FOR REAL?

Hello everyone! Join us for a beautiful, calm, zen time as we chat with our incredible Yoga Instructor, Lauren Strpko. With a background in all things fitness, health and wellbeing, Lauren trained as a yoga teacher several years ago, and now runs free community yoga classes in Wellington! We chat about different styles of yoga, motivation vs discipline when you need to get out of bed at 6am to tea...

Hello everyone! It’s time for a very for real, very fresh time. In todays eppy, we read out your fresher stories and sprinkle in a few of our own. From the wardrobe debacle, to the blood nose night, to a $160 Uber, we reminisce our most embrazing fresher moments. Thank you to everyone who sent in fresher tales! We love hearing your stories!! To stay in touch, follow along on Instagram and Tik Tok...

Hello everyone! Welcome back to a classic Liv and Gabi CHAT! Today we answer your burning questions - all things from the pressures to get a job straight out of uni, to cycle sisters, picking our significant other’s best feature, to skinny dipping in the bucket fountain! We had so much fun recording this chat, and can’t wait for you to listen! Make sure to keep in our loop via Instagram and Tik To...

Hello everyone! Welcome to our second eppy of The For Real Series. Today we talk about complicated families - specifically the preconceived notions of divorce and having seperated parents when we were growing up. Liv delves deeper into her personal experience and how this has impacted her today. If you’re sensitive to discussions surrounding relationships and mental health, then take this as a dis...

Hellooooo everyone! Today’s episode is for all you fashionista, vintage loving, sustainable slayers! Feeling very, very blessed to have the beautiful Mikey in the studio with us! Mikey started Preloved Charlie’s, which in our opinion is the best curated vintage store ever! This episode comes at the perfect time, as Mikey has just opened her new permanent store on Vivian St in Welly! (Never fear th...

Hello everyone! Welcome to our first episode of The For Real Series. The For Real Series was created to give us space to touch on more serious topics that require more than just a mention in our usual episodes. Today we hone in on the topic of Grief, specifically surrounding losing a parent. Due to the extremely personal nature of the stories that we tell in this episode, we appreciate your respec...

Hellooooo everyone! We are back today with a couple of special guests in the studio… Finn from BushLeague and Joe! We chat all things from starting a business, to losing an iconic piece, to BushLeague on tour! We also respond to some of your qualms with a little advice session at the end! Check out BushLeague here! Lots of love, L & G xox @forrealthepodcast  

Hello everyone! Welcome to our quarter-life, mid-year crisis. It is real. Today, we dive into the pressure and stress that has been popping up into our lives - especially at this time of the year. We unpack how normal it is to go with the flow, but also the consequent stress this causes - especially when you have so many different people in your ear about what you should or shouldn’t do. Whether y...

Hello everyone! We manifested fr and today we have a real life band in the studio with us! Today we chat with Nick, Joe, Jack and Luca from WET DENIM! We get real about all things - from what it’s like being a band in Welly, to how they started, and the question you all wanted to know; whether they sleep with a top sheet or not. Lol. In all seriousness we had a super great yarn, the boys were supe...

Hellooooo everyone! Today we are back with a very for real convo, chatting all things from our spontaneous Wednesday at Valhalla, discussing MET Gala slays and non-slays and running you through our favourite slang words. It’s pretty random, but equally funny and grouse… we think you’ll enjoy ;) Keep in touch with us on Instagram and Tik Tok @forrealthepodcast 🍸 Lots of love and #DBAD, Liv and Gab...

Hello everyone! We’re in the studio with our first ever legit guests… Today we have Fran and the Salient Wizard AKA the Salient Astrology Queens with us! We chat all things from the misconceptions around believing in astrology, chart readings, and what the Big Six actually means. We also find out that we’ve been reading our horoscopes wrong for 20 whole years - so READ YOUR RISING SIGN PEOPLE! Hav...

Hello everyone! Join us today for a bit of a weird Wednesday arvo chat… Today we take a Personality Test, chat about our relationship with social media and Gabi’s double B’s ;) In todays eppy we also touch on mental health and the insanely ineffective NZ health system - so please bear this in mind before you listen. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to one of the numbers a...

Hello everyone and welcome back to the first proper eppy of FOR REAL SEASON 2! We are SO STOKED to be back in the studio with some better sound quality and a more structured episode for you all! In today’s episode we have both curated a list of 22 Things We Learned in 2022. Last year was definitely a year of growth for both of us, so we thought we would pass on what we could to you guys! Take what...

Hello everyone! Long time no eppy! We are SO stoked to announce that FOR REAL? is back for Season 2! In an effort to keep it real (and not on voice memos), we will be strictly recording fortnightly in the studio. This means you can expect your weekends to be extended once more, with episodes released on the first and third Monday of each month. Take this episode as our Season Two trailer, where we...

Hellooooo everyone! Long time no see! Today we are back on the voice memo grind with a little catch up, story time vibe poddy! Honestly, this is an episode about anything and everything... but, we do reveal THE story of a somewhat embarrassing moment. If you've been waiting for that one, make sure to tune in and remember, GAF. We also chat about how For Real is dividing and conquering this Su...

On todays episode we get real with a bit of a life update and some exciting news… WE MADE MERCH!  For Real Trucker Hats are now on the market, and ready for all your Summer needs. Whether its for days at the beach, festivals, generally being #sunsafe, or just looking like the coolest person ever. These hats are for you!!! We are also now on Tik Tok, which is super exciting. Make sure to chuck us a...

Recorded on a Liv and Gabi sleepover, join us for some mellow, raw, and very real vibes in today's episode. We chat all things from how we’re really feeling at the moment, the craziness of life, how we keep ourselves grounded… plus did we meet the Inspired Unemployed's Mum?! As always make sure to follow along on Instagram @forrealthepodcast and don’t hesitate to reach out to someone you...

Second half of our BFF eppy is here! Brace yourselves for the rest of the Minute Man story, a compliment circle, a surprise special guest and some tipsy chat. Once again, cheers to Seltzers for hooking us up with our fav drinks! Perfect for all occasions, we absolutely love them! Lots of love, Liv and Gabi Make sure to follow along on Instagram @forrealthepodcast xox 

Hellooo everyone! On todays episode we have a couple of bevvys with our besties! A huge thank you to Seltzers for sending us our favourite drinks. The ideal drink for all occasions, they pair perfectly with friends and a chat! The For Real Favs are Pampelmousse and a Mixed Box. Todays eppy features Liv and Gabi’s besties Kate and Ruby. We chat all things from how we became friends, to why we love...

We’ve been told the poddy is going off the rails so we’re back this week with a little bit more structure. Get real with us as we try our hand at a general knowledge quiz featuring our first ever guest - Liv's flattie and our bestie, Riley. We also chat about the everyday things we both like and kinda hate about people (no offence to anyone that doesn’t like sad music ;)) Make sure to follow...

Hellooooo everyone! Bear with us as todays eppy was recorded in the car. We wish we were kidding. Today we cover dry texters and how to combat them, Liv drinking the For Real seltzers, and question whether we’re losing touch… We promise things will be back to normal soon, and the car eppys won’t be a regular occurrence ;) Make sure to follow along @forrealthepodcast on Instagram xox

Hello everyone! For Real favs v2 is here and ready for ya ears! In this half of For Real favs, we talk about Olivia's toes, Gabi being a couch potato, and reveal what we almost named the podcast! We also share our favourite podcasts, dance moves, and a lottttt more... we promise you’ll gain some inspo! Make sure to follow along @forrealthepodcast on Instagram xox

Today we sit down and chat all the For Real favs! From our favourite skincare products, flat dinners and drinks - this eppy is basically one big ‘What’s keeping us real?’ Split into two parts to save you guys from boredom, v2 of this eppy will be out next week! Make sure to let us know your For Real Favs, and follow along on Instagram @forrealthepodcast xox

Hellooo everyone!  Pre warning: today's episode is a bit of a random, yarny one but in all fairness we’re just #keepingitreal. Today we authentically chat about how we are REALLY, a question we reckon is commonly not answered completely truthfully.  If you take anything out of this episode, take a sec today to ask yourself ‘How are you REALLY?’ or check in with a mate about how they’re REALLY...

Hello everyone and get ready to be icked TF out. Today we chat Icks and Ticks... from jandals, to long and dirty fingernails (tradies are off the hook though), to swinging arms while walking down a hill, to Android phones. We chat everything ICKY. Don’t worry we made sure to add a few ticks in there as well to balance it out ;) This eppy has a big fat no offence disclaimer attached to it. Take eve...