Youtube influencers Alex Ayling who specialises in travel content and his wife Carrie, who covers "wellness & lifestyle" content, have just moved to New Zealand from California. Alex is a dual citizen, Carrie is American and together they decided to move to NZ not to escape the US political or pandemic scene, but the "time was right" to do something they'd always talked about doing.

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Russell Howard is an English comedian, television presenter, radio presenter and actor, best known for his TV shows "Russell Howard's Good News" and "The Russell Howard Hour" and his appearances on numerous topical panel shows.

Howard is in managed isolation in NZ with his 2 week stand down before launching a nationwide series of shows as part of his 'Respite' World Tour, which has been rescheduled due to COVID19 from 2020.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and an historian and commentator on fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda - and the threats these present to democracies.

Professor Ben-Ghiat is a contributor to CNN, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post and her latest book, "Strongmen: Mussolini to the President", examines how authoritarians use propaganda, virility, corruption, and violence to stay in power, and how they can be opposed.

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Captain Peter Bethune is a published author, producer of The Operatives TV show, and public speaker. He is the founder of Earthrace Conservation. He works assisting countries in Asia, Central America and Africa with fisheries enforcement and anti-poaching.

On Boxing Day, Pete was on a patrolling mission in the jungle of Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica when a fer-de-lance snake - the most deadly snake in Central America - bit him.

Captain Pete is now out of hospital and joins us to talk of his experience.

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Robert Patman is one of the University of Otago's inaugural Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chairs and his research interests concern international relations, global security, US foreign policy.

Robert joins us to talk Trump, the November election result, the storming of the Capital and looks forward to Inauguration Day

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Paula Penfold is an investigative journalist. Recently Penfold is responsible for the brilliant exposé on Advance Party co-leader Billy TK JR, False Profit, with Stuff.co.nz.

Penfold joins us today to talk about Stuff's latest documentary Emma, "Emma has fetal alcohol syndrome; she was adopted from a Russian orphanage at three years old and raised in New Zealand. Now in her 20s, she returns to her homeland to find her family. Follow Emma on her stunning interactive journey of tenacity, optimism - and love"

This is an online only event with no 'in person' attendees

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Simon McKinney is NZ's #1 stand up Character Impressionist and a much sought after comedian for both live, touring and corporate performances. His impressions are now so well known, that they are now mimicked by the public.

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Lead singer and frontman from iconic Kiwi band elemeno P, Dave Gibson joins us from managed isolation to chat life, the universe and everything.

Now living in NY, Dave and his whanau are back in NZ for a summer tour with The Feelers

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Maria, otherwise known as Happy Mum Happy Child, is a full-time Auckland mum of two terrific yet tiresome kids (7 and 5) who blogs to keep herself, and fellow kiwi mums sane.

Her blog started out as a way to keep track of activities she did with her kids and has turned into the ultimate guide to parenting - activities, recipes, product reviews and things to do - even seeing her win the 'Top in Parenting' award at last year's New Zealand Social Media Awards.

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Ian McCormick was night diving off the island of Mauritius in 1982 when he was stung by 5 Box Jellyfish, which are among the most venomous creatures in the world. By the time an ambulance arrived Ian's body was totally paralyzed and necrosis had begun to set into my bone marrow. On route to the hospital Ian began to see his life flash before him...then began the 'real' story of collapsing veins, visions of his mother, experiencing darkness...seeing the light and more.

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