8 til Late

8:15 Pachinko: Japan's gambling grey area

Photo: eerkmans on Flickr, 2006

First Up’s Japan correspondent Chris Gilbert joins Ellie and Corey for a rundown on the culture, attitudes and dubious legality surrounding the game Pachinko.

8:27 Assignment: I'll Never Get Board

Photo: Thomas Buchholz / Unsplash

What is it about board games that people love so much? Mackenzie Watson sat down to play and chat with attendees of the AUT Board Game Club to find out why.

8:40 The Sin Bin: Curling with Tim Miller

Curling Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Want to learn about 'Broomgate' without having to sit through an entire podcast series? You’re in luck! RNZ Executive Producer and curling aficionado Tim Miller has all the hot goss on curling's potentially only scandal.

9:10 Out and About: Rachel Ashby in Auckland

Photo: 95bFM

Tonight on Out and About: 95bFM alumni Rachel Ashby joins Corey to discuss what we can look forward to in the wonderful world of gigs post-January 2025.

9:25 So You Think You Know Sumeria? Kids and their clothes

Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription Photo: Wikipedia

Assyirologist David Hilder joins Ellie once again to break down what life might have been like for kids in ancient Mesopotamia.

9:40 Cybernetic Techverse: Listeners' tech questions answered

Photo: andreypopov/123RF

In the final edition of Cybernetic Techverse this summer: Pratik Navani is put through their paces answering tech questions from the public, so the tech-savvy kids don’t have to pick up the phone for the fifth time this year on how to sign in to their e-mail account.

10:15 Meatball Magic

Meatball, Susana Lei'ataua's Cat, laying down upon a couch. Photo: Susana Lei'ataua

Meatball is more than just a cat - he's an icon in the RNZ Auckland office. Corey and Ellie get to the bottom of it.

10:30 Beats Talking: DJ StickyFingaz

Photo: Brad Warrington

DJ StickyFingaz joins Corey Fuimaono for Beats Talking. He runs us through his DJ career opening for incredible acts on the big stage, a late-night servo ad appearance, and how he ended up at RNZ.

• Intro / The XX
• Remember Me / The Trinikas
• Lesson 6: The Lecture / Jurassic 5
• Alphabet Aerobics / Blackalicious
• Bug Powder Dust (K&D Session) / Bomb the Bass
• Intermission / The Offspring
• New Forms ft. Bahamadia / Roni Size/Reprazent
• When I Return ft. Ladi6 / Shapeshifter
• Know Your Enemy / Rage Against The Machine