This is a special FastCast for International Woman’s Day 2025!

Three short snippets of the Dame’s I’ve been lucky enough to have on the podcast so far.

Dame Susan Devoy, she is New Zealand’s greatest ever squash player…but she is so much more than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrt0HyNSMMc&t=3781s

Dame Lisa Carrington, the kayak queen who is the undisputed greatest NZ Olympian of all time with a total of 8 gold medals so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrt0HyNSMMc&t=3781s

And Dame Julie Christie, she is known as the Queen of reality TV but that catchy title is just scratching the surface of Julies contribution to New Zealand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYCbj5-6_a8&t=1747s

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Thanks very much, Dom

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Andrew Mulligan is one of the most employed people in New Zealand media.

You can hear Mulls on breakfast radio on the Rock breakfast show, it’s a fantastic show that’s been performing at a gold star standard for years.

You can watch him on TV in the evenings on Crowd Goes Wild, a show that he’s been involved with since it launched back in 2006.

Then when the ad’s come on you’ll hear him on the Rebel Sport commercials.

If you are flying somewhere, you will see him on the Air NZ safety video.

And if you have watched the Breakers play basketball, chances are you have heard his commentary.

Or seen him interviewing Olympic athletes immediately after their events.

I have my theories about Mulls success and employability in the media which is a notoriously fickle industry.

Firstly, he is incredibly talented and very funny.

Alongside his talent he has an incredible work ethic and is very easy to get along with. You would struggle to find anyone who says a bad word about Andrew Mulligan.

This is a part of the Mulls story.

I’d like to think of this as an attempt to deconstruct one of New Zealand’s most successful broadcasters, a peak into the mind of the guy you don’t get to see with his numerous on-air roles.

Hope you like this conversation as much as I did.

Dom

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At just 18 years old, Theo Pratt made the terrifying decision to leave the Gloriavale cult and everything she’d ever known—her family, her home, her entire way of life- absolutely everything she had known since birth.

She was dropped at a bus stop with just a suitcase, $200 cash, and no idea what came next. Then after some heartbreaking final words from her mum and brother, she took her first ever bus into the unknown.

What she has done in the 8 years since then is impressive. She has built a cool life for herself including learning all the life skills we all take for granted- like opening a bank account, getting her first phone and grocery shopping.

She has also got a degree, become an occupational therapist, fallen in love and bought a house. Oh, and now writing a book: “Unveiled.”

Here’s a link for the book: https://www.mightyape.co.nz/mn/buy/mighty-ape-unveiled-39218988/

And she has become a fierce advocate for those still trapped in Gloriavale, like her sister Precious, and those trying to rebuild after leaving.

This is a small part of the Theo Pratt story. A revealing look into day-to-day life as a child in Gloriavale, the process of leaving then the unseen struggle of rebuilding.

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