Marcus Lush Nights

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 have 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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Do people from your town have a collective name? We all know the obvious ones like Aucklander and Wellingtonian, but some demonyms are more confusing and hotly contested.
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Do people from your town have a collective name? We all know the obvious ones like Aucklander and Wellingtonian, but some demonyms are more confusing and hotly contested.
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As anticipation built for the spectacle of a total lunar eclipse combined with a super moon, Marcus and his callers did their best to share the view with those who couldn't see it for themselves.
Head to the Facebook page to see the photos - or listen to the highlights from the entire show.
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As anticipation built for the spectacle of a total lunar eclipse combined with a super moon, Marcus and his callers did their best to share the view with those who couldn't see it for themselves.
Head to the Facebook page to see the photos - or listen to the highlights from the entire show.
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Usually, when talkback turns to petrol, it's only about the price - this was the night on everything but the price of fuel!
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Even though he's put up a 'No Junk Mail' sign, Paul still gets junk mail.
Luckily, Marcus has a genius solution - and it's meant he hasn't received a single piece of junk mail in over 20 years.
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After hearing apps often charge a monthly fee to remove ads without adding any new features, Steve phoned in to let everyone know how they could do it without paying anything - he was even nice enough to go through the process a couple of times so you can follow along in real-time.
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Poppies are back in the headlines - in a very different way. 
Instead of the usual long-weekend message of "we'll be everywhere and there'll be zero tolerance for speeding, cellphones, and drunk-driving", NZ Police will be handing out poppies to safe drivers this Anzac weekend.
Marcus doesn't think it's a good idea - but RSA CEO Marty Donoghue says the campaign is all about raising awareness of defence force veterans in NZ, and showing support for defence force staff currently serving New Zealanders in MIQ facilities around the country.
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A talk on sad movies leads Marcus to ponder breaking one of his key radio rules.
If you have the patience and perseverance to make it to the end, you deserve the laugh.
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