Emile Donovan
The Pre-Panel for 5 August 2025
Emile Donovan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 4 August 2025
Emile Donovan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Cold Call: Kauri Museum in Matakohe
Matakohe is a village in the Kaipara district, about 45 kilometres south of Dargaville. It's famous for the Kauri Museum so we decided to give the museum a cold call to find out what visitors can… Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Finn Johansson informs, educates and entertains us with a fresh batch of eclectic picks. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review The Life of Chuck (Flanagan, 2025), Sunday Best: the Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Jenkins, 2025) and 60 Years of Fantastic Four in 90… Audio
The Quiz Appendix: Cousins and councils
Nights producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to review the week in quiztastic glory. Audio
This Weekend: 10 years of Vogelmorn Bowling Club
Vogelmorn Bowling Club trustee Bronnie Wilde joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the club's 10th anniversary. Audio
Local body elections with Jonathan Milne
Local body elections are officially underway, with nominations closing at midday today. Jonathan Milne, managing editor of Newsroom Pro, joins Emile Donovan to chew over the shape of the next few… Audio
Author Kerri Andrews on the desire to walk
Kerri Andrews, author of Pathfinding, talks about what it means to rediscover oneself through the land we walk on. Audio
The Reread with Elizabeth Knox
Esteemed Aotearoa author Elizabeth Knox shares her thoughts on her reread of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Audio
Philosophy Now: Is buzz-killing a social crime?
Is buzz-killing a social crime? Do we have a moral obligation to be happy? Professor Dan Weijers sheds some light. Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then Wallace is joined by Scott Weatherall, a member of the Saddle Hill community board for 24… Audio
Midweek - starvation in Gaza, announcements, polling on a whim
Pressure goes on The Platform over a tweet from its founder, gaza starvation hits home for media, announcements of an announcement and a polling company chief puts out a question on a whim - with… Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then Wallace is joined by Rev Dr Mervyn Duffy who is here to do a deep dive on the catholic… Audio
Midweek - 3 for $1, screen sport shake-up, frenchification
Sky buys Three for $1. Also - a shake-up sport on screen, some commentary classics, the Frenchification of Emile Donovan - and was Wrexham FC in Welly a real thing? Audio
The Panel Plus for 21 July 2025
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, he's joined by Julie Gunn who looks after the curtain bank at Wellington's… Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, Richard Waugh discusses the new options for a memorial to be built for the victims… Audio
Midweek: Chung scandal, Stuff story, newsreader's politics
A media frenzy over Ray Chung's lurid email about Wellington mayor Tory Whanau, Stuff retracts a story about AI blood testing, and a former newsreader enters the Tamaki Makaurau by-election. Audio
Midweek - Chung scandal, Stuff story, newsreader's politics
A media frenzy over Ray Chung's lurid email about Wellington mayor Tory Whanau, Stuff retracts a story about AI blood testing, and a former newsreader enters the Tamaki Makaurau by-election. Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, linguistics expert Rory O'Sullivan comes along to get Wallace up to speed on the… Audio
