Marcus Lush Nights

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Marcus Lush Nights episodes

October 26, 2023 Sausage Quest (26 October 2023)
Someone ran across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, snow is hitting parts of the lower South Island, the outgoing Sports Minister is going to France for the RWC Final, and The Project is leaving our TV screens.

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1 hr 12 min
October 25, 2023 Dragged in front of the court of the country (25 October 2023)
It's time to admit to the things you do while driving that you know you probably shouldn't (even though there's no law saying you can't).

Also, a Netflix documentary has Marcus interested in a particular Australian small town, and a divisive spread marks a century on shelves.

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1 hr 32 min
October 24, 2023 You have to pulse it (24 October 2023)
What is New Zealand's most hated garden tool?

Plus, how will we handle it if the RWC final this weekend doesn't go our way, and Marcus has a song stuck in his head...

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1 hr 41 min
October 20, 2023 The pick of the public holidays (20 October 2023)
You won't be surprised at which is Marcus' favourite holiday, and you probably won't be surprised at the return of one of Marcus' favourite pre-long-weekend driving topics...

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1 hr 16 min
October 20, 2023 The pick of the public holidays (20 October 2023)
Probably no surprises as to which is Marcus' favourite public holiday, but Marcus is surprised at people who make their own condensed milk!

Also the day before a long weekend is the perfect time to bring up Marcus' most-loved driving topic...

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1 hr 16 min
October 19, 2023 Their size belies their usefulness (19 October 2023)
What are the things that NZ used to (and still does) manufacture locally?

Plus Marcus compiles a list of the household items that are likely in their last decade of common use.

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1 hr 23 min
October 18, 2023 Put the leg in plaster (18 October 2023)
A popular tourist city in Spain is introducing new laws to try and prevent wild stag and hen parties - so Marcus wanted to know if they're even still a thing here in New Zealand.

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1 hr 26 min
October 17, 2023 We're corn mad in this country (17 October 2023)
Marcus learns something about America that shocks him and confesses he's not really into what apparently is one of New Zealand's most-loved foods.

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1 hr 11 min
October 16, 2023 People love a wildcard round (16 October 2023)
A terrific weekend of rugby has Marcus asking, "Why can't we have games like that more often than every four years??", plus we mark 60 years of the humble lava lamp.

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1 hr 16 min
October 13, 2023 I'll go see that this weekend (13 October 2023)
A textbook Friday free-for-all with turtles, concert films, getting rid of old appliances, and quitting smoking the old-fashioned way.

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1 hr 25 min