Best Auckland Conversations Podcasts (2025)

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Steven Adams on the Podcast this Year? Seamus' Weight Loss Secrets & How Good are Auckland FC?! 32:51

41m ago32:51

32:51

Steve and Seamus share their goals for 2025 and reveal their dream podcast guests for the new year. Seamus talks about the epic response to his 'before and after' weight loss pics, Steve reveals their epic guest for next week and the lads update all the most interesting life updates from guests in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…

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Marketing & Storytelling Expert - Cassie Roma on Productivity & Career Hacks, The Apprentice NZ 1:27:04

2d ago1:27:04

1:27:04

We're releasing our Business in Between episode with Cassie Roma we recorded in 2024. The American-born kiwi is an award-winning global thought leader in creative ideation, media, brand strategy, digital innovation, and executive leadership. She's also an author, brand ambassador, storyteller, broadcaster, emcee, and keynote speaker. For over 20 ye…

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Mark Stafford: 20 Years at the TAB, Surviving Tragic Car Crash, MS Diagnosis & Testicular Cancer (Re-Release) 1:50:18

9d ago1:50:18

1:50:18

We kick off Between Two Beers in 2025 by re-releasing one of our favourite episodes of 2024 - with Mark Stafford. This ep is really special. There's just so much goodness in here. Staffy is a radio host, who is best known as the former face of the TAB, where he spent two decades as a bookmaker and broadcaster. But what's not so well-known is his ro…

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Best of 2024: Sport 3:00:15

16d ago3:00:15

3:00:15

Happy Holidays! Our best of compilation series continues with part two - Best of Sport. We've chopped up some of the best bits from all of our favourite sport episodes from 2024. In this episode you'll hear from Dame Lisa Carrington, Ali Williams, Tim Brown, Raelene Castle, Samuel Whitelock, Megan Compain, Paula George, Craig Fenton, Simon Porter, …

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Merry Christmas! 2024 Wrap-Up & Thank You + 2025 Guest Sneak Peek Competition 17:41

20d ago17:41

17:41

It's our last recording for 2024! We check out Chasing The Fox with the TAB and bump into a former guest having a great old time. It's a chance to say thank you for the year we've had and can you pick the first 7 guests for 2025? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten

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Best of 2024: Entertainment & Business 2:20:31

23d ago2:20:31

2:20:31

Happy Holidays! It's compilation time on Between Two Beers, and in the first of a two-part series - we've chopped up some of the best bits from all of our entertainment and business episodes from 2024. In this episode you'll hear from Tim Brown, Jesse Mulligan, Mark Stafford, Kanoa Lloyd, Sir Ian Taylor, Karen O'Leary, Matt Heath, Shane Bradley, Je…

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Emma Twigg Reflects on Olympic Career, Questions Retirement & Reveals Her New Sport 1:34:07

1M ago1:34:07

1:34:07

Emma Twigg is one of New Zealand's greatest rowers and won Olympic gold in Tokyo and Olympic silver in Paris. This is Emma's second appearance on Between Two Beers and life has changed a lot since we recorded with her at her Cambridge home back in 2020. In this episode we talk about her emotional Olympic triumphs, her health scare leading into Pari…

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12 Pubs of Christmas 2024, Letting Eric Murray Down at Golf & Singalongs with Paddy Gower 25:00

1M ago25:00

25:00

Steve plays golf with Eric Murray and gets the worst hangover of his life, Seamus sings acapella at Paddy Gower's live show, reflections on episodes with Shaun Quincey and Sam Whitelock, Seamus commentates Auckland FC game and talks about the wildest week of his year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…

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Samuel Whitelock's All Blacks & Crusaders Leadership Secrets, Life After Rugby & Kieran Read Bromance 1:57:42

1M ago1:57:42

1:57:42

Samuel Whitelock is one of the greatest rugby players New Zealand has produced. He's the most capped All Black in history with 153 caps. He went to four Rugby World Cups and won two. He also played in 181 Super Rugby Games and won seven titles with the Crusaders. In this episode we talk about retiring from rugby and what life looks like now, search…

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Whakarongo ki ngā Taonga Tuku Iho: Listening to Taonga Held in French Museums 1:00:15

1M ago1:00:15

1:00:15

Dr Lisa Renard has a Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Anthropology / Museum Studies Docteure en anthropologie sociale et culturelle / Muséographe and is currently the Fyssen Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Auckland. This talk was presented at the Stout Centre for New Zealand Studies at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington on …

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Live Couple’s Therapy Session, How to Avoid Taking Business Personally & EOY Goal Setting - Accidental Business Owners #10 42:55

1M ago42:55

42:55

Hey team - we've got a special midweek delivery here for you... This is the 10th episode in the Accidental Business Owners series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start to follow. In this one, our business coach Di Foster takes us through some couple's therapy! We talk about end of year goal setting, how to not take b…

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Rowing 2,200km Across The Tasman, Building a Business & Investment Empire - Shaun Quincey 1:57:34

1M ago1:57:34

1:57:34

Shaun Quincey is a top business executive and angel investor helping fund Kiwi business dreams. But before that he became the only person to have successfully rowed solo from Australia to New Zealand and became a top selling author after writing a book about it. We spent the first half talking about his epic solo Tasman voyage, which took two years…

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Morgan Penn GRILLS Jason Gunn, Unpacking The Biggest Day of Our Lives & Hamilton Show w/ Paddy Gower 30:08

2M ago30:08

30:08

Steve and Seamus unpack all the highs and lows from the 'biggest day of their career', and getting named Apples #1 podcast in New Zealand, they discuss their upcoming live show with Paddy Gower, reflect on their recent episodes with Georgie and why Seamus needs to bring more energy to his gigs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. H…

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Zion Armstrong: From Troubled West Auckland Teen to the President of Adidas North America (re-release) 2:08:07

2M ago2:08:07

2:08:07

Zion Armstrong is one of our favourite episodes of the year and when Apple Podcasts released their list of the best performing episodes in New Zealand in 2024 it was on it too! We've picked up a lot of new listeners since we originally released it in February and we wanted to highlight his incredible story again. The Zion Armstrong story starts in …

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Ex-England Rugby Captain on Surviving Cancer & Foster Care, Working with All Blacks - Paula George 2:07:17

2M ago2:07:17

2:07:17

Paula George – or Georgie as she’s commonly known – has a story that will blow you away. She has lived the most remarkable life – with the most inspiring mindset – and she’s our favourite type of guest, a humble legend. Georgie is a very private person – and her story, till now, has largely gone untold. Her life started on the back foot in Wales. G…

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What Happened to Ridgey’s SBW Story? Revealing Our Guests for Live Show & Why We’re Feeling Anxious 29:06

2M ago29:06

29:06

Steve and Seamus discuss all the best feedback from their blockbuster interview with Matthew Ridge, they reveal who the special friends will be at their live gig in Auckland, the best bits from their live Q and A with Emma Twigg and how they reconnected with Zion Armstrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See a…

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The Kiwi Fitness App Making $80 Million Per Year: Adam El-Agez on ‘The Conqueror Challenges’ 1:39:51

2M ago1:39:51

1:39:51

As some of you will know – this year we created a second podcast channel called Business in Between. It’s a channel that documents our journey as business owners – and where we also host long-form interviews with NZ’s most interesting business leaders. And we’re sharing one of our favourite interviews on the Business in Between channel – with you h…

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Regenerative Practices 1:57:43

2M ago1:57:43

1:57:43

Regenerative Practices by Auckland CouncilBy Auckland Council

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Matthew Ridge Comes Clean on Drugs & Addiction, Working with Marc Ellis, Fatherhood & NRL Career 1:51:39

2M ago1:51:39

1:51:39

Matthew Ridge is a Kiwi sporting legend. He was one of NZ’s top rugby union players then made a stunning switch to rugby league as a 21-year-old in 1990. Over the next decade he played 122 times for the Manly Sea Eagles, 25 times for the Kiwis and 37 times for the Warriors before he became a part-owner of the club. After retiring from league, he be…

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Planning Our 5th Birthday with Jason Gunn, How To Small Talk at Functions & More! 31:25

3M ago31:25

31:25

Steve and Seamus get excited for their fifth birthday celebration in Auckland, discuss all the best and worst small talk with former guests at the recent Auckland FC game, reflect on recent episodes with Andrew Mehrtens, Cassie Roma and Jackie Van Beek and reveal next week's guest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acas…

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Jackie Van Beek on The Office Australia, Relationship with Jesse Griffin, Working with Taika Waititi 1:26:05

3M ago1:26:05

1:26:05

Jackie van Beek is one of New Zealand’s funniest and most creative minds. She has written, directed and starred in The Breaker Upperers, Nude Tuesday and The Educators and featured in everything from Funny Girls and What We Do in The Shadows, to Golden Boy – and most recently the Australian re-make of The Office – where she is one of the two creato…

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Andrew Mehrtens on Being “The Boy Next Door”, Court Sessions with Colin Meads & Playing with Jonah 2:01:08

3M ago2:01:08

2:01:08

Andrew Mehrtens is a legend of NZ Rugby and the second highest All Blacks point scorer of all time. He’s also widely regarded as one of the most intelligent All Blacks and Sir Wayne Smith described him to us as a ‘genius’ on and off the field, who understood the game better than he did. Universally known as Mehrts, in this episode we talk about wha…

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Seamus on Losing 30kgs & 5th Birthday Live Event with Jason Gunn Announcement! 22:24

3M ago22:24

22:24

Seamus and Steve take listeners behind the scenes of Bree Tomasel's book launch on K-Road, discuss their upcoming episode with All Blacks joker Andrew Mehrtens, we hear about Steve's four-day bender in Sydney, reflect on Seamus' 30 kg weight loss, and we tease their live event with Jason Gunn coming up in November. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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(EXCLUSIVE) Bree Tomasel on Traumatic Home Invasion, Anxiety & Breakdowns, Revealing Her Sexuality 1:50:52

3M ago1:50:52

1:50:52

Bree Tomasel is one of New Zealand’s most popular and loved broadcasters. She’s the hilarious, fun-loving co-host of ZM’s Bree and Clint Drive Show, she’s the host of Celebrity Treasure Island on TVNZ, she has 1.5 million followers across her social media channels and in 2022 was named New Zealand TV Personality of the Year. She’s also just release…

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Lessons from Serial Entrepreneur, Murray Thom - Founder of Personalised Plates & Great NZ Songbook 1:27:27

3M ago1:27:27

1:27:27

Murray Thom is one of New Zealand’s most successful and creative entrepreneurs. He’s the man behind some of our most iconic and successful productions, including The Great New Zealand Songbook, The Great New Zealand Cookbook, The Offering, and Piano by Candlelight. On the international front, two of his productions – Miracle Babies and the Together…

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Rachel Hunter Stole Our Studio & Leigh Hart Replacing Matt Heath?! 25:04

3M ago25:04

25:04

Steve and Seamus discuss their last-minute studio emergency, who their top-five replacements for Matt Heath are, recent recordings with Bree Tomasel and Lisa Carrington and how Wayne Smith has been helping them with their episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Lisa Carrington EXCLUSIVE: Crisis Before Paris, Breaking World Records in Training & Questioning Retirement 1:31:11

4M ago1:31:11

1:31:11

Since we last spoke to Dame Lisa Carrington she has won three Olympic gold medals in Paris – bringing her career tally to an astounding eight gold medals – and cementing her place amongst the world’s greatest ever Olympians. So we had a lot to catch up about. We find out about the teamwork involved in the K4 triumph, which added another layer to he…

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Small stories of colonisation: An uncomfortable settler family history 1:01:07

4M ago1:01:07

1:01:07

In this podcast, Professor Richard Shaw whose great-grandfather took part in the 1881 invasion of Parihaka pā and farmed land taken from Taranaki iwi, discusses the entanglement of the small histories of settler families with the large history of the colonisation of Aotearoa New Zealand. On the morning of 5 November 1881, an Irishman called Andrew …

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Craig Fenton: NZR Commercial CEO & Ex-Google Director on the Business of Rugby & Future of Content Creation 1:59:33

4M ago1:59:33

1:59:33

Craig Fenton is the CEO of New Zealand Rugby Commercial which means it’s his job to drive the business of the All Blacks, Black Ferns and other teams in black. But Craig is not your typical rugby administrator. He owns a record label and a film production company, he has his pilot’s license, he was a lawyer, he worked at Google for six years, he ho…

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Reacting to Matt Heath Leaving Radio Hauraki & Backlash From Luxon Decision 26:40

4M ago26:40

26:40

Steve and Seamus discuss Matt Heath's move away from breakfast radio, the feedback they received from their 'Luxon decision', why Steve's five-year-old is the fastest in his family, NZ's most epic untold business stories, recent episodes with Matiu Walters from Six 60 and the most interesting developments from their business channel. See omnystudio…

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Matiu Walters on Six60’s Unexpected Success, Conflicts, Criticism & Chaotic Dunedin Origins 1:26:19

4M ago1:26:19

1:26:19

Matiu Walters is the lead singer and guitarist of New Zealand’s band Six60. The group formed in Dunedin in 2008, and across the last 16 years have broken all the rules to become New Zealand’s biggest band. In 2019 they became the first New Zealand act to sell out Western Springs and in 2021 became the first band to ever play Eden Park to a sold-out…

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Tim Batt on ‘The Worst Idea of All Time’, Pioneering Podcasts in NZ, Guy Montgomery & More! 1:42:51

4M ago1:42:51

1:42:51

Tim Batt is a pioneer in the digital audio space and one of New Zealand's most impressive creative talents. He's the producer and co-host of NZ's most popular podcast - with 20 million downloads, he's created his own podcast network, won multiple comedy awards, produced radio for Matt Heath, he's a standup comedian, was a co-chair of the NZ comedy …

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5th Birthday Planning, Missing Out on Jason Momoa & Steven Adams - Who's NZ's Best Magician? 26:13

4M ago26:13

26:13

Steve and Seamus debate Auckland v Hamilton for B2B's 5th birthday party, why they missed out on a corporate box with Steven Adams, the big-name guests they interviewed last week, their upcoming Q and A with Richie McCaw and debate who is NZ's best magician? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

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Kanoa Lloyd Opens Up about Stress of TV Presenting, Controversies, Backlash & The Future of TV News 1:44:03

5M ago1:44:03

1:44:03

Kanoa Lloyd is one of New Zealand’s top broadcasters and became a household name from co-hosting the Project on primetime TV for seven years. She first made her name in children’s TV, before working on radio at Mai FM and was also a weather presenter for Newshub. In this episode we talk about her path from Squirt and Sticky TV to Three News, integr…

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Legendary Para Athlete, Cameron Leslie - World Record Holder & 3 Time Paralympic Gold Medallist 1:35:13

5M ago1:35:13

1:35:13

Cam Leslie is one of New Zealand’s most successful athletes. He’s won gold medals at three Paralympics in swimming, is a world record-holder, a Halberg award winner and the co-captain of the NZ Wheelblacks. He’s also a father of three kids under five, runs a farm, has a full time job at Swimming NZ and has an inspirational outlook on life – though …

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Crazy Night Hosting The Tania Dalton Foundation Gala & Overwhelming Jason Gunn Feedback 31:09

5M ago31:09

31:09

Steve and Seamus break down all the details from their big night hosting the Tania Dalton Foundation gala dinner, reflect on recent episodes with Jason Gunn and Jamie Pennell, and discuss their trip down south where they talked to 150 farmers in Invercargill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…

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Jamie Pennell, NZ SAS War Hero - Fighting the Taliban, Willie Apiata’s Victoria Cross Award & More! 2:11:56

5M ago2:11:56

2:11:56

Jamie Pennell had an esteemed 20-year career as a solder and leader inside the NZ SAS. He was sent on four deployments to Afghanistan and in 2011, he was part of the unit which responded to the Taliban’s Intercontinental Hotel siege. For his bravery in helping save many lives that day - he was awarded the New Zealand Gallantry Star, the country’s s…

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Struggling to Balance Family & Business… What Do We Really Want? Accidental Business Owners #3 28:17

5M ago28:17

28:17

Hey team - we've got a special midweek delivery here for you...it's episode three of our new show Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships - and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. In each episode we're joined by our business and mindset coach Di Foster where we pick apart and interrogate…

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Jason Gunn - From ‘Son of a Gunn' to NZ’s Best Storyteller, Recent Heart Attack, Grief & More! 1:49:11

5M ago1:49:11

1:49:11

This episode is pretty special. Jason Gunn is one of New Zealand's most loved entertainers - and is the best storyteller we've had on the podcast. We talk about the incredible rise of the Son of a Gunn Show, what people get wrong about Thingee, life in the public eye, McDonalds Young entertainers, Dancing with the Stars, sideline Jase and the art o…

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Our Most Emotional Episode Yet, Olympic Bloopers & Potential Guests, Reflections & More! Hambassadors #29 28:03

5M ago28:03

28:03

Steve and Seamus reveal the big-name guest who recently made them both cry, Seamus reflects on his recent live Q and A with Mark Stafford, the boys talk about their recent interview with Hambassador OG Matt Stark and Steve's losing streak continues with Between Two Bets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acas…

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David Nyika: Training with Israel Adesanya & Tyson Fury, Olympic Frustration, Mental Health Issues 1:32:42

5M ago1:32:42

1:32:42

This week on Between Two Beers we talk to David Nyika. David is one of NZ’s best boxers. He’s won two Commonwealth Games gold medals, an Olympic bronze, was the NZ flagbearer at the Rio Olympics and since turning professional has a record of nine fights, nine wins. In this episode we hear his best stories from training with Tyson Fury and Israel Ad…

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What’s an Accidental Business Owner? Introducing our new Podcast Series with Di Foster 1:36

6M ago1:36

1:36

We have a new show! And you can find it by searching 'Business in Between' in your podcast app. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in m…

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Instagram vs. Reality - Anna Reeve on Alopecia, Starting Pals, IVF & Postnatal Depression 1:46:04

6M ago1:46:04

1:46:04

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Anna Reeve. Anna is the co-founder of Pals, a former model and influencer, a global alopecia ambassador, she won Season 1 of the Traitors and is a mother of twin boys. In this episode we talk about how her clever social media marketing as co-founder of Pals helped the company become a market leader in…

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Fooball Ferns Spied On At Olympics, Guests Competing in Paris & Naughty Lunch with Josh Kronfeld! Hambassadors #28 27:56

6M ago27:56

27:56

Steve and Seamus reflect on their recent gig with Josh Kronfeld, discuss the Football Ferns spying controversy, business updates and why they travel to Auckland separatley, reflect on their recent episode with Sione Famuina and look ahead to the Paris Olympics with Between Two Bets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Aca…

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Sione Faumuina Reflects on NRL Career & Issues with Alcohol - “I Could’ve Been One of The Greatest” 2:16:51

6M ago2:16:51

2:16:51

Sione Faumuina played 132 NRL matches for the Warriors, Cowboys and Raiders, had two stints in the UK Super League and played two times for the Kiwis. But his career was a troubled one. He had the potential to be one of the greatest sporting talents this country has produced, but was instead consumed by alcohol and erratic behaviour. After retiring…

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Eliza McCartney on 2024 Olympic Preparation, Injury Rehabilitation & Mental Health Challenges (re-release) 1:41:27

6M ago1:41:27

1:41:27

This week we're rewinding the clock back to August of 2022 when we sat down with Eliza McCartney. Eliza is a professional pole vaulter and one of the very best in the world. At the time of recording, her career had stalled after an unfortunate run of injuries. She'd burst onto the scene as a 19-year old, taking home bronze from the Rio Olympics, be…

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We Hit 3 Million Downloads! Seamus Joins the Business & New Podcast with Di Foster 31:42

6M ago31:42

31:42

Steve and Seamus celebrate their three millionth download and reflect on their first year, they discuss their new podcast series called Accidental Business Owners, discuss recent episodes with Rachel Hunter and Simon Porter and recap all the action in Between Two Bets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.…

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Rachel Hunter on Life with no Regrets, Stacy’s Mom & Trumpet Ad, Debunking Wellness Myths 1:43:57

6M ago1:43:57

1:43:57

Rachel Hunter is the girl from Glenfield who made the big time. She was a teen who left school, became a supermodel, married Rod Stewart and became an international celebrity. These days she travels the world as a spiritual teacher and we were lucky enough to grab her for a few hours when she was back in NZ recently. In this episode we talk about h…

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