive as an alternative to smoking. But how do they work? Read more Audio

9:45 PM.New York Times bestselling children's author Graci Kim thinks that adults should be picking up more 'middle grade' books - aimed at ages 8 to 14. She tells Nights why. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Interest.co.nz reporter Dan Brunskill talks to Emile Dovovan about some of the major stories happening in politics this week, including the potential sale of KiwiBank, and the Ministry for… Read more Audio