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Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.

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October 23 · 16 min
Using targeted aromas to improve shopping experiences
Scentsation uses targeted aromas around individual products to make the shopping experience more appealing.
October 23 · 20 min
What's behind De La Salle College's debating success?
De La Salle College in South Auckland is building a reputation with its debating programme becoming one of the strongest in Auckland.
October 22 · 18 min
Spooky stories from the capital
Whether we believe in them or not, why do ghost stories fascinate us? What is it about the supernatural and spooky which gets us going? Historian Amanda McVitty is hosting a series of ghost talks at the Thistle Inn for the Wellington Heritage Festival this month and she'll be be bringing the capital's spooky colonial history to life. Amanda speaks to Susana.
October 22 · 10 min
How to build a better world
The University of Otago's MindJam is returning to Queenstown this weekend, with academics from its Division of Humanities getting together to tackle the big questions, share a few ideas and head off on some thought-provoking tangents. Associate professor Grace Moore is chairing proceedings. She speaks to Susana.
October 22 · 12 min
Short-cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan talks about what he's been watching, including Tenzing (Apple), The Last Lighthouse (YouTube) and Klara and The Sun (in cinemas).
October 22 · 9 min
Politics chat with Natalia Albert
It’s time for our semi-regular politics catch-up with political scientist, writer, thinker and former deputy leader of The Opportunities Party, or TOP as it was known then, Natalia Albert. Tonight, we’re looking at why this election has become so complicated, with coalition possibilities, electorate seats and some particularly tricky MMP maths all making it harder to work out what government we could end up with.
October 22 · 10 min
Looking at Auckland through the eyes of tamariki
What happens when you take the artwork of 179 Auckland children and bring it to life on a massive scale? Windows of Imagination does exactly that, transforming their drawings into a colourful animated projection on the southern façade of Te Waihorotiu Station, giving us a glimpse of Auckland through the eyes of its tamariki.
October 22 · 14 min
Dinosaurs have arrived in Aotearoa
A new dinosaur exhibition, which takes visitors back around 68 million years, opens at Auckland Museum this weekend. Susana speaks to Victoria Travers, Director of Audience Experience at Auckland Museum.
October 21 · 13 min
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
October 21 · 12 min
The stories that grab us
Long Story Short is the podcast from award-winning New Zealand journalists Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding. Each episode takes a sensational crime, scandal, catastrophe, or something just plain weird, unravels it, then pieces the whole story back together. And the first episode of season two is out now. Emile speaks to Adam and Eugene about the stories they couldn't help but explore.
October 21 · 23 min
Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media news.
October 21 · 11 min
Jousting alive and well in New Zealand
On Monday night, you may have caught a plea from our sports man, Ben Strang . . . to bring back jousting Well, I said leave it with us, and we have delivered.
October 21 · 11 min
Why are big name artists cancelling their New Zealand concerts?
Lily Allen fans will be saying "Not Fair" tonight. The singer cancelled her show this evening just hours before she was due on stage in Auckland. Allen made the announcement this morning on social media, leaving some fans with unrecoverable travel and accommodation costs. To discuss what seems to be a trend of artists flaking on New Zealand Emile speaks with music journalist Chris Schulz.
October 20 · 14 min
Nights at the Museum: Museum of Hangovers
It's time for us to showcase another unusual museum here on RNZ Nights. It's our fortnightly segment we call Nights at the Museum. And tonight - we head to Croatia to the Museum of Hangovers co-founder Rino Dubokovic speaks to Emile.
October 20 · 10 min
Shower Thoughts: How real is reality TV?
Dylan Reeve has worked in reality TV for more than two decades - he also happens to be one of the hosts of RNZ podcast The Reality Machine.
October 20 · 13 min
Why are film trailers so long in the cinema?
Some of us are punctual folk. If the movie says it starts at half-seven, we expect it to start at half-seven. But - why DON'T movies start on time? What's the logic, the economics behind this? Neil Lambert is the owner of premium cinema chain Silky Otter. He speaks to Emile.
October 20 · 8 min
Time to turn down loud music on public transport?
Is this more than just a minor irritation? Or does it point to a wider public safety issue? Should New Zealand do the same?
October 20 · 15 min
Philosophy to be taught in schools again
But how do you take some of humanity's oldest and biggest questions and make them relevant to teenagers in the 21st century?
October 19 · 16 min
Poet Rebecca Hawkes on her latest work
For her latest work, HIDE, poet and artist Rebecca Hawkes has woven together the stories of a medieval mystic scribe and a modern shepherd's daughter. The work has also been transformed into a musical performance with a complete cello score by Emily Winter. Rebecca joins Emile to discuss the project.
October 19 · 7 min
Sports with Ben Strang
Nights sports commentator on the return of club cricket and a look at the various Trans-Tasman sporting competitions currently taking place, plus Formula 1 looks to be returning to Africa.

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