Marcus Lush Nights

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Marcus Lush Nights episodes

May 23, 2025 No Known Anecdote (23 May 2025)
Marcus embarks on another great sweepstake, investigates the price of scones, and hears about the sinking of the HMS Hood.

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1 hr 59 min
May 22, 2025 If you want a mango, get a mango (22 May 2025)
Would you encourage your child to get into the same career you did? And who ever heard of putting curry sauce on chips?

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1 hr 50 min
May 21, 2025 The Lamson Cash Rail System (21 May 2025)
Smith & Caughey's has confirmed it will close after 145 years of business. In a retail nostalgia hit, Marcus learns about the novel way money was delivered from customers to store accounts. Also, George Wendt, who portrayed Norm on Cheers has died.

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2 hr 1 min
May 20, 2025 That's a power move (20 May 2025)
Marcus enquires about the special skill or talent you have, and boy... did you come through!

Oh, and how long can you hold your breath for?

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1 hr 46 min
May 19, 2025 It does sound remarkably stupid (
Caller Heather tells Marcus she's concerned about a new sport she's seen on the news, and Caller Suzy reckons she's got an answer for that high price of butter!

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2 hr 7 min
May 16, 2025 You better hide it (16 May 2025)
A Friday free-for-all that covers electricity prices, billeting overseas students, expandable homes, and butter raffles.

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1 hr 47 min
May 15, 2025 We haven't had a ram raid in a while (15 May 2025)
Marcus wants to know what would necessitate having a helicopter on your front lawn, and how on Earth butter getting even MORE expensive?

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1 hr 54 min
May 14, 2025 Literally running it up the flagpole (14 May 2025)
Ten years on from the referendum that divided a nation, Marcus checks in on whether there's still any appetite for change.

Plus bringing back the commuter train service from Auckland to Tauranga seems like a no brainer, right?

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2 hr
May 13, 2025 I'd look like Shrek (13 May 2025)
Marcus has a theory about New Zealand's trend of footwear favouritism, and wants to know if you can still get turned away from places for not being dressed up enough.

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2 hr 11 min
May 12, 2025 The sandwich would be better with bread (12 May 2025)
Marcus talks burgers, whether New Zealand has the ratio of pubs to golf courses right, chipped windscreens, and disposing batteries.

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2 hr