Marcus Lush Nights

With Mother's Day this weekend, Marcus collects cryptic (and often threatening) lines your mother would say, and keeps a close eye on a band of heavy rainstorms heading down the North Island. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's World Donkey Day, Marcus is either lazy or a psychopath, a Russian satellite is falling out of orbit (and might land in Ashburton again), and a brand new country music station is coming on air in New Zealand! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the most dangerous appliance at your place? And what household item does Marcus hate the most? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus is very much in favour of a proposed under-16 social media ban, and wants to know if anyone's ever won anything of note from a claw machine. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks the proposed reopening of an infamous prison, and gets advice on in-home help.  Then Kathy has the mother of all questions about fences.... LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks slow cookers, duck shooting, and getting your eyebrows tattooed. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More weather coverage (this time focusing on Wellington and Christchurch), plus what can you use when you've run out of laundry soap? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus has a question about swanndri, and also talks ice-skating tours and the sinking of of the Titanic. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus neighbours who feed birds, expensive domestic flights, and even more expensive airport parking! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks table tennis, terrible bed sheets, cooking in an air fryer, and what to do when council keeps shifting bin day around! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weird 'inbetween two long weekends' week, Marcus covers the upcoming funeral of Pope Francis, cleaning lawn mowers, and getting your Dangerous Goods license. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Waitotara Pub has been destroyed by fire, there's talk of a possible snap election in NZ, and Jason's not a fan of the road cones! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus gets reports as ex-tropical cyclone Tam starts to impact the upper North Island, and makes sure that everyone has their TV connected after last night's satellite switchover special. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus helps people impacted by the Sky TV satellite switch over, and talks about why you'd get bullied for having a certain colour of hair. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn starts off the night with a call about mushrooms, but things take a quick wild turn... Plus, Marcus is all okay with the proposed changes to how NZers get their driver's license. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Friday free-for-all edition of Marcus Lush Nights, that covers chip scoops, the new road through the Manawatu Gorge, and 8-track tapes. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks the useless gadget you thought was going to be amazing, leaf blowers, and marks the anniversary of the Wahine disaster in 1968. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big news for folks who've always wanted to be on our favourite quiz show, and some excellent tips on how to get to sleep if that's something you struggle with. And Marcus tries to give George a phone number. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What extinct creature would you want to see brought back to modern times? And can you answer Marcus' out-of-the-blender interview question? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus reckons we ought to keep Daylight Saving Time on permanently when we switch it back on in September. Also, what do you 'see' when you close your eyes? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A classic Friday free-for-all show that covers chocolate milk, daylight saving ending, wasps, Norway, and the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Monowai Hydro Station. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're about to switch back to regular time, people are taking photos with things other than phones, and Marcus finally hears from folks who've actually seen the new Snow White remake! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do with the free power slot you get from your electricity provider? And was Val Kilmer a better actor than Richard Chamberlain? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus farewells a much-loved mascot, has a question about a new sky dish, and gets to why high school students don't like reading the books they're told they have to read. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government is looking to create a hotline to enable reporting of overzealous road cone use, so Marcus tries to gauge how that would go. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.