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…
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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…
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…
Jessica Trybus on the role fun should play in Education and founding Simcoach Games
Jessica Trybus believes that education should be about fun and uses technology to achieve that. She is the Founder and Chief Games Officer of Simcoach Games which is a company whose…
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, book review
I read Dare to Lead over the Christmas break and wrote down notes and reflections which make up this book review. If you enjoy this then is there someone else…
