Real Life With John Cowan
Real Life With John Cowan
Playlist by Real Life With John CowanJohn Cowan hosts ‘Real Life’, a weekly nationwide chat show on Newstalk ZB featuring a different high-profile guest every week. John talks with them about their life, their upbringing, their passions …Follow the podcast:
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David Seymour - ACT Party leader
Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the ACT Party, David Seymour was first elected to Parliament as the MP for Epsom in 2014. He also holds Associate Minister portfolios across Education, Health, Finance, and Justice. Raised in Whangārei with a background in engineering and philosophy, David brings…
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Chris Hipkins - Labour Party Leader
Chris serves as the Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition.Born in the Hutt Valley, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science and criminology at Victoria University of Wellington.Before entering politics, he worked as a policy advisor for the Industry Trainin…
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Sam Scott - Founder of Massive Theatre Company
Samantha is a powerhouse of New Zealand arts and culture, whose work has shaped the careers of generations of Kiwi performers. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of the legendary Massive Theatre Company—which originally kicked off in 1991 as the Maidment Youth Theatre. For over three decades…
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Graci Kim - Author
Graci Kim is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Gifted Clans series, and her new #1 bestselling Slinger series. Her books are published around the world, have been translated into multiple languages, and have been optioned for film and television.Inspired by Korean mytho…
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Sarah O'Neil - Gardener
Sarah is an award-winning blogger and professional gardening writer based in Waiuku. She is the author of the bestselling gardening books such as, The Good Life: Four Seasons in my Country Garden, branded by Yates and published by Harper Collins in 2013. Also author of Play in the Garden, published…
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Hon Marama Davidson - Co-leader of the Green Party
Marama Davidson is the Co-leader of the Green Party and a List MP based in South Auckland. Born in Auckland, she spent her childhood living in several parts of Aotearoa before settling in Whirinaki in Hokianga, where she developed a strong connection to her Māori heritage. Of Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ng…
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Graeme Cairns - Former McGillicuddy Serious Party leader
Former McGillicuddy Serious leader Graeme Cairns now divides his time between penny farthings, medical training and street theatre, and his latest endeavour, "doing pennants," features a bicycle-powered sewing machine. Graeme founded the McGillicuddy Serious Party - to contest the 1984 election wi…
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Angus Gillies - Author and TV Producer
Angus Gillies is the author of the so-called Ruatoria Killings series of non-fiction investigations. He has worked as a journalist and producer at TV3 for 20 years, and has written biographies of Matthew Ridge, Adam Parore, Justin Marshall and John Rowles.
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From the Archives: The late Sir Sam Neill in 2016 on his childhood stutter, winemaking, and mentors
On Monday, news broke that beloved Kiwi actor Sir Sam Neill had died at the age of 78, after his family issued a statement online. In 2016, he spoke to Real Life with John Cowan on Newstalk ZB after the release of the iconic Kiwi film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Neill spoke to Cowan about overc…
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Paul Froggatt - two Michelin Star chef
Backed by more than two decades of elite global experience, Paul recently made history. Essence, located in Queenstown, was named the sole two-star establishment in the country's first ever Michelin Guide. Paul has also enjoyed stints at legendary two Michelin star hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong …
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