Episodios

  • The Quiz Appendix: Swimming pools and Patti Smith

    The Quiz Appendix: Swimming pools and Patti Smith
    Nov 21 2025
    Nights producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to review the week in quiztastic glory.
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    9 m
  • "Overlooked" cricket stalwart recognised by New Zealand Cricket

    "Overlooked" cricket stalwart recognised by New Zealand Cricket
    Nov 21 2025
    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 Emile Donovan.
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    7 m
  • Is New Zealand in danger of population stagnation?

    Is New Zealand in danger of population stagnation?
    Nov 20 2025
    To help make sense of it all Emile Donovan speaks to distinguished professor emeritus and research director at Massey University, Paul Spoonley.
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    20 m
  • Philosophy Now: Does right and wrong exist?

    Philosophy Now: Does right and wrong exist?
    Nov 20 2025
    Dan Weijers, a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato, joins Emile Donovan to discuss.
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    10 m
  • Government eyes up privatising Lotto

    Government eyes up privatising Lotto
    Nov 20 2025
    Newsroom.co.nz National Affairs editor Sam Sachdeva has been reporting on the potential sale and speaks to Emile Donovan.
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    11 m
  • Stefan Fatsis: Why dictionaries are thrilling

    Stefan Fatsis: Why dictionaries are thrilling
    Nov 19 2025
    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 his love of words - and lexicons.
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    22 m
  • Science with Ezzy Pearson

    Science with Ezzy Pearson
    Nov 19 2025
    Our regular science correspondent Ezzy Pearson talks life on Mars, how rubbish could domesticate raccoons and using gene therapy to combat cholesterol.
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    9 m
  • When I met Metallica

    When I met Metallica
    Nov 19 2025
    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.
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    5 m