It started off as a podcast about people who run. Now it is just a podcast about people.
Hosted by New Zealand broadcaster, author and marathon runner, Dom Harvey.
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Garth Barfoot is an 86 year old marathon runner and triathlete who has just completed this years London marathon.
In this bite size clip, taken from our full conversation, Garth reveals what the next …
86-year-old Garth Barfoot is in London at the time of posting this (participating in the 2022 London marathon).
He has had an incredible career in real estate (Barfoot and Thompson). But it’s throug…
In this bite sized clip, taken from the full conversation with Sir John Kirwan, he explains the running training he did that lead him to score a length of the field try against Italy in the 1987 Rugb…
Sir John Kirwan is an All Black legend. But its what he has done since retiring from sport that has made him an all-round legend.
15 years ago JK reluctantly spoke publicly about his depression and me…
This segment comes from Mondays podcast episode.
If you want to hear more, feel free to go back and listen to the whole thing.
As well as being a fierce former NZ politician, Nikki is a breast cancer s…
Nikki Kaye is best known as being the former deputy leader of the National party while it was in opposition (and also a high profile cabinet minister during one of the parties most successful stints …
This bite sized episode comes from the full length conversation with Brad Smeele, pro wakeboarder turned quadraplegic andn ow a best selling author!
The idea of this snippet is to serve as, I guess, l…
Brad Smeele was one of the first guests on the podcast (episode 4, March 2022). He now becomes the first guest I've had on twice.
The first episode with Brad is one that I still get messages about mo…
During the first covid lockdown back at the start of 2020, Chanel Harris-Tavita from the Warriors NRL team started writing one day. Then he wrote some more the next day. Then the next...
Just by sta…
Chanel Harris-Tavita is a 24 year old rugby league player for the Warriors- he's bloody good, too! Last weekend (Saturday September 3) he played his final game for the Warriors against the Gold Coas…
This story has been taken from my full conversation with Matthew, which you can find right here.
If you like this story. Feel free to check out the full chat- its full of really cool stories like thi…
Very exciting day for Victoria Taylor. At 4am this morning (September 1, 2022) she will start her attempt to beat the official world record for running the length of NZ, a record that has stood sinc…
Matthew Ridge is a New Zealand sporting and Television celebrity who most Kiwis probably have an opinion about, whether they have met him or not.
He was a tennis champion during his teens. Then switc…
In my full conversation with Rhys, we talked mental health. I suppose in the back on my mind there are aspects of Rhys that remind me of the late great Robin Williams.
Rhys is in excellent shape, p…
Thrilled to be sharing this episode with you guys. Rhys Darby!
I really loved doing this one. I'd say we have chatted 15times for short radio interviews over the years so this was a first. Lots of …
Leo Molloy was running for the Auckland mayoralty but withdrew from the race just days before our podcast episode was uploaded.
In this bit sized clip taken from our full conversation, he talks about …
Many New Zealander over a certain age probably remember an iconic student bar called The Fat Ladies Arms. That was the brain child of Leo Molly in the early 1990s in Palmerston North. That is when …
On saturday August 13 2022, Arch Jelley turns 100!
This podcast was first released back in April when Arch (the lifelong coach of NZs greatest ever middle distance runner, John Walker) was still 99.
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She is one of the most fierce cricketers in the world, a tough big hitter...and now a Commonwealth Games medalist.
In this bite sized clip, taken from our podcast conversation, Sophie Devine talks in …
Sophie Devine is pretty much NZ sporting royalty (She will squirm big time at that sentence!).
She’s played hockey for NZ and she is currently the captain of the White Ferns cricket team. She made he…