Nights for Tuesday 11 June 2024

8:15 Pacific Waves

A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

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8:30 Nights Jukebox

Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story to go with it.

Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

8:45 The Reading: 'Losing It'

Tonight is the fourth episode of our 10-part story about a teenage girl who has problems.

Esmee Meyers and Chelsea Bognuda episode four of 'Losing It' by Sandy McKay.

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.

If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.

The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.

9:15 Shower Thoughts: What's the point of wasps?

Have you ever had a burning question in the back of your mind that you just can't find the answer for, when suddenly, the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought.

That's a Shower Thought, and here on Nights we're aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking in the back of your mind.

Tonight's question: What's the point of wasps?

Professor Jacqueline Beggs is from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences and joins us to explain.

9:30 Politics by Night with Richard Harman

Editor of the political news website Politik Richard Harman chats to Emile Donovan about the big and small political stories of the week.

10:17 Adam Mastroianni: The art of good conversation

Striking up a conversation with someone you don't know can be a minefield. How do you fill awkward silences? What if your questions are too invasive - or too surface-level? How do you politely end an ambling conversation?

Adam Mastroianni is an experimental psychologist based in Washington in the United States, and the author of the science newsletter Experimental History.

He's been researching people's different conversational styles and how they can succeed or fail.

He tells Emile Donovan about the differences that arise between conversational 'givers' and 'takers'.

10:35 Kiwi makes bid for Obstacle Course World Championships

A high school teacher by day, Maika Hemera is representing New Zealand at the Obstacle Course World Championships in Costa Rica in August of this year.

Hemera will be competing in a grueling three kilometre event, as well as a Ninja Warrior-style 100 metre sprint.

He joins Emile Donovan.

10:45 How a scandalous 1614 play sheds light on the theatrical culture of England 

A story based on local gossip and written by a mother of eight is providing insight into the role of women in theatre.

Alice Mustian staged the play in her own back garden in the English city of Salisbury

David McInnis is Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, at the University of Melbourne, and joins Emile Donovan.

11:07 Worlds of Music

On Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots.