Nights with Karyn Hay Podcast
1) Why Jane Austen still connects with readers
Associate Lecturer in English Literature, Dr Naomi Walker explains why the author's connection with her readers is as strong as ever.
2) What does voter fraud claims mean for future of local body election voting?
Otago University Professor of Law, Andrew Geddis joins Emile Donovan.
3) Sports with Jamie Wall
RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to look back on the biggest sports stories of 2025.
4) World News with the BBC
Correspondent Rob Hugh-Jones looks at some of the events making international headlines.
5) Yodelling hits a high
UNESCO has officially recognised the singing style as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage. Peter Cairns teaches the art of yodelling and joins Emile Donovan.
6) Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay
With Christmas just around the corner, Emma has been trawling the newspaper archives to uncover some delightfully strange, surprising, and long-forgotten Christmas gifts and adverts from years gone by...Show More
7) What the Bondi attack tells us about gun law reform
The terrible events cross the Tasman have once again put the spotlight on firearms control. Waikato University's International Law Professor Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan.
8) Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights’ resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to look at what’s new on the big screen as well as a few things worth watching from the comfort of your couch.
9) Can an octopus really play the piano?
An octopus named Takoyaki or Tako, for short, has become an internet sensation after Swedish YouTuber Mattias Krantz rescued him from a fish market and then, incredibly, taught him to play the piano. ...Show More
10) Christchurch welcomes big new sports and aquatic centre
Emile Donovan speaks to Warren and Mahoney architect Brett Diprose about what it takes to design and build such a colossal community asset.