I'm joined in the Campfire Studio by Alexey Papyshev aka Russia and Jack Henderson aka Hendo. Both of these guys have their own awesome podcasts where they explore life through deeper conversations so I thought I'd bring everyone together for a podcasters podcast about podcasting. Enjoy! About Jack Henderson aka Hendo: Doing what I can at 19 to help as many people as I can realise they aren't as alone as they may feel: https://linktr.ee/HendosHotTopics About Alexey Papyshev aka Russia: Host of V...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Dr. Tim Heitland had it all... A great job as a surgeon, respect from his peers and a future laid out in front of him. So why was it not enough and what was missing? That's the question we dive deep into in this episode of 'Please Blow My Mind' with Will Fleming. This episode talks about the courage needed to veer off the beaten track and the freedom that waits for you just around the corner.
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Thor Pedersen is an explorer and modern day adventurer. He is already the first person in history to visit 197 countries in an unbroken journey completely without flying, aiming to become the first to reach them all by land and sea only. He ventures the world full time and has not been home to Denmark since 2013. Thor enlightens his audience as a social media influencer, travel blogger and Red Cross Ambassador. In this podcast we get to chat with Thor about life and why behind his big journey. I...
Jul 08, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Lincoln Jefferson has been involved in community engagement and management of the non-for-profit sector for over 15 years after moving from the UK where I taught as a primary school teacher and worked in a school sports partnership delivering sports programmes to over 180 schools. Lincoln loves his mahi in the community with our tamariki and rangatahi and he's excited about the journey we’re embarking on alongside the Vodafone Warriors. The potential to create something special is a great driver...
May 26, 2022•40 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Probably one of the hardest podcast that I've ever had to publish because it deals with losing the ones you love. After many hours of thinking about the pain one feels when you lose a loved one, I have realised that there are lessons embedded in the hurt - lessons that require your attention. I hope you find joy and hope with this episode, I know Inga would have wanted you to love every minute of this yarn with Buck. This episode is also dedicated to my late Mother, Rita. A believer in people, a...
May 18, 2022•42 min•Season 5Ep. 4
“It's my job to unpack the hidden riches that God has blessed our young people with.” — Dr Edmond Fehoko Dr Fehoko is currently a Te Tomokanga Postdoctoral Fellow based at the University of Auckland. In this conversation, Ed joins us for a deep conversation about his story becoming a researcher and his area of study that is taking him on a voyage of discovery that is sometimes uncomfortable but ultimately meaningful. LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST ⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BlvC8U Spotify:...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Ryan O'Connor gets paid to look deep into people's soul through their eyes. Haha wow that might have been a bit deep but it's also kind of true. Professionally Ryan is an optometrist but outside of helping people see better, Ryan also helps people think better by creating an amazing podcast calkled The Stag Roar podcast, where he explores what it takes to live a life less ordinary. Featuring guests from all walks of life with topics ranging from the outdoors and hunting to creativity, business, ...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Ian Elford was part of a team educating people in the community who were finding studying for their driving theory test daunting and difficult so he decided to do something about it. For the next 24-hour period, he designed and created a board game called: Driven For Success. In this conversation, we talk to Ian's story so far in creating the game, being a police officer, working for corrections and following your dream. LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST ⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BlvC8U Spot...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 1
“You should always have an opinion because if you don't then you're siding with the oppressor.” — Akash Kumar Akash is the host and founder of THE HUMAN:NOW podcast where he discusses ideas around what it means to be in this state of time and more importantly making positivity louder. He is an architectural and urban designer, and believes the spaces we inhabit have a direct influence on how we develop as human being. Designing positive spaces and having positive conversations is what he is all ...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 29
“The system is an abject failure [because] we condemn people without actually understanding [them].” — Bruce Howat Bruce Howat is a former police dog handler and current Church Minister who has lived a full life with experiences and understandings that our current world could learn a lot from. In our second conversation, Bruce goes even deeper into his story and shares with us some very powerful insights and thoughts into the meaning of life and the building blocks of meaning that are relatable ...
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 4Ep. 28
I first met Tony Nelson through an email regarding my Son. You see, Tony is my Son’s maths teacher and we connected during lockdown after I reached out to ask him what I could do at home to better support my kids maths learning. To be clear - I can educate my kid - in my way - but trying to help him follow a curriculum set by an external body - I am not so sure and that’s why I think we send them to school. Anyways, Tony sent me a very deep and thoughtful email back with lot’s of heart and carin...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 27
“We suggested that Humans had a special relationship with caves, they hold caves as portals to the underground.” — Professor Ran Barkai Ran Barkai (PhD, 2000, Tel-Aviv University) is a Professor at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Tel Aviv University. He co-directs excavations at the Middle Pleistocene site of Qesem Cave and has published extensively on different aspects of Paleolithic and Neolithic technology, subsistence, cosmology, and lifeways. In this convers...
Dec 03, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 26
“For someone who has been abused as a child there are an extensive amount of boundaries that have been crossed and that actually physiologically impacts the brain...it actually damages the brain cells.” — Tamara Waugh Tamara Waugh is the co-founder of EmpowerME a movement that delivers self-discovery programs to create lasting transformational growth for women recovering from sexual trauma. In this conversation, we talk about many topics including Tamara's background in film and television and t...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 25
“I'm going to use everything in my power to change the system. I'm going to be here pushing for change until the day I die” — Mike King Mike King is the founder I Am Hope and The Key to Life Charitable Trust. His passion and dedication is unwavering, whether it be mentoring young people on a one-to-one basis, or visiting schools, Mike is always delivering his message of hope in some way or another. In this conversation, we talk about the times we live in and making sense of the busy world we liv...
Nov 04, 2021•45 min•Season 4Ep. 24
“One thing my Father always said to me and my brothers is when you're in times of crisis and uncertainty - what are YOU going to do? [He said] Don't blimmin moan about it - what are YOU going to do? ” — Don Mann Don Mann is the Chief Executive Officer for Pacific Media Network (PMN), a New Zealand public broadcaster which includes radio stations Niu FM and 531pi. In this conversation, we talk to Don about the influences and experiences he had growing up and the path forward he is voyaging for hi...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Wayne Macgillivray is an educator who has reconnected to his identity through the simple act of cooking food. 'Hāngi - Food for Thought' is a charitable organisation with a simplistic goal; feed the people, teach the people. Hāngi is an earth oven; stones are heated and food is cooked in a sealed pit. Simple but far-reaching. Lighting fires before sunrise has become Wayne's meditation. In terms of a holistic view of health the notion of ahi kā - the eternal fire.
Oct 21, 2021•59 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Professor Grant Schofield is a person who thinks deeply about health and wellness. On a personal level, Grant has been a mentor of mine for some time now - pushing and encouraging my thinking and celebrating the deep learning that comes from pondering the deepest of ideas together. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Grant and that it expands your mind as much as it did mine. For those who are new to Grant, he is the Director of The Centre for Human Potential at AUT and former Chief Scientif...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 21
In this episode of the podcast we wrestle with meaning. The deep meaning – the meaning that the modern world does not know what to do with. Ancient thinking, customs and practices is how deep we go. I invite my friends Paul Rangiwahia & Akash Kumar to join me for a deep conversation to wrestle with the core of meaning itself.
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 20
Recently I recorded a powerful podcast with Herbert Chow that if I'm honest - I’m actually not sure what to do with it. I think I might be scared of what I recorded because It touched on the core of our Humanity - our freedom that most of us take for granted. But as I learn through my conversation with Herbert, it's the things that scare you that you must stand up and confront. Herbert Chow is a businessman born and raised in Hong Kong and in this podcast, he talks about his people’s fight to ha...
Sep 27, 2021•53 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Vika To'oala has lived an adventurous life full of variety, sadness and joy. From witnessing the gangster street life during his time at High School in America to working as a Roading Construction Worker back here in Aotearoa and now being a pivotal foundational member in staring a Pacific Island television channel called Oriana TV. In this podcast, Vika opens us and shares what it's like to be part of a tv platform start-up as well as sharing the learnings that you gain when you open yourself u...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 10
“If the mind is agitated the body is agitated. So if you are telling yourself negative things - it has a physiological consequence.” — Dave Wood Dave Wood is a former intensive care paramedic turned Performance coach. Dave has a deep understanding of the human body with a specific focus on stress management, the ability to remain calm under pressure and peak performance training. Dave's clients include UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya and in this podcast, Dave joins us to talk about hi...
Sep 19, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Guy Pigden is a Writer/Director/Editor/Producer who recently completed his second feature film 'Older' currently available through Amazon Prime. Guy also wrote and directed the feature film 'I Survived A Zombie Holocaust' (funded by the NZFC through the Escalator initiative). Recently, Guy has been focusing on building a new YouTube channel about pro filmmaking. You can find him by searching 'The Savage Filmmaker' on YouTube. This is a deep chat about the power of narrative and how to harness it...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Bruce Howat has lived a life! In fact, Bruce's life is so filled with living that this podcast of 1 hour and 30 mins only covers his story up until the age of about 20 years old. The story you may be familiar with regarding Bruce is when he got stabbed when he was a police dod handler. This conversation pre-dates that horrific moment starting with where Bruce grew up and the building blocks of his journey growing up. On a personal note, this podcast dives into my own journey of wrestling with me...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Ryan O'Connor is a PODCASTER, HUNTER & OPTOMETRIST and joins us in this week's podcast (recorded pre-lockdown) to ponder the meaning of life through deep conversation and deep connection with ourselves and others. The really crazy thing is this the 2nd time I've chatted to Ryan the week before a lockdown and I am not sure what to make that of that fact apart from the fact that life certainly is a box of chocolates - you never know what you going to get! Enjoy pondering life with us and thank...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 15
David Laumatia is a retired Senior Sergeant for the NZ Police who now uses art to inspire and encourage people to find a bigger meaning in life. David shares his story about being a cop and the cruel realities of living in the zone of 'fight or flight' and how a dream sent him down a path of poetry and art and a bigger meaning in life.
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Where are you on your own journey of faith? For me, the honest answer is - I am not sure, and if asked what do I mean - my answer goes something like this: "It sure feels like there are bigger things at play." But to be honest, I am just not sure what it is that even means so I've decided to filter my wrestle with meaning through my podcast and have invited Cameron Surrey to sit down and do some pondering with me. Cameron's background is in philosophy and theology and mine is in Rugby and Superm...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Roko Babich has had the big lights of city living with the demanding job and never-ending deadline to the still oceans and peaceful background noise of nature in the far north of New Zealand. These two 'zones' of living are a great way to frame up this podcast chat with a deeper question to ponder: can we learn the skills and tools to thrive in both 'zones' in the modern world? One 'zone' seems to burn us out while the other 'zone' seems to leave us wanting more - so what is the balance in life ...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Brian Mackenzie is an innovator in human performance on stress adaptation and a pioneer in the development and application of custom protocols to optimize human health and performance. His work harnesses and integrates respiratory, movement, strength, conditioning and endurance-based training approaches to elicit unprecedented positive results. His protocols have been used to accelerate and raise both mental and physical performance in world-class Olympic and professional athletes, top executive...
Jul 16, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 11
What does it take to be mentally fit? That's the question that Dr Paul Wood and I dive deeply into in this weeks podcast. Paul has been a friend of the podcast for years and joins us again to delve into the mind, body and beyond. Please consider checking out Paul's new book, Mental Fittness - available now!
Jul 02, 2021•52 min•Season 4Ep. 10
At 10.37am on June 19 2020, Police Constable Matthew Hunt (28) was shot and killed in the line of duty after trying to carry out a routine traffic stop. Matt's best friend, Regan was left behind to mourn his death and joins us on the podcast to honor Matt's memory wanting Matt to be remembered not for how he died, but for how he lived. This is a deep discussion about the life and the burden we lift to carry the memories of our loved ones into the future.
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 9
