Episodes

Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Everything Antarctica with Jonny Harrison
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
I speak to Jonny Harrison who has done three trips to Antarctica as an electrician and group leader. He also hosts the Everything Antarctica podcast with Matty Jordan.
Jonny tells me about how water is sourced, how you get a job in Antarctica, staying alive and more.
Podcast link
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingAntarctica
Link to, a book Jonny says is a must read 'The Worst Journey in the world'

Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Fonterra's net zero farm
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Fonterra and Nestle are running a project trying to achieve a net zero farm.
The pilot, run with Dairy Trust Taranaki, aims to create New Zealand’s first commercially viable net zero dairy farm within ten years.
Since 2022, the Fonterra-owned 290ha farm has achieved an approximate 27% reduction in absolute emissions and a 5.5% reduction in emissions intensity.
I spoke to Talia Grala, environment programme manger at Fonterra, about the project.
Have a look at a press release about the project here.

Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Duck decoy obsession with Jacob Smythe
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
I speak to Resource Management Officer at Southland Fish & Game Jacob Smythe about his duck decoy collection. We talk handmade decoys, the gear you want vs. the gear you need, old shotguns, perceptions about abundance, habitat and more. I suggest visiting my Instagram to look at the photos of the decoys we discuss. An FYI, you can hear chairs creaking and we have deafening bouts of laughter.

Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Fishing Mongolia with Rob Vaz a.k.a Rob Fish
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Rob Vaz is a well known New Zealand fishing guide. He talks to me about his background and a trip he recently took to fish Taimen, the biggest Salmonid in the world, known as river wolves, in Mongolia.
He talks fly gear for Taimen, how crazy the trip was, and lots more.
Rob's website https://www.robfish.co.nz/
His Instagram https://www.instagram.com/robfish.co.nz/

Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
The sportspersons nutritionist - Mikki Williden
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
This episode is basically a consult by legendary sports nutritionist Mikki Williden as she advises me about nutrition as I train for the Luxmore Grunt 27km trail run.
Topics we cover is her background and her own adventures, nutrition for older athletes and those upping their game, sugar, protein and salt intake, mental fitness and more.
We geek out a bit about how cool podcasts are and more.
Book an appointment with her at https://www.mikkiwilliden.com/ or listen to her nutrition advice on https://podcast.mikkiwilliden.com/episodes

Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
The roe deer guy
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
This podcast is another collaboration between myself and Ryan O'Connor from the Stag Roar podcast.
In this episode Ryan talked to Ben who previously worked as a hunting guide/culler in Scotland.
Ben's instagram page is a way of getting people to appreciate the necessity for responsible wildlife management and that hunting maintains healthy animal populations for future generations.
Thanks again to Ryan for the collaboration.

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Rescue in the mountains - Land Search and Rescue NZ
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
This podcast is from two interviews I did with local Land Search and Rescue team members based in Queenstown.
I spoke to Tarn Pilkington, a volunteer with Wakatipu Search and Rescue Alpine Cliff Rescue team about a rescue he was involved in when two climbers needed help on the Remarkables in poor weather.
I also spoke to Chrissy Schreiber who is a volunteer with Wakatipu Search and Rescue, about what Land Search and Rescue does, lost person behaviour, the challenges of a volunteer organisation and more.
They both tell me about their own outdoor adventures and Chrissy gives me advice for the upcoming Luxmore Grunt.
I made attempts to contact the two climbers that Tarn helped rescue, but after speaking to police and mountain clubs I was unsuccessful, so Tarn's story will have to do.
Link to a story about the rescue.
A special thanks to Johnny Franklin, General Manager Partnerships at New Zealand Land Search and Rescue for organising the interviews.

Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
This podcast is a content collaboration with Ryan O'Connor who runs the Stag Roar Podcast.
The Stag roar is interviews Ryan has with people about how they become successful and the challenges they face.
This is a recording of an interview he did in 2019 with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr Gary Fettke.
Fettke was silenced for his view on diet and meat consumption, but has since been redeemed, off course.
Fettke talks about diet, the Seventh Day Adventists and their involvement in the western diet and more.
Check Gary's work HERE
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