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 hel…

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 freedo…

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 s…

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 rangat…

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 I…

“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 o…

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 t…

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,…

“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 spac…

“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…

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 a…

“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 …

“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 grow…

“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 del…

“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 Ni…

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 …

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 y…

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.…

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 y…

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…

“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 pressur…

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 p…

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 …

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 …

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.…

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 hav…

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 bot…

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…

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!…

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 de…

I'm not sure how to write an intro in words that will do this podcast with Slavko Martinov justice. The best I can do is WOW! My mind in blown by so many things in this conversation that it's probably best just to hit play and enjoy the merging of ideas and the energy of hope that this created. This podcast hints at my previous conversation with Sl…

Professor Julia J Rucklidge has been investigating the role of micronutrients in the expression of mental illness, specifically ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, anxiety and more recently, stress and PTSD associated with the Canterbury earthquakes. Julia joins us in this podcast for a deeper conversation about the developing story of the role of nutrition in…

Art Green joins us for a deep dive podcast into how he reconnects with nature to keep his mind and body strong especially in a time of social media overconsumption felt by many people in the western world. We talk family, living out of Auckland and making sense of the rapidly changing times we live in and how going back to basics - supports us on t…

Talk about a life well lived! Ben Warren is one interesting cat and he joins us on the podcast. From professional golfer to leading nutritionist, this conversation has it all. We revisit the missed golf putt that would have put Ben on a trajectory of being a mega-star instead Ben's hero journey has seen him travelled deep within the Human body - ri…

Sir Ray Avery is a former street kid Ray went on to become a scientist and entrepreneur. Sir Ray's shares a bit about his childhood of neglect to needing to be loved to learning how to love. Sir Ray was The New Zealander of the Year in 2010 and the recipient of the Sir Peter Blake Medal for Leadership 2010, and was knighted in 2011. This podcast is…

Grant Schofield is a Professor in public health, specialising in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. In this episode, Grant digs a bit deeper into the science of science and why understanding the question 'is it even true?' needs to be asked a bit more in a 'Fake News' era.

In this presentation - we dive deep into acute and chronic stress and why we need one and should avoid the other at all costs. I'm joined in this presentation by Professor Grant Schofield who is mentoring me through my academic journey to explore the ancient breathing techniques that have been forgotten in our overstimulated and overwhelmingly busy…

Ryan O'Connor makes his day to day living as an optometrist - looking through our portal to the soul a.k.a our eyes. Outside of his what he does for money, Ryan also hosts his own podcast called: 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 …

John Loau joins me on the podcast NOT to share his specialist experience in developing pathways to military, law enforcement, and police training programs NOR to talk about being a serial entrepreneur & NZ business owner, holding Directorships & business advisor to many startups and SME’s. In this podcast, John Loau joins us to go deeper. We delve …

Most of us know Richie Barnett from his professional rugby league career and representative New Zealand Rugby League, playing in 27 tests, and captaining New Zealand on 10 occasions during his career. What many people don't know is that Richie recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and in doing so learned huge amounts of patience, resilience and t…

Adversity can hit anyone at any time, often unexpectedly. The loss of a close family member combined with Lance Burdett's own experience of depression spurred him to share what he has learned about how the brain works.

Tony Laulu is the founder of Digital Discipline and works in the community and cooperate sector to raise awareness of the dangers of social media and technology usage and addiction. Tony joins us to give us an update on life and shares many deep insights including quitting his full-time job to give Digital Discipline the time needed to build and ma…

Oscar Kightley is a man of many talents. From The Naked Samoans to hit series bro’Town, NZ's first animated show to play in prime time. Oscar also fronted the first-ever Pacific focused sport show on New Zealand television. The show, Pacific Brothers, produced by Kava Bowl Media in conjunction with SKY TV, looks to take a deeper dive into the Pacif…

It time to get a bit raw... In this episode of Please Blow My Mind we go into the community with Kennedy Maeakafa Fakana’ana’aki-Fualu aka The Tongan Robin Hood. Kenny serves his community each and every week bringing food and support to the Tongan overstayer community on their journey to be recognised as kiwis. This is a podcast about the blurry l…

Lima Sopoaga joins us for a deep conversation about life as a pro rugby player and what it's like to navigate a public persona in real-time. There are many gems in this podcast including what he was YouTube'ing just before performing his first Haka. Lima also shares the mindset and routines he uses to keep his mind and body strong for the challenge…

Stella Muller is a dreamer and believer in the power of humanity and our untapped potential. Outside of Family and community, Stella is the CEO of the South Auckland-based Creative Agency, Bright Sunday, who played a huge role in communicating information to Pasifika communities during the 2020 COVID lockdowns.…

John Pulu graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Television from AUT University and joined the Tagata Pasifika team in 2010. While still at high school John was inspired to become a journalist through work experience on Tagata Pasifika. John has always been interested in Pacific issues and saw there was a lack of Pacific peop…

Peter Elbourne worked for Air New Zealand as an Aircraft Engineer for 18 years and did everything from building, maintaining and selling aircraft. Wearing many different hats allowed Peter to understand human behaviour more intimately and how to develop more meaningful connections and be able to work with people better. This would prove crucial dur…

EVERYTHING IS F#@KED! That’s why our mental health is more important than ever. Except mental health is f#@ked too… Mental Health Change Maker, Jimi Hunt, joins us on the podcast to talk about his new book, INSIDE OUT. For too long now, we’ve accepted there are only two states of mental health: mentally well or mentally ill. In this book, Jimi Hunt…

Neuroscientist, Mitchell A. Head joins us to go DEEP into the meaning of consciousness and what it means to process the world and the feelings we have on the inside and the outside. Join in for a free flow - deep flow - conversation about the vibrations of consciousness from deep within!