Marcus Lush Nights

When did the working men's clubs start in New Zealand? And how are they still going when they only charge $13.50 for their beef lasagne meal? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand's getting its own Leftorium! So why is life so hard for those who are left-dominant? LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nothing worse than a chipped windscreen, except a totally smashed windscreen. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can we agree that taking your cat in a backpack up a mountain is a weird thing to do? Also, what's with people making mayonnaise out of condensed milk? LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus isn't a fan of the casual attire some of our athletes are wearing at the Birmingham games, and talks about why companies don't honour loyal customers or employees anywhere near as well as they should. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 1.74 million viewers, the England v Germany final is the most watched event on TV in the UK in 2022 so far. So why wasn't it available at all, on any platform, for New Zealanders to watch? Also, what should happen to prisoners on the roof in Hastings, and how did we get to the place we're at with those wilding pines? LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the first night of the 2022 Commonwealth Games on, Marcus talks other great Games moments, which all seem to be from 1974 in Christchurch, and not from 1990 in Auckland. Also Russell, in Russell, gives a live commentary of the meteor shower. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A night spent remembering NZ's premier country musician, John Hore Grenell. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following that stellar heel-kick goal from Alessia Russo, Marcus talks about other unique sports moves and then chats energy efficient light bulbs. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With continued widespread rain and flooding in Canterbury and Otago today, callers were quick to remind Marcus of the great Taieri Plains flood of 1980. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a to-do list person? People seem to either swear by them or think the people who use them are 'stuck in their ways and the routine'. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Surely there has to be a way to not get ripped off by airport parking. And how did we let the monarch butterfly population drop so low? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks foot and mouth and bailey bridges. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While discussing the UK's record-breaking heat, the topics of Culloden and the Concorde aircraft came up, as well as how Ian Foster should have handled the post-match press conference after losing. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ireland beat the All Blacks on the weekend, taking away the series 2-1. It was the best rugby series in recent memory - so why is everyone after the coach's head? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the opening of the Waikato Expressway and the upcoming rugby game in Wellington, we talk about road trips and what new motorways do to small towns they bypass. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rugby stadium that sometimes will get used for other things is not what Christchurch needs or deserves. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a less-than-perfect beginning to the show, Marcus talks about getting lost, and then finding lost things. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heat pumps are the saviour of many a cold night (or super hot day, but it's winter so let's focus on the cold for now) - but how should they be used? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks were beaten by Ireland on Saturday night - why does that mean the end of the world for New Zealanders? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a few calls on head knocks in sport, the conversation moved to the drink Tang, and various ways to open cans. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why would you serve pies on a plane? What's the use of a dash cam if you never see a meteor? What did you have done to the liver/kidney/heart that was transplanted out of you? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks about the Kapiti house bus that caught fire and then drove by itself, stupid things that tour bus drivers say, and the end of Denny's restaurants being open 24/7. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Without mentioning the power going out or earthquakes (which aren't valid reasons anymore anyway), there's no valid reason to keep your landline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best of Monday 4 July 2022, including the recent surge of Covid cases in NZ, the Warriors should get to play all their 2023 games at home, and moving to Australia is (and isn't) a good idea. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.