Coppuccino

Luke Graham - Film maker, Director, Producer and the creative force behind Sharko the story/film about the greatest New Zealand Kiwis player Mark Graham (Luke's Dad) joins me and we chat about my movie of 2024 and how it came to be and what his Dad's reaction was to the movie.

Sharko is out on all digital platforms on April 21st

New Zealand Police Gold Merit award recipient (and policing legend) Senior Const Theresa McCabe - A incredible police officer who nears 40 years of service in the New Zealand Police this year. From being stabbed on duty, to the opening of the Henderson Police Station, what it was like to be a female recruit back in the mid eighties to how she looks after her mental health - this podcast has lots of laughter, and some lessons for us all.

Steve MacBeth, a three-tour Afghan war veteran, offers a compelling, first-hand account of Canada’s involvement in one of the most protracted and most complex conflicts of the 21st century. In his book No names no packdrill. Through vivid and unfiltered interviews with 150 frontline soldiers, this book captures the diverse experiences of those who served. These soldiers share their stories from the front lines of Afghanistan, detailing the challenges, sacrifices, and moments of camaraderie they encountered. The title, inspired by the military expression “no names, no pack drill”—intended to ensure lessons are learned from soldiers’ experiences without identifying those involved—reflects the humility and quiet professionalism of the Canadian soldiers, who are culturally uncomfortable with recognition for their service.

Abbie O'Rourke - nutritionist/founder/owner of @feelfreshnutrition - wellbeing specialist for @airnz joins me to explain why those New Year’s resolutions aren’t working, eating as shift workers, how to eat healthy, how to eat on long haul travel, what she thinks is good advice when it comes to food. …and that’s just a very small sampler. Incl it’s three o’clock in the morning and we pop into the service station - what would Abbie buy…..

The Coppuccino Xmas tradition - So we chat with @coppuccinopodcast resident ‘Xmas angel’ aka Wilhelmina Shrimpton from @wilsandcomedia about all things 2024 - the highs, the lows, books, movies, tv and take a sneak peek at what 2025 might have in store for us all ! Merry Xmas to you all and thanks for listening !

Jaden Movold is an enigma I was lucky enough to meet some 9-10 years ago.

Despite lower-limb paralysis due to Spina Bifida and 33 major surgeries, Jaden is a internationally ranked competitive athlete, as well as an ambassador, advocate, and public speaker all at the ripe old age of 20 !

A natural-born leader passionate about creating positive social change and a more inclusive society for people with disabilities.

A men's health/Synergy Health Limited webinar with Constable Bryan.

From Police Chaplains, coffee with demons to setting habits, normalizing’ stuff’ and even the movie Die Hard, I don’t think we left many stones unturned in the webinar.

The whole purpose of the webinar is to create a better toolbox for you by using others lived experience. I am by no means an expert, but I am thankful for the opportunity to share some of my stories with listeners in the hope it might help you …or someone you know. Please share it if you find it useful.

The whole webinar is available from this weekend as a ‘Coppuccino podcast’. Thanks to the folk Synergy Health Limited and Amber Boyd for making it all happen !

#menshealth #synergyhealth #webinar #nzpolice #movember

I sit down with Bree Atkinson CEO - Pathfinders Lab for a Coppuccino.

Pathfinder Labs is driven by a commitment to empower investigators in their mission to apprehend criminals and rescue victims. Pathfinders Labs develop innovative products, infrastructure, tools, and services that seamlessly convert data into actionable decisions for law enforcement professionals incl Interpol and the RCMP.

So I ask Bree how Pathfinders operates, how do they all cope with what they see on a daily basis, what are the current trends and how do we keep safer online.

Nick Rado - six-time winner of the Best Comedy MC title at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards and as the Best Male Comedian of 2019. He has taken part in Just for Laughs Sydney showcase at the Sydney Opera House, the Edinburgh Festival and recently returned from a US Tour. He has had the honor of opening for renowned comedians like Nate Bargatze, Rob Brydon, Aziz Ansari, and Russell Howard on their global tours. A comedian, a dad, a husband, head writer, a radio show host We discuss resilience, dying on stage, the line between comedy and tragedy. How far is too far in the comedy world and how does he bounce back !!

Dr Helen Murray joins me for a Coppuccino and we work to through a lot of the myths, rumors and facts about CTE.

Dr Helen Murray is a research fellow at the Centre for Brain Research.

She is co-PI of the Tauopathy Lab with Dr Brigid Ryan and leads the brain injury and dementia research group.

She completed her PhD at the University of Auckland with Professor Maurice Curtis in 2017 and a post-doctoral fellowship with Dr Alan Koretsky at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA in 2020 before returning to New Zealand.

Her research explores the biological mechanisms that link repetitive head injuries and neurodegeneration. She has specific expertise in the neuropathology of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Dr Murray studies post-mortem human brain tissue donated to the Neurological Foundation of NZ Human Brain Bank and uses a novel tissue labelling technique called multiplex immunohistochemistry to label up to 100 proteins on a single piece of tissue. This powerful high-content labelling and analysis approach allows different tissue pathologies to be assessed at a single-cell level using just one tissue section.

Dr Murray is also a New Zealand representative in Ice Hockey since 2013 and captained the New Zealand Ice Fernz from 2016-2020. Her research on the link between repetitive head injuries and dementia is closely aligned with her experience as an athlete and her expertise in human neuropathology research.