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Real Life With John Cowan

John 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 and their view of the world.

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23:23

Carolyn Young - Special Olympics CEO

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/12/11

Carolyn attended Wairarapa College and Victoria University of Wellington, where she gained a Bachelor of Arts in Education and Sociology. Carolyn held her previous position as chief executive of Netball Central Zone for nearly five years. In 2018 she left to become chief executive of Special Olympics, an organisation which celebrates achievements of children and adults with intellectual disabilities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:04

Mike Puru - Broadcaster

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2022/12/04

Mike was born in Gore, and his family lived in the small town of Waikoikoi until he was nine years old. He started working in radio and television after he finished high school and attended NZ Broadcasting School.From 1995 until 2015, Puru was a radio DJ on The Edge. In October 2012, he became one of the inaugural TV presenters on New Zealand's first Yesshop home shopping channel. In 2015 and 2016 he hosted the first two seasons of The Bachelor New Zealand, and from 2016 to 2020, he was co-host of

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24:22

Aaron Hendry - Youth Worker & Writer

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/11/27

A theology graduate of Laidlaw College, AJ is a Youth Development Worker and housing advocate, working in the Youth Housing and Homelessness space. He leads a service supporting rangatahi experiencing homelessness and is an advocate working collectively to end youth homelessness in New Zealand. He is also the curator and creator of the blog and podcast When Lambs Are Silent, where he explores the intersection between faith and justice.AJ lives in Auckland with his wife and son.See

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23:34

Melodie Robinson - Sports Commentator

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2022/11/20

TVNZ's Sports and Events General Manager, Melodie played rugby union at an international level, winning two world cups with the Black Ferns. Playing blindside or openside flanker, she played in 18 tests with the Ferns from 1996 to 2002. While playing rugby , she gained a BA from the University of Otago, as well as studying Journalism in Wellington. Her first job was in radio – working at the press gallery in Wellington covering politics. In 1998 Melodie became the online sports producer for MSN and

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23:04

Lorna Subritzky - Broadcaster

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/11/13

Lorna is currently the 9-3 host on Coast FM. She has been a three-time finalist at the NZ Radio Awards, and has done voiceover and acting work for Shortland Street and Interrogation. Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time; first was six years ago, and again in May. After surgery to remove the tumour and 18 lymph nodes, she is now part-way through chemotherapy, which will be followed by radiotherapy.Lorna has three children and one granddaughter.See

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24:46

Chris Bishop - National Party MP

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/11/06

Chris is in his third term as a Member of Parliament and is National’s Spokesperson for Housing & Infrastructure. He is also the Shadow Leader of the House and National’s Chair for the 2023 Election Campaign. Previously he was the MP for Hutt South and is now a National List MP based in Hutt South, and has also served as National’s Spokesperson for Transport, Regional Development, Police, and Youth. Born and raised in Lower Hutt, Chris attended Eastern Hutt School, Hutt Intermediate and Hutt

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23:04

Willy de Wit - comedian and broadcaster

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2022/10/30

Willy spent his school years at Auckland Grammar, where he learnt music and classical ballet, then left early to work in a garden centre. While serving as the lead singer of the band Rhythm Method, he decided on a whim to enter a comedy competition hosted by his local bar in 1983. There he met fellow contestants on Dean Butler, Ian Harcourt and Peter Murphy which kick-started his long career in making people laugh. After starting off as a live comedy troupe, the quartet won funding to make the

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22:54

Chris Hipkins - Politician

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/10/23

Born and raised in the Hutt Valley, Chris attended Hutt Valley Memorial College, where he was the Head Boy and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Politics and Criminology at Victoria University. After completing his study, he worked in the industry training sector and worked at parliament, first as Senior Advisor to two Education Ministers and later in the office of former Prime Minister Helen Clark. He entered Parliament in 2008 and became the Spokesperson for Education in 2013

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24:30

Julia Grace - Speaker & Singer

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/10/16

At the age three, Julia played the piano and at 12 performed to large crowds. From 2000-2005, she was the lead vocalist for the band Elevator before beginning her solo career in songwriting. The release of her self-titled album juliagrace on the Parachute Music label in October of that year scored four number one singles in New Zealand. The album received the Tui Award for Best Gospel/Christian Album at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2006. This Album was followed up by the album Beautiful Survivor

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23:13

Patrick Gower

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2022/10/09

Patrick grew up in New Plymouth and attended Victoria University where he gained a BA with honours. After finishing his politics degree, he studied journalism at Auckland University of Technology.Patrick started his journalism career working the graveyard shift at The New Zealand Herald, becoming one of the newspaper's two police reporters. He subsequently moved to the UK and worked at Jane's Police Review. Once back in New Zealand, he worked again at the Herald, covering politics. Later he moved to

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23:55

Roman Travers

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/10/02

One of seven children raised in Masterton, Roman Travers graduated from the Wellington based New Zealand Radio Training School in 1995. In 1996 he started as the drive time host on Classic Hits, first in Wanganui and then Hamilton. Over the years, Roman has held many roles within radio, TV, and as a voice over artist. You may have seen Roman hosting the London and Paris editions of 'The Twenty Dollar Challenge' or on Sky Movies 'Big Picture Show'. 5 years ago, Roman became a mentor for the Big Buddy

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23:14

Clayton Kimpton

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2022/09/29

After a stellar law career, Clayton Kimpton has been representing New Zealand in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His most recent role has been as Commissioner-General overseeing New Zealand's participation in the Dubai Expo, the biggest international event to take place during the pandemic. While New Zealand was isolated, the New Zealand pavilion was a hugely valuable 'shopfront' to the world, and welcomed 1.2 million visitors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:19

Erica Stanford - MP for Eastern Bays

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/09/18

Erica was born in the East Coast Bays and has lived in the area for over 40 years. She attended Rangitoto College, then went on to gain a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Auckland. Erica has worked in export sales as well as producing local television shows. She produced Last Chance Dogs, reality TV show Noise Control, and worked on Piha Rescue for more than six years. In 2013 Erica began working for former MP Murray McCully. She took over as MP of East Coast Bay in 2017 upon his retirement

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22:53

Phil Goff - Mayor of Auckland

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/09/11

A born and bred Aucklander, Phil Goff is the Mayor of Auckland, in office since 2016.Representing Mt Roskill for 10 terms of parliament, Phil became New Zealand’s youngest ever cabinet minister in 1984. He was Associate Finance Minister, served as the leader of the Labour Party, Leader of the Opposition and was also Minister of Education, initiating New Zealand’s international education industry.In February Phil announced that he would not seek re-election for a third term of Auckland mayoralty in

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24:26

Aaron Gate - Professional Cyclist

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/09/04

Born in Auckland, road and track cyclist Aaron Gate joined the national high-performance squad in 2010 and currently rides for UCI Continental team Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling. He represented New Zealand country in track cycling at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, and the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.Aaron recently became the first New Zealand athlete to win four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, taking gold

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23:20

James Daniels - Broadcaster

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/08/29

Brought up in Christchurch’s New Brighton, James began his broadcasting career in his early twenties at community station Radio Caroline in Timaru. He quickly progressed to become the breakfast host at the pop station juggernaut 1323ZM. He left radio in the late 90s, going to university full-time and gaining a Bachelor of Commerce before returning to radio in an on-air and management role as foundation Content Director of NZME’s FLAVA radio brand in Auckland. James served as Christchurch City

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23:04

Dr Joel Rindelaub - Chemist & Researcher

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2022/08/21

Originally from Minnesota in the United States, Joel attended Gustavus Adolphus College, a small liberal arts university. He then completed his PhD in chemistry at Purdue University. He moved to New Zealand as an ice hockey player in 2017, playing for the Botany Swarm in East Auckland. He applied for a job at the University of Auckland, where he is a Research Fellow based at the School of Chemical Sciences. A passionate science communicator who regularly appears on media airwaves and in news

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23:20

Keri Bloomfield - Author

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/08/14

Born in Upper Hutt, Keri Bloomfield is a kiwi mum living in Denmark with a Dane and their daughters.Keri and her husband moved to Copenhagen, Denmark in 2016. Her book Nothing Like a Dane was released in April and is her humorous and heartfelt memoir of navigating her first couple of years living in the Scandinavian country. Before writing Nothing Like a Dane, Keri created a blog called Bilingual Backpack Baby, where she shared her early adventures finding her way during her first four years living

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23:51

Dame Susan Devoy - Former Squash Player & Former Race...

Real Life With John Cowan ·

2022/08/07

Born in Rotorua, Susan's family was very involved in the squash community and she started playing when she was young, turning professional at the age of 17. Her first World Open title came in 1985, with subsequent wins in 1987, 1990 and 1992. In 1992, the year of her unexpected retirement, she was the Australian, British, French, Hong Kong, Irish, New Zealand, Scottish, Swedish and World squash champion. After retiring from squash, she became the Chief Executive of Sport Bay of Plenty. Susan served

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20:18

D'Arcy Waldegrave - Sports Broadcaster

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2022/07/31

D'Arcy hosts Sportstalk on Newstalk ZB on weekday evenings. He was recently named Best Sportsreader at the annual New Zealand Radio Awards.D'Arcy has an 11-year-old daughter. He loves motorsport and revels in the torment of being both a Warriors and a Black Caps fan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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