The Department of Conversation with Pat Brittenden

The Department of Conversation with Pat Brittenden

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  • 148 Emma Espiner opinion writer, broadcaster and commentator
    Emma Espiner is a broadcaster and political commentator.
    Emma is a columnist for Newsroom and hosts a podcast Getting Better for Radio New Zealand about Māori health equity.
    In 2020, Emma won Opinion Writer of the Year at the Voyager Media Awards
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    1 hr 1 min
  • 147 Tracy Hemingway, the Debt Free Diva
    Just 12 months ago, Tracy Hemingway, 27, was paying off the last of a massive debt.
    In hock to the tune of $94,278 - $113,375.40 with interest - a financial advisor told her it would take 16 years to pay it off.
    She paid it off in three, then set her sights on her next goal: buying her first home.
    Now the 'Debt Free Diva' now wants others to learn the lessons she had to, to become debt free and get financial freedom.
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    www.twitter.com/patbrittenden
    1 hr 10 min
  • 146 Jack Tame, straight from the 2020 US Election
    Friend of the show Jack Tame is fresh back from Washington DC where he covered the US election for TVNZ and Newstalk ZB and we thought a quick debrief from Jack, whilst he is in managed isolation, about his experiences might be called for
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    39 min
  • 145 Six60 movie filmmaker Julia Parnell
    Julia Parnell is an award winning film and television producer.
    Her latest project is 'SIX60: TILL THE LIGHTS GO OUT' a documentary on New Zealand's biggest band as they reveal their untold story of ambition and creative vulnerability.
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    46 min
  • 143 Aramoana massacre 30 year anniversary with author Bill O'Brien
    Bill O'Brien is a writer and former police officer who has written numerous fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children. O'Brien's in-depth research and inside knowledge give his crime books for adults and children a ring of authenticity. His book Aramoana: 22 Hours of Terror was the basis for the film Out of the Blue, directed by Robert Sarkies. While dealing with sensational topics, O'Brien never forgets the human cost and consequences behind the crimes he examines.
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    1 hr 26 min
  • 142 NZs Chief Censor David Shanks
    David Shanks is New Zealand's chief censor, as The Guardian puts it he is "an independent, government-appointed official whose role is essentially that of a content regulator - responsible for classifying, restricting or banning any material he deems objectionable that New Zealanders can access, including everything from Hollywood blockbusters to terrorist videos, child pornography to t-shirts and pamphlets."
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    www.twitter.com/patbrittenden
    1 hr 17 min
  • 141 Legendary broadcaster Keith Quinn
    Keith Quinn is an author, and one of New Zealand's most experienced television sports commentators.
    Keith has, among other career highlights, broadcasted at 10 Commonwealth and 10 Olympic games, written in excess of 15 books and been involved with every Rugby World Cup up until the latest.
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    www.twitter.com/patbrittenden
    1 hr 16 min
  • 139 Actor Joel Tobeck who plays #RobinBain in the TVNZ series #BlackHands
    Joel Tobeck revisits us to talk about his recently completed work for TVNZ 1's #BlackHands. A biopic of David Bain and the Bain murders perpetrated in a sleepy Dunedin suburb in 1994.
    This still case divides NZ. Most people either thinking David was the murderer, or his father, Robin, who Joel is portraying in this 5 part mini series.
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    1 hr 2 min

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