Rebekah Stott is a Football Fern on the cusp of representing the Football Ferns at a home world cup when New Zealand co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, but her story transcends the sport. In June 2020 Stott noticed a lump above her collarbone and soon after was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 294 days after her diagnosis was confirmed, she returned to the football field – beating the disease and returning to the professional game.

Izzy Whitley is one of New Zealand’s most successful, self-made men under 30. He’s 28, has founded two businesses that do over $30 million a year in revenue and has the world at his feet. But the foundations of his incredible rise were far from smooth. At the age of 21 he had lost his father to suicide and suffered two heart attacks, and was dealing with his trauma, alone, with nothing, in an Auckland hospital.

Tom Sainsbury is a chameleon with an eclectic CV; he is a writer, actor, comedian, and director. He is one of NZ’s most popular creative minds and might just be the most loved man in Kiwi comedy – and it’s easy to see why. He’s gentle, authentic, observant, and hilarious – and his output of creative work will blow you away.

Jono Ridler is a general manager at DHL – and on the side does ultra marathon swimming. Last week he set a new record for NZ’s longest swim, spending over 33 hours and swimming just short of 100km from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell’s Bay on Auckland’s North Shore.

Jono Ridler is a general manager at DHL – and on the side does ultra marathon swimming. Last week he set a new record for NZ’s longest swim, spending over 33 hours and swimming just short of 100km from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell’s Bay on Auckland’s North Shore.

Fletch and Vaughan are considered radio royalty in the country having worked together for 19 years across two major stations. They currently host one of the country’s most popular radio shows on ZM, which is also repurposed as a podcast and downloaded nearly 500,000 times each month. Famed for never punching down, their chat was full of good vibes and loud laughs!

Morgan Penn is a certified somatic sexologist, pleasure advocate, sex educator and host of the hit podcast – Sex.Life – with comedienne Hayley Sproull. Morgan is a top-tier guest, fun, authentic, open, and with so much good knowledge to share.

Mea Motu is a boxer with a 15-0 professional record who has conquered New Zealand boxing and is now ready to take on the world. She will be the first woman to headline the Fight for Life promotion and fights for a world title. But her path to the top was anything but smooth.

Detective Inspector Scott Beard is one of the most recognisable members of the New Zealand Police after being thrust into the spotlight as the face of the investigation into the disappearance of English tourist Grace Millane in 2018. Despite dealing with death and tragedy on a regular basis, Scott’s outlook on life, his positive energy and belief in helping community is super inspiring and makes this one a compelling listen.

Elliot Gleave is best known by his stage name – Example – and is a musical artist, producer, writer, and rapper, who has been leading the way in the music industry for the last 16 years with a myriad of top 20 hits and a couple of number ones under his belt. But despite his global success, the chart-topping singles, sell-out tours, and multiple platinum records Australian-based Elliot comes across as an ordinary bloke.

David Galbraith is a world-renowned mind coach, who specialises in performance psychology in sport and business. But you might not know it, he is ghost in the machine - due to his hidden influence over many of NZ's top athletes. He talks the talk and walks the walk, with a thoughtful, measured and unique outlook on life which is why he gets so much respect from some of our top athletes and teams.

Awen Guttenbeil is a rugby league legend. With 170 caps for the Warriors, he also represented the Kiwis and Tonga at Rugby League World Cups. He also has a lifetime of important lessons to share, delivered in an impromptu, thoughtful, and articulate way.

Guyon Espiner is one of New Zealand’s most highly respected journalists with over 20 years across print, radio and television, as a reporter, political editor and anchor. He currently works at Radio New Zealand as an investigative journalist and has just released his new book The Drinking Game – which looks at how big business, the media and politicians shape the way we drink.

Guy Williams is one of New Zealand’s best known comedians and has worked on many of our biggest TV shows and is currently the host and creator of the critically acclaimed show New Zealand Today. He is a tornado of energy, noise, and good chat!

For over a decade Dame Lisa Carrington has been the best in the world at her sport. She is New Zealand’s most successful Olympian of all time with five gold medals and one bronze medal during her canoe racing career to date. In addition she has 12 World Championship titles and a boatload of Halberg Awards. In this episode we were lucky enough to get an insight into the mind of a true champion.

Marc Ellis is a dream guest – and he delivered in this episode! He’s said that his life can be viewed in chapters and Marc has done enough in his life to have an episode dedicated to each chapter. Marc’s unpredictable brand of hijinks and gags was resurrected in this ep, and his infectiously positive and fun personality rubbed off on us both. But behind the laughs and wild stories is an incredibly driven, successful, thoughtful guy.

Dave Wood is a human performance specialist who works with some of the world’s most elite athletes to make them better at their job. Wood is now one of the most in-demand integrated health specialists in Australasia but the story of how he got to the top might be as remarkable as his quick rise.

Melodie Robinson is a former Black Fern and now TVNZ's General Manager, Sports and Events where she is leading the sport and event strategy for TVNZ’s coverage of global sporting events. She is a kiwi trailblazer who has risen to the top of every field she’s entered.

Mike Minogue is a talented man. He’s an agent, creator, writer, producer, actor, a member of The Alternative Commentary Collective, and a host of The Big Show on Radio Hauraki. After growing up in Levin and partying in Sydney he returned to home to start a career in the arts that has seen him work some of the biggest projects in the New Zealand film and television industry since 2003.

Paul Henry was one of New Zealand’s last great broadcasting celebrities. His seven-year tenure on Breakfast saw ratings soar and he boasted the type of star power at his peak that just doesn’t exist in broadcasting anymore. But alongside the fame were a number of on-air controversies that followed his career.