30 with Guyon Espiner

30 with Guyon Espiner

Guyon Espiner talks in-depth to some of the most interesting and influential people in our world. One guest, no edits.

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April 10, 2024 3 mins

30 with Guyon Espiner is an in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.

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Award-winning journalist and presenter Guyon Espiner goes beyond the headlines to deliver one-on-one, highly crafted and compelling interviews with guests from all areas of life including politics, arts, culture and business.

Each episode of 30 is unedited - what you see is what you get.

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April 17, 2024 32 mins

Community leader and former boxer Dave Letele tells Guyon his thoughts on the new Government's crackdown on gangs, whether bootcamps really work, and if he'll ever get into the political ring himself.

Content warning: Contains strong language and references to self-harm and alcohol.

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Dave Letele's life has been defined by transformation. From a complicated upbringing to a successful b...

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April 24, 2024 31 mins

Film director Roseanne Liang tells Guyon about her huge new Hollywood project, why she's obsessed with Terminator 2, and what movies tell us about humanity.

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Roseanne Liang is a New Zealand film director going global. She's gained cult status for dystopian web series Creamerie, and WWII creature-feature Shadow in the Cloud.

But the action movie aficionado first made her name with a very pers...

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May 1, 2024 31 mins

ACT leader David Seymour tells Guyon how it feels being part of the coalition Government, what race-based policies he'd like to change, and whether we can really afford tax cuts.

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Just a few years back, ACT's David Seymour led a party of one. Now he's one of New Zealand's most powerful, influential and controversial politicians. And he's destined to be Deputy Prime Minister next year.

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May 8, 2024 31 mins

Former Greens Co-Leader James Shaw on why the party should consider working with National in future, why he's been called a "tree Tory", and what he's got planned after politics.

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James Shaw has bowed out of politics after nearly 10 years as co-leader of the Green Party. He took the Greens into cabinet for the first time and wrestled with the future of the planet as climate change minister. ...

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May 15, 2024 31 mins

Longevity expert Stephen Cave explains to Guyon how living to 150 years old could soon be a reality, and why the consequences of immortality would be horrific for all aspects of our world.

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The ancient quest for human immortality has collided with ultra-modern developments in biology and AI. Billion-dollar start-ups, funded by tech moguls, seek to add decades to human life.

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May 22, 2024 31 mins

Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union tells Guyon about the group's funding, its connection to the Atlas Network, and why he once joined the Green party.

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Jordan Williams is the head of the Taxpayers' Union. With 200,000 members, it’s one of the largest lobby groups in New Zealand.

For the last decade he’s called out wasteful government spending and been a high profile advoca...

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May 29, 2024 31 mins

Mental health advocate Mike King tells Guyon why taking government cash is like taking money from Gollum; the day he realised his homophobic comedy was doing real damage, and why kids don't talk to their parents about their mental health.

*Content warning: This video contains strong language and references to suicide, self-harm and alcohol.

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Mike King once described himself as an aggressive,...

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June 5, 2024 31 mins

Waikato-Tainui leader Tuku Morgan tells Guyon why he's so fired about the backlash against te reo, how young Māori have the power to change the future and why he's not sorry about that underwear scandal.

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Tukoroirangi Morgan helped establish Māori Television, has been the spokesman for the Māori King, and was once described as the most reviled politician in New Zealand.

He grew up in po...

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June 12, 2024 31 mins

Champion boxer Mea Motu gets real about what motivates her in the ring, how her kids saved her life, and why she won’t stay silent on domestic abuse.

*Content warning: Contains discussions of domestic violence and suicide.

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Mea Motu is a world champion boxer, but before she even got into the ring as a professional, she had to fight for her own life.

Mea Motu escaped an abusive relations...

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June 19, 2024 31 mins

Geopolitics expert Peter Zeihan tells Guyon what New Zealand needs to do right now if it wants to survive the end of globalisation, why China's days are numbered, and who's going to win the US election.

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A frightening future awaits for much of the world.

That's the prediction of Peter Zeihan, a graduate of Otago University who has become a best selling author on geopolitics and internat...

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September 24, 2024 31 mins

ANZ's Antonia Watson talks to Guyon about billion dollar bank profits, whether we're paying too much for our mortgages and why she thinks it's time for a Capital gains tax.

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October 1, 2024 31 mins

Author of “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” Mark Manson, talks to Guyon about the potential upsides of AI therapy and the reasons so many Americans idolise Trump. Plus, he reveals how his life completely changed after visiting NZ.

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October 8, 2024 30 mins

Former White House staffer, John Bolton, on why a second term for Trump would be far worse than his first. Plus, he tells Guyon why it's time for New Zealand to rethink its nuclear-free policy.

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October 15, 2024 31 mins

Labour's Barbara Edmonds talks to Guyon about the huge fiscal challenges ahead for NZ and whether it's time to lift the superannuation age. Plus, the heart-breaking backstory that motivated her to get into Politics.

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October 22, 2024 31 mins

The rugby great became the face of mental health in New Zealand, so why does he think he’s failed and what does he plan to do about it? Plus, he challenges Guyon to open up about his own health and asks if New Zealand’s macho culture has really changed.

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October 29, 2024 31 mins

Elite SAS commander, Jamie Pennell, on the brutal tactics of the Taliban. Plus the crucial character trait needed to make it into the SAS and the moment he found out he lost a fellow soldier

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November 3, 2024 30 mins

The Prime Minister admits he needs to cut back the corporate language after calling people, "customers". Plus, why he allowed the Treaty Principles Bill and his final word on a capital gains tax

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November 12, 2024 32 mins

Extreme storms and unbelievable heat. Climate science pioneer, Michael Oppenheimer, tells Guyon how weather events will change as the atmosphere heats up - and what we need to do to prepare ourselves. Plus, he tells us what he thinks about soup-throwing climate activists.

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