Marcus Lush Nights

After witnessing police clear the protestors from parliament's lawn, callers to Marcus' show review the actions of the police and discuss the precedent set for future demonstrations in our nation's capital. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the song that most people like (or are at least fine with) that you just cannot handle hearing? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's with the clothing that you see strewn all over the road? What's the proper way to pronounce "strewn"? Who used to live in Strowan, and what other suburbs aren't really suburbs anymore? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the slightly obsessive or quirky behaviour you have that is kind of unusual? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are toga parties still a thing? Marcus thinks they should be! Are we ready for Phase 3 of the Omicron response? And if you're going to talk about NZ drivers, let's be honest about how bad we are at driving. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it just Marcus, or have Bic Clic pens gotten really bad? And what else used to be great, and is now awful? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does anyone know when the hazard light flick started to be used as the universal message for "thanks for letting me into the gap in traffic"? And speaking of car lights, what is the parking light actually for? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered what to use to make your pies pastry lid stay crispy and not go soggy? The answer is a pie funnel. So what should you use if you don't have one? An egg up, apparently. But what about if you don't have any egg cups? What then? And on and on it goes. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes it takes an incorrect caller to get a true expert on the line, and that was the case with Joe and ice skating. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After talking about roundabouts for a bit, the chat turns to films that feature car chases, and collectible cars. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It used to be that when we didn't like how a Government was going, we'd say we'd vote them out at the next election, so when did that turn into wanting them arrested and violently attacked? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who knew New Zealand had such a rich history of manufacturing cars? Apparently, quite a few callers did - and they were very generous with their information and stories on the show tonight! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a little bit of Covid talk, discussion moved to how people are getting on after ex-cyclone Dovi swept through the country over the weekend. Hundreds of homes around New Zealand are (at the time of the show) still without power, and that's causing some problems. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After hearing Clive's Covid recovery story (and a shoutout to the folks at Tauranga Hospital), talk turned to seagulls. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday they arrived, and today a few of them tried to breach the police barricade and get into Parliament. It's a shame the protestors don't seem to know what they're doing there. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy and his friends are going to canoe the Whanganui River, and we get talking about drinks that are purposely salted to quench thirst. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to an out-of-nowhere topic shift from Barry, we dive deep into the world of real fruit ice cream - including the people who use them, and one of the guys who builds them here in NZ and sends them all over the world. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ Rugby has confirmed the beginning of this year's Super Rugby season will take place in a bubble in Queenstown and Invercargill (which means they listened to Marcus suggest this back in April 2020). And that phosphorus event in Dunedin had us talking about matches made in New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After opening the show celebrating the Aussie Open results, the conversation turned to flies, and the scourge they are at the end of the NZ summer. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wedding organisers seem to have been dealt a blow as new mask rules come into force next week. The Ministry of Health's Covid-19 website has been updated, and now says people attending gatherings must wear a face mask, and that masks cannot be removed for photographs, but can be taken off to eat and drink. A petition to have the rule changed has already gathered thousands of signatures (more than...

Was Michael Venus right to make his comments about Nick Kyrgios? And who remembers the story of Christian the lion? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are you doing to help your community handle the Omicron? And why do people insist on using those stupid head torches?? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With NZ's first day at Red almost over, caller Andrew has an idea on how to keep supermarkets stocked when staff are forced to isolate. The hypothetical got a real reaction from some callers... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When news broke of Meat Loaf's death, callers and Marcus were quick to share stories of one of this generation's greatest performers. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What started as a quick question about how much people are paying for fresh corn at their local supermarket, turned into a deep dive into all things corn-related. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.