Chloe Swarbrick and Gareth Hughes chat social enterprise and engagement from NZ Greens perspective with Bec and David in a compressed episode, with refreshments

Poto Williams is NZ Labour’s Community and Voluntary sector spokesperson. She chats social enterprise and community with David Binstead in this first of four Election17 special episodes with senior politicians

Alina wowed with poetry, Yoseph wowed with languages, and Bec and David were duly wowed.

Alina Siegfried and Yoseph Ayele are leading the Edmund Hillary Fellowship to ‘work together from New Zealand to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges’. Their first international and local cohort of 30 Fellows starts this October on their three year programme, assisted by a world-first Global Impact Visa from New Zealand’s Government.

They share some of their and that story to now, and we unpack some of the gargantuan challenges they have set for themselves and for the first, and subsequent cohorts. 

Episode runs almost exactly 60mins, with quite a chunk of 'couldn't not keep' pre-show tucked at the end. Slam poetry ex-National Champion anyone?

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Sam flew [in] helicopters, Jenny went on a family date, Bec supped ale and David kept it succinct. 

Samantha Rae-Jones is building a global ethical uniforms business, and Jenny Buckler is co-owner of The Misprint Co. dedicated to repurposing paper into beautifully crafted notebooks for organisations and brands seeking a more ethical choice. Our guests on episode #50 alongside (regular) co-host Rebecca Stewart, and show producer David Binstead share some of their founder journeys to now, rate a couple choice NZ-brews, and give up insight you won't find anywhere else. Enjoy the listen. 

[Sidenote: stoked to celebrate our half century of show episodes, thanks listeners, supporters and sponsors for your support!]

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George rode wild stallions, Kieran gave free hugs and David had to go lie down.

Gina (George) Daroux is cellar-door manager and Kieran Burns is brew team lead for Garage Project, a young and distinctive Wellington craft brewer based out of an old garage. They shared some of their and GP’s journeys to now, in hospitality, brewing, brand-building and doing cool stuff mostly with hops.

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New Zealand’s largest craft beer festival, BeervanaNZ, is on again this weekend 11-12th August in Wellington, with an expected 15,000 crowd keen to see and taste the latest and most rad happenings from the NZ and overseas craft beer scene. This is the 2nd bonus August episode following on from last week’s ‘Great Burger Equaliser’ with Sarah Meikle. Normal social enterprise service resumes next long-form episode towards the end of this month. 

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Sarah fixed August, Bec asked food stories and David monitored the levels (mostly).

Sarah Meikle is Lead/Organiser/Chief Executive for Visa Welly On A Plate, one of NZ's largest food festivals. This year's event runs over 17 days and 100 venues from 11-27 August across the Wellington (North Island New Zealand) region. Sarah joined Bec Stewart to share the inside track on the event, it's history and development from small beginnings in 2009, and insight into NZ's wider food story, culture and identity.

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Vic carefully selected words, Leon drove a train, Jen had to rush off and David listened and learned. #49 delves into education futures, resistance and abridged journeys to now with Victoria Spackman, Director of Te Auaha Institute of Applied Creativity, and Dr Leon Gurevitch, Deputy Head of School of Design at Victoria University Wellington.

Jane fancied pigeons, Jay celebrated candy, and David squeezed it into 24 minutes.

Jane Street, Marketing Manager for North End Brewing and Jay Taylor, Manager of Wellington’s CBD brew pub Fork and Brewer join David to talk craft beer Festivals. We start out with a brunch brew *blind-tasting*, then get into other fun and games with bringing Winter Ales Festival to Wellington for the 2017 edition.

This bonus/'event specific' #PWGSD (people who get sh*t done) episode is the short-form version of our fortnightly full 60mins show.

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• BizDojo Wellington 
• Collider Wgtn

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Arts and theatre professionals Jo Randerson, artistic director of Barbarian Productions and Heather O’Carroll, Programme Manager of BATS Theatre are deeply involved with the experience economy, and mitigating risks in precarious professions.

This tightly edited conversation offers insight to their work and prodigious outputs, and is neatly timed for the imminent launch of current projects. Go support their work, be entertained and have all the thoughts provoked:

Hutt Winter Festival

Soft N Hard 

Young and Hungry Festival at BATS Theatre

Show notes:

Young and Hungry Arts Trust – NZ Youth Theatre – Empowering young people through mentoring to appreciate, create and participate in New Zealand Theatre

BATS Theatre: Home 

Home - Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School

Toi Whakaari - Wikipedia

Royal Shakespeare Company | RSC

'The artist is the original precariat': Jo Randerson, Tom LaHood and the barbarians coming for Wellington performance

http://www.noted.co.nz/archive/listener-nz-2011/the-lead-wait-by-jo-randerson-and-trouble-review/

Sydney Theatre: Home

The Inland Road (2017)

Home: WWGSD - Women Who Get Sh*t Done

Victoria University: Masters in Creative Practice

The Vogelmorn Bowling Club

NOPESISTERS T-shirts

Refreshments: Aotea Made Tonics

#1: Aotea Kumarahou and Ginger

#2: Aotea Kawakawa and Peppermint

People:

Jo Randerson: Barbarian Productions website

Heather O'Carroll: BATS Theatre website | Twitter @BATS_Theatre | Instagram @bats_theatre

Jen O'Sullivan: website | Twitter | Instagram

David Binstead: Twitter

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twice: two weeks in creative endeavour #48: Old Peoples Homes For Opera Singers | Produced, edited, co-hosted and published by David Binstead, with guest co-hosts. ©43words/David Binstead 2017

Tim dug big, Jack built good, Trev went soulful and David squeezed it into 60 minutes

Tim Browne is dreaming big to put an already impressive Wellington mountain biking scene on a par with the likes of Whistler, with his venture Dirt Farm. Jack Candlish crafts sustainably certified wooden surfboards right here in Wellington NZ, and is an ocean, dog, life and sustainable wood lover. They join returning guest co-host Jack Chapman, who, to avoid confusion was renamed Trev, and co-host and show producer David Binstead.

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