Spoke with 2018 King In The Ring Winner Carlos Hicks about his climb in MMA, training at City Kickboxing with Eugene Bareman and Israel Adesanya as well as his time in Fiji, China and Mental Health

SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/losflyingfijian/ Instagram - @itsjustlosc

TIMESTAMPS

00:35 - How Carlos Got Into Kickboxing 07:01 - Psychological Side Of Fighting/Being Knocked Out For The First Time 11:18 - Brutality Of MMA 12:35 - Training With Eugene Bareman 15:00 - Moving Up To Auckland To Train Permanently With Eugene 17:45 - Driving To Auckland 18:48 - MMA Guys Being One Big Family/NZ Brings Out The Best Of Fighters 20:25 - Lack Of Funding/NZ Media Exposure In MMA 21:27 - Embracing The Darkness Of MMA 22:48 - Carlos’ Training 24:20 - Carlos Inspired By The Young Guys 24:25 - Carlos’ Fitness Regime 25:53 - Auckland Training & Traffic 26:51 - Balancing Work & Training 28:37 - Carlos Learning From Jiu Jitsu Guys 31:00 - Carlos’ Nutrition/Eating Habits 35:40 - Winning King In The Ring/Fijian Support 37:02 - China/Working In China 38:52 - Training Kids In China 40:13 - We Chat App 40:47 - Internet A Necessary Resource These Days 41:40 - Fiji 42:33 - NZ’s Relaxed Culture Vs Other Developed Countries 44:55 - Fitting In Family Time With Work & Training/Auckland Traffic 46:00 - Public Transport Vs Auckland 46:39 - Carlos’ Vlog 47:41 - Carlos’ Starting A Podcast/Frenemies Podcast 48:41 - Kiwi Talkz Inspired By Joe Rogan 49:57 - Anonymouz/NZ Hip Hop 50:42 - 1Outs/Battle Rap/Carlos Writes Rhymes & Songs 52:43 - Reece Entering Battle Rap 53:07 - Tall Poppy Syndrome/Israel Adesanya 55:54 - Getting Punched In The Face/Worst Place To Get Hit 57:04 - Next UFC Event Being Held In NZ 57:48 - Carlos’ 2 Year Plan/MMA Is A Short Career 58:18 - Carlos’ Plan After MMA/Carlos Being Champ 59:30 - Dealing With Fame/Haterz 1:03:13 - People Talking Shit About What They Would Do In MMA 1:05:15 - People Mistaking Israel’s Confidence As Arrogance 1:06:21 - Israel’s Opening Dance 1:07:43 - UFC Loving Fighters Self Promotion/Trash Talk 1:08:55 - What Carlos Does In His Spare Time 1:09:48 - Comedians 1:10:54 - Mental Health/Depression 1:12:00 - Stigma Of Men Considered Weak For Being Depressed 1:12:55 - Combating Depression With A Close Community/White Families 1:14:30 - Social Media 1:16:16 - Society Pressures 1:17:27 - Being Happy With Yourself/Confidence 1:19:06 - Not Expecting Your Partner To Fill A Void 1:20:00 - Surrounding Yourself With Positive People 1:21:56 - Eating Healthy & Exercising Helps Your Mental State 1:22:33 - Drinking Culture In NZ 1:25:01 - Carlos’ Destiny 1:25:57 - Carlos’ Inner Circle/True Friends 1:27:22 - Appreciating NZTravelling Changing A Persons Perspective 1:30:01 - Helping People In A Depressed State 1:32:00 - Internet A Double Edged Sword/Kiwi Talkz Can Help People 1:33:13 - NZ Is Different To The Rest Of The World 1:34:21 - Reece & Carlos Eat Scorched Almonds 1:35:06 - Where To Follow Carlos

Spoke with the Chief Executive of Momentum Waikato about what Momentum Waikato is and does as well his previous work in Mining in Indonesia and City Growth Manager for Hamilton City Council

Website https://momentumwaikato.nz/

TIMESTAMPS

00:34 - What Momentum Waikato Is 05:33 - Different Funds Of Momentum Waikato/How They Work 09:05 - Where Funds Are Invested 10:21 - Amalgamation/Different Parties Being Involved/Payroll Giving 12:46 - Momentum Waikato Usually Does Endowment Fund/Examples 13:52 - How They Decide Who Gets Funds 16:24 - Addressing Gap Between Rich And Poor 17:40 - Changing The Mindset Of People Who Don’t Want To Help Themselves 19:25 - Housing/Affordable Housing 24:15 - Community Land Trust 25:39 - Building Up Instead Of Out 27:35 - Red Tape/Height Restrictions And What Causes Greater Cost 31:08 - Consent Process During Kelvyn’s Tenure In Mining 33:32 - Housing Part II 35:32 - Kelvyn’s Time As Hamilton Councils Growth Manager 36:04 - Consent Process In Indonesia Vs NZ/Jakarta Regulation 38:14 - Indonesia Nationalism And Problems It Caused 39:58 - Regulation In NZ/Amalgamation In Regional NZ 40:54 - Public Transport In Waikato 44:09 - Auckland To Hamilton Corridor 45:34 - Momentum Waikato’s Work With The Council 48:28 - Kelvyn’s Work Experience/Corporate Sector 50:45 - Earthquakes 51:40 - People Disputing The Waikato Regional Theatre 57:10 - Rhododendron Lawn 57:41 - Waikato Regional Theatre Timeline 1:02:37 - Waikato Regional Theatre Design 1:04:17 - Hamilton Properties Limited 1:06:34 - Hamilton CBD’s Potential 1:07:44 - How To Get The Word Out About Momentum Waikato 1:08:50 - Transformation Of Farming In Waipa/Organic Products 1:10:30 - NZ’s Quality In Food Compared To Other Countries 1:11:39 - NZ Tourism/Taihape/Paying For Nature 1:14:16 - Auckland Vs Regional New Zealand 1:16:33 - NZ Greetings 1:17:57 - How To Get Involved With Momentum Waikato

Spoke with Writing and Communications Trainer Shelly Davies about how to improve your writing and training as well as other topics such as Maori, Profanity, Racism and more

WEBSITE www.shellydavies.co.nz

TIMESTAMPS

01:27 - How Shelly Got Into Writing 02:47 - Hapu Trust Board/Document of RMA 03:39 - Written Document That Was Easy To Read 04:50 - Being Handed A Business 05:54 - Plain Language 06:44 - Why We Write Different To How We Speak 07:59 - Untraining People To Write Differently From Spoken Word/Examples 10:04 - Finding The Balance To Write Professionally But Simple 10:33 - Shelly’s Website/Errors 12:38 - Active & Passive Sentence Structure 14:48 - Shelly’s Marketing/Brand 17:08 - Plain Language Not Taught In Universities 19:13 - Grammar Nazi’s/Modern English 21:41 - Differences Between Te Reo Maori & English 24:53 - Difference In Languages/Mistranslation & Communication 25:50 - Communication 27:58 - Shelly’s Critical Eye 29:00 - Apostrophe Errors 31:13 - Plain Language Comes Across More Professional 31:45 - Writing Emails 32:13 - CV’s 34:10 - Automation 35:35 - Writing Worse Now Because Of Automation & Social Media 36:47 - Handwriting 37:33 - Shelly Plays A Game With Reece 39:05 - Profanity 41:00 - Profanity In Shelly’s Brand 42:55 - The Pros Of Profanity According To Studies 43:58 - When Profanity Is Bad 44:53 - Shelly’s Book “Good Shit I’ve Learned” 46:57 - Shelly’s Second Book “Engaging With Maori For Success In Business” 47:31 - The Idea For Shelly’s Second Book 49:02 - Having Inter Generation View Of Maori 51:17 - Misperceptions Of Maori/Shelly’s Views On Maori 52:18 - Colonisation Of Maori Still Has Ongoing Impacts 53:48 - Racism/Defence Mechanisms 55:46 - Shelly’s Moko/People Thinking Shelly’s White 57:40 - White Privilege/Multicultural Society 59:07 - Different Reactions To Shelly’s Moko 1:01:35 - America 1:03:41 - Differences Between America & NZ 1:05:09 - Empowerment For Women/Social Media Being Fake 1:07:31 - Reece Tries To Be Respectful On The Podcast/Maturity 1:10:26 - Gratitude Journal/Being Happy 1:12:11 - Counselling Sessions 1:13:16 - Ted Talks/Speeches Different To Speaking 1:14:17 - Shelly Focusing More On Speaking Gigs 1:15:00 - How To Contact Shelly

Spoke with two members of the NZ Defence Force to talk about the NZ Army and other areas of the defence force

SOCIAL MEDIA Website - http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/ Facebook - NZ Defence Force Instagram- @nzdefenceforce

TIMESTAMPS

00:46 - How Melissa & Lloyd Decided To Get Into The Army 02:59 - Reasons For Joining The NZ Defence Force 03:55 - Stages Of Recruitment 07:52 - People Enlisting Finding Out During Tests They Have Medical Issues 08:18 - People Enlisting With Attitude Problems 09:15 - Females Enlisting In The NZ Defence Force 11:12 - Video Games/Criteria For Enlisting Evolution 12:15 - Social Media & Mobile Phones Are Allowed 13:15 - Melissa’s First Job When She Joined 14:48 - NZ Army’s Involvement In Lord Of The Rings/Hunt For The Wilderpeople 16:40 - Tanks 18:30 - Can Only Fly Helicopters In The Navy & Air Force 19:00 - Changing Trades Within the NZ Army, Navy & Airforce 20:22 - NZ Army Most Popular Area Of The Defence Force 21:13 - Uniform 22:01 - Training In The Wilderness/Basic Training 25:01 - Teaching Independent People To Work As A Team 26:02 - Melissa/Lloyd’s Involvement In Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath 29:20 - Climate Change/Tuvalu/NZ Army Always On Standby 30:52 - Waiouru Isn’t The Only Military Base 31:40 - Trespassing/Drones 35:01 - NZ Army’s Role In A War 37:50 - Rankings In The Defence Force 39:42 - More Options These Days For People In The Defence Force 41:06 - Supporting An Officer That Becomes Ill 42:33 - Cannabis/Alcohol Policy 47:45 - Downperiod After Failing Enlisting Test 49:45 - Written Tests 52:50 - Lloyd Feeling Horrible Telling People They Can Never Be In The Defence Force 53:50 - Tests Done At Recruitment Centres 55:10 - Duration Of Each Test 56:32 - Melissa & Lloyd’s Kids Want To Join The Army 58:14 - Placements Overseas 59:49 - Antarctica 1:02:45 - Egypt 1:04:30 - No Cut Off Age With The Army 1:05:33 - Reversing Aging 1:06:41 - Defence Force Is Nothing Like Movies 1:09:00 - Defence Force Funds Courses 1:11:33 - How To Enrol In The Defence Force

Spoke to Professor Holly Thorpe about Sports Sociology, Health in Female Athletes, E-Sports, the upcoming 2020 Olympics and more

SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - @hollythorpe_nz

TIMESTAMPS 01:00 - How Holly Got Into Sport 02:54 - Snowboarding/Skiing 05:38 - Action Sports 06:30 - Sports Sociology 08:06 - Process Of Research 10:38 - Different Approaches To Research Based On Country 13:26 - Travelling Changing Perspective 14:40 - Sports Culture As A Result Of Social Media 18:14 - E-Sports 20:05 - Olympics Working Through How To Incorporate E-Sports 20:50 - Female Health/Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport/Low Energy Availability 29:33 - Transgender Athletes Having Unfair Advantages In Sports 34:27 - Sport Is Not An Equal Playing Field/Funding 36:37 - Five New Sports Shortlisted For 2020 Olympics 38:17 - Young People Don’t Watch The Olympics 39:14 - Viewership In The Olympics Is Declining 40:45 - Sports Groups Being Put Into Other Sports Categories At Olympics 41:49 - How Shortlisting Of New Sports Happens 44:46 - Break Dancing At 2024 Olympics 45:32 - What’s Defined As An Olympic Sport 46:40 - Changing The Vibe And Feel Of Olympics 48:33 - What Holly Will Be Researching At 2020 Olympics 50:24 - Olympics In NZ/Citizens Taxes Paying To Host Olympics 51:24 - Sustainable Model For Olympics 52:45 - Holly’s Research On People Affected By Christchurch Earthquake 59:33 - Holly Prefers Doing Research In NZ 1:00:42 - 2018 Census 1:01:19 - Minority Groups Not Getting Funding For Sports 1:02:15 - Condensing Entire Research For General Public 1:04:30 - What Research Is Fact & Fiction 1:08:32 - The Conversation Website

Spoke with Oklahoma Native Kevin Posey about producing for Unchained XL America, adapting to life in NZ as well as other topics.

SOCIAL MEDIA Website - www.kevinposey.com Instagram - @official_kevinposey

TIMESTAMPS 00:42 - How Kevin Got Into Music 02:07 - Getting Other Musicians To Help Sometimes 03:17 - How Kevin Linked Up With Unchained XL 04:51 - How Kevin & Unchained XL Collaborate 06:22 - Experimental Is Kevins Favorite Genre 08:00 - Tornadoes In Oklahoma 09:13 - How Kevin Came To L.A. 11:22 - People Affected By Tornadoes In Oklahoma 13:02 - How Kevin Ended Up In Auckland/New Zealand 14:21 - Kevin’s Culture Shock 15:53 - Weather Seasons 16:12 - Places Kevin’s Visited 17:00 - Auckland Vs Oklahoma 19:16 - Kevin Driving For 26 Hours Straight In America 20:59 - Oklahoma Inland State/Beaches In NZ 21:55 - Kevin Doesn’t Want To Move Back To America 22:29 - Discrimination Against African Americans In America 26:23 - NZ Cops Nicer Than American Cops 28:00 - 80% Of Americans Live Payweek To Payweek 29:00 - States In America Without Drinking Water 30:45 - Media Categorise African Americans 33:05 - Kevin Working On A Jazz EP 34:45 - Emulating Real Instruments Through A Keyboard 35-25 - Unchained XL 36:04 - Music For Short Film 36:50- Hip Hop Vs Classical 37:44 - Writers Block 38:47 - Battle Rap 40:21 - Psychology Of Battle Rap 41:17 - NZ Rappers Using Gun Bars 44:39 - NZ’s Gun Ban/Conspiracy Theories 47:31 - Kevin Hates Stores Closing Early In NZ 50:30 - Foreigners Working Harder Than Countries Citizens 52:46 - People Blaming Others For Their Problems 53:51 - Hiking/Tongariro Crossing 55:03 - L.A. Traffic/Population 56:17 - NZ/America Natural Landscapes 57:58 - New Zealand’s Bad Housing 58:22 - Video Games/Arcades/Gym 1:00:42 - NZ Beaches 1:01:40 - India 1:02:30 -Travelling Enhancing The Mind 1:03:22 - Video Game Music Is Very Creative 1:04:21 - Hans Zimmer 1:06:58 - Unchained XL’s Unique Sound 1:08:27 - Being Humble & Appreciative 1:13:09 - Social Media/Not Complaining 1:17:13 - Unchained XLs Work Ethic 1:18:48 - Kiwi Talkz Will Never Do Skype/Phone Interviews 1:19:33 - Social Awkwardness 1:22:00 - Kevin inspired By Donkey Kong & Super Mario 1:23:17 - Foley Work 1:24:25 - Pharrell 1:25:20 - Unchained XL One Of The Best Of All Time 1:27:00 - Pharrell’s Clever Bars 1:28:28 - Common 1:29:24 - Bone Thugs/Reece’s Bone Thugs Story 1:30:07 - Pusha T 1:31:12 - Kevin Posey’s Social Media 1:32:18 - Kevin Can Speak Spanish Fluently 1:32:56 - Spanish People In Auckland 1:34:23 - Kevin Posey Does 5 Fingers Of Death(Spits 5 Rap Verses)

Spoke with the Samoan Dr. Dre aka, South Auckland Veteran Producer Anonymouz about his amazing career including the Fast & Furious:Hobbs & Shaw project as well as other topics.

SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.anonymouz.com FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Anonymouz37Hz/ INSTAGRAM - @Anonymouz_37hz YOUTUBE - Anonymouz 37HZ

TIMESTAMPS

00:48 - How Anonymouz Got His Name 03:02 - How Anonymouz Got Into Music 04:34 - Making Beats/Being Behind The Scenes 06:30 - Anonymouz Is A Jack Of All Trades 08:04 - Producing Is Anonymouz’s Favourite Part 08:34 - Writers Block/Projects On Standby 11:40 - Scoring For Film 13:53 - Social Media 15:35 - Directing/Green Screen/Visual Effects 18:18 - Saving Time/Anonymouz’s Schedule 20:21 - How The 37Hz Name Came About 23:28 - Anonymouz’s Wife 26:17 - Fast & Furious:Hobbs & Shaw Opportunity/Masta Song 35:55 - Samoan Ways Of Doing Things 38:17 - Free Resources & Advice In The Industry 39:36 - Artists Who Are Full Of Crap 40:33 - Interviews/Diversity Of Kiwi Talkz 42:07 - Anonymouz’s Wife Is Filter From BS 44:11 - Connecting With Successful People 44:53 - Mentoring Kids In South Auckland 47:42 - Convincing Kids To Get Out Of There Comfort Zone 48:17 - South Auckland Like America’s West Coast 50:07 - South Auckland Negativity 53:05 - Changing Your Mindset 56:53 - Accompanying John Key To Samoa 1:00:28 - Reallocating Time To Do Different Things 1:01:13 - Anonymouz Loves To Work/Hard To Rest 1:03:21 - Getting Into Business 1:05:50 - Shifting Your Mindset/Podcasts For Knowledge 1:07:50 - Best Known Product/Social Media 1:10:36 - Repaying Dues To There Community/Samoa 1:13:51 - Anonymouz’s Special Spot 1:15:35 - How To Contact Anonymouz 1:16:25 - Anonymouz Plays Piano

Spoke with Hamilton Mayor Candidate Paula Southgate about what she wants to implement as mayor as well as other topics.

SOCIAL MEDIA Website - https://www.paulasouthgate.co.nz/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Hamiltoncity/ Instagram - @paula.southgate Twitter - @Paula4Hamilton

TIMESTAMPS

00:49 - Why Paula Got Into Politics 02:20 - Differences Paula Had Working For Hamilton Council Vs Waikato Regional Council 03:43 - Rates 08:48 - Tourism 11:39 - River Plan 15:43 - Waikato Regional Theatre 18:23 - Founders Theatre 19:23 - Revitalising The CBD 20:18 - High Density Housing/Red Tape 23:43 - Hamilton to Auckland Train 28:49 - Buses/Bus Lanes/Peacocke 37:24 - Lime Scooters 38:20 - Climate Change/Protecting The Environment 45:50 - Pedestrian Friendly CBD 49:12 - Garden Place 50:58 - Paula’s Campaign Trail 54:32 - Concerns Of The Public 56:04 - The Problems With Educating The Public 1:00:28 - The 150 Word Candidate Pamphlet 1:01:27 - Public Having An Emotional Bias/ Wrong Information Provided To Public 1:03:27 - Public Engagement Is Poor 1:04:28 - Getting Young People Engaged 1:09:23 - Amalgamation/Working With Different Councils 1:15:11 - Politics Is Never Black & White 1:18:05 - Ballroom Dancing/Basketball 1:19:37 - Darts 1:20:15 - Movies/Getting Noticed In Public 1:21:59 - Paula Is Only Running For Mayor 1:23:35 - Paula Has No Contingency Plan After Politics 1:25:04 - Paula Appreciates The Support Over The Years 1:26:24 - Losing The Last Election By Six Votes 1:27:48 - Polls 1:30:12 - Coming Out Stronger From Losing 1:31:06 - Reece Thanks Paula For The Years Of Work In Politics 1:31:38 - How To Contact Paula

Spoke with Nigerian/British/Kiwi Rapper Unchained XL about Hip Hop as well as a number of other topics.

SOCIAL MEDIA Website - https://www.unchainedxl.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mazbouq Instagram - @mazbouq Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/unchainedxl Spotify - Unchained XL

TIMESTAMPS

00:32 - East Of Eden/Metal 02:30 - How Unchained XL Got Into Hip Hop 03:54 - U.K./Being An Outsider 05:52 - Moving To The U.K 08:16 - How Unchained XL Got His Name 10:23 - Reece Praising Unchained XL 11:31 - How The 64 Bar Verse Came About 12:32 - Unchained XL Does Most Of His Music Himself/Collaborations 16:06 - Writer’s Block 17:14 - Hating Old Material 18:11 - Instruments Unchained XL Plays 20:29 - Battle Rap 26:09 - Artists Unchained XL Is Inspired By 29:00 - Nigeria 29:58 - Nigerians Thinking Unchained XL Is White 31:47 - Touring 34:29 - Funding To Do Music Endeavours 35:54 - Getting Burned Out 37:26 - Stopping The Negative Voices In Your Head 38:22 - Writing Process 42:29 - Differences Between Metal & Hip Hop 45:02 - The Art Of Mixing 50:18 - Scoring Music For Film 51:51 - Powerlifting 57:22 - Israel Adesanya 1:00:34 - Psychology Of MMA/Israel’s Confidence 1:04:05 - Psychology Of Battle Rap 1:05:03 - Dealing With Negative Comments 1:08:25 - Not Making Music For Musicians/What Average Listeners Like 1:11:00 - Listeners Liking Unchained’s Songs That He Considers Average 1:13:06 - Only Seeing Negative Parts Of A Song You’ve Written 1:14:15 - Hate Hearing Your Own Voice 1:15:11 - Rapping In A Different Accent/Emulating American Culture 1:16:30 - NZ Hip Hop Hasn’t Found Its Identity Yet 1:20:10 - Changing Your Accent For Rapping Being Frowned Upon 1:22:17 - Authenticity In Rap 1:23:50 - Mentoring The Youth 1:27:00 - Teaching Kids To Not Emulate Rappers & Be Real 1:30:43 - Problems Unchained Sees With The Youth 1:32:42 - Maori Kids Who Are Ashamed Of Being Maori 1:34:02 - Negative Stereotype Against Maori/Colonialism 1:36:40 - Everyone Should Be Equal 1:38:42 - How To Contact Unchained XL 1:39:16 - Unchained XL Spits A Verse

William Durning is the Former CEO of the Chamber Of Commerce is currently running for a seat on the Waikato Regional Council. MAKE SURE YOU VOTE

Social Media

Twitter - @WGDurning

Instagram - @wgdurning

Website - https://www.williamdurning.co.nz/

TIMESTAMPS

01:46 - William’s Father 03:52 - William’s Experience In Argentina 09:11 - William Moving To Hamilton 12:38 - Chamber Of Commerce 18:37 - Knowing When To Resign As CEO 22:09 - Important Things To Know In Business 25:18 - Why William Is Running For Waikato Regional Council 29:32 - What The Waikato Regional Council Does 33:15 - Difference Between Councils 34:22 - Area Waikato Regional Council Covers 36:07 - Working Together With Different Councils/Public Transport 37:17 - Auckland, Hamilton & Tauranga Working Together 43:15 - Waikato The Centre Point To 50% Of The Population 45:45 - Waikato Regional Council Relocating 46:38 - Geothermal Power Generation 48:59 - Three Pillars Of The Waikato Regional Council 50:01 - Balancing Out Decision Making 52:26 - Negotiating 57:46 - Climate Change 1:02:38 - Negatives Of NZ Stopping Farming 1:05:43 - Nitrogen Problem 1:08:30 - News Clickbait/Climate Emergency 1:11:40 - Building Up And Positive Effects On Environment 1:13:08 - Waikato Mayor Forum 1:15:08 - Difficulties Of Educating The Public 1:16:58 - Income Waikato Regional Council Brings In 1:19:04 - Difficulties Of William’s Campaign 1:21:24 - Best Ways To Contact William 1:23:17 - Current Chamber Of Commerce Staff