E147 | Abbas Nazari
Show notes | Abbas Nazari
0:00 New Zealand’s most prolific speaker
3:14 Joke of the day
5:17 Bigger than Simon Bridges, Sir Steve Hansen, and Sonny Bill Williams
9:04 The process of putting the story together into a book
15:31 Growing up in Afghanistan and the coming of the Taliban
26:50 The journey to Indonesia via Pakistan
33:30 The decision to seek asylum
40:55 A trip across the Indian Ocean
56:04 The challenge in retelling the story
1:01:15 Reflections on a parent’s decision
1:09:17 Enter the MV Tampa
1:18:18 The diplomatic situation
1:27:42 Humble beginnings in New Zealand
1:33:19 The refugee story
1:38:15 Marrying outside of culture
1:43:09 Using health and fitness to create community
1:46:33 Interacting with refugee communities
1:49:16 Home?
1:50:22 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Abbas