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  • The woman who's delivered 19 babies by phone

    The woman who's delivered 19 babies by phone
    2025/07/16
    Paddy meets Gemma Cale, whose nickname is "baby magnet". Gemma works as a call-taker at Hato Hone St John, dispatching ambulances to deliver urgent assistance. But sometimes she ends up delivering - talking parents through births when the ambulance just won't make it before baby. And Sir Ian Taylor beams in to address the furore caused by his "Dear Jacinda" letter, doubling down on his criticism of the former PM's wider record and arguing that politicians are the worst people to handle pandemic responses.
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    25 分
  • 'Drinking led to some terrible things': Matt Chisholm on the positive power of honesty

    'Drinking led to some terrible things': Matt Chisholm on the positive power of honesty
    2025/07/09
    As a prime time TV host, he looked like he was living the dream. But Matt Chisholm's relationship with booze, drugs and sex workers meant there were times he didn't even want to be alive. Matt tells Paddy he's got no qualms talking to his kids about his past but says that openness will probably thwart any political ambitions! Plus, the 12-year-old chess prodigy hoping a trip to Kazakhstan is the next stop on his way to becoming a Grandmaster and the world's best player. And Paddy reflects on Sir Ian Taylor tapping into public sentiment about Dame Jacinda Ardern - and why the former PM should front at the Covid inquiry. For free 24-hour help with mental health, call or text 1737.
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    26 分
  • TV icon Olly Ohlson: Still keeping cool till after school

    TV icon Olly Ohlson: Still keeping cool till after school
    2025/06/25
    It's a big week for Paddy as he chats to a key figure from his childhood. As host of After School, Olly Ohlson was a positive influence on a generation, not least for his groundbreaking use of te reo Māori and sign language on national TV. Paddy gets right up to date by meeting Gangstaa Boom and Jadee Poppop. The couple are blowing up on TikTok thanks to videos of them dancing in the streets of some of our most challenged 'hoods - all to spread positive vibes. They even got Paddy dancing! Warning: This episode contains some strong language
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    31 分
  • Sonia Gray: Medical psychedelics could ease mental health crisis

    Sonia Gray: Medical psychedelics could ease mental health crisis
    2025/06/18
    WARNING: This week's episode mentions mental health and suicide. If you, or anyone you know, needs help, call or text the free 1737 service, 24 hours a day. Hey everyone. Big news! We've tweaked the Paddy podcast formula, to bring you more of his thoughts on the stories he covers. And this week - with the Government announcing a suicide prevention action plan and the use of magic mushrooms as medicine - two of those stories are about positive ways to improve our mental health. First, Paddy talks to Lotto legend and latest Great Kiwi, Sonia Gray. Her latest project is a doco exploring how LSD and ketamine could (under correct clinical supervision) ease conditions like anxiety and depression. Next, Good Kiwi Jared Rogers exclusively reveals his bid to set a new Guinness World Record for the biggest ever HIIT session. (That's High Intensity Interval Training by the way.) He's got his own mental health journey to tell you about and believes exercise is essential to feeling positive. Finally, this week's How Good is a big-up for our farmers, and why townies have got almost 60 billion reasons to thank the rural economy.
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    32 分
  • ‘I’ve never called another man craveable before’ - Paddy meets NZ’s near-naked chef

    ‘I’ve never called another man craveable before’ - Paddy meets NZ’s near-naked chef
    2025/06/11
    Daniel Rankin has become a global sensation. Often wearing little more than an apron, and accompanied by faithful pug Fraser, his saucy, spicy and, yes, super-craveable Man Can Cook videos are attracting huge audiences on social media. He turns up the heat in the TFN studio. Plus, Paddy remembers Nyree Smith, one of the most positive Kiwis he’s ever met. And there’s another chance to listen to an emotional interview with Super Rugby star Cameron Suafoa as he battles a rare form of cancer. The Blues forward shares the strength he draws from his partner and whānau, and - to mark Men’s Health Week - urges young men to get any unusual lumps checked early.
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    28 分
  • Blues forward Cameron Suafoa’s fight for life

    Blues forward Cameron Suafoa’s fight for life
    2025/06/10
    Cameron Suafoa shares an emotional update from his hospital bed as he battles a rare form of cancer. The Blues forward opens up about facing a life-threatening illness as a professional athlete, the strength he draws from his whānau, and why he’s urging young men to get any unusual lumps checked early.
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    15 分
  • From bedpans to biographer via Sale of the Century - Jude Dobson

    From bedpans to biographer via Sale of the Century - Jude Dobson
    2025/06/04
    Fresh from being recognised in the King's Birthday Honours, Jude Dobson talks becoming a household name and why she cares so much about Kiwi history. 13-year-old Amelia Twiss explains why she'll cycle more than 500km to campaign for change after not getting a medal in a mountainbiking event. And Paddy argues that a new private pub in Parliament is a perk too 'bar' for our MPs.
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    27 分