

Kiwi Talkz
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Podcast with various Video Game developers as well as other people involved in entertainment such as TV/Film
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Sep 13, 2019 • 1h 17min
#13 - Anonymouz Interview (Hip Hop, 37Hz, Fast & Furious, Samoa, South Auckland, Mentoring etc.)
Spoke with the Samoan Dr. Dre aka, South Auckland Veteran Producer Anonymouz about his amazing career including the Fast & Furious:Hobbs & Shaw project as well as other topics. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.anonymouz.com FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Anonymouz37Hz/ INSTAGRAM - @Anonymouz_37hz YOUTUBE - Anonymouz 37HZTIMESTAMPS00:48 - How Anonymouz Got His Name 03:02 - How Anonymouz Got Into Music 04:34 - Making Beats/Being Behind The Scenes 06:30 - Anonymouz Is A Jack Of All Trades 08:04 - Producing Is Anonymouz’s Favourite Part 08:34 - Writers Block/Projects On Standby 11:40 - Scoring For Film 13:53 - Social Media 15:35 - Directing/Green Screen/Visual Effects 18:18 - Saving Time/Anonymouz’s Schedule 20:21 - How The 37Hz Name Came About 23:28 - Anonymouz’s Wife 26:17 - Fast & Furious:Hobbs & Shaw Opportunity/Masta Song 35:55 - Samoan Ways Of Doing Things 38:17 - Free Resources & Advice In The Industry 39:36 - Artists Who Are Full Of Crap 40:33 - Interviews/Diversity Of Kiwi Talkz 42:07 - Anonymouz’s Wife Is Filter From BS 44:11 - Connecting With Successful People 44:53 - Mentoring Kids In South Auckland 47:42 - Convincing Kids To Get Out Of There Comfort Zone 48:17 - South Auckland Like America’s West Coast 50:07 - South Auckland Negativity 53:05 - Changing Your Mindset 56:53 - Accompanying John Key To Samoa 1:00:28 - Reallocating Time To Do Different Things 1:01:13 - Anonymouz Loves To Work/Hard To Rest 1:03:21 - Getting Into Business 1:05:50 - Shifting Your Mindset/Podcasts For Knowledge 1:07:50 - Best Known Product/Social Media 1:10:36 - Repaying Dues To There Community/Samoa 1:13:51 - Anonymouz’s Special Spot 1:15:35 - How To Contact Anonymouz 1:16:25 - Anonymouz Plays Piano

Sep 5, 2019 • 1h 33min
#12 - Paula Southgate Interview (Hamilton Council, Tourism, Housing, Climate Change, Public Transport etc.)
Spoke with Hamilton Mayor Candidate Paula Southgate about what she wants to implement as mayor as well as other topics.SOCIAL MEDIA Website - https://www.paulasouthgate.co.nz/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Hamiltoncity/ Instagram - @paula.southgate Twitter - @Paula4HamiltonTIMESTAMPS00:49 - Why Paula Got Into Politics 02:20 - Differences Paula Had Working For Hamilton Council Vs Waikato Regional Council 03:43 - Rates 08:48 - Tourism 11:39 - River Plan 15:43 - Waikato Regional Theatre 18:23 - Founders Theatre 19:23 - Revitalising The CBD 20:18 - High Density Housing/Red Tape 23:43 - Hamilton to Auckland Train 28:49 - Buses/Bus Lanes/Peacocke 37:24 - Lime Scooters 38:20 - Climate Change/Protecting The Environment 45:50 - Pedestrian Friendly CBD 49:12 - Garden Place 50:58 - Paula’s Campaign Trail 54:32 - Concerns Of The Public 56:04 - The Problems With Educating The Public 1:00:28 - The 150 Word Candidate Pamphlet 1:01:27 - Public Having An Emotional Bias/ Wrong Information Provided To Public 1:03:27 - Public Engagement Is Poor 1:04:28 - Getting Young People Engaged 1:09:23 - Amalgamation/Working With Different Councils 1:15:11 - Politics Is Never Black & White 1:18:05 - Ballroom Dancing/Basketball 1:19:37 - Darts 1:20:15 - Movies/Getting Noticed In Public 1:21:59 - Paula Is Only Running For Mayor 1:23:35 - Paula Has No Contingency Plan After Politics 1:25:04 - Paula Appreciates The Support Over The Years 1:26:24 - Losing The Last Election By Six Votes 1:27:48 - Polls 1:30:12 - Coming Out Stronger From Losing 1:31:06 - Reece Thanks Paula For The Years Of Work In Politics 1:31:38 - How To Contact Paula

Aug 29, 2019 • 1h 42min
#11 - Unchained XL/Mazbou Q Interview (Hip Hop, Battle Rap,U.K., Nigeria, Powerlifting, MMA, Colonialism etc.)
Spoke with Nigerian/British/Kiwi Rapper Unchained XL about Hip Hop as well as a number of other topics.SOCIAL MEDIA Website - https://www.unchainedxl.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mazbouq Instagram - @mazbouq Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/unchainedxl Spotify - Unchained XLTIMESTAMPS00:32 - East Of Eden/Metal 02:30 - How Unchained XL Got Into Hip Hop 03:54 - U.K./Being An Outsider 05:52 - Moving To The U.K 08:16 - How Unchained XL Got His Name 10:23 - Reece Praising Unchained XL 11:31 - How The 64 Bar Verse Came About 12:32 - Unchained XL Does Most Of His Music Himself/Collaborations 16:06 - Writer’s Block 17:14 - Hating Old Material 18:11 - Instruments Unchained XL Plays 20:29 - Battle Rap 26:09 - Artists Unchained XL Is Inspired By 29:00 - Nigeria 29:58 - Nigerians Thinking Unchained XL Is White 31:47 - Touring 34:29 - Funding To Do Music Endeavours 35:54 - Getting Burned Out 37:26 - Stopping The Negative Voices In Your Head 38:22 - Writing Process 42:29 - Differences Between Metal & Hip Hop 45:02 - The Art Of Mixing 50:18 - Scoring Music For Film 51:51 - Powerlifting 57:22 - Israel Adesanya 1:00:34 - Psychology Of MMA/Israel’s Confidence 1:04:05 - Psychology Of Battle Rap 1:05:03 - Dealing With Negative Comments 1:08:25 - Not Making Music For Musicians/What Average Listeners Like 1:11:00 - Listeners Liking Unchained’s Songs That He Considers Average 1:13:06 - Only Seeing Negative Parts Of A Song You’ve Written 1:14:15 - Hate Hearing Your Own Voice 1:15:11 - Rapping In A Different Accent/Emulating American Culture 1:16:30 - NZ Hip Hop Hasn’t Found Its Identity Yet 1:20:10 - Changing Your Accent For Rapping Being Frowned Upon 1:22:17 - Authenticity In Rap 1:23:50 - Mentoring The Youth 1:27:00 - Teaching Kids To Not Emulate Rappers & Be Real 1:30:43 - Problems Unchained Sees With The Youth 1:32:42 - Maori Kids Who Are Ashamed Of Being Maori 1:34:02 - Negative Stereotype Against Maori/Colonialism 1:36:40 - Everyone Should Be Equal 1:38:42 - How To Contact Unchained XL 1:39:16 - Unchained XL Spits A Verse

Aug 22, 2019 • 1h 24min
#10 - William During Interview (Waikato Regional Council, Argentina, Business, Chamber Of Commerce, Climate Change etc.)
William Durning is the Former CEO of the Chamber Of Commerce is currently running for a seat on the Waikato Regional Council. MAKE SURE YOU VOTESocial MediaTwitter - @WGDurningInstagram - @wgdurningWebsite - https://www.williamdurning.co.nz/TIMESTAMPS01:46 - William’s Father 03:52 - William’s Experience In Argentina 09:11 - William Moving To Hamilton 12:38 - Chamber Of Commerce 18:37 - Knowing When To Resign As CEO 22:09 - Important Things To Know In Business 25:18 - Why William Is Running For Waikato Regional Council 29:32 - What The Waikato Regional Council Does 33:15 - Difference Between Councils 34:22 - Area Waikato Regional Council Covers 36:07 - Working Together With Different Councils/Public Transport 37:17 - Auckland, Hamilton & Tauranga Working Together 43:15 - Waikato The Centre Point To 50% Of The Population 45:45 - Waikato Regional Council Relocating 46:38 - Geothermal Power Generation 48:59 - Three Pillars Of The Waikato Regional Council 50:01 - Balancing Out Decision Making 52:26 - Negotiating 57:46 - Climate Change 1:02:38 - Negatives Of NZ Stopping Farming 1:05:43 - Nitrogen Problem 1:08:30 - News Clickbait/Climate Emergency 1:11:40 - Building Up And Positive Effects On Environment 1:13:08 - Waikato Mayor Forum 1:15:08 - Difficulties Of Educating The Public 1:16:58 - Income Waikato Regional Council Brings In 1:19:04 - Difficulties Of William’s Campaign 1:21:24 - Best Ways To Contact William 1:23:17 - Current Chamber Of Commerce Staff

Aug 8, 2019 • 1h 21min
#09 - Angela O'Leary Interview (Hamilton Council, Rates, Red Tape, Housing, Public Transport, Amazon etc.)
Spoke with Hamilton Mayor Candidate Angela O'Leary about the upcoming election as well as what policies she would enact as Mayor.CONTACT ANGELA VIA THE FOLLOWING Website - https://angelaoleary.co.nz/ Instagram - @angelaroseoleary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/angelaolearyformayor/ Twitter - @AngelaOLearyNZ TIMESTAMPS 00:45 - How Angela Got Into Politics 04:53 - Andrew King/Rates 11:06 - Visiting People At Home 12:11 - Getting Young People To Vote 17:40 - Why Angela Waited So Long To Run For Mayor 20:40 - Angela Believes In Transparency 23:10 - Angela’s Augmented Reality App 25:10 - What People In Hamilton Say To Her 26:43 - Reece’s View On Hamilton 28:43 - Capitalising On The River/River Plan 33:55 - Councils Budget 35:41 - Waikato Regional Theatre 37:40 - Revitalising The CBD 43:03 - High Density Housing 50:33 - Red Tape 55:02 - Public Transport 50:53 - Consolidating The Different Waikato Boundaries 1:03:33 - Difference Between Regional & District Council 1:06:10 - Amazon Setting Up In Hamilton 1:10:06 - Drones 1:10:36 - Progress Vs Growth 1:11:32 - Peacocke/Shaw Bird Park 1:14:01 - Ballroom Dancing 1:16:13 - Hiking 1:17:50 - Gym/Fitness 1:19:30 - Angela’s Final Comments

Aug 1, 2019 • 54min
#08 - Sam Barnes Interview (Omnishield, Smoke Alarms, House Fires, Water Leaks etc.)
Spoke with Sam Barnes who sells the important High Tech Smoke Alarms from Omnishield. He talked about how to protect your house from Fires.They are also looking for more employees to sell these products so contact Sam to get involved or if you want a quote then contact Sam below at this website.ournetworkprotects.com/sambarnesTIMESTAMPS00:46 - How Sam Got Into Omnishield02:28 - What Separates Omnishield From Other Fire Alarm Companies03:39 - Smoke Alarm Failure Rate07:04 - What Causes Fire’s09:50 - Misconceptions Of What Starts Fires11:30 - Biggest Killer In A Fire14:14 - Why Fire’s Start Faster These Days Than In The 1940s15:43 - Flashover16:33 - Fire’s Realism In Films17:38 - How To Be Prepared In The Event Of A Fire21:27 - People Having Smoke Alarms That Aren’t In Use22:39 - Heat Alarms23:17 - Should You Keep Doors Closed Well Sleeping24:44 - Omnishield Has Multiple Alarms26:12 - Sam Does A Presentation Of How Omnishield Alarms Work33:20 - Different Alarms In The Same Place33:50 - Bedside Control Unit36:50 - Water Sensor/Water Leaks38:49 - Insurance Loop Holes To Not Pay For A Water Leak39:52 - Mold/Insulation41:30 - Omnishield App42:55 - Rules & Regulations In Australasia48:50 - Stories Of Omnishield Saving A Couple50:30 - Omnishield Looking For More Employees In NZ

Jul 25, 2019 • 1h 32min
#07 - Ryan Lovins/T13 Interview (Los Angeles, PHD, Broke Artist Podcast, Graffiti, 1Outs, Drones etc)
Spoke with Rap Veteran Ryan Lovins/T13 of the Hip Hop Duo PHD. We talked about his long career as well other topics of interest and he finished off the podcast by spitting a verse.Social Media Music Page - www.hyperurl.co/ryanlovins Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrokeArtistShow/ Instagram - @ryan_lovinsTIMESTAMPS 01:30 - Ryan Lovins Managing All His Time 05:09 - Cost Of Setting Up A Podcast 05:50 - Los Angeles/Hockey 07:50 - Differences Between America & New Zealand 10:29 - Broke Artist Podcast 12:44 - Rappers That Are Over-Confident Killing Them 13:24 - PotHeads Days/How Ryan Met Anime 16:05 - Digital Age Vs Old School Days 17:50 - Looking Back On PHDs Accomplishments 18:08 - Hard Making Money In Hip Hop 19:14 - PHDs Loyal Fan Base 20:25 - Melbourne/Australia 21:15 - Proving Themselves To The New Dudes 22:23 - PHDs Evolved Sound/Writing Process 24:51 - Opening Up For International Acts/Performing Live 27:51 - Meeting Hip Hop Celebs 28:31 - Tech N9ne 31:49 - Graffiti 34:38 - PHD Still Working On New Music 37:35 - Battle Rap/1Outs 41:05 - PFAK 43:12 - New School Battle Rappers Bringing Fire 43:53 - Unchained XL 44:50 - NZ Version Of The BET Cyphers 46:40 - Getting More Music Guests/Playing Instruments 47:49 - How Ryan Writes Now 51:24 - Competitiveness With Other Rappers 53:14 - PFAK part II 55:04 - Ryan Getting Lost On The Drive Down 55:41 - Traffic In Auckland 56:45 - Leaving Auckland/Expenses In Auckland 59:00 - Ryan Not An NZ Citizen 1:00:00 - Christchurch 1:02:02 - Wellington 1:03:02 - Multicultural Aspect Of Auckland 1:04:11 - Doing Your Own Music Videos 1:05:00 - Drones 1:08:53 - South Island’s Beauty/Culture 1:10:18 - Ryan Doesn’t Want To Move For Kids Sake 1:11:38 - Melbourne Artsy City 1:12:01 - NZ Public Transport Is Terrible 1:14:54 - Auckland CBD 1:16:44 - Raising Kids Around Scary Technology 1:17:57 - Bad Side Of Social Media 1:23:58 - Kids Live In A Completely Different World 1:26:55 - Cybersecurity/Black Mirror 1:28:40 - How To Contact Ryan Lovins 1:29:18 - Ryan Spits A Verse

Jul 18, 2019 • 1h 43min
#06 - Louise Hutt Interview (Hamilton Council, Housing, Public Transport, Veganism, Automation etc)
Spoke to Hamilton Council Mayor Candidate Louise Hutt about the upcoming election and various interests and concerns for Hamilton and the countrySocial Media Instagram - @louisehutt Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/saycheeselouiseTIMESTAMPS 01:12 - How Louise Got Into Politics 03:54 - No one in Council understands her 06:03 - Structure Of Council 08:05 - E-scooters 12:10 - Comments On Kiwi Talks Youtube Page 12:47 - Panels To Provide Expertise To Council 14:35 - Hamilton’s Negative Stereotype 16:06 - Things To Do In Hamilton/Tourism 20:01 - Discussion Of Andrew King’s Podcast 20:49 - Waikato Regional Theatre/Funding 24:02 - High Density Housing 26:51 - Housing To Expensive 30:14 - Balancing & Transparency Of Council 31:56 - Inner Equality/Auckland 35:00 - Building Out Instead Of Up/London 37:52 - Public Transport 40:27 - Hamilton To Auckland Train 44:04 - Louise’s Campaign Trail 48:15 - Louise’s Media Exposure 49:36 - Young People Interested But Don’t Know Its Politics 54:05 - Chloe Swarbrick 55:20 - Relating To Leaders 56:19 - Lack Of Women In Politics/Louise Stereotyped 57:25 - Mayors Annual Salary 58:21 - People’s Cognitive Bias To Love/Hate Politicians 1:00:08 - Feel Focusing Solely On Louise Being a 26 Yr Old Woman 1:02:29 - Louise’s Transferrable Skills 1:05:54 - People Don’t Know What Council Does 1:06:42 - Video Games 1:08:28 - Vegan Diets/Meatless Meat 1:18:30 - Louise Celiac Diet/Reece’s Weird Habit 1:20:24 - Food Prices So Costly/Costco 1:21:45 - Students Being Poor While Studying 1:30:04 - Automation/Some Degrees Being Obsolete 1:35:35 - Louise’s Successor If Successfully Elected 1:37:27 - Louise Running For West Ward 1:38:51 - How To Contact Louise/Louise’s Final Comments

Jul 11, 2019 • 1h 19min
#05 - JCK Interview (Rock, Hip Hop, Religion, Israel Folau, Politics, Ambitions etc)
Spoke with Auckland Hip Hop/Rock Musician JCK about Music and a few other topics. At the end he performed two songs from his album.JCK Social Media Pages Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/jckmovie Facebook -TIMESTAMPS 00:55 JCK and the Dirty Ho Bags 02:13 Freak In The Club 07:17 Music Videos/Dress Attire 12:03 Creative Control 12:52 How JCK got into Composing 14:15 Eminem/How JCK got into Hip Hop 15:54 JCKs albums 16:38 JCK Retiring From Hip Hop 17:18 JCK To Old To Do Hip Hop 18:50 White Rapper In A Polynesian Culture 20:23 JCK doing production for Woodcut Productions 22:13 How JCK composes 23:05 Rock VS Hip Hop 24:27 Being Paid To Do Music 25:52 Scoring Music For Porn 27:36 48 Hour Film Festival 29:47 Balancing Work And Music 31:57 Video Games 32:44 Ambitions & Goals 33:24 Podcasting/No Money In Hip Hop 36:41 India 40:32 Politics 42:30 Religion 52:01 Israel Folau 53:18 Good & Bad Parts Of Religion 54:49 Terrorism 56:08 Similarities Between Religions 58:20 Christianity 1:00:00 New Album 1:00:40 JCK wants to form a band 1:03:44 Lead Us Forth/ Time Signatures 1:06:19 What Makes A Genre A Genre 1:07:15 How To Contact JCK 1:08:02 JCK Performs 2 Songs

Jul 5, 2019 • 1h 20min
#04 - Andrew King Interview (Hamilton Council, Rates, Red Tape, Tourism, Amazon, Low Voter Turnout)
Spoke with the current mayor of Hamilton Andrew King about various different subjects within the city.Make sure you vote in the upcoming election in October 2019https://enrol.vote.nz/app/enrol/#/select-processTIMESTAMPS01:00 How Andrew King got into politics03:06 - Keyboard Warriors04:34 - Difference between Council & Central Government07:50 - Supportive Council09:00 - Red Tape/Council Boundaries13:04 - Building Up Instead Of Out15:05 - Hamilton To Auckland Train19:42 - Waikato Regional Theatre20:53 - Ferrybank River Plan23:52 - Rates Rise/Founders Theatre28:06 - Claudelands Event Centre30:00 - Buses/Public Transport37:07 - Peacocke Suburb/Andrews Tips For Business42:47 - Amazon44:48 - Tourism In Hamilton47:14 - Hamilton Zoo49:24 - Andrew Kings Work Hours51:56 - Andrews Favorite Food52:21 - Andrew’s Vegetarian Diet56:33 - The Election Candidates58:35 - Solving Low Voter Turnout1:00:54 Voting Digitally/Getting Young People To Vote1:06:22 What Andrew Wants For An Ideal Hamilton1:08:10 Land Trust1:12:15 Homeless People In CBD1:14:54 Revitalising the CBD1:16:46 Wellington/Moving the Capital to Hamilton1:18:52 Andrew’s Final Comments


