Tamara Smith on her love of Music
Tamara is a flautist, composer, dancer and much more – in this interview we talk about her love of music and how that began as well as her band Mundi.…
Coronavirus: Professor David Murdoch on infectious diseases
The headlines are dominating on the topic of Coronavirus / COVID-19 and I just woke up remembering that I interviewed one of the world leading experts on infectious diseases last…
Chris Taylor on career changes, busyness and developing winning habits
Chris switched career in his early 40s and in this interview we find out about what led him to do that. We also hear about his family dynamics growing up…
On being efficient …
This was a post on Facebook so sharing here too as it got a lot of “likes”! Someone just asked me this in an email: “Just a quick question – I…
Dr Brett Mann on the impact of stress on our bodies, psychotherapy and ‘somatisation’
Brett is a generalist with a deep interest in many areas. While practising as a GP he has done a lot of research into psychotherapy and the connection between life…
Raphael Nolden on the future of Tech and developing Amy, an AI powered maths tutor
In this conversation we hear about Raphael’s life and his background. That starts out with finding more about his childhood and what he studied at University, the chance meeting at…
Souhila Abdelazziz on immigrating to NZ and founding The Metamorphosis Path Academy
Souhila Abdelazziz shares with us some of her journey, what it was like growing up in Algeria, the decision to move to New Zealand, being a new immigrant, the importance…
Scott Gilmour on founding ‘I Have a Dream’ NZ and supporting kids growing up in material hardship
Scott founded ‘I Have a Dream NZ‘ and in this interview we learn all about the impact it is having on the lives of kids through a programme that helps…
“Nature abhors a vacuum”: An untold story of Christchurch (Part 2) with Colin Meurk
This is the sequel to the first episode – suggest you listen to that before this. Many thanks to Colin Meurk who I interviewed for this episode. This is the…
Airport Rabbits: An untold story of Christchurch (Part 1)
This is an untold story of Christchurch. Yes, that’s all you are getting – you’ll need to listen to the episode to find out more. Be watching out for Part…
Brett Curtis on a Life spent on Ships
Brett has lived most of his life on ships. With his wife he raised his 5 children travelling between remote and isolated communities bringing health care and medical supplies to…
The Future of Food: A conversation between Sarah Kessans (synthetic biologist) and Peter Wells (permaculture designer and food forest creator)
This one is a bit different as it is a mash up with two former guests – Sarah and Peter discuss genetic engineering, food supplies and the future (without me…
