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Emile Donovan @emiledonovan

host of Nights @radionz. dog enthusiast

Joined January 2010
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We used to be a real country
henry cooke @henrycooke
27 Nov 2025
banger after banger on this compilation sponsored by NZ police for summer 2000
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Sam Cullen @innsidetrack
11 Jul 2025
Thanks so much to @emiledonovan for inviting me on @radionz yesterday to talk about London's Lost Pubs - listen back here -rnz.co.nz/national/programme… @penswordbooks @WhiteOwlBooks @what_rosie_read

The lost pubs of London

A new book is commemorating the public houses that have shaped the great city, and which are no longer with us. A total of 204 pubs feature in the book, which have since been transformed into...

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lyric ! @lyrywaiwiri
28 Mar 2025
so who explained what “bussy” is to the deputy prime minister
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Elliott Childs @elliottchilds
13 Feb 2025
This was fun! Talking about @hyperfixedpod and The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast with @emiledonovan on @radionz rnz.co.nz/national/programme…

Podcast Critic: Hyperfixed and The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast

Elliott Childs reviews 'Hyper Fixed', a new podcast from Alex Goldman, one half of the duo that made Reply All for Gimlet.

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Classical Studies Memes
 @CSMFHT
12 Dec 2024
My final session on Radio New Zealand talking Classics last night. Chatted about Roman and Greek festivals with the wonderful @emiledonovan
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Nights off smouldering with @bbmharrison @rnz_tim
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Yeesh these commentators are tough going
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Eric Crampton
 @EricCrampton
13 Nov 2024
Will be chatting with @emiledonovan rather late this evening on RNZ Nights (around 10.30) about prediction markets - some of the basics on how they work, their fun in the US election, how NZ had an excellent one before Simon Bridges murdered it....
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John Ballingall @JohnBallingall
7 Nov 2024
In case you haven't had enough of my Trump tariff musings. Interview with Radio NZ last night. Best enjoyed with a whisky. Guaranteed to cure insomnia. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…

Tariffs are coming, so what does that mean for our exporters?

New Zealand producers, exporters and trade negotiators will be anxiously waiting to see if president-elect Donald Trump carries through with his pledge to hit all imports into the US with a 10 to 20...

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I just lost The Game
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Neither here nor there but man the Americans are just unbelievable at live broadcasting. Might be not much to say at this point but by god they’re gonna say the hell out of it. Very few stumbles, almost no ummms or uhhhs. Incredibly polished product everywhere
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👀 @tonywalljourno
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So someone’s villain arc began today
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NZers love to stand two abreast on an escalator because nobody is in a hurry in this country ever. We also love silently seething/tweeting about this rather than just making impatient French noises and blowing past on the outside
Emile Donovan @emiledonovan
17 Sep 2024
NZers love to spot a speed cop on the motorway and then actually slow down like 10km/h BELOW the speed limit like oh look at me officer 😇😇 look what a good boy i am so safe so considerate ugh makes me SICK
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Fergus Barrowman @FergusTHW
29 Sep 2024
Author Catherine Chidgey on bidding wars and global popularity rnz.co.nz/national/programme…

Author Catherine Chidgey on bidding wars and global popularity

New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey joins Emile Donovan to talk about her new book, he Book of Guilt.

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How many alarms do you have in your phone’s alarms page I have 77 can anybody beat it
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18 Sep 2024
twitter, what are your highest ROI purchases?
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NZers love to spot a speed cop on the motorway and then actually slow down like 10km/h BELOW the speed limit like oh look at me officer 😇😇 look what a good boy i am so safe so considerate ugh makes me SICK
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Dan Carter has nearly twice the points of the record Springboks point scorer (1,598). Astonishing record, wonder if it'll ever be broken by a Tier 1 player
Planet Rugby
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12 Sep 2024
🇿🇦 Handre 'Iceman' Pollard is closing in on Morné Steyn in the Springboks all-time point scorers list. Can he reach Percy Montgomery? READ: tinyurl.com/4dbrwpya
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