Just another day where we sit down and yarn. The boys give a few health updates, we ask why NRL Online decided to go with the news that Luai was out for having a boil, Run It finals in Dubai sees another concussion, this time with a former NRL star, and what the hell is going on with these OF Content Creators?
A lot can happen in a week. Sucks to hear what went down at the Pakuranga Night Markets last week, we're glad nobody lost their lives over that. Nate's getting his list together of potential references for his trip to Samoa, we give Shane Walker his flowers and we tell you who we think would be a mean match up for the ladies edition of Backyard Brawls.
It's good to back! Thank you all for rockin wih us, because of you guys we won an award for the "Best Independent Podcast" at the NZ Radio & Podcast awards. We catch up after a nice long break, Nickson learns how to pay stuff with Afterpay, and Nate is working his way to a trip to Samoa.
Don't be alarmed, but we're taking a few weeks off... No, Nate wont be starting another new podcast (not yet anyway). We get a quick update on Nate's banking situation, we're excited to see how Run It goes down when it hits NZ shores next week, and we also don't recommend taking any financial or health advice from us. See you in a few weeks!
Firstly, shout out to everyone who shared a message or a comment with well wishes for Nickson and Sarah. We appreciate you guys heavy! It wasn't an easy announcement coming from Nicks. We talk a bit about it on the poddy today, and how does one get kicked out from having a bank account?! We try and figure it out plus a few random chats in tonight's episode.
All your questions answered in this episode!
Back on our bullsh** for another week. Find out why the Whāngarei community are after Nickson, we land our first nomination at this year’s NZ Radio & Podcast awards, we have a hearty chat about the Radio biz in general, Nate shares his point-of-view on the Spencer Leniu and Jonathan Thurston exchange and shout out to everyone who made our LDS topic a viral one, especially you Dinah Jane!
That was unexpected. Nate joined Nickson on the Mai Morning Crew on Monday to everyone's surprise, and the listeners loved it. We show some love to the Naked Samoan's after they were dragged for the promotional poster, we show our love once again to the Niue community and give our love to Yvonne Tahana for her slip up of the Niuean greeting on the news over the weekend, and which religion has the most attractive members?
Today’s episode is where we sit and catch up with each other about the week. Nickson finally see’s Tinā the film and explains how he felt, which led us into some of the bad advice our grandparents gave us. Nate stepped out to the Mai FM Hot 1000 Party and some of the things he saw made him feel old. We touch on the new laws that target online gambling and what this means for influencers and Nate drops what might be a bombshell for most, about former Warriors hitman, Ben Matulino.
It’s like Candyman, if you say his name three times, he appears. We finally get Sam V on the show. Nate exposes some of Sam V’s wildest DM’s in real time, Sam explains who he credits for starting his music career at 4 years old, we ask why NZ’s R&B scene is so small, and some of the outrageous things that happen at a Sam V show. Check out Sam V’s music on all streaming platforms and if you’re in Melbourne, he’s heading there in May.
A lot happens in a week. We catch up with Nicks about attending the last Jim beam Homegrown festival in Wellington, and how the hell he broke his nose in a game of Tag?! The boys list off their Top 5 current radio hosts, Nickson is set to remake a classic Pacific music video, and we chat about a few of the scandals that took social media by storm over the weekend.
There still seems to be some friction between the Niue community and us, Nate reckons Bossman needs to organize a sit down. We touch on the drama with the NZ School Lunches Program and Nickson has an opinion based on seeing what was inside PM Luxon's fridge. A bit of mayoral talk as Nickson inches closer to campaigning and we are one month out from marking 1 year of Nickson and Nate!
We have an important update for you about the poddy, so make sure you tune in! We look back at the few interviews we've had and the difference in opinion from people on the best taco's in NZ. Nickson's been summoned to Jury Duty and the letter he's trying to use to get out of it is nuts. We show love to the Niuean community for Hologa festival last weekend, and Nickson gives a great breakdown on his thoughts about the Niu FM debacle that happened a few weeks back.
Sean Yarbrough, better known as Brokeboy Taco, talks about his upbringing in the US and his obsession with Mexican food, how he found his way to Aotearoa and linking up with UFC star, Israel Adesanya, and he explains how Brokeboy Taco's got off the ground.
One of our wildest episodes to date! We had our brother Tammy Davis, sit in with us for an explosive chat on TV, Film and Radio. Tammy gives us some insight on how the industry works behind the scenes, his experience on being a part of one of Aotearoa's iconic TV shows, "Outrageous Fortune", his struggle with schooling in South Auckland and how he navigates through life these days.
We share our thoughts on the most recent debacle from the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, we give you a quick life update on what’s going on in our own lives, Nate gives props to the upcoming film, Tinā, and Nickson brings up the trouble with putting together the Mai Hot 1000.
This is one of those sit down's that we love having. Actor Beulah Koale joins us to talk about his journey from South Side to the Silver Screen. We go through his impressive resume in film, we talk about his first acting gig in a short film and almost getting checked for it, and we get a sense of Beulah's experience in the new film,Tinā. Tinā is in cinemas everywhere from February 27th.
On today's episode, an interesting turn of events that may see the boys end up in Samoa later this year. A quick recap on the new Betsndat Podcast which kicked off a few weeks ago, with our ol' mate The Oracle, we chat about the new film Tinā and why Nickson wasn't invited to the premiere, which we'll bring up with our next guest, Beulah Koale, this Thursday.
On this episode we go through a quick life update between us. We shouted out DJ Sirvere after his accident but we still wondered how he made his status update on Facebook. Some questionable things are going on in Hamilton and Nate reckons this one thing is NOT a necessity, we go a bit deep about how us Islander’s go through therapy and we debrief after the Ucegang interview.
We tried our best to keep it together on this one. Social Media star and content creator Simeon “Ucegang” Fiapule is with us. We go from 0 to 100 as soon as the mics went on. Hear about Ucegang’s come up, the obstacles with his fitness challenge, how he linked up with The Rock and how he plans to level up in 2025.
We sit down for our first one-on-one for 2025. It was a good catch up between us where we talked about our aspirations for 2025. Nate wants to bring back this facial gesture and make it cool again, Nicks is starting his road to the Auckland mayoralty, and we talk about how wild you guys are, especially when you see us out in public.
We had a blast chatting with Lisa Perese-Cullen in this episode. Wife, mother and entrepreneur, turned Content Creator (and TikTok creator of the year in 2024) joins us to talk about her comedic upbringing, her journey in business and how she cracked the social media game. We also found out that her uncle was a part of launching a radio station that we hold dear to us, and Lisa explains why she’ll never jump on a reality TV show.
We’re back for a brand new season and we’re honoured to have Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapasua as our first guest for the year. It was important to us to have Seilala on the show to share his story about coaching Manu Samoa and some of the hurdles he faced along the way. We talk about his journey in Rugby, his aspirations for the game in Samoa and other Pacific nations, and what lies ahead in this new season.
That’s a wrap for 2024. What a year it's been. We finish up the season with a few appreciations, we drop a few stats on how you guys have rocked with us this year, our ol’ mate Zeke joins the show for old times sake, and we finally answer some of the burning questions you guys had for us over the year. Have a great holiday and we’ll be back in Jan for a massive 2025!
Now that we’ve officially partnered, it was only right that we got the co-founder of Trust Motors on the show. George has an amazing story from hitting rock bottom to reaching the heights he’s at now. The story of how him and Nate met and what sets Trust Motors apart from other car dealerships.
It’s been a year of ups and downs. As we approach the end of 2024, we go over a list of our wins and fumbles. Find out why Nate has almost become an influencer for the CPAP machine and what Nickson thinks his biggest achievement has been this year.
We’ve got it all in this episode. From conspiracy theories to C-PAP machines, ChatGPT vs. Siri, and a quick update on Nickson's Mayoral aspirations. Nate suggests a few ideas on how Nickson can secure more votes from the Pasefika community and Bossman Lui puts the guys minds at ease as to whether or not they’ve been blacklisted from the Pacific Music Awards.
We're back... Again. Thank you for your patience. We have a real good chat about our M.I.A, Nickson and Nate catch up on all the things that have happened since Episode 49. We touch on some of the current events, our new sponsorship deal, a new podcast in the works, and our regular bullsh**. We won't leave you guys again!
Nickson makes a bold move and shares some of the detail about his new Mai FM contract. We have some insightful yarns about the media industry, finances, and relive a few moments from our own media journey’s.
Rugby legend Charlie Faumuina is on the show today. Fresh off an 8 year stint in France, we chat with Charlie about his journey from grassroots to professional Rugby, how he used to dabble in Real Estate and his love of a good Poker game. We get into some real good yarns about how life goes after you leave a professional outfit like the All Blacks, and how to adjust to regular life.
