The Department of Conversation with Pat Brittenden

Tim Batt is a self described "New Zealand-based comedy boy" who has many arrows to his quiver. He's a comedian, a podcaster, a TV host, a TV producer and more and we're looking forward to having him in studio to talk about life, the universe and everything else.

His stand up has taken him to London, LA, NYC, Melbourne and Sydney and all across NZ.

Tim has been a global finalist for Laugh Factory's Funniest Person In The World in 2016, and previously winning Best Newcomer and being twice nominated for the Billy T Award at the NZ International Comedy Festival.

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Damian Barr is a British writer, columnist, playwright, radio presenter and more.

Damian's 2013 book Maggie and Me was awarded The Political Humour and Satire Book of the Year, the Sunday Times Memoir of the Year, and Stonewall Writer of the Year, and his latest novel had already been hailed as the "Book of the Year" by several leading British and Irish newspapers.

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Professor 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, great powers, and the Horn of Africa.

Wednesday 4th March (NZ times) we will see about a third of the delegates assigned for the Democratic nominees who are attempting to get the overall nomination to run against Donald Trump. Professor Patman and Pat will be looking at what 'Super Tuesday' results are out and the effects on the nomination process.

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Richie Hardcore is an educator, key note speaker and activist, working in violence prevention, masculinities, mental health and wellness.

He is also a retired multiple New Zealand Muay Thai champion, and now works as a coach and personal trainer, having helped some of New Zealand's most successful fighters achieve their goals.

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Poet, writer, and musician DK Pacific Poet - Daren Kamali was born in Fiji and moved to New Zealand as a child. He is the author of the trilogy of poetry books celebrating the Polynesian, Indonesian, and Melanesian world. Before earning a BA at Manukau Institute of Technology, Kamali worked in youth arts programming as a mentor. In 2008 he co-founded the South Auckland Poets Collective, a youth program dedicated to poetry as an agent of social change. In 2013, Kamali co-founded Niu Navigations, an organization aimed at encouraging Pan-Pacific writers to tell their stories.

He is a former Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and has held residencies at the University of Iowa as part of its International Writing Program.

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Paul Bosauder is a flamenco guitarist and a composer of Lebanese/New Zealand origin. His playing is expressive, elegant and true to the heart of flamenco music.Paul has performed in Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, France, Lebanon, UK, USA and New Zealand. He currently works as a flamenco guitarist in Spain, after having completed his studies in concert flamenco guitar at ESMUC.

Paul and Pat go way back to the 1990s where they worked together on Paul's then pop/rock band SODA in Auckland.

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Former NZ cricketer, and NZ cricket coach Warren Lees joins us in studio for a chat about life, the universe, everything...and cricket

Warren played 21 Test and 31 ODIs from 1976 to 1983 as a wicket-keeper batsman. He was coach of the Black Caps from 1990 to 1993.

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Jon Toogood is an iconic NZ musician. The frontman of Shihad since 1988, Jon has been a staple of NZ cultural conversations for over 30 years.

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2019 Women's Motocross World Champion Courtney Duncan joins us in the Studio this Friday to talk life, the universe, WMX and everything.

Riding since she was 7 years old, the now 23-year-old has been the fastest rider in the world championship since bursting onto the scene in 2016.

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35 year old Aaron Hawkins is the Mayor of Dunedin. He was elected as Mayor in 2019 as a representative of the Green Party.

Before becoming Mayor Aaron was a Dunedin City Councillor, Radio announcer, student and more.

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