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What you're hooked watching on Facebook (20 July 2026)
Marcus talks whether the FIFA final should lead a news bulletin, videos you love to watch online, and what time of day the 1969 moon landing was broa…
3 months, 1 week ago
Well-packaged compromise (17 July 2026)
Marcus wraps the week with a Friday free-for-all covering last night's quake, the proposed names for our new ferries, and a new block of chocolate he…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The best $3.60 you'll spend (16 July 2026)
Marcus gets into petrol quality, and then experiences a quake (alongside most of the rest of the South Island). We also talk England out of the FIFA …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Marcus Lush experiences Southland earthquake live on air
Newstalk ZB's Night Host Marcus Lush felt the 5.9 magnitude earthquake from his Invercargill studio.
The quake struck 40km north of Te Anau at 9.14p…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
They go to bed early (15 July 2026)
Marcus gets some updates from some listeners, and then gets into banning phones, banning racing, and NZ's first case of bird flu.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tick tick, I'm in (14 July 2026)
Marcus wonders if Paul Henry joining politics changes anything, and offers to help get promotional stickers for a listener.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
You can't have chicken for breakfast (13 July 2026)
Marcus remembers Sam Neill, gets previews of the FIFA World Cup semi-finals, talks feral cat eridication, and is shocked at a glaring ommission from …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Just for the mothers (9 July 2026)
It's Matariki-eve, so a Thursday free-for-all is in order.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Pretending to be a human (8 July 2026)
Marcus got cold-called by AI and it took a couple minutes to figure it out - should non-human callers have to identify as such?
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
A bit like marble run (7 July 2026)
Marcus keeps across the weather, and talks toll roads, bread, and previews the quarter finals of the football world cup.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago