Marcus Lush Nights

After taking his young children to see Black Widow, Marcus' listeners were quick to share stories of seeing movies that they were too young for - either intentionally or by accident.
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With the stranded orca in Wellington leading the headlines, Marcus' callers had plenty to say about these fascinating animals.
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With the stranded orca in Wellington leading the headlines, Marcus' callers had plenty to say about these fascinating animals.
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The mother of one of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks has a simple message for producers of a film based on the attacks: "No". 
Newshub has received a leaked script for 'They Are Us', and says the first 17 pages are focused on the attack - describing it in graphic detail. 
The project, described as following the week after March 15, has faced strong criticism and prompted a petition to stop it being made.
Janna Ezat lost her son Hussein Al-Umari in the attack when in court forgave the terrorist, saying "I decided to forgive you Mr Tarrant because I don't have hate … I have no choice."
Speaking to Marcus Lush, Ezat says that she is still suffering from the tragedy - including that she is suffering from anxiety and is having to move to Auckland to get away from Christchurch.
However, she says that someone from production called her, trying to get her approval to be included in the film.  
"From this point, they told me we will write about your son because he is a hero, and we will write about you because you are a forgiver."
Ezat says that her "son's blood is not cheap", and she does want the movie to go ahead and the producers should respect that decision. 
"For me, the scenes of March will happen again and again." 
"We are the victims. We are the families. They can't do things on behalf of us that we are not expecting. It's a crime."
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The mother of one of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks has a simple message are shocked by an early draft script of a film based on the attacks: "No". 
Newshub received a leaked script of 'They Are Us' and say the first 17 pages are focussed on the attack.
The project, described as following the week after March 15, has faced strong criticism and prompted a petition to stop it being made.
Janna Ezat lost her son Hussein Al-Umari in the attack when in court forgave the terrorist, saying "I decided to forgive you Mr Tarrant because I don't have hate … I have no choice."
Speaking to Marcus Lush, Ezat says that she is still suffering from the tragedy - including that she is suffering from anxiety and is having to move to Auckland to get away from Christchurch.
However, she says that someone from production called her, trying to get her approval to be included in the film.  
"From this point, they told me we will write about your son because he is a hero, and we will write about you because you are a forgiver."
Ezat says that her "son's blood is not cheap", and she does want the movie to go ahead and the producers should respect that decision. 
"For me, the scenes of March will happen again and again." 
"We are the victims. We are the families. They can't do things on behalf of us that we are not expecting. It's a crime."
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After reading that onions are this nation's biggest vegetable export, Marcus' question was initially simple: where's the great onion farm he's never heard of?
Then the conversation layers came peeling off to cover onion sandwiches, a literal flood of onions, and the inevitable 'why don't we have a giant onion statue somewhere?'.
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After reading that onions are this nation's biggest vegetable export, Marcus' question was initially simple: where's the great onion farm he's never heard of?
Then the conversation layers came peeling off to cover onion sandwiches, a literal flood of onions, and the inevitable 'why don't we have a giant onion statue somewhere?'.
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On the shortest night of the year, it made sense to talk warm winter clothing - especially Marcus' least favourite type: the puffer jacket.
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On the shortest night of the year, it made sense to talk warm winter clothing - especially Marcus' least favourite type: the puffer jacket.
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New Zealand is well known for being a small country – but what is the likelihood you would know the person phoning into talkback?
That question formed the basis of Marcus Lush’s newest radio game ‘Connections’. The premise was to one caller on, and then the second had to know or have some connection to the first, and thus start a chain of connections – a sort of dot-to-dot – between callers across the country.
It started with Matt and ended with Kay, creating a 23-person long chain covering the country from Papakura to the Chatham Islands, with an Olympic gold medallist, a former newsreader and the mother of a current Government Minister all getting involved.
Listen as Marcus and his callers make the connections with each other, and learn why ‘FONC’ may just be the show’s latest catchphrase.
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