Only Scott

Only Scott

The Only Scott podcast is a podcast created and hosted by Scott McDonald-Bull. Scott is based out of Auckland New Zealand and regularly uploads podcasts with guests discussing their passions and pursuits. New episodes every second Tuesday.

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December 15, 2025 74 mins

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Well, it looks like my family wants a piece of the podcast now too, so here we are. I had my big sister, Ally McDonald-Bull, calling in from Dahab, Egypt!

My big sister is multi-talented across a range of pursuits. She owns a Pilates studio in Dahab and wears many hats as an entrepreneur, English teacher, and lifestyle coach.

We talk about her experience travelling the world, how she found Pilates, why she chose to sett...

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Great to catchup with Capricore again!
I sat down with Aidan (vocals/guitar) and Oli (bass) for a proper yarn about where the band is at today and the new direction they’re carving out.

The conversation took all sorts of twists and turns. We talked about their recent single 'Smile' and their release show, getting signed to aaa records, sending Capricore to space for a show and even some kinky fa...

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November 17, 2025 64 mins

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I had Michael ‘The Machine’ Isaac back on the podcast! A lot has happened since he was last on. His fight in Bali got cancelled, his social media was hacked, he had an unfortunate loss to a veteran after a nine-fight win streak, got the W in his most recent fight, and much more. We also dive into what it really takes to chase your dreams and how badly you have to want it to make them real.

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I had a great yarn with the young man Oshay Murphy. He's a filmmaker, actor and content creator based out of Auckland NZ. We had a yarn about his journey in acting, making short films, overrated and underrated Kiwis, and much more. 

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TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@oshaymurphy?_t=ZS-90REi8fXCsr&_r=1

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/oshaymurphy

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October 20, 2025 83 mins

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I had a great yarn talking to Kevin (vocalist/guitarist) and James (Drummer) from the new, exciting, upcoming rock band from Auckland New Zealand Cry Wolf. These guys are seasoned veterans in the local music scene here in Auckland and have already made a strong debut with their new single, "Rainfall." They also have a new track, "Burn," scheduled for release by the time this podcast is published. <...

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October 6, 2025 99 mins

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This episode dives into one of my favourite topics and if you know me you know I love my sleep! I’m joined by Bruno Petry, a sleep therapist based in Auckland, New Zealand, for a deep and insightful conversation about what really goes into getting quality rest. We cover everything from what inspired Bruno to pursue sleep therapy, his experiences at the Singapore Sleep Conference, and some of the exciting new technolog...

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September 22, 2025 65 mins

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I sat down with an upcoming New Zealand wrestling star Kurt Brown! We discussed his love of wrestling, learning various wrestling moves, his martial arts background, Aotearoa Wrestling, pursuing his passions, and more! 

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PK is back! PK is a content creator and filmmaker from Auckland NZ. We chat about his brand-new podcast Film Street, his new film Rider Austin and Scarlett Austin, viral moments, movie premiers, social media, we get into his role in the Auckland wrestling scene, and why he decided to call it quits on his last podcast.

Apologies for the annoying intermittent drilling sound in the background; my neighbour started doing t...

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August 25, 2025 83 mins

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I had an awesome yarn with Lachlan Kirkwood, one of Auckland's most diverse photographers, who joined me for a chat. Lachlan has photographed probably the majority of the bands and some of the fighters on the podcast. We talked about how he got into photography, videography, live events, the difference between a photographer and someone with a phone camera, his love of Superman and horror movies, and much more.  

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August 11, 2025 120 mins

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I had Mike Raven (guitar) and Kris Raven (drums) from the New Zealand rock band Coridian. It's a bit of a melancholy feel for this one, Coridian is sadly going on hiatus, and I go way back with these guys. We discussed their epic 10-year career, including all the ups and downs. 

They have their final gig scheduled for August 30th at the Tuning Fork in Auckland. I might even make an appearance....

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Another Champ is here! I had an awesome yarn with Suran 'The Golden Boy' Juanmiry! This guy has so much charisma, confidence, and is an absolute powerhouse of a fighter. We discussed his fighting style, training, trying various martial art styles, his background as a refugee from Iraq, his love of partying, and much more. 

Also apologies for the audio for the first 6 minutes, the audio comes right 00:06:08. Y...

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I had an awesome chat with Daniel Ruwanga. This guy is the definition of relentless if you have seen his fights! Daniel is a kickboxer who fights out of Strike Force and is based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Daniel has competed at the highest level of NZ Kick Boxing, fighting  in two King in the Rings in and getting to the finals of both the welterweight and middleweight divisions and he recently fought in the Kun Kh...

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I had an awesome yarn with Tyrel The Taniwha Karaka! Tyrel is an MMA fighter based in Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand, and trains at Oliver MMA. Tyrel has fought all over the world in MMA, Muay Thai, and BJJ. We had an awesome yarn about how he trains, the NZ combat sports scene, competing all over the world, his crazy upbringing, and much more.

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A new subject for the podcast! Let's talk about business, money, and finance, and there isn't anyone better than the man Luke Kemeys. Luke is a business owner of Next Advisory, he's a podcaster at Keep The Change, a financial educator, and a bit of a lad. We had an awesome chat about Kiwis' mentality with finance, how people think about money, the new NZ budget, the benefit (welfare) in NZ, growing...

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I had an awesome chat with Alejandro Tellez (Aledagoat), who is a fighter based out of Hamilton, NZ. This young man is a savage, to say the least. He recently returned from Thailand, where he competed in the intense N1 Oceania competition, featuring 1-minute boxing rounds with MMA gloves. He has also fought in notable New Zealand competitions, such as Art of War and King In The Ring. We discussed his fight career, his...

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May 19, 2025 97 mins

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I finally have both members of The Boondocks (Scott Parker bass/vocals and Branden Pritchard drums) on my podcast! This is their 4th appearance... dam I need to do better. Nah nah it is always a good time with these fellas. We covered a lot, including their recent Auckland gig at Big Fan, having a sasquatch in their music video, playing Meatstock festival, playing Shihad's last gig, being on NZ radio, the state o...

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Great podcast talking with Holly and Malachi from Beatdown Events. We talked about music festivals, Auckland's local metal scene, upcoming bands, Auckland's all-age scene, Holly and Malachi's favourite music, Woodstock 99 and much more. 

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https://www.instagram.com/beatdownevents/ 

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I sat down with maybe one of the most productive people I've ever met it's Jackie "The Asian" Cheng! This is a yarn for the books everyone. I had such a blast and Jackie's energy is super contagious. We talked about everything from his martial art journey, training and fighting in Thailand, being in a Savage music video, being a stuntman, being broke and rebuilding from scratch, his work ethic...

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April 7, 2025 85 mins

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I had Hadden (drummer) and Kyle (guitarist) from the metal band Sprawl on. Nu metal is back, y'all. We chatted about nu-metal history, musical influences, the NZ music scene, the apocalypse, social media, going to school during COVID-19, and much more.


Check out Sprawl's music and socials


https://linktr.ee/sprawlbandofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@sprawl__music
https://www.instagram.com...

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The champ is here! I had an awesome yarn with the fighter Michael "The Machine" Isaac. We talked a lot about the fight game, Michael's experience of becoming the king of the ring champion welterweight champion, how Michael got into fighting, staying mentally stoic through fights, training, and much more. Enjoy!

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