Gavin Learns

Michael Macaulay is Professor of Public Administration at the School of Government.  He was previously Professor of Public Management at Teesside University (UK), and has held visiting professor posts in the UK and South Africa.  Michael’s research interests are ethics, integrity and anti-corruption within a public management and policy context.  He is Australasian and Pacific Rim regional editor for Public Management Review and is a former (2013-2016) co-executive editor of International Journal of Public Administration.  He sits on the editorial boards of several other journals.  From 2012-2019 Michael was co-chair of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) permanent study group on integrity and quality of governance.  

This podcast was a blast, I got a lot out of this one.  

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Today I interviewed Amy Munsternam who has been a psychotherapist and a counsellor for the past 25 years.  since finishing her Masters in Counselling Psychology in 1997.  Following graduation, she worked for two years as a psychotherapist with individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health difficulties.  From there she worked for 10 years at a community mental health center with adults who experienced severe mental illness. Since living in New Zealand Amy has worked five years for a primary health organization that supports individuals with mild to moderate mental health issues and also done some locum work for Victoria University's Student Counselling Services.  Amy has been working in private practice since January 2012 and in October 2013, she set up her own practice.    

We talked about a whole range of issues... actually it was a pretty narrow range. we talked about psychotherapy mental health as well as prescription culture.   This was a fun interview, I was a bit more intimidated coming into this one as I hadn't really done to many serious interviews up until this point. I am still learning how to be a better listener, but I am definitely learning how to be more patient!

Today I get together with my friend Shannon and fellow comedian Shannon Basso Gaule and just talk comedy!

On this episode I interview my friend Keegan Hannaway to talk me through modern fashion. Clothing and high end fashion has always been a pretty intimidating topic for me, so I decided to get Keegan, who is an avid fashion enthusiast, to break the subject down.

Nicholas Shackleton is a photographer, artist and good friend. The purpose of this episode is to help you guys get an understanding of what the podcast is about and who I am as a person. Enjoy!