Marcus Lush Nights

Following the tragedy of the Titan explorer submersible, Marcus digs into why we have such a fascination with the sinking of the Titanic in the first place. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another school at odds with facial hair on a student, plus 50 years since the release of  The Wicker Man , and more on the fallout of Michael Wood's ministerial resignation. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cats just keep multiplying... so what's the answer?  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The air fryer fad isn't a fad anymore... LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Driving in the fog is dangerous, but is it worth having your hazard lights on the whole time? How do you get a cricket out of your room? And has anyone driven the new motorway that was opened (but not really opened) last Friday? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you hold an opening ceremony for a road, why isn't the road actually open? Does rugby know how boring it is when the same side wins all the time? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus... Marcus officially declares the opening of an important season in NZ cuisine, carrots weren't always orange, Bluey is well worth a watch, and surely we can do better than milk powder! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a brief mention in last night's show, Marcus does a deep dive into one of the most-loved TV shows of the 1980s. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There hasn't been a caller with stories quite like this in a while... now just wait for Jim's book. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big updates on NZ's fight against wallabies - and the conversation also pivots to other Australian creatures. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do blankets work? Who makes their own down quilts? Is anyone else not keen on that McDonald's ad? What should we call the text machine? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we never dream that we're on cell phones?  Hamilton in Hamilton. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was pleasantly surprised with Cookie time. Porridge World Championships are kicking off and Roy Orbison memories. All that and more... enjoy!  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Answer me this... what opened on this day in 1976?  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I somehow got scammed? + The Waka Kotahi scam that is causing havoc around the country.  Why are people vaping so much?  Pay by plate and the world I never knew about.  LISTEN ABOVE      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police are trialling EVs, so how is NZ going feel about that? When will you be able to do the walk on the new Warkworth-Puhoi motorway? All that, plus the rain, snacks for a road closure, and more on Temu in this episode. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's in the pipe? Who remembers the early days of Covid? What's going to happen with A.I.? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why have we gotten so obsessed with banning stuff?  Also, the Waimea dam, controlling your heat pump over the internet, and why you shouldn't click links in Facebook messages. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus gets into NZ having a second NRL team, the new ferries having a difficult time sailing to Picton, and how the news of Edmund summiting Everest made it to New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murray's moved somewhere where his phone no longer works, but can't get out of the phone plan. More and more people want to see Kiwis in the wild. And Barry has possibly the greatest idea Marcus has heard on talkback in a long time. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we still using newspaper to dry wet shoes? And who got married on a Sunday?  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Paroa the kiwi in the news yesterday, and Marcus hearing about Pablo the Russell Macaw, we hear stories of other great bird encounters. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not for a while has NZ rallied around a single issue: Paora the Kiwi needs to come back from Miami Zoo . That opened up a whole conversation about whether zoos do more harm than good, and whether councils should be involved in funding their operations. Oh, and how good are crunchie bars?! LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the  Fast & Furious  films worth getting into, or should Marcus be grateful he's managed to avoid the whole thing until now? And how annoyed were Aucklanders when the bridge kept closing over the weekend? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Friday free-for-all in great form tonight, covering new websites, raffles, tattoos, and talkback itself. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.