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Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

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Oct 23, 2026

First up, the fallout from the resignation of Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni after a video emerged of her campaigning alongside Mongrel Mob members. Then, there's only two days left to enroll before the election of 7 November. The panel talks to the campaign director of On A Roll, a campaign to get young people enrolled. Are young people really disengaged from politics and the election process? The panel finds out. And Australia has a scheme by which car manufacturers must make more information available to independent mechanics. Those in favour of the scheme say it saves motorists thousands of dollars and that it needs to happen here. Finally, after a wave to discussion and memories from our listeners earlier in the week, we have returned to the topic of pneumatic tubes. The panel talks to Nick Annear, the co-owner of C1 Espresso in Christchurch who, we are told, uses the said tubes to delivery fries to customers.

Oct 22, 2026

It's time for a hit of pub politics, Panel style! Wallace Chapman hosts a special edition of The Panel from the Thistle Inn in Wellington. He's joined by former Green MP Sue Kedgley, political commentator Liam Hehir, comedian James Nokise, public relations consultant Ben Thomas and a rowdy Wellington audience.

Oct 22, 2026

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

Oct 21, 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Penny Hulse, Tim Wilson and Corin Dann. Up for discussion tonight: the third and final leader's debate: who won and are there just too many debates now to follow? The latest on what the political polls are saying. the attack on Australian MP Helen Heines and what it says about political violence and our democracy. Plus we pour over the most important revelation of the election campaign so far: Christopher Luxon and his teenage waterbed.

Oct 21, 2026

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Rory O'Sullivan joins Wallace for a discussion on what makes a polyglot, what are they and why he is in such awe of them.

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