Gavin Learns

In Episode 36 of Gavin Learns, Gavin and Danny bring on a new cohost, Kipling Davies. We talk about a whole range of topics including shopping for Lingerie with your partner, strange request from people you have hooked up with and a whole load more. YEP, this really is a new direction for the podcast here in New Zealand! Let us know what you think! MY STUFF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews American Refugees: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I interview Jason, from Political Cutz who is currently producing his Fringe Festival show, The Builder's Fringe. Jason's career has seen him go from professional hairdresser to public art producer and performer. With an unconventional path, Jason has learnt business and performance skills that have given him an understanding of what is successful public theatre. Jason is passionate about celebrating non-arts trades in creative contexts, looking to challenge audiences perceptions of what those trades represent. He along with his Fringe Festival show, The Builders Fringe, is constantly evolving Political Cutz & is the current Broker Manager of Urban Dream Brokerage. You can find Jason's stuff here: https://fringe.co.nz/show/the-builders'-fringe http://www.politicalcutz.co.nz/ http://www.urbandreambrokerage.org.nz/ MY STUFF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews American Refugees: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Another week another episode! Today I interviewed KnowYourStuffNZ. KnowYourStuffNZ is a community organisation of volunteers operating in collaboration with the New Zealand Drug Foundation to provide drug related harm reduction services at events around New Zealand, including drug checking. I first encountered these guys at a music festival in NZ and I became really curious regarding how they operated, where they started and where they see themselves going forward. Wendy came on to represent the organisation as the Managing Director. Wendy has been active in the field of drug policy since 2007. Educated in social policy and criminology with a focus on drugs at Victoria University, she began drug checking after the prohibition of “party pills” in 2008 when it became apparent that the now-illegal substance BZP was making its way into the illicit drug market after its prohibition. She started checking at music festivals in 2014. If you want to learn more about the organisation, click below. FYI, the service is free of charge to clients if you ever come across them at a festival. KNOW YOUR STUFF LINKS: Web: https://knowyourstuff.nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KnowYourStuffNZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnowYourStuffNZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowyourstuffnz/ MY STUFF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews American Refugees: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Episode 32 is with the man himself, Simon Sweetman. Simon Sweetman is a podcaster, poet, freelance journalist and occassional musician. He currently plays in the Wellington chapter of the Ethersonic music and film project, and released his debut collection of poetry in late 2020, "The Death of Music Journalism". He is also the author of "On Song" from 2012 - a history and commentary of some of NZ's best loved songs. And he blogs every day at his website, Off The Tracks. If you are familiar with the New Zealand music scene, you will absolutely be familiar with Simon's work. He is an absolute lover of the arts and more specifically, of music. Make sure you check out his stuff right here: www.offthetracks.co.nz MY STUFF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews American Refugees: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Dennis Eir Lim and Logan Delaney are Wellington-based creative artists. They co-founded STEW Productions alongside members, April Boland, Brittany Meiklejohn and Lorenz Ravalo and are co-hosts of Dexperience, a podcast about Pokemon and discuss all things nerdy alongside Harri Hashim and Oliver Knott. You can find their stuff here: STEW Productions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stew.productions.wellington/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stew.productions FRINGE SHOW: https://bats.co.nz/whats-on/table/ Dexperience Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dexperiencepodcast/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7O0COmJ9VIjzH0BwAEBMHA Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dexperience/id1508607303 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5sAn9FNdMLCmYSf1Gz0a06?si=FhG6xAgzSmiXO2sg1e17Ig Also available on your podcast catcher of choice! FRINGE Show:https://fringe.co.nz/show/dexperience-the-live-podcast MY STUFF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews American Refugees: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I interviewed the artist Trent Baumann! I met Trent on the classic comedy circuit and I really wanted to talk about some of the upcoming shows he has coming on. Trent is more of a performer rather than a comic and uses more of a circus performance rather than strict stand up. You can find some of his details here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trenthbaumann Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trenthbaumann/ MY STUFF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Gen is the founder of the podcast Frankly! Frankly is a no bullshit sex education and sex advice podcast for NZ teenagers. She is a creative and social activist at heart. She ran the first March for Science and has spoken around New Zealand at science conventions on the importance of science education in the community. Not to mention her work in defending Drag Queens' rights to do glittery shows in libraries to help educate children about diversity. She has also worked as a Marketing Consultant for over 10 years, concentrating her efforts on clients with social or environmental purpose (such as Ethique, Science Alive and InsuredHQ). Her labels include; Mum, Cyclothyimic, Bisexual, left-handed and Psychology student. To find more of Gen's stuff, click the following: Frankly Podcast Website https://www.franklypodcast.co.nz/ Frankly Podcast https://www.facebook.com/franklypodcastnz --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

This episode was SUPER fun. Sebastian Yeh used to be a dating coach who specialized in helping Asian men find dates. I found Sebastian, funnily enough, on Reddit where he was hosting an 'Ask Me Anything'. I came into this podcast expecting to talk to a guy who was more or less interested teaching guys how to 'trick' women into sleeping with them but I was actually wrong and kind of convinced of the merits of a dating coach (who is ethically minded). Sebastian was a great guest, someone who could just go on about any topic! You can check him out on instagram @iamsebastiansolo. Once again, my tour is coming up! Check it out: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/#2429ba2e-74cb-4b3f-8c64-db083b78cf5b --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Wohooo another episode. Danny Sewell has a very ironic last name considering the glasses (his joke not mine). Danny is a comedian, artist and friend! I wanted to have him on the podcast to discuss his upcoming Fringe Festival show, our upcoming podcast, and his background as a comedian and just general human being. You can find Danny's Fringe Festival show here: https://fringe.co.nz/show/please-laugh You can find tickets to my comedy tour here: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/tickets --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I interviewed a hypnotherapist on the podcast as I continue to delve into the inner workings of the human mind. I wish I could hypnotize you to subscribe to the channel though! Meredith McCarthy has been practicing Clinical hypnotherapy in Wellington for over 27 years. She has been a trainer for the New Zealand School Of Professional Hypnotherapists for 7 years. She is a Registered Professional Member of the New Zealand Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (NZAPH) and has been Vic President and President of the NZAPH , and currently sits on the the committee and the examination board. American Refugees Tour: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ You can find Meredith's details below: https://www.meredithmccarthy.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Superintendent Mel Aitken is a Police Officer based at head quarters in Wellington. She is currently the National Manager for Safer People which is responsible for the Health and Safety and wellbeing of all employees within the organisation. Prior to her current role, Mel was the area commander of the West Coast of New Zealand. I wanted to talk to Mel about a whole lot of stuff regarding the nature of being a police officer, managing the public's perception of the police especially taking into consideration recent issues in the United States of America and the mental wellbeing of officers in the street. This was a blast! Check out my tour page: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today's interview was with Aimon Kong. Aimon is a magician currently based out of Wellington, New Zealand. I first came across this gentlemen when I was walking up the street late at night and saw him performing. He was the first person I had seen performing magic in the street and so I was naturally intrigued by how he was operating both performatively and financially. I had seemingly caught him on the come up, funnily enough. It sounds like things are going really well for him, both as a busker and as hirable act. You can find Aimon's channels below. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJYOOAQwQZoxkw66bRsvQg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aimonkong/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Aaron Barber is a fellow comedian, American, and all around gentleman who I will be embarking with on a comedy tour across all of New Zealand starting in February. I wanted to get Aaron on the podcast to introduce him to the audience and to shamelessly plug the tour we will be doing. On that note, the tour we are doing will be across both the North and the South Island. You can find links to it right here: https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ You can find Aaron Barber's details right here: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGME... Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronbarber_us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronbarber... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronbarber.us --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

On this episode, I interviewed Te Rina Taite who recently spent two weeks in New Zealand quarantine having come back from Sydney. Te spent her two weeks of quarantine up in Auckland and gave me the full run through of what her experience was like. Going into this interview, I realised that I haven't actually talked to anyone who returned from overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic. So wanted to learn more about what is involved in going through two those mandatory two weeks, mentally, physically as well as practically. Great episode and thoroughly enjoyable. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

S Today I interviewed Mr Kozo Kaos. Kozo is a street performer, magician and all round entertainer. I used to bump into Kozo when I was walking down the street in Wellington and one of the things that really interested me was figuring out what life was like as a street performer. One thing that really blew my mind was learning about how street performers earn their money. My first though was that credit cards would have made it harder to earn a living and I really wanted to dive a bit more into the financial section of things and boy did we. You can find Kozo here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kozk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kozokaos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kozokomatsu... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Another day another episode! Today I interviewed Nathan Wallis who is a Neuroscience Educator. I first heard about Nathan through a conversation with a colleague of mine who works in the education space. Nathan had done a speaking event which my colleague had attended. The speaking event focused on the importance of early childcare and the early phases in a human being's development. I was really intrigued and reached out to learn more. We talked about the difference between nurture vs nature, the influencing factors in ones development and the importance of the early stages in a child's development (i.e. the first 1000 days). One of the really inspiring things I took from this podcast was that people's personalities and thinking patterns could be changed, regardless of how crazy an upbringing they initially had. To learn more about Nathan Wallis, check out the following: Website: https://www.nathanwallis.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUeT25tE-IXTp55fcT41ZsQ Instagram: @Nathandwallis --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Episode 19 everyone... we are so close to episode number 20! Today's interview is with my friend Lucy Roche who is a sex worker as well as a comedian. You may remember Lucy from episode 9 where we just stared at each other for a full hour. I learned a lot from this episode, not really a whole lot in episode 9 though. I learned about how being a sex worker has shaped Lucy's opinion towards men, the in's and out's of the industry and what attracts Lucy to the work. You can find Lucy on Instagram at @lucyfruitz and on twitter @lucyfruits. Subscribe to the channel people! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Podcast episode number 18 ladies and gentlemen! Today I interviewed comic, producer and creative, Kate Creatif (Kate Spencer). Kate runs a show in Wellington called Naked Women Reading, which, you guessed it, is where women jump on stage naked and read. So we thought it would be a fun idea if she decided to jump on the podcast naked... and talk! We talked about nudity, sexuality and the Wellington creative space. This was fun! You can find Kate on Instagram @katecreatif or her website at: https://creatifkate.com/ Check me out on Instagram @gavin.hews and don't forget to like and subscribe. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Hello ladies and gentlemen, today's episode is a little weird. I decided to talk about fitness, working out and general health with my friend Jovan Legetich, whom you can find on Instagram @classics_gym. Jovan is a physical trainer and a JACKED man. While doing the interview, I wanted him to physically train one of my friends and run them through a series of workouts just for a laugh. My friend who went through the workouts is Niamh and you can find her on instagram @quirkykfitness. The episode was fun but certainly didn't goes as planned or as expected. None the less, it was fun and different --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

In episode number 16, Gavin sits down and interviews a professional clown. Gavin and Booth The Clown go into depth about what being a clown entails, how you become a clown and what kind of money you can make doing it. They talk about Booth's past, what got them into being a clown and where they go in the future. You can find them on Instagram @booththeclown. Enjoy the interview and let me know what you think. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Welcome... to the Great Gamble. My friend Tom Shackleton and I decided to gamble on horses for this latest episode of the podcast. Collectively we put together $121.50 and decided to see how much money we could make in roughly one hour through gambling. There were highs, there were lows, but most importantly... I am now a gambling addict. You can follow Tom on Instagram at @tomlesnak and me @gavinhews. If you are having any addiction problems... DONT TALK TO ME! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I interviewed Mr Ben Sedley who is an expert in his understanding of depression, OCD and anxiety amongst youths. Ben Sedley is a Clinical Psychologist, based in Wellington and the author of Stuff that Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting what you can't change and Committing to what you can and Stuff that's Loud: A Teen's Guide to Unspiralling from OCD. Both of these books can be found anywhere where books are sold but try and BUY LOCAL. This was a great episode that really helped me learn a bit more about topic I have always been puzzled by. We talked about the reasoning behind self harm, the influencing factors that contribute a declining mental health and the state of the world today and how this play's into an individual's state of mind. I highly recommend this podcast episode regardless of your age if you are afflicted by any of the conditions mentioned above. To learn more about Ben, check him out at his website www.bensedley.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stuff.ts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Episode 13 of the Gavin Learns podcast! Today I interviewed two Hare Krishna's named Saumya and Radhika. We talked about what the Hare Krishna movement revolves around, what it means to be a Hare Krishna, and some of the biggest misconceptions around this religion. This was a really illuminating podcast and I got a lot out of it. The two guest were lovely and I am super pleased to have had the opportunity to talk them. While the conversation I had with these two was great, I feel like I need to talk to someone who has left the Hare Krishna movement to get a more round about picture of what is involved in being part of this group. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Ladies and gentlemen episode number 12. Jundas Capone is what I would describe as an alternative comedian. We talked about the Wellington comedy scene, the process of becoming a comic and Jundas' experience with walking in the set of a porno. Follow me on Instagram: @gavin.hews Follow me Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today on the podcast I talked to Diesel John McGrath about Cryptocurrency. Diesel is an entirely self educated and self taught crypto aficionado. We talked about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Render and whole load more. We touched on the future of money in general, banking and the benefits that Crypto poses to the future of MANKIND! You can find Diesel on twitter: https://twitter.com/Chromesthete Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews Instagram: @Gavin.hews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

James Evans and talked about money and managing your finances as a comedian. We also touched on the subjects of universal basic income, guaranteed minimum income and we even talked a bit about politics here in New Zealand. Follow me on Instagram: @gavin.hews Follow me Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews SmaSh tHaT lIke bUttOn aNd don'T foRgeT tO sUbsCriBe. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today, I kind of interviewed my fellow comedian Lucy Roche! This was easily the weirdest podcast episode I have ever done... basically we just stared at each other for one whole hour. That's right, there is no audio, we just stared at one another for an entire our... unbroken eye contact... pretty surreal... You can find Lucy at https://www.facebook.com/Lucy-Roche-C... Follow me on Instagram @gavin.hews and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

I had the pleasure of chatting with my friend Anya Rzhevitskaya who is a fellow comedian and DOPE friend. We talked about stand up comedy in New Zealand and in Russia, we talked about life, sex, art and a whole load of other stuff. Check out Anya @https://www.facebook.com/anyaistrying Follow me on instagram: @gavin.hews Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I interviewed my friend Tom Shackleton (@tomlesnak) and we talked about a whole load of stuff. We talked about fine art... art... parties and a helluva lot more. Check it out, like and subscribe and follow me on instagram... I'm desperate for the attention (@gavinhews). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Well, this was a fun one! I decided to go on a date on my podcast. I don't really date that much so I though this would be something goofy just to chuck out there. Lemme know what you guys think! Follow me on Instagram @gavin.hews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Michael Macaulay is Professor of Public Administration at the School of Government. He was previously Professor of Public Management at Teesside University (UK), and has held visiting professor posts in the UK and South Africa. Michael's research interests are ethics, integrity and anti-corruption within a public management and policy context. He is Australasian and Pacific Rim regional editor for Public Management Review and is a former (2013-2016) co-executive editor of International Journal of Public Administration. He sits on the editorial boards of several other journals. From 2012-2019 Michael was co-chair of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) permanent study group on integrity and quality of governance. This podcast was a blast, I got a lot out of this one. Follow me on Instagram: @gavin.hews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I interviewed Amy Munsternam who has been a psychotherapist and a counsellor for the past 25 years. since finishing her Masters in Counselling Psychology in 1997. Following graduation, she worked for two years as a psychotherapist with individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health difficulties. From there she worked for 10 years at a community mental health center with adults who experienced severe mental illness. Since living in New Zealand Amy has worked five years for a primary health organization that supports individuals with mild to moderate mental health issues and also done some locum work for Victoria University's Student Counselling Services. Amy has been working in private practice since January 2012 and in October 2013, she set up her own practice. We talked about a whole range of issues... actually it was a pretty narrow range. we talked about psychotherapy mental health as well as prescription culture. This was a fun interview, I was a bit more intimidated coming into this one as I hadn't really done to many serious interviews up until this point. I am still learning how to be a better listener, but I am definitely learning how to be more patient! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Today I get together with my friend Shannon and fellow comedian Shannon Basso Gaule and just talk comedy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

On this episode I interview my friend Keegan Hannaway to talk me through modern fashion. Clothing and high end fashion has always been a pretty intimidating topic for me, so I decided to get Keegan, who is an avid fashion enthusiast, to break the subject down. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message

Nicholas Shackleton is a photographer, artist and good friend. The purpose of this episode is to help you guys get an understanding of what the podcast is about and who I am as a person. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gavin-hewitson/message