Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News

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The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - upbeat, inspirational and f#$%ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower. TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation. Get in touch - paddy@paddygower.kiwi This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and executive produced by Jon Bridges. It's made in partnership between Stuff and Believer Media.

  1. 6 AUG

    The Kiwi scientist behind ‘female Viagra’

    Dr Iona Weir is the brains behind Myregyna - a natural, non-hormonal ‘female Viagra’. This groundbreaking Kiwi innovation is set to transform sex and health for post-menopausal women worldwide. Plus: Told he’d lose basic mobility without urgent surgery, Blair Waldrom speaks to Paddy Gower about the brutal costs, the system’s failings, and why he’s been forced to seek treatment in Australia.

    25 min

  2. 30 JULY

    Inside the unsettling world of devoteeism

    This week, we meet cousins Sophia Malthus - a wheelchair user since a riding accident - and Indy Henman, two incredible Kiwis sharing their life, laughter and challenges in a powerful new RNZ docuseries. They introduce us to the confronting world of devotism - where some people are sexually attracted to disability itself. Then: meet Cam Reid, aka Divorced Dad 83. Love technician, unlikely online sensation, and possibly a genius (or not). Either way, you heard him here first. Plus: wind turbines - sexy or not? Donald Trump says no. Paddy says absolutely yes.

    26 min

  3. 23 JULY

    Laurence Pithie: The Kiwi battling through the Tour de France

    Paddy chats to Kiwi cycling sensation Laurence Pithie, the only New Zealander riding in this year’s Tour de France. From brutal crashes to bottle runs and team tactics, Laurence shares what it’s really like inside the world’s most gruelling race - and how he’s chasing a childhood dream. Also, meet “Leonardo da Pinchy” - the North Shore cat who’s stolen more than 150 items of clothing (yes, mostly undies) - and his owner, Helen, who’s doing her best to return the loot. And in How Good, Paddy relives the seven seconds of footy magic from Warriors rookie Leka Halasima – along with 11 facts about the rising star dubbed a “relaxed freak”. Positivity, chaos, cats and cycling - it’s all here.

    29 min

  4. 16 JULY

    The woman who's delivered 19 babies by phone

    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.

    24 min

  5. 9 JULY

    'Drinking led to some terrible things': Matt Chisholm on the positive power of honesty

    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.

    25 min

  6. 2 JULY

    From sporting "embarrassment" to global fame

    Paddy meets stars of the Auckland City team who made international headlines at the FIFA Club World Cup, investigates the “ridiculous” delays in Pharmac funding a groundbreaking new treatment and explains why he wants more billionaires.

    27 min

  7. 25 JUNE

    TV icon Olly Ohlson: Still keeping cool till after school

    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

    30 min

  8. 18 JUNE

    Sonia Gray: Medical psychedelics could ease mental health crisis

    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.

    31 min
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The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - upbeat, inspirational and f#$%ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower. TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation. Get in touch - paddy@paddygower.kiwi This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and executive produced by Jon Bridges. It's made in partnership between Stuff and Believer Media.

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