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9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Mark Leishman to discuss Midas Man (2024) in cinemas, prestige television classic Mad Men, and family stop-motion animation pick The Boxtrolls (2014). Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Turning the Chinese gooseberry into the kiwifruit was one of New Zealand's most successful rebrands in its history. This weekend, the kiwifruit capital of Te Puke is gearing up to celebrate the… Read more Audio

10:40 PM.Greta, Hamilton City Council's reading buddy dog, and Muddi an ex-avalanche dog, have been crowned this year's Top Dog with a Job and Top Office Dog, respectively, in the Frog Recruitment Top Dog… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Self-described 'cool nerd' Dr Joel Rindelaub is an ice-hockey player, turned chemist, turned comedian, bringing his one-man show to Auckland's Q Theatre this weekend. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Over 40,000 images from the waylaid Fairfax Archives are up for auction, featuring over 2,500 individual players from the last hundred years. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Wellington musicians Cam and Sam have travelled up and down the country with their tribute act, Elton John vs. Billy Joel, clocking over 7000 kilometres in 2023. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Talking about generations involves making sweeping generalisations about huge numbers of people - some estimate there are 80 million millennials in the USA alone, says sociolinguist Dr Julia de Bres.

10:45 PM.Karamdeep Sahota literally wrote the book on the shows: Get on the Rollercoaster: Oasis in New Zealand, March 1998. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Professor Nicholas Pearce, from Aberystwyth University in Wales, joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Russell Clark from Licensed Renovations joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Mark Leishman catches up with host of RNZ's Our Changing World  to hear about her recent adventure to the Australian synchotron. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa chair, Treza Gallogly joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Matt Macdonald lectures in ethics His PhD looks at misinformation, and the right to be told the truth. He's back in the country for a few weeks, and he joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Duncan Grieve from The Spinoff joins Emile Donovan to discuss the findings of the New Zealand on Air "Where are the Audiences?"  survey. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald Thomas Coughlan joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big political stories of the week. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Professor Craig Rodger is from the Space Physics Group at the University of Otago and joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.BBC World's Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to look at the events making headlines internationally, including the WHO's declaration of a global emergency over the spread of a new strain of mpox, the… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Nights' sports correspondent Bryan Waddle joins Emile Donovan to discuss Lydia Ko's shining month, the All Blacks' coaching strife, new rules for rugby's National Provincial Championship, and the… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.While Telegram supporters label Durov a 'free-speech hero', his app has caused concern about the spread misinformation, extremism and illicit activity, like drug sales and child pornography. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.In 2013, researchers discovered that the humble dung beetle was using the Milky Way as a navigational guide to roll its signature balls of dung. Now, engineers in Australia have been taking notes. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Haupai Puha is a darts superstar. Ranked number one in the country, he's the first New Zealander to qualify for the world professional darts circuit. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Writer, editor and critic Catherine Taylor joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the work and legacy of the acclaimed author. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Nights' resident screen critic is back with three tips for your weekend viewing pleasure. Read more Audio