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John Cowan hosts ‘Real Life’, a weekly nationwide chat show featuring a different high-profile guest every week. John talks with them about their life, their upbringing, their passions and their view of the world.
John Cowan is an accomplished author, media producer and seminar presenter. He's been a hospital scientist in neurophysiology, a youth worker, a social worker, minister, and parenting expert, but his primary passion is communication: mainly as a speaker to live audiences, and as a writer. His wit and humour have been enjoyed by tens of thousands of people in live-audiences around the country.
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Judy Bailey joins John Cowan to unpack her new book all about ageing well
Judy joined the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1971, working as a reporter on news and current affairs programmes. She presented the regional news with...
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Founder of The Spinoff talks with Real Life about the future of NZ's media, life as a postie and working with the WHO
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Former Mercy Ships NZ director, Graeme Walls, tells Real Life about his legacy with the organisation
Graeme has recently retired as the New Zealand director of Mercy Ships, an international faith-based organisation that operates hospital ships that sail worldwide...
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The Ven. Dr. Lyndon Drake explores the intersection of his Christian faith and academic study on Real Life
Archdeacon of Tamaki Makaurau Until 2010, Dr Lyndon Drake was a Vice President at Barclays Capital, trading government bonds and interest-rate derivatives. Since...
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Nelson Labour MP Rachel Boyack’s brush with ‘cult-like’ religious sect
Nelson MP Rachel Boyack says she “nearly ended up in a cult” as a teenager, but escaped after just a few weeks after growing suspicious with the group’s “dodgy”...
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Comedian Guy Montgomery talks to Real Life about his Canadian comedy education and his English comedy influences
Comedian Guy Montgomery was born and raised in Christchurch and went on to study at Victoria University of Wellington. He moved to Canada in 2010 to start his comedy...
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Whangarei's mayor talks to Real Life about his upbringing and how his faith shapes his mayoralty
Italian-Kiwi Vince worked as a civil engineer from 1990 to 2000 before developing his IT company, Cocurullo’s Ltd, which still operates today. In 2005 Vince became...
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Guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel opens about his life and experience of a higher power
Tommy was born in New South Wales, Australia. He received his first guitar in 1959 (at age four) and was taught by his mother to accompany her, playing lap steel...
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The author of the Five Love Languages books tells Real Life about the legacy of his concept
Gary Chapman, born in a small town in North Carolina, USA, has become widely known for his work in the realm of relationships, particularly in marriage and family...
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Mentalist Scott Silven talks to Real Life about wanting to help his audiences find a sense of awe
As a child, acclaimed illusionist and mentalist Scott revelled in mystery. Born and raised in Glasgow, he found a mentor in the owner of a magic shop in Glasgow....
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A Rocha co-founder Peter Harris tells Real Life about his faith driven conservation work
After working as an English teacher and then as an Anglican clergyman near Liverpool, UK, Peter and his wife Miranda moved to Portugal in 1983 to establish and run...
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Dave Brebner tells John about his life with Tourette Syndrome and how he overcame the negative script written for his life
Dave Brebner grew up with undiagnosed and debilitating Tourette Syndrome. Despite the hardships of his teenage years, as a person who was not going to fit the mould...
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Karyn Hay talks through the evolution of her career in broadcasting on Real Life with John Cowan
Karyn Hay is an award-winning author and broadcaster. She grew up in the Thames Valley dairy factory town of Waitoa, near Te Aroha. She began her working life as...
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Kiwi professional cyclist Ella Harris tells Real Life with John Cowan about her unorthodox pathway to the pro peloton
Ella Harris is a 25-year-old New Zealand professional cyclist, currently riding for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus Wahoo. She won the Zwift global stationary...
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Leader of Sri Lankan dairy farming collective tells John Cowan about rebuilding with the help of NZ's dairy farmers
Educated in Sri Lanka, Selina Kumar went on to study in the Philippines and the United States. She then returned to Sri Lanka to work with underprivileged children....
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Mikey Havoc talks about adjusting his expectations of fatherhood and his days in radio on Real Life with John Cowan
Mikey Havoc first became a DJ on the University of Auckland's 95bFM radio station in the early 1990s. He was on the breakfast show from 1996 to 2002, winning Best...
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The new Children's Commissioner tells John all about her vision for New Zealand's tamariki
Dr Claire Achmad is an advocate for children, having worked in various areas relating to children's rights. She was appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Children...
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'St Paul' singer Shane Hales talks to John all about his career
Shane Hales, known by the stage name Shane, grew up in Surrey, England, before moving to Australia and then New Zealand. He started his career in 1966 as a member...
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Phil Bagshaw talks to John about the Christchurch Charity Hospital, his son Andrew, and how his faith guides him through it all
Dr Phil Bagshaw was an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Otago Christchurch until he retired in 2010. He practised as a specialist General Surgeon,...
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1News Chief Political Reporter, Benedict Collins, talks to John about NZ's history with Meth
Benedict is a political journalist working for 1News in the Wellington press gallery. He has a strong interest in covering anything to do with illicit drugs and...
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Musician Craig Scott talks to John Cowan about his family and how he navigated the limelight
Craig is a former banker from Dunedin who started his music career in the late 1960s. After involvement with the bands Klap and Fantasy, Scott joined the band Revival...
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Chris Tse tells John Cowan about his path to becoming NZ's youngest ever Poet Laureate
Chris was born and raised in Lower Hutt and studied film and English literature at Victoria University of Wellington, where he also completed an MA in Creative Writing...
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Author and accredited coach Nikki Bray talks to John about the power of forgiveness amidst loss
Together with her husband Andy, who passed away suddenly in 2018, Nikki has been a Co-Founding Director of FamilyLife NZ, a Christian charitable trust. For 25 years,...
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Auckland Museum curator, Robert Vennell, takes John Cowan on a trip through New Zealand's forests
Robert Vennell is an ecologist and best-selling natural history author. His first book, The Meaning of Trees, was listed as one of the best non-fiction books of...
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ZM Drive host Clint Roberts talks to John Cowan about life in Rotorua, The Parenting Hangover, and his run in with Dizzee Rascal
Born in Rotorua, Clint is co-host of ZM's drive show, Bree & Clint, with Bree Tomasel. Clint started working at The Edge in 2006. After filling in on the breakfast...
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