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9:25 PM.Faye Skelton is an associate professor in forensic cognition and miscarriages of justice at Edinburgh Napier University. She has been interviewing men who have lived through being wrongfully… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Professor Richard Easther from the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the news that New Zealand's methane-tracking satellite, launched in March 2024, has lost contact with the… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.After Qantas' customer data was breached, cybersecurity analyst Adam Boileau joins Emile Donovan to discuss how common cyberattacks like this are and how worried Qantas customers should be. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.The newly-appointed Chief Librarian of our National Library joins Emile Donovan to reflect on a life in books and the strategic future of the Alexander Turnbull and its new bedfellows, Archives New… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Wellington composer Michael Williams joins Emile Donovan to explain - and to test his own perfect pitch. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Christian Smith beams in to share news from the other side of the globe, including Irish rap group Kneecap's controversial set at Glastonbury, a bad fortnight for British prime minister Keir Starmer… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.With another 'prominent New Zealander' in the headlines over unnamed charges, Wellington media lawyer Steven Price joins Emile Donovan to discuss how name suppression works. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Through exploiting a distribution loop, AI-generated songs were being uploaded against Australian bassist Paul Bender's will, and it remains foggy who's behind the ghost songs. He joins Emile Donovan.

8:45 PM.BBC World Service journalist Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the BRICS summit taking place in Brazil, a forthcoming… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.For the month of July, North Canterbury is celebrating all things flaky, steamy and meaty: The Made North Canterbury Pie Trail will direct pie-lovers to over 20 local artisans. Kelly Lynch, of… Read more Audio

8:20 PM.RNZ sports whiz Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in sport. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Professor of Public Health Grant Scofield joins Emile Donovan to discuss the effectiveness of Wegovy and Ozempic, and whether the funding settings are right - with a month of Wegovy estimated to cost… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Zinnia Foster is Regional Manager for Hospitality NZ, and she joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative thinktank Eric Crampton joins Emile Donovan Read more Audio

8:07 PM.MetService meteorologist Brian Mercer joins Emile Donovan for an update and a look ahead to the weekend. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Nicola Gaston is Director of the MacDiarmid Institute and Professor of Physics University of Auckland, and she joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.We invite on a member of New Zealand's literary community to reread a book they haven't read in years and share their experience. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Our monthly trip to the ancient world, with classics educator and enthusiast, Ben Jackson. Tonight, we are in Rome looking at the transition from Republic to Empire. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Ben O'Keeffe is one of New Zealand's leading rugby union referees, and joins Mark Leishman to talk about inappropriate behaviour from the sidelines. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Jane Groufsky is curator of social history at Auckland Museum and joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Professor Bruce Arroll from the University of Auckland's Department of General Practice and Primary Care is among those welcoming the move, and he joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Mikaela Nyman's new collection of poetry, The Anatomy of Sand, is being published next month. She joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Locksmith Rusty Smith joins RNZ Nights to answer this question and more. Read more Audio