Marcus talks the beginning of the Winter Olympics (and highlights from previous events), and gets deep into garlic.

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Marcus talks the beginning of the Winter Olympics (and highlights from previous events), and gets deep into garlic.
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Marcus Lush engages Kiwis from all walks of life, discussing the issues that matter most on Newstalk ZB.

Marcus Lush Nights

He was the coach (5 February 2026)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/a84bb232-9d3a-4939-9374-b3e800b69b07/transcript

Marcus talks the future of the great Chateau Tongariro, pool halls, and the King of Romance is returning to NZ!

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Marcus talks the future of the great Chateau Tongariro, pool halls, and the King of Romance is returning to NZ!
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Like a marble falling down stairs (10 February 2026)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/204c2878-3437-48fe-805e-b3ed00b79767/transcript

It's the annual predictions show!

If you want to add yours to the list, you can email dan(at)newstalkzb(dot)co(dot)nz with five plausible-but-woefully-unlikely predictions. The goal is not to put in things that are likely to happen, but rather interesting or fun things that will make us go "I can't believe someone put that as a prediction!" if it actually occurs!

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It's the annual predictions show!
If you want to add yours to the list, you can email dan(at)newstalkzb(dot)co(dot)nz with five plausible-but-woefully-unlikely predictions. The goal is not to put in things that are likely to happen, but rather interesting or fun things that will make us go "I can't believe someone put that as a prediction!" if it actually occurs!
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The only predictable things (9 February 2026)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/8053f933-c9ce-4571-9b62-b3ec00be1caa/transcript

Marcus takes your I-can't-be-bothered-Googling-that questions, and ends up talking about Noah's ark.

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Marcus takes your I-can't-be-bothered-Googling-that questions, and ends up talking about Noah's ark.
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It feels jargon-esque (4 February 2026)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/7fa839ff-a992-4729-b4e4-b3e700b78bae/transcript

He was the coach (5 February 2026)

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