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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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Can a fuel crisis accelerate electrification?
Mike Casey, chief executive of Rewiring Aotearoa and a leading advocate for electrification, joins Emile to discuss.
Shower Thoughts: How does radio actually work?
RNZ’s Transmission Manager Steve White joins Emile Donovan to explain.
What would happen if you threw a coin off the Sky Tower?
Richard Easther, professor of physics at the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan.
History is made at the Sydney Royal Easter Show dog competition
A standard poodle named Anton made history as the first ever back-to-back winner of the competition.
Are we becoming a nation of strangers?
Rob Campbell chats to Emile Donovan about why we are becoming socially isolated.
Are we heading towards a new kind of 'Space Race?'
Priyanka Dhopade is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan.
How long should a bath towel last?
When do you know when it's time to say goodbye to your favourite towels, and how long can we realistically expect our bath towels to last for?
Small Histories with Emma Kay
Tonight, we’re turning back to April Fools and the pranks that once fooled a nation.
Could private finance help solve our flood protection challenges?
Newsroom Pro managing editor Jonathan Milne has been looking into this issue and joins Emile Donovan.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan with his picks for the weekend.
This Weekend: Only Fools and Horses
We find out about a hoof/foot race in the Maniototo.
The joy of older technologies
Music journalist and writer Simon Sweetman joins Emile Donovan to explain why turning off the algorithm every once in a while, can be good for us all,...
Civil Defence on staying safe as Cyclone Vaianu approaches
John Price is the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management at NEMA and joins Emile Donovan.
Latest from MetService ahead of Cyclone Vaianu
MetService Meteorologist John Law joins Emile Donovan.
Hollywood blockbuster highlights the wahine Māori behind famous waiata
We find out about the life and work of Erima Maewa Kaihau.
Historian on new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case
Sarah Gaitanos has written about this new material in a piece on the RNZ website and joins Emile Donovan.
Politics with Natalia Albert
The political scientist and regular Nights' contributor joins Emile Donovan.
New Zealand's least reliable cars revealed
Author of the Consumer NZ report, Bryan Wall joins Emile Donnovan.
How to forecast a cyclone
Philip Duncan is Head Weather Analyst and owner of WeatherWatch.co.nz and he joins Emile Donovan to explain.
Could this be the cheapest bus route to travel in New Zealand?
We find out about the Number 1 bus, which travels the 55-plus kilometres between Dunedin and Palmerston.
Sociolinguist Julia de Bres on cool German words
Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor at Massey University Julia de Bres joins Emile Donovan.
The mathematical model explaining why the car you passed always returns
Dr Conor Boland, a researcher from Dublin City University joins Emile Donovan to explain.
Al Gillespie on Trump's Madman Theory with Iran
Waikato University’s Professor of International Law, Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan.
Why All the President’s Men is as relevant as it was 50 years ago
Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Alexander Howard says half a century later, the film still holds up.
Shower Thoughts: What happens when my phone call is recorded for training purposes?
Sylvie Thrush Marsh is head of HR of MyHR and joins Emile Donovan to explain.
'Distinctly Australian' audio added to film and sound archive
Meagan Loader, chief curator at the Film and Sound Archive joins Emile Donovan.
What's behind the bizarre AI fruit drama trend?
We discuss the viral social media series featuring anthropomorphic fruit characters.
The world and New Zealand's place in it
Journalist and editor and China expert Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to discuss her latest post on Substack, Between Giants.
This Weekend: The famous carnival at the Easter Show
Emile Donovan talks to John Mahon about what it takes to run a successful carnival business.
The significance of the Artemis moon mission
Astronomer and rocket fan Professor Richard Easther from Auckland University's Department of Physics joins Emile Donovan.
National Youth Drama School celebrates 35 years
Artistic Director Ben Fagan joins Emile Donovan.
The case against the IOC rule change over transgender athletes
Professor of Sociology of Sport, Physical Culture and Gender at the University of Waikato, Holly Thorpe joins Emile Donovan.
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
Midweek Mediawatch
Tonight broadcasting legend Phil Vine fills in for Mediawatch host Colin Peacock to debrief the week in media news.
What will a ban on greyhound racing mean for the gambling industry?
Max Rashbrooke is a senior research fellow in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington and joins Emile Donovan.
Former Olympian and NZ Chef de Mission speaks out on new gender rules
Emeritus Professor Dave Gerrard joins Emile Donovan to discuss the decision by the International Olympic Committee.
Shower Thoughts: How do you review an album?
RNZ music journalist and producer Tony Stamp joins Emile Donovan to explain.
The pros and cons of single-sex state schools
Education researcher Michael Johnston from the NZ Initiative joins Emile Donovan to discuss the decision not to build any new single-sex state school...