When Mandy Len Catron blew up in 2015, people were asking: could someone really have unlocked the key to falling in love? Spoiler alert: not quite...but also maybe. Mandy is perhaps best known as the writer of a New York Times article titled; To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This. It was one of the most popular features in the New York Times in 2015. She’s also authored a popular book, How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays. She shares with Antonia what love is, and how to get...

What’s wrong with sustainability? It’s something that plenty of businesses and households are aiming for, but do we need to be setting our sights even higher? Maggie Hewitt is someone doing just that. As the founder of fashion boutique Maggie Marilyn, she’s committed to driving fashion towards fully ethical production that doesn’t just sustain the planet, but gives back to it. She’s about so much more than fashion too - Maggie talks with real honesty about the importance of having a...

What’s the difference between being nice and being happy? According to Adrienne Bankert, it’s a lot. Adrienne Bankert is an ABC news correspondent in America, and the author of the book Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes You Unbeatable at Work and Connects You With Anyone. It’s a remarkable book that goes deep into what kindness really is, and the transformative power we all have over ourselves and the people around us. Adrienne’s message is that you can make someone’s day, and...

Has there ever been a more Kiwi screen character than Cheryl West? Or a more Kiwi actress than Robyn Malcolm? Robyn Malcolm is a gem. One of New Zealand’s premier actresses, she is known all over the country as a very genuine, real, and down to earth personality...as well as being Cheryl West. This is less of a podcast and more of a conversation. We go all over the place - from the early Outrageous Fortune days to being lazy, to the perks of stopping to look at ants. If it sounds a bit...

Zoë Bell started out as a stunt double for Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess. After being cast as Uma Thurman’s double in Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, she formed a solid friendship with acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino, and she has collaborated and featured in every one of his subsequent films. There was a time when Zoë was living and working as a stunt double in LA on some of Hollywood’s biggest films, just being satisfied with being ‘the upbeat, open-hearted Kiwi girl’ that was...

What’s missing in my relationship? Does an affair automatically mean the end of a relationship? What should we do in the heat of an argument? Despite our countless questions, we don’t seem to put much money, time and learning into how to be the best partner until it’s too late. Janine Bird is a relationship expert and the Director of Relationship Rescue based in Auckland, where her practice stems from a combination of up-to-date research, evidence-based practice, and her personal...

Sarah Wilson is the founder of the I Quit Sugar empire. After enjoying huge success, she closed up her business in 2018, gave her money to charity, and embarked on a three-year hike across the world to reconnect herself with nature and engage in discerning thought. Speaking with experts along the way, Sarah questioned the demise of meaningful connection. Connection with ourselves, with other people, and with our lives, and why we retreat into disconnect and turn to distractions that...

Amanda Dewinter is warm and perceptive, and someone you will want to take advice from. She is the author of The Success Code, published by HQ Harper Collins earlier this year. In it, she breaks down her guide to success into four sections - ambition, learning, wellbeing, and resolve. With practical and attainable steps, she aims to inspire the reader to start their own journey toward success. As Amanda takes us through the sections, she expands on why each is an important component to...

It’s time to retire the five stages of grief, says Dr. Lucy Hone. An academic researcher in the field of resilient psychology and author of the best-selling book Resilient Grieving, she has also dealt with grief face to face in her own personal tragedy. Lucy suddenly lost her daughter in a car accident in 2014, and was immediately faced with applying her vast academic background into her own personal circumstances. She became immediately frustrated by the passive nature of the resources...

Kanoa Lloyd, co-host of TV Three’s The Project, is also a descendant of Ngāti Porou and a soon-to-be mother. Having made an impressive mark from five years on the weeknight current affairs show, Kanoa has often used the platform to speak openly about mental health issues and the use of te reo Māori in primetime programming. Where many people attribute success to driving full steam ahead into achieving their goals, Kanoa’s approach is incredibly refreshing to hear - she achieves success...

What makes our personality? Why does it seem like we’re developing more mental health problems? How can we look after our brains? Antonia sits down with leading New Zealand psychologist Nigel Latta for a fascinating deep-dive in the human brain.  Everyone knows Nigel Latta. He’s one of New Zealand’s best known psychologists, and a prominent media commentator with an easy going, plain language way of explaining complex issues. For example, how do we actually change when we get older? Will we...

The concept of happiness is reasonably straightforward, but what does it mean? According to bestselling author Emily Esfahani Smith, it’s often misunderstood. Emily draws on psychology, philosophy, and literature as she goes on a deep dive to explore the true meaning of what it is to be happy. Emily is the host of a transformational TED talk that’s been viewed more than nine million times. Her most recent book is called The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfilment in a World Obsessed with...

Kanoa Lloyd, co-host of TV Three’s The Project, is also a descendant of Ngāti Porou and a soon-to-be mother. Having made an impressive mark from five years on the weeknight current affairs show, Kanoa has often used the platform to speak openly about mental health issues and the use of te reo Māori in primetime programming. Where many people attribute success to driving full steam ahead into achieving their goals, Kanoa’s approach is incredibly refreshing to hear - she achieves success...

It’s time to retire the five stages of grief, says Dr. Lucy Hone. An academic researcher in the field of resilient psychology and author of the best-selling book Resilient Grieving, she has also dealt with grief face to face in her own personal tragedy. Lucy suddenly lost her daughter in a car accident in 2014, and was immediately faced with applying her vast academic background into her own personal circumstances. She became immediately frustrated by the passive nature of the resources...

Amanda Dewinter is warm and perceptive, and someone you will want to take advice from. She is the author of The Success Code, published by HQ Harper Collins earlier this year. In it, she breaks down her guide to success into four sections - ambition, learning, wellbeing, and resolve. With practical and attainable steps, she aims to inspire the reader to start their own journey toward success. As Amanda takes us through the sections, she expands on why each is an important component to...

Sarah Wilson is the founder of the I Quit Sugar empire. After enjoying huge success, she closed up her business in 2018, gave her money to charity, and embarked on a three-year hike across the world to reconnect herself with nature and engage in discerning thought. Speaking with experts along the way, Sarah questioned the demise of meaningful connection. Connection with ourselves, with other people, and with our lives, and why we retreat into disconnect and turn to distractions that...

What’s missing in my relationship? Does an affair automatically mean the end of a relationship? What should we do in the heat of an argument? Despite our countless questions, we don’t seem to put much money, time and learning into how to be the best partner until it’s too late. Janine Bird is a relationship expert and the Director of Relationship Rescue based in Auckland, where her practice stems from a combination of up-to-date research, evidence-based practice, and her personal...

Zoë Bell started out as a stunt double for Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess. After being cast as Uma Thurman’s double in Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, she formed a solid friendship with acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino, and she has collaborated and featured in every one of his subsequent films. There was a time when Zoë was living and working as a stunt double in LA on some of Hollywood’s biggest films, just being satisfied with being ‘the upbeat, open-hearted Kiwi girl’ that was...

Has there ever been a more Kiwi screen character than Cheryl West? Or a more Kiwi actress than Robyn Malcolm? Robyn Malcolm is a gem. One of New Zealand’s premier actresses, she is known all over the country as a very genuine, real, and down to earth personality...as well as being Cheryl West. This is less of a podcast and more of a conversation. We go all over the place - from the early Outrageous Fortune days to being lazy, to the perks of stopping to look at ants. If it sounds a bit...

What’s the difference between being nice and being happy? According to Adrienne Bankert, it’s a lot. Adrienne Bankert is an ABC news correspondent in America, and the author of the book Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes You Unbeatable at Work and Connects You With Anyone. It’s a remarkable book that goes deep into what kindness really is, and the transformative power we all have over ourselves and the people around us. Adrienne’s message is that you can make someone’s day, and...

What’s wrong with sustainably? It’s something that plenty of businesses and households are aiming for, but do we need to be setting our sights even higher? Maggie Hewitt is someone doing just that. As the founder of fashion boutique Maggie Marilyn, she’s committed to driving fashion towards fully ethical production that doesn’t just sustain the planet, but gives back to it. She’s about so much more than fashion too - Maggie talks with real honesty about the importance of having a purpose,...

When Mandy Len Catron blew up in 2015, people were asking: could someone really have unlocked the key to falling in love? Spoiler alert: not quite...but also maybe. Mandy is perhaps best known as the writer of a New York Times article titled; To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This. It was one of the most popular features in the New York Times in 2015. She’s also authored a popular book, How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays. She shares with Antonia what love is, and how to get...

What makes our personality? Why does it seem like we’re developing more mental health problems? How can we look after our brains? Antonia sits down with leading New Zealand psychologist Nigel Latta for a fascinating deep-dive in the human brain.  Everyone knows Nigel Latta. He’s one of New Zealand’s best known psychologists, and a prominent media commentator with an easy going, plain language way of explaining complex issues. For example, how do we actually change when we get older? Will we...

The concept of happiness is reasonably straightforward, but what does it mean? According to bestselling author Emily Esfahani Smith, it’s often misunderstood. Emily draws on psychology, philosophy, and literature as she goes on a deep dive to explore the true meaning of what it is to be happy. Emily is the host of a transformational TED talk that’s been viewed more than nine million times. Her most recent book is called The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfilment in a World Obsessed with...