Episode 38 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Tom Brotherstone, yoga teacher at Awhi Yoga and brown belt Brazilian Ju-Jitsu teacher at Mai Dojo. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon. 

Teaching yoga and Ju-Jitsu, learning through teaching, creating space for individuals, the importance of patience, the fine line between the business side of yoga and what yoga really is, identifying similarities rather than differences, going through depression, creative restraint, and more. 

Thank you to the Preservatorium Cafe for allowing us to have our conversation there.  

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you’re keen to support the podcast jump onto patreon.com/butters and sign up as a patron. Link in the bio.

But thank you again for tuning in to episode 38 of The Butters Podcast, my conversation with Tom Brotherstone. Enjoy.

Episode 37 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with author Rory Moores. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon. 

Back again for take 3, Mel Gibson, Hulk Hogan, understanding things in their true context, the importance of constructive critique, Rory’s book ‘Office Aliens’ available on Amazon, scrolling culture, the benefits of having a shared mythology, and more. 

Thank you to both Cornercopia and The Honey Badger for the awesome spaces. Our first two conversations were had at Cornercopia in the lobby and the conversation you'll hear now was had at Honey Badger on Featherston Street.  

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, with a special thanks to Natasha Self for signing up as a patron. If you’re keen to support the podcast, and to hear the Patron only bonus track with Rory, jump onto patreon.com/butters and sign up as a patron.

But thank you again for tuning in to episode 37 of The Butters Podcast, my conversation with Rory Moores. Enjoy.

Episode 36 of The Butters Podcast is my second conversation with the lovely Natasha Self. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.

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The wonderful word cunt, growing up in the country, a powerful visual memory, The Bachelor, lots of burping, TikTok, the importance of mental health as a lawyer, cancel culture, and more.

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Thank you to Malthouse for the awesome space to have our conversation, and for the delicious beers. Shout out to my good friend from high school, the manager there, Matiu. Great to see you there bro.

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This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and for the first time there’s a patron’s only bonus track to this conversation, some fun chit chat between Natasha and myself after our main conversation. If you’re keen to support the podcast, and to hear the bonus track, jump onto patreon.com/butters and sign up as a patron.

Episode 35 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Paul Wong, filmmaker and creative writer. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon. 

Just a heads up that because we were sitting out the back of Frank’s, there were the odd gusts of Wellington wind which the mic picked up but don’t let that deter you, you can still hear the conversation fine. 

Separating work from home, spending way too much time in the bathroom (creating The Forgotten Floss, a stop motion film), tea is tea, moments of insight in conversations and moments of happiness in life but the work and anticipation and build up to those moments are equally important, the importance of sadness, joining the gym, and more. 

Thank you to Frank’s in Newtown for letting us grab the outside table out the back for our conversation. Absolutely delicious coffee there. 

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, with a special thanks to Charles Humphreys who you’ll remember from episode 23 of The Butters Podcast. Charles, thank you so much for your patronage. 

And if you’re keen to support the podcast too, as a patron, you can do so by jumping onto patreon.com/butters. Link in the bio.

But thank you again for tuning in to episode 35 of The Butters Podcast, my conversation with Paul Wong. Enjoy

Episode 34 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Natasha Self. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.

A worry wort, the lawyer personality - naturally sceptical and cautious, nerdy toys, the C-word, and more.

Thank you to Library for letting us have our conversation there.

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, with a special thank you to my newest patrons Keven Norris and Sian-Louise Nelson. Thank you so much for your support. You two are amazing. 

To become a patron of The Butters Podcast, jump onto www.patreon.com/butters. Link in the bio.

Episode 33 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Doug Gilbert, Senior Brand Manager for Light RTDs at Asahi. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.

Doug's ‘Beer With Me’ podcast, a generous serving of cream (for a long black) vs a poor fries-to-ketchup ratio, “ramekin’s are lame, just apply the sauce directly to the chip”, shout out to Crumb in Grey Lynn, breakdance battles, Doug’s yearly Spotify playlists, make your bed first thing in the morning, meditation, and more.

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you too would like to support the podcast and help make these conversations possible, jump onto www.patreon.com/butters.

Episode 32 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with conduct investigator, Kane Mullen. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.

Work as an investigator, always trying to keep an open mind and not assume anything, burner accounts on Twitter, sport is just sport, how social media affects you, deleting Facebook at age 18 and how “it saves me a lot of anxiety”, and more.

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you too would like to support the podcast and help make these conversations possible, jump onto www.patreon.com/butters.

Episode 31 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with visual effects artist, Lorenzo Lavatelli.

The journey that led to working in visual effects, employing creative techniques to achieve realistic special effects, Elon Musk’s Neurolink brain chip, everything in moderation, Lorenzo 2.0, the therapy of hands-on work, Italian made, people would fear less and risk more in trying new things if there was a Universal Basic Income to fall back on, organic cotton finger gloves, and more.

Thank you to Panhead for letting us have our conversation there and for the delicious Batch 132 - Elderflower Berliner Weisse.

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you too would like to support the podcast and help make these conversations possible, jump onto www.patreon.com/butters. Link in the bio.

Episode 30 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Dr Peter Parkes, architect and Director at Strategic Architecture. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.

A dissident, a critique of post-modern architectural theory, people as active interpreters of spaces vs people as passive receivers of meaning and the argument that inanimate objects don’t emit meaning, Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, Professor Alan Lipman, cultural studies, CND, politics, and so much more.  

This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you too would like to support the podcast and help make these conversations possible, jump onto www.patreon.com/butters.

Episode 29 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Laura Saxon Jones, a fascinating human being, an amazing dancer, and a former member of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.

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Red wine, smelly cheese, the Frenchman Jean Pier, “Laura The Sniffer” (the new superhero), the different senses and how people take information in, connecting to someone via their smell and scent, living in the now, motorbikes, dogs, dancing, embracing the fear, and so much more.

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Thank you so much to the crew at Sweet Mother’s Kitchen for looking after us and for letting us continue on our conversation well after they closed for the night.

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This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you too would like to support the podcast and help make these conversations possible, jump onto www.patreon.com/butters. Link in the bio.

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A very special shout out to a very good friend, Phillip Simpson, aka Gump The Cow. Mate, thank you so much for your patronage!!