For the last show of June, Marcus talks the first broadcasts of TV2, proposed changes to Lotto, and the jury's deliberation in the Patterson mushroom trial in Australia. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 59 min
After dreadful weather for a lot of the country, Marcus talks chimney maintenance and fireplaces! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2025•2 hr 2 min
It's the first ever Schnitzel Thursday! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 57 min
Marcus talks campervans, Bobby Sherman, 28 Years Later , and statues of Richard Nixon. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 44 min
In this episode, Marcus covers Noel Edmonds, the national anthem, boy racers, and an angry US President. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2025•2 hr
The night before a long weekend has Marcus talking about being bored, and having red hair. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19, 2025•2 hr 1 min
There's continued backlash to the banning of the cowbell from the Super Rugby final this weekend, and Marcus talks about taking melatonin tablets to aid sleep. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 52 min
This weekend marks 50 years since the release of Jaws in the United States, and Marcus hasn't ever seen it! Plus a "health and safety" decision has some people outraged... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 17, 2025•2 hr 9 min
Marcus gauges where New Zealand is at with its love or hate for self-service checkouts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 58 min
Marcus talks Brian Wilson, the poisonous mushroom case from Australia, and covers a tragic plane crash in India. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Marcus talks about the new road opening from Ashurst to Woodville (seeing as no one else seems to have mentioned it!), North Islanders have moved to the South Island in droves over the last few years, and how the Newstalk ZB newsreaders end the news comes up for debate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 56 min
Marcus gets advice on how to stop (or remove) frost on your windscreen, discusses the poor road planning of Tauranga, and gets into the history of cars with crank handles. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2025•2 hr 1 min
While struggling with a croaky voice, Marcus talks nose bleeds, cheese, POW marches, and covers the band of very heavy rain sweeping down the North Island. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 30 min
After a week off from illness, Marcus returns to talk the upcoming military tattoo event at Eden Park, 65 years of TV broadcasting in NZ, and whether cash use is back on the rise. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 03, 2025•2 hr 13 min
Marcus embarks on another great sweepstake, investigates the price of scones, and hears about the sinking of the HMS Hood. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2025•1 hr 58 min
Would you encourage your child to get into the same career you did? And who ever heard of putting curry sauce on chips? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025•1 hr 50 min
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. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 21, 2025•2 hr
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? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2025•1 hr 45 min
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! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 19, 2025•2 hr 6 min
A Friday free-for-all that covers electricity prices, billeting overseas students, expandable homes, and butter raffles. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2025•1 hr 46 min
Marcus wants to know what would necessitate having a helicopter on your front lawn, and how on Earth butter getting even MORE expensive? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2025•1 hr 54 min
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? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 14, 2025•2 hr
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. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2025•2 hr 11 min
Marcus talks burgers, whether New Zealand has the ratio of pubs to golf courses right, chipped windscreens, and disposing batteries. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2025•2 hr
With Mother's Day this weekend, Marcus collects cryptic (and often threatening) lines your mother would say, and keeps a close eye on a band of heavy rainstorms heading down the North Island. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 09, 2025•1 hr 27 min
It's World Donkey Day, Marcus is either lazy or a psychopath, a Russian satellite is falling out of orbit (and might land in Ashburton again), and a brand new country music station is coming on air in New Zealand! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 08, 2025•1 hr 50 min
What is the most dangerous appliance at your place? And what household item does Marcus hate the most? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 07, 2025•1 hr 57 min
Marcus is very much in favour of a proposed under-16 social media ban, and wants to know if anyone's ever won anything of note from a claw machine. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 06, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Marcus talks the proposed reopening of an infamous prison, and gets advice on in-home help. Then Kathy has the mother of all questions about fences.... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 05, 2025•1 hr 43 min
Marcus talks slow cookers, duck shooting, and getting your eyebrows tattooed. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 02, 2025•1 hr 54 min