Between Two Beers Podcast

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Izzy Whitley.    Izzy is one of New Zealand’s most successful, self-made men under 30. He’s 28, has founded two businesses that do over $30 million a year in revenue and has the world at his feet. But things weren’t always so smooth.    In this episode we work through his incredible rise; from his humble beginnings in Gisborne to leaving home at 16 a...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Tom Sainsbury.  Tom is one of NZ’s most popular creative minds. He’s starred on TV shows like Wellington Paranormal, Shortland Street, and Educators, written over 50 plays, and is widely loved for his short-form comedy videos, where he satirises Kiwi characters. He’s also just dipped his feet in the podcast game – and in March released his true crime...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we’re rewinding the clock back a year to when we sat down with Blair Tuke. Tuke is one of New Zealand’s most successful and best sportsmen. He’s won an Olympic gold medal and two silvers, two America’s Cups, six 49er World Championships and with teammate Peter Burling, was name...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Cori Gonzalez-Macuer.  Cori is a Kiwi comedian who has been performing his unique brand of self-deprecating, observational and deadpan humour since 2003. He was one of the stars of Taika Waititi’s breakout comedy What We Do In The Shadows, a writer for Jono and Ben and Wellington Paranormal and a regular on 7 Days. He's won the Billy T Jame...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Jono Riddler.  Jono is the general manager of a Truck Transportation business in Auckland – and on the side does marathon swimming.  Last week he set a new record for NZ’s longest swim, after making it to Campbell’s Bay on Auckland’s North Shore on Wednesday night after he set off from Aotea Great Barrier Island on Tuesday morning.  Jono spent over 3...

Fletch and Vaughan sit atop of the pyramid of radio personalities in New Zealand and are considered radio royalty in the country having worked together for 19 years across two major stations. Together with comedian Hayley Sproull, they currently host one of the country’s most popular radio shows on ZM, which is also repurposed as a podcast and downloaded nearly 500,000 times each month. Fletch is...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Morgan Penn.  Morgan is a somatic sexologist and was the star of the wildly popular podcast ‘The Trainee Sexologist’, and has just released her chart-topping new one called Sex. Life.  After a 15-year career in radio, Morgan made the transition into sexology in 2019, and it’s been a pretty interesting ride since.  Her job now is to help people find e...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Mea Motu.  Mea is a boxer with a 15-0 professional record and has accumulated New Zealand titles in lightweight, super-lightweight, featherweight and super-featherweight. She’s conquered NZ boxing and is now ready to take on the world.  In this episode we talk about being the first woman to headline a Fight For LIfe fight night, juggling her five kid...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Detective Inspector Scott Beard. Scott is one of New Zealand’s best-known investigators and is still at the top of his game after 42 years on the force. He has worked on a number of high-profile cases throughout his career but is best known for leading the investigation into Grace Millane’s murder. The search gripped hearts and minds in New Zealand a...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Elliot Gleave.  Elliot is best known as his stage name, Example, and is a musical artist, producer, writer and rapper, who has been leading the way in the music industry for the last 16 years.    Example is a genuine worldwide superstar and has been the frontman of multiple generations, bridging the gaps between electronic, rap, and pop, with his cha...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to David Galbraith.  David is a world renowned mind coach, who specialises in performance psychology in sport and business.  A former clinical psychologist for over 20 years DG is a mind coach to Lisa Carrington, Sarah Walker and Laura Langman, the performance psychologist for the Japanese Rugby team, the mind coach for the All Blacks sevens team and wa...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we’re rewinding the clock back to October of 2021 when we sat down with Laura McGoldrick. It was recorded during lockdown, so the audio is a little patchy in places and we’ve edited out some of the painful COVID chat from the start of the episode. Laura is a broadcaster, presenter, radio host, MC and part time actress and one of th...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Awen Gutenbeil.  You may know Awen as one of New Zealand’s greatest rugby league players, with 170 caps for the Warriors over a professional career that spanned 15 years. What you might not know, is that in the first five years of his career he spent more time under general anesthetic then he did on the field.   In this episode we talk about the ment...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Guyon Espiner.  Guyon is one of New Zealand’s most highly respected journalists and has worked in print, radio and television for more than 20 years, as a reporter, political editor and anchor.  He has reported on trade from China, on war from Afghanistan, on politics from Washington, and on climate change from Antarctica.  He currently works at Radi...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Guy Williams.  Guy is one of New Zealand’s best-known comedians who has worked on many of New Zealand’s biggest TV shows.  He was a co-host on Jono and Ben, a radio DJ at The Edge, featured on shows like Come Dine With Me, The Extra Factor and Taskmaster and for the last four years has been working on his critically acclaimed show New Zealand Today. ...

On this episode of Between two Beers we talk to Dame Lisa Carrington.  Lisa is New Zealand’s most successful Olympian of all time with five Olympic gold medals in the sprint Kayak, one bronze and 12 World Championship titles.  For over a decade, Lisa has been the best in the world at her sport and after listening to this conversation it will become clear why.    We go deep inside the mind of a cha...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we’re rewinding the clock back to September of 2021 when we sat down with Paddy Gower.   Paddy is one of New Zealand’s most senior journalists with over 22 years in all forms of journalism. He’s been NewsHub's political editor, an award-winning investigative journalist in print and broadcasting – has covered&nbs...

On this episode of Between Two Beers, we talk to Marc Ellis.  Marc has done enough in his life to have an episode dedicated to each chapter.  He played rugby for Otago, North Harbour, Blues, Highlanders and All Blacks and League for the Warriors and Kiwis, founded Charlie’s juice company – which after 10 years he sold to Asahi for $129 million, and was one of New Zealand’s top television stars for...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Dave Wood.  Dave is a human performance specialist who works with some of the world’s most elite athletes to make them better at their job.   He is currently Israel Adesanya’s breathing and mindset coach, and in a recent interview Adesanya said Wood ‘opened his eyes’ to the power of breathwork.   Wood is now one of the most in-demand integrated healt...

Melodie is a Kiwi trailblazer, with a CV as good as any that have come across the BTB desk. She’s won two rugby World Cups with the Black Ferns, worked at parliament as a journalist, was the first female rugby commentator in the world, perfected her craft across 15 years at SKY before becoming a communications executive – and she is now TVNZ’s General Manager, Sport and Events. She also has an MBA...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Mike Minogue.   Mike is a talented man. He’s a creator, writer, producer and actor, a star of the Big Show on Radio Hauraki, and a member of The Alternative Commentary Collective.  You also might have seen him in What We Do in The Shadows, or as the lead character Officer Minogue in the spinoff TV show Wellington Paranormal -  and he’s recently produ...

Paul Henry was one of New Zealand’s last great broadcasting celebrities. He was a radio broadcaster through the 1980s, but it wasn’t until 2004 that he became a household name. His seven-year tenure on Breakfast saw ratings soar and he boasted the type of star power at his peak that just doesn’t exist in broadcasting anymore. But alongside the fame were a number of on-air controversies that follow...

In this episode we’re rewinding the clock back to September 2021 when we sat down with Eugene Bareman.      Eugene is New Zealand’s MMA mastermind.      He’s a fighter - a multiple NZ champion in kickboxing, Jui Jitsu and MMA, A business owner - his Auckland gym City Kickboxing is widely regarded as one of the best MMA gyms in the world and a coach who has produced a group of fighters that have so...

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Luke Kemeys. Luke is a chartered accountant, a business advisor, and the driving force behind one of New Zealand’s most engaged Facebook Groups, Boys Get Paid.  BGP is New Zealand’s biggest punters club and while this episode does have some interesting chat about the horses, it also transcends racing, as Luke shares his experienced wisdom in building...

In this 'best of entertainment 2022' compilation, we pick out a bunch of our favourite snippets from our favourite episodes with non-sporting guests across the year. Included are Jack Tame, Jason Hoyte, Hayley Sproull, Chris Parker, PJ Harding, Mikey Havoc, Dom Harvey, Brodie Kane, Mitch James, Petra Bagust, Lucy Blakiston and Jono and Ben. Show notes | Episode 109 | Best of Entertainment 0:28: Be...