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Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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The Quiz Appendix: Swimming pools and Patti Smith
Nights producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to review the week in quiztastic glory.
"Overlooked" cricket stalwart recognised by New Zealand Cricket
This week, the New Zealand Cricket Board met and elected three new life members, one of whom was the Naenae Express himself, Ewen Chatfield. He joins...
Is New Zealand in danger of population stagnation?
To help make sense of it all Emile Donovan speaks to distinguished professor emeritus and research director at Massey University, Paul Spoonley.
Philosophy Now: Does right and wrong exist?
Dan Weijers, a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato, joins Emile Donovan to discuss.
Government eyes up privatising Lotto
Newsroom.co.nz National Affairs editor Sam Sachdeva has been reporting on the potential sale and speaks to Emile Donovan.
Stefan Fatsis: Why dictionaries are thrilling
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...
Science with Ezzy Pearson
Our regular science correspondent Ezzy Pearson talks life on Mars, how rubbish could domesticate raccoons and using gene therapy to combat cholesterol...
When I met Metallica
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.
Sex ed consultation walking out the door
Dr Rachael Dixon, senior lecturer in health sciences at the University of Canterbury and a health education expert, joins Emile Donovan to discuss.
Live Music: Sionna
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.
Shower Thoughts: How do you value a property?
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 valuatio...
AI covers see writers ruled out of New Zealand's top book awards
Our national book awards committee has rejected books with AI covers. It's nothing to do with the writing - just AI for the covers.
Is your Uber about to get more expensive?
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 cl...
Cutting through 'spin': David Cohen on his unauthorised biography of Jacinda Ardern
In his new book, writer and journalist David Cohen wants to offer a different perspective on Jacinda Ardern's leadership than the documentary Prime Mi...
BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Our correspondent tonight is Rob Hugh-Jones, who is talking about the debate in Germany over its military buildup, the former prime minister of Bangla...
Sports with Jamie Wall
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 no...
Small Histories with Emma Kay
Tonight she's talking about the origins of the New Zealand accent.
With a new leader and party rebrand, Opportunity aims for parliament in 2025
Despite giving off radio silence since its defeat in 2023, The Opportunities Party has been consistently polling around 2 percent. Qiulae Wong wants t...
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in cinemas), East of Wall (paid streaming) and Blackbir...
This Weekend: Wairarapa Walking Festival
The Wairarapa Walking Festival is already underway, running through to Sunday 23 November. The festival takes in the region's varied urban and rural g...
This Weekend: Arty Little Flickers
Wikipedia describes Subbuteo as a "tabletop football game in which players simulate association football by flicking miniature players with their fing...
Lit mag pulled from Whitcoulls shelves
Founder and editor-in-chief of Folly, Emily Makere Broadmore, joins Emile Donovan.
Thinking deeply about deepfakes
Deepfake technology seems to be flooding online spaces and as AI-generated gets more sophisticated, the challenges will grow. Dr Yuki Watanabe from th...
How kids' TV consumption has changed in 10 years
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 -...
Myth Takes: The Roman soldier
Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson talks to Emile Donovan what it took to run the Roman army.
How prepared are we for solar storms?
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 f...
Europe correspondent Christian Smith
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...
The Prime Minister mulls asset sales
Dan Brunskill is interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the parliamentary press gallery. He joins Emile to discuss.
The psychology behind The Celebrity Traitors
Dan Baumgardt is from the University of Bristol's Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and is also a Traitors megafan. He joins Emile Donovan.
Shower Thoughts: What does a ghostwriter actually do?
Margie Thomson discusses how she became a ghostwriter for musician Stan Walker, and mental health advocate Sir John Kirwan and what it all entails.
A blueprint for iwi-led housing in New Zealand?
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...
Booker Prize's 2025 winner's 'bare bones' prose
RNZ's executive editor of specialist news Jeremy Rees has read the shortlist. Is Flesh a worthy winner?
Scathing report into upper echelons of NZ Police
RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly joins Emile Donovan.
Chris Kohler: The journalist helping keep money in people's pockets
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 ma...
BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones drops by to take a look at events making international headlines.
Sports with Jamie Wall
RNZ's Jamie Wall joins with the latest sports, including the All Blacks' victory over Scotland.
History with Emma Kay
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 socia...
When winning in court still costs you
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...
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 Predator prequel Prey (Disney+), eight-part western-noir series T...
The Quiz Appendix: See how it runs
Producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in quizzes.