Dave Letele, aka the Brown Buttabean, is a former rugby league player and boxer who's now on a mission to better his community with Buttabean Motivation.

New episodes are out every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram: @forkssakepodcast, @suzannepaulnz, @andrew_papas & @daveletele_

Dave Letele, aka the Brown Buttabean, is a former rugby league player and boxer who's now on a mission to better his community with Buttabean Motivation.
New episodes are out every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/forkssakepodcast?igsh=MW8yb3V3OWFnNDNnNg==">@forkssakepodcast</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/suzannepaulnz?igsh=MW1yd2h6dzhlOTBhZg==">@suzannepaulnz</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrew_papas?igsh=MXhubDVqZm12MWdkdA==">@andrew_papas</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/daveletele_/">@daveletele_</a>

Fork’s Sake is a New Zealand food podcast serving up celebrity interviews, unforgettable stories, and a healthy dose of Kiwi humour, one meal at a time.

Each week, much‑loved TV personality Suzanne Paul and singer, performer, and passionate foodie Andrew Papas invite a well‑known guest to pull up a chair and share the meals that shaped their lives. From childhood comfort foods and family recipes to dishes linked to career highs, heartbreaks, and life‑changing moments, Fork’s Sake uses food as the gateway to conversations that are funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly revealing.

With Andrew’s confidence in the kitchen and Suzanne’s proudly simple approach to food, their warm, curious, occasionally chaotic chemistry makes every episode feel like a long lunch with old friends. Expect big laughs, nostalgic tangents, honest reflections and the kind of stories people only tell when they feel at home.

If you love food, storytelling, and hearing New Zealand personalities talk about life the way it really is, Fork’s Sake is your seat at the table.

New episodes drop every Tuesday.

Fork&rsquo;s Sake is a New Zealand food podcast serving up celebrity interviews, unforgettable stories, and a healthy dose of Kiwi humour, one meal at a time.
Each week, much‑loved TV personality Suzanne Paul and singer, performer, and passionate foodie Andrew Papas invite a well‑known guest to pull up a chair and share the meals that shaped their lives. From childhood comfort foods and family recipes to dishes linked to career highs, heartbreaks, and life‑changing moments, Fork&rsquo;s Sake uses food as the gateway to conversations that are funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly revealing.
With Andrew&rsquo;s confidence in the kitchen and Suzanne&rsquo;s proudly simple approach to food, their warm, curious, occasionally chaotic chemistry makes every episode feel like a long lunch with old friends. Expect big laughs, nostalgic tangents, honest reflections and the kind of stories people only tell when they feel at home.
If you love food, storytelling, and hearing New Zealand personalities talk about life the way it really is, Fork&rsquo;s Sake is your seat at the table.
New episodes drop every Tuesday.

Fork's Sake

Don't serve Dave Letele butter beans

Suzanne Paul and Andrew Papas sit around the Fork's Sake dinner table for some good old one-on-one time to chat about Andrew's role in the stage show & Juliet, and Suzanne tells perhaps her most shocking story yet!

🎧 Chapters:
0:00 Welcome Back to Fork's Sake
3:45 Unpaid Dog Labour
9:30 Chips & Spam
20:30 Suzanne Paul: Lady of the Night

There’s a new episode out first thing every Tuesday.

Got an issue you’d love Suzanne & Andrew’s help with?
Listen on the free iHeart app and tap the red microphone 🎙️ button to leave us a voice message.

Follow us on Instagram: @forkssakepodcast

Suzanne Paul and Andrew Papas sit around the Fork's Sake dinner table for some good old one-on-one time to chat about Andrew's role in the stage show &amp; Juliet, and Suzanne tells perhaps her most shocking story yet!
🎧 Chapters:
<ul>
<li>0:00 Welcome Back to Fork's Sake</li>
<li>3:45 Unpaid Dog Labour</li>
<li>9:30 Chips &amp; Spam</li>
<li>20:30 Suzanne Paul: Lady of the Night</li>
</ul>
There&rsquo;s a new episode out&nbsp;first thing every Tuesday.
Got an issue you&rsquo;d love Suzanne &amp; Andrew&rsquo;s help with? Listen on the free <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-forks-sake-304356408/">iHeart app</a> and tap the red microphone 🎙️ button to leave us a voice message.
Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forkssakepodcast/">@forkssakepodcast</a>

"I nearly became a lady of the night" - Suzanne Paul

Shaan Singh and Sam Thomson from Kiwi band Drax Project join Suzanne Paul and Andrew Papas on Fork’s Sake to talk fatherhood, food fails and a near‑fatal drive home after a New Year’s show.

From sipping kombucha (with mixed reactions) to revisiting the band’s gross first flat, the boys reflect on the early days of living, cooking, and surviving together. Shaan opens up about fatherhood and how becoming a dad has reshaped his relationship with food, routine, and life on the road, while Sam reveals just how seriously he takes a supermarket aisle.

Things take a sharp turn when they re‑live a near head‑on crash after a New Year’s show, a moment that forced them to confront just how quickly everything can change.

🍽️ On the menu this episode:
Kombucha opinions (and regrets)
Life, food, and creativity after becoming a parent
The dirtiest flat Drax Project ever lived in
The near‑fatal drive home that shook the band
And… who is truly the worst cook in Drax Project?

🎧 Chapters:
00:00 Season Two Kickoff & Meeting Drax Project
04:00 Kombucha, Touring Life & New Music
09:00 Fatherhood, Food & Growing Up
18:00 Cooking Confessions & Flat From Hell
27:00 Rituals, Food on the Road & Band Life
36:40 The Near‑Crash After New Year’s
44:30 One Last Meal & Final Reflections

There’s a new episode out first thing every Tuesday.

Stream Drax Project's new song '24/7' now!

Got an issue you’d love Suzanne & Andrew’s help with?
Listen on the free iHeart app and tap the red microphone 🎙️ button to leave us a voice message.

Follow us on Instagram: @forkssakepodcast

Shaan Singh and Sam Thomson from Kiwi band Drax Project join Suzanne Paul and Andrew Papas on Fork&rsquo;s Sake to talk fatherhood, food fails and a near‑fatal drive home after a New Year&rsquo;s show.
From sipping kombucha (with mixed reactions) to revisiting the band&rsquo;s gross first flat, the boys reflect on the early days of living, cooking, and surviving together. Shaan opens up about fatherhood and how becoming a dad has reshaped his relationship with food, routine, and life on the road, while Sam reveals just how seriously he takes a supermarket aisle.
Things take a sharp turn when they re‑live a near head‑on crash after a New Year&rsquo;s show, a moment that forced them to confront just how quickly everything can change.
🍽️ On the menu this episode:
<ul>
<li>Kombucha opinions (and regrets)</li>
<li>Life, food, and creativity after becoming a parent</li>
<li>The dirtiest flat Drax Project ever lived in</li>
<li>The near‑fatal drive home that shook the band</li>
<li>And&hellip; who is truly the worst cook in Drax Project?</li>
</ul>
🎧 Chapters:
<ul>
<li>00:00 Season Two Kickoff &amp; Meeting Drax Project</li>
<li>04:00 Kombucha, Touring Life &amp; New Music</li>
<li>09:00 Fatherhood, Food &amp; Growing Up</li>
<li>18:00 Cooking Confessions &amp; Flat From Hell</li>
<li>27:00 Rituals, Food on the Road &amp; Band Life</li>
<li>36:40 The Near‑Crash After New Year&rsquo;s</li>
<li>44:30 One Last Meal &amp; Final Reflections</li>
</ul>
There&rsquo;s a new episode out first thing every Tuesday.
Stream Drax Project's new song '24/7' now!
Got an issue you&rsquo;d love Suzanne &amp; Andrew&rsquo;s help with? Listen on the free <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-forks-sake-304356408/">iHeart app</a> and tap the red microphone 🎙️ button to leave us a voice message.
Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forkssakepodcast/">@forkssakepodcast</a>

Drax Project: Fatherhood, Filthy Flats and the Moment That Almost Ended Everything

Lorna Riley is a veteran of New Zealand radio, serving as the voice of the workday as Coast's days announcer. 

After a difficult few years battling cancer, Lorna is excited about the next chapter of her life as a grandmother, travel lover, and soon to be newlywed. 

New episodes are out every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram: @forkssakepodcast, @suzannepaulnz, @andrew_papas & @lornariley_

Lorna Riley is a veteran of New Zealand radio, serving as the voice of the workday as Coast's days announcer.&nbsp;
After a difficult few years battling cancer, Lorna is excited about the next chapter of her life as a grandmother, travel lover, and soon to be newlywed.&nbsp;
New episodes are out every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forkssakepodcast?igsh=MW8yb3V3OWFnNDNnNg==">@forkssakepodcast</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/suzannepaulnz?igsh=MW1yd2h6dzhlOTBhZg==">@suzannepaulnz</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrew_papas?igsh=MXhubDVqZm12MWdkdA==">@andrew_papas</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lornariley_/">@lornariley_</a>

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