Episodes

  • The book club for men

    The book club for men
    Mar 26 2026
    Lucas Oakeley is one of the organisers of something called the boys book club - which provides reading ideas and community for men in the UK. On his own social media, Lucas has gained a big following with content urging followers to stop doom scrolling and stop the brain rot. Outside of waxing lyrical about the joys of reading, he's also found time to write a book. Lucas tells Emile how he gets blokes enthused by books and what there is to gain from being well read.
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    16 mins
  • The mysterious broadcast which started after the first US and Israeli strikes on Iran

    The mysterious broadcast which started after the first US and Israeli strikes on Iran
    Mar 26 2026
    V32 is a station sending numbers in the Persian (aka Farsi) language which began broadcasting just hours after the first US and Israeli strikes on Iran. So who is behind this message? How is it being transmitted? Where is it coming from? And what is its purpose? To help us unpack all of that, Emile is joined by Dr Tony Ingesson, an expert in counterintelligence, deception, and intelligence analysis at Lund University in Sweden.
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    5 mins
  • Politics with Natalia Albert

    Politics with Natalia Albert
    Mar 26 2026
    Political scientist and regular Nights' contributor Natalia Albert looks at what Labour needs to do to win the upcoming general election.
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    11 mins
  • Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

    Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial
    Mar 26 2026
    A New Mexico jury has ordered Meta to pay $375m US after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms.
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    11 mins
  • Far North weather update

    Far North weather update
    Mar 26 2026
    Emile gets an update on the weather from MetService meterologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane gets the latest from Far North Mayor Moko Tepania.
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    6 mins
  • European correspondent Christian Smith

    European correspondent Christian Smith
    Mar 25 2026
    Christian Smith dials in from London with news of a chasm between Hungary and the rest of the European Union.
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    8 mins
  • Midweek Mediawatch

    Midweek Mediawatch
    Mar 25 2026
    Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media news including the response to the Middle East conflict.
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    20 mins
  • Will in-person exams put a stop to AI cheating?

    Will in-person exams put a stop to AI cheating?
    Mar 25 2026
    University of Canterbury associate sociology professor Dr Mike Grimshaw discusses what problems this will solve.
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    13 mins