Today’s guest is an ultra marathon runner like me (haha I can say that now)! But Daniel Jones just won the Kepler Challenge - a 60 kilometre mountain run in Fiordland at the weekend for the FIFTH year in a row. And, while it was the same race I did, he was SIX hours faster. Now, I’m not beating myself up about that at all, I’m saying it to highlight what an absolute weapon Daniel is. This, after winning the Queenstown Marathon two weeks prior and the Auckland Marathon a few weeks before that, for the third year in a row. He’s out of control, so let’s hear how he moves so damn quick.

Today’s guest is one of our country’s great comedians (I bloody love our comedians) - the 2018 Billy T Award Winner Melanie Bracewell.

Not only has she had a stellar career here, she currently lives in Melbourne, and has made a solid dent in being extremely funny in Australia too.

She hosts Cheap Seats and was nominated for a Logie this year - something she didn’t even realise she was eligible for!

A glorious chat with a wonderfully talented young woman.

Today’s guest is the extremely funny, ridiculously wonderful Eli Matthewson, who I am very lucky to be able to call my friend, thanks to our experience this year on Dancing with The Stars. Eli is a comedian, and a breakfast radio host for The Edge, and has also managed to squeeze into his extremely busy life a new doco about porn, with good friend and fellow funny man Chris Parker. 

Today’s guest is one of our wonderful sportswomen - world class all-rounder White Fern, Amelia Kerr. We recorded this amazing conversation while Melie was in Adelaide, playing in the Weber Women’s Big Bash League for the Brisbane Heat.

At 22, she's already had an incredible cricket career. It runs deep in her family.

Melie has also just released an amazing series called “Treading Water”, where she shares hers and other Kiwis' experiences with mental illness. 

She is truly an extraordinary young woman.

Today’s guest is the incredibly talented DJ, producer, broadcaster, Aroha Harawira.

She regularly headlines big festivals and opens for international acts, and is currently living in Melbourne. Aroha has for a long time been a well-respected voice within the media industry, and a staunch advocate for equality for women working in music.

A warning: This episode discusses mental health, suicide and bipolar disorder.

Today’s guest is a wonderful young man by the name of Oscar McCallion. In a few days, Oscar will be running 57km - and he’s running that far to raise $20,000 for the I am Hope charity. And, he’s running it in memory of his Mum, who at 57 years young, took her own life after a long battle with bipolar disorder.

Oscar's kōrero is so important, and he is just such a remarkable young man.

If you want to donate to "Scrambled Legs on Hope" here's the link:

https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/httpswwwinstagramcomoscar-mccallion

Today’s guest is the absolutely fabulous Cassie Roma.

If someone asked me what Cassie does, I would answer it with “well, she does everything and she can do anything”. 

She’s a digital marketer, a social media expert and consultant, a public speaker, and she’s been her kick-arse self on the TV on The Apprentice Aotearoa, and more recently Celebrity Treasure Island.

She's such a wonderful person to engage with, I love her!

Today’s guest is Dr Lucy Hone - a truly remarkable woman who is a renowned global expert on resilience, a best-selling author and, she delivered one of the most popular Ted Talks in 2020. Lucy is the Director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience. I had the privilege of seeing her speak a year ago at the Westpac Women of Influence Breakfast, and I have been wanting to chat to her on this podcast ever since. Fair to say, she did NOT disappoint!

Today’s guest is a young rugby player turned singer-songwriter from Ōtautahi Christchurch. His name is Sam Heselwood and he draws inspiration from the likes of Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi. He’s just released an EP called Bloodline which takes us on an intimate journey through his life.

His voice is ABSOLUTELY stunning and Bloodline is available on all streaming services now!

Today’s guest is Polly Markus - aka Miss Polly’s Kitchen - a wonderful young woman who has not long released her first cookbook For the Love of Eating. Polly is a real estate agent, but her love and talent for all things food really took on a whole new life when she started posting delicious recipes on Instagram at the time when we were all stuck at home in lockdown (you’ll remember it no doubt!), searching for things to do. I absolutely love hearing a success story that comes from a pretty challenging time, and Polly's story is awesome!