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Marcus Lush Nights
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MARCUS LUSH NIGHTS
8pm–Midnight weekdays
Gather round New Zealand’s largest watercooler – Marcus Lush Nights.
If you’ve always wanted to join a movement now’s your chance.
Marcus Lush engages Kiwis from all walks of life, discussing the issues that matter most.
His sharp wit, depth of knowledge and crazy idiosyncrasies create what has become one of New Zealand’s most loved programmes.
Just as much at home in the metropolis as he is in the Deep South, Marcus has the ability to relate to everyone, no matter their background.
Email him at [email protected], and give him a call on 0800 80 10 80.Â
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Ventriloquism and cars on tour
The Friday Free-for-all includes ventriloquism (and why it's all of a sudden making a comeback), and famous vehicles that have toured New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE
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All things rice
Are you a boiler or an absorber? And is rice pudding still good after you leave boarding school? LISTEN ABOVE
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When you got electrocuted
Hear some of the most interesting (and harrowing) stories of electric shocks from the show, involving just about every way you could get injured by electricity you...
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Cold showers are good for you until they're not
What started as a conversation about power companies and ways to save electricity quickly turned into the pros and cons of cold showers. LISTEN ABOVE
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Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross
It started with a brief mention of the first trans-Tasman flight, and then blew into a deep dive into early aviation and Kingsford Smith. LISTEN ABOVE
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Matariki and going straight
A Friday off is better than a Monday off, and where is the longest straight road in the country? LISTEN ABOVE
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The Elvis Special
Baz Luhrmann's Elvis film is out in cinemas, so Marcus spent the night hearing from people who remember seeing The King when he was alive, have visited Graceland,...
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Le Snaks and Fish and Chips
The best bits from a grab-bag Wednesday night - including the end of Le Snaks, preventing frost on your car, and fish and chip shops closing down. LISTEN ABOVE
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Fog Driving and Ernest Adams
Driving through fog is terrifying, especially on rural roads in New Zealand. Also, we remember the Ernest Adams slices, pies, and loaves, following the news that...
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Falling off of things
Ladders, roofs, tall towers... this podcast contains some of the best calls from the show known as Ladder Monday. NOTE: if you're not up for squeamish content, you...
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Owning a country pub
If you could own and run any of NZ's country pubs, which one would you want, and how would you run it? LISTEN ABOVE
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Tell us about your OE
After briefly learning how to stop losing his phone, Marcus gets stories on the kiwi coming-of-age tradition that is the OE. LISTEN ABOVE
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Just like NZ but with spider monkeys
NZ will play Costa Rica in a one-off qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup in a few hours - who's getting up to watch it? Also, what did we use for interior cladding...
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The car-strangled spanner
The Auckland Harbour Bridge was closed at least five times today due to serious wind gusts. Surely that kind of vulnerability makes it unsustainable as a harbour...
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We're running out of oranges
With news of the impending orange shortage, listeners phone to talk about the citrus trees they've had success (or not) with, and Marcus learns about a few fruits...
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Tornado Thursday
With today's wild weather in Waikanae (and more forecast for the next few days), we hear your stories of experiencing tornadoes. LISTEN ABOVE
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Great NZ Biographies
What would be some of NZ's must-read biographies? This episode also includes chat on Marcus' stuffed up car phone system, golf courses in graveyards, and an important...
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We can do better than pumpkin soup
Nothing is better on a cold wintery night than some soup, but surely we can do better than pumpkin soup. This episode also includes comments on the Queen's Jubilee...
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Still using CDs
They used to be the future of music, and now they're all gone and even the second-hand shops won't take them! So what happened to CDs? LISTEN ABOVE
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The hedgehog special
All the best bits of Hedgehog Thursday. LISTEN ABOVE
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Wild Wallaby Wednesday
Seen the photo of the field in Rotorua with all the wallabies? And Moya wants to know why New Zealand is seemingly doing nothing to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee...
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Lowering the voting age: what's the worst that could happen
Golriz Ghahraman’s Electoral (Strengthening Democracy) Amendment Bill was pulled from the biscuit tin a couple of weeks ago, with a proposal (among other things)...
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The Duopoly and Non-Reality TV
Your reactions to the supermarket duopoly, and what isn't real about reality TV shows. LISTEN ABOVE
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St Elmo's Fire and upside down drinking
A classic Friday Free-for-all on Marcus Lush Nights, covering people who drink beer upside down, St Elmo's Fire, and moving countries. LISTEN ABOVE
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Bridges that mean something
After talking about his struggle to buy a hot water bottle in the opening month of winter in Invercargill, the conversation turns to the great bridges of New Zealand. LISTEN...
