Marcus Lush Nights

How do you make instant coffee taste better? Everyone seems to have a idea, and Marcus' favourite of the night was from Shayne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We may not all admit to it, but a lot of us have dropped our phones into water at some point - there are plenty of "life hacks" on how to dry out your device, but do any of them work? Over the course of tonight's show, Marcus found out for himself. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following a day of talkback dissecting the ACT Welfare policy announcement, and a previous caller querying him personally for not owning a house, David Seymour phoned Marcus to set the record straight on what he's doing with his money, and NZ's borders staying closed while the world catches up on Covid recovery. On why he doesn't have a house: "When [the 84yo previous caller] was my age, it was a...

Is there such a thing as 'time sensitivity'? More specifically, can you time a minute without a watch? Marcus has been 'practising' the skill, and put himself and Caller Liz to the test live on air.  LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two friends have been reconnected after nearly 50 years, because they were both listening to the Marcus Lush Nights show. Marcus mentioned the passing of Millie Small, and heard from a few callers who had attended concerts of hers in New Zealand in the 1960s. One caller, Don, said he went to her show in Greymouth with an older friend of his, Parris Heath, and went backstage after the show as Parri...

Jim Sutton, who hosted Nostalgia on Saturday Nights on Newstalk ZB from 1988 to 2013, died in Wanaka over the weekend - he would've been 80 tomorrow. Marcus opened the show tonight with his memories of one of New Zealand's most-loved hosts. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus Lush has made it clear that his show is no place for misinformation and conspiracy theories. While discussing the second New Zealander who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, caller Rangi-Marie's anger over coronavirus - which she believed was a "scam" - was quickly shut down by Marcus Lush.  He told her that he would not be "the portal for misinformation" in a time when we need an unified...

Should you switch to a battery-powered lawn mower, and more importantly, what kind of noise does it make? When the terrible happens and you lose a toe to a lawnmower, what's the weirdest thing that could happen next? And if your lawnmower isn't starting, what's the best product to get it going again? We got the answers to all of those questions on Mower Monday. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See...

It's hard to remember people's names at the best of times, but it's infinitely harder to remember their name when you get told the wrong name to start with. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Royal deaths, political changes - and the demise of Paper Plus?! That's what ZB listeners think will happen over the next 12 months. This week, Marcus Lush continued his annual tradition and asked listeners to share their five predictions for 2020 57 people - including Marcus and producer Dan - shared their thoughts, and we've got all the results here. 12 people think Donald Trump will get re-elec...

At the beginning of 2019, Scott (like dozens of other listeners) made five predictions for the year. He claims they all became true, making him the winner of the 2019 Predictions Contest. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To make sure he didn't miss the last bus home, Marcus phoned himself for only the second time, (or third if you count the time when he locked himself out of the studio) and ended the show while walking (running, actually) to catch the bus. Did he make it in time?  LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember those phone indexes with the arrow down the middle with the letters and then you push the button to have it spring open to that page? Ken takes the conversation to a great level... and we got the picture to prove it! LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE, and head to the Marcus Lush Nights facebook page to see the Electro-matic Index. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking about how houses get numbered, Marcus learned that there are national property numbering guidelines, and a bunch of streets in NZ totally ignore them. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After talking about petrols cars with reseve fuel tanks and how far you can drive once the gauge goes past "empty", Max called up with a wealth of knowledge on one particular make of vehicle.  LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you bring up the subject of fireworks, you never quite know who's going to ring. Andy's history with fireworks goes back further than most people's... LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right after losing the RWC final to South Africa, a couple of English players seemingly snubbed their silver medal - is that fair enough, or do you think that's bad sportsmanship? LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it OK for All Blacks rugby players to cry when they lose an important match? Is this something new that we are going to have to start getting used to? LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a game that most All Black punters probably want to forget, but Grant jumped on to chat TVNZ airing the bronze final, reviewed England's classy plays over the All Blacks, NZ's response to the loss, and who he's picking for the final. I think he wrapped it pretty well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Towing a broken down car seems to be a solid part of every kiwi driver's history. I don't think anyone's got towing story like Merv's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What started as an answer to a nautical flag question, turned into a fantastic conversation about a 10-year model build. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You make one off-hand comment about cane toads and then Shirley rings up with a story for the ages... LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While talking about names and the ones that have fallen out of fashion, we heard this great story from John about his nickname backfiring rather spectacularly. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you think the beginning of a rugby match is a suitable place for the haka? LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With NZ playing their opening match in RWC 2019 against South Africa on Saturday, many people complained they couldn't watch the game through Spark Sport, and then James had comments of a different kind. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.