Newstalk ZB

Marcus Lush Nights

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Marcus Lush engages Kiwis from all walks of life, discussing the issues that matter most on Newstalk ZB.

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Newstalk ZB

Category

News

Podcast website

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

I'd go for the roast (7 March 2024) 07.03.2024

Where is the worst place you've ever lived? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The downtown bus terminal (6 March 2024) 06.03.2024

Marcus talks about pet birds and previews a potential upcoming slimming-down of the TVNZ newsroom. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It needs to be a giant boulder (5 March 2024) 05.03.2024

Marcus has done something he swore he'd never do. Plus, it's Unique Names Day... LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a magic button (4 March 2024) 04.03.2024

Marcus talks phone tricks, fun runs, how terrible Auckland airport is, and where the Prime Minister should live. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Depressed looking oompa loompa (1 March 2024) 01.03.2024

Marcus talks about plastic shopping bags, fantasy sports leagues, and TV shows starring animals. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks to TWO leap day 21 year olds! 01.03.2024

Claudia and Judy are two New Zealanders who have both just turned 21, even though they were born during WWII. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curtain twitchers (29 February 2024) 29.02.2024

Marcus talks leap day and the lifestyle of long-term campground living. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We can't stand them standing (28 February 2024) 28.02.2024

Marcus takes reaction on the news today that Newshub's newsroom is set to shut down later this year. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look at it through welding goggles (27 February 2024) 27.02.2024

Marcus talks about the natural disaster the team at FEMA are most worried about, and marks the 60th anniversary of the Lyttleton Road Tunnel. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's pure mouth right there (26 February 2024) 26.02.2024

Marcus was delighted to hear something, and wants to know which of NZ's fastest-growing cities you would move to. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blood-type braggards (23 February 2024) 23.02.2024

Marcus keeps up with the second T20 match against Australia and takes calls on the demise of retail, whatever beef tea is, and New Zealand's introduction to road cones. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Haunted by a thousand dead rats (22 February 2024) 22.02.2024

Marcus marks Supermarket Worker's Day, and settles whether it's acceptable to let a toddler sit inside a supermarket trolley. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bit soft and hopeless (21 February 2024) 21.02.2024

Marcus keeps up with the 1st T20 between the Blackcaps and Australia while covering interesting uses for drones, starter motors, and the nation's favourite confectionery item. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comes at you in a line (20 February 2024) 20.02.2024

Marcus talks about the DOC hut having to close because the toilet is too full, and discusses why we're not likely to see another 'It's In The Bag' show made here. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mock me with their taperedness (19 February 2024) 19.02.2024

Marcus talks about his least-favourite roast side vegetable, remembers the Cloverlea Tavern, and pushes hard for a new NRL side for New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See the colour in the colour (16 February 2024) 16.02.2024

A Friday free-for-all covering NZ's new Car of the Year, colour blindness, and the mystery of late fees. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Such is the life cycle of the prickle (15 February 2024) 15.02.2024

Marcus talks about replanting the Port Hills (yes to natives and no to kikuyu), athlete's foot, and why you don't hear about berocca anymore. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Port Hills Fire (14 February 2024) 14.02.2024

As Marcus' show begins, a large vegetation on the Port Hills hasn't been contained, and eyewitnesses give updates as things develop. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like a pastry tube (13 February 2024) 13.02.2024

Marcus talks about all the things you can get from the fish and chips shop, that isn't fish and chips. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'd go to the scotch eggs (12 February 2024) 12.02.2024

Marcus recaps the Super Bowl, and takes calls on train tracks not working when it gets hot, being afraid of smart power meters, and rodents in supermarkets. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go mow the neighbour's lawn (9 February 2024) 09.02.2024

Marcus talks about the Beatles, road works, rats in supermarkets, and Chinese New Year. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like a human glow worm (8 February 2024) 08.02.2024

What are the good things and the terrible things about working shifts? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pony did it (7 February 2024) 07.02.2024

Marcus covers off a new online food trend, a primary school science project that should make a comeback, one of the key frustrations about a public holiday, and pitches a documentary idea for a budding producer to take up. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I feel sorry for margarine (5 February 2024) 05.02.2024

New Zealanders consume a lot of butter, and Marcus sure knows how to get earwormed! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's something weird about that place (2 February 2024) 02.02.2024

Marcus talks 'the greatest middle distance race of all time', wallabies in a park in Christchurch, and the making of "We Are The World". LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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