Episodes

  • Can 'biological age' tell us how well our bodies are functioning?
    Jul 3 2025
    Biological age tests claim to measure how old your body is on a cellular level. Hassan Vally at Deakin University in Australia and is an expert when it comes to interpreting health data and joins Emile Donovan.
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    18 mins
  • Public lighting designer Tim Hunt
    Jul 3 2025
    Tim Hunt is a Melbourne-based lighting designer who constantly thinks about how humans interact with light and how better lighting can make our cities safer, more welcoming and more beautiful.
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    12 mins
  • Philosophy Now: Should we want to live forever?
    Jul 3 2025
    University of Waikato senior lecturer in philosophy Dan Weijers joins Emile Donovan to ponder immortality.
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    13 mins
  • Are we a group of Kiwi, or Kiwis?
    Jul 3 2025
    After being stumped during Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell, Emile Donovan calls up Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres from Massey University, to weigh in on whether the plural for a Kiwi (the national identity, not the bird) is Kiwi, or Kiwis.
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    5 mins
  • Wild weather update with Metservice
    Jul 3 2025
    Metservice meteorologist Stephen Glassey joins Emile Donovan for an update on the severe thunderstorms in Taranaki and other wild weather around the country.
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    3 mins
  • Nominations open tomorrow: Should you run for your local council?
    Jul 3 2025
    Anneka Carlson Matthews first ran for the New Plymouth District Council in 2019 as a 29-year old former police officer and small business owner. She joins Emile Donovan to encourage people to give local government a go.
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    13 mins