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Award-winning nightlife cabaret set to dazzle Aucklanders
9:25 PM.The legendary British cabaret La Clique was formed 20 years ago by Australian David Bates. Growing up on a sheep farm playing the piano, David is now an Olivier Award-winner and tours his Spiegeltent… Read more Audio
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The 'senior' Kiwi footballers chasing World Cup dreams
8:20 PM.New Zealand has sent a strong squad of over-40s men to the Seniors World Cup in Thailand this year. Team manager David Batty joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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To speak or not? The high-stakes choice in criminal trials
8:10 PM.To shed some light on why a murder-accused like Erin Patterson might decide to speak in her own defence, Auckland criminal lawyer John Munro joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Mini Midweek Mediawatch
9:35 PM.Colin Peacock pops in on a Tuesday to discuss the long-rumoured, now-announced merger cooked up between TradeMe and Stuff. Read more Audio
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What makes a political memoir a page-turner?
9:25 PM.Dame Jacinda Ardern's memoir A Different Kind of Power is the latest in a string of political memoirs. Janet Wilson weighs in on if they're any good. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: How do you create a font?
8:40 PM.Klim Type Foundry in Wellington have designed fonts for The Financial Times, Paypal and National Geographic; and closer to home, Kate Evans' definitive book about feijoas, Feijoa (which fittingly… Read more Audio
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Sport with Jamie Wall
8:20 PM.RNZ sport reporter Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in sport, including the rise of 'run it straight' impact sports. Read more Audio
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Worst-case scenario climate events for Auckland and Wellington
8:10 PM.Dr Rob Bell, the managing director of adaptation consultancy Bell Adapt, co-authored a paper exploring our biggest cities' risk profiles in a changing climate. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Tonight he's spinning tunes from Salt Water Criminals, Salad Boys and Ganavya. Read more Audio
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Bringing the 80s to life on screen: Costume designer Amy Parris
10:18 PM.Amy Parris is the costume designer behind 20th century nostalgia hits Stranger Things and Yellowjackets. She's in Auckland for Wintergeddon and joins Emile Donovan to talk about her work. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Dan Slevin is back to talk about supernatural horror film Bring Her Back, documentary Deaf President Now! and a look back at Scarfies. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: John's Sketch Club
8:30 PM.Every month in Dunedin the club brings people together for a relaxed, no-pressure drawing session where no experience is needed. Read more Audio
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Auckland's The Others Way festival spills out onto the street
10:45 PM.For the first time in the festival's 11-year history, Karangahape Road will close to cars to allow people and music to fill the street. Read more Audio
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Fazerdaze cleans up at 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards
10:30 PM.RNZ music journalist Tony Stamp beams in from the biggest night in New Zealand Music to share who's won big. Read more Audio
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Bipartisan support emerging for financing home solar
10:18 PM.The CEO of advocacy group Rewiring Aotearoa Mike Casey joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Is churning butter worth it?
9:40 PM.Anna from recipe blog 'Just A Mum's Kitchen' joins Emile Donovan to weigh in on whether buying cream for butter is cheaper in the end, and whether any butter substitutes pass muster. Read more Audio
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Myth Takes: Greek islands
9:25 PM.Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan for a virtual holiday to some of ancient Greece's island city states: Delos, Rhodes, Lesbos and Samos. Read more Audio
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Timaru New Zealand's best tap water, officially
8:30 PM.Timaru District Council's Water Plant Manager John Clemens celebrates with Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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New Zealand unlocks commercial catnip market
10:45 PM.Muttley's Estate manufactures and sells gourmet pet wine for anxious cats and dogs. There's lighter beverage Champawgne, and deeper blends like Purrno Noir. Read more Audio
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Are headlights getting brighter?
10:30 PM.It's a combination of headlight bulbs changing, car heights rising, and automation technology taking away driver discretion. AA principal policy advisor Terry Collins joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio
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For the love of leaks
10:18 PM.Editor of Politik.co.nz Richard Harman joins Emile Donovan to talk about receiving leaks, how journalists can use them, and what leaks say about the government agencies they originate from. Read more Audio
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Australia set to ban the sale of machetes, will it work?
10:45 PM.Australian violence expert and Principal Research Fellow at Griffith University in Queensland Dr Samara McPhedran joins Emile Donovan to examine whether banning a weapon works, or whether violent… Read more Audio
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The welcoming world of Dungeons and Dragons
10:30 PM.Ella Hope-Higginson is part of a new D&D podcast called The Fury of the Small which is launching this Friday on The Spinoff. Read more Audio
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Does the South Island deserve dedicated representation in Parliament?
10:18 PM.Dunedin academic Dr Duncan Connors is proposing a special parliamentary committee be established for the entire South Island, to redress the feeling that the South misses out when it comes to funding… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: How is money laundered?
9:35 PM.To explain what money laundering is, how it's done and how it's detected, Wellington lawyer Marty Robinson of Robinson Legal joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio