Between Two Beers Podcast

Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten
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Good questions. Great guests. Few beers... Steve and Seamus like asking good questions. And they love good answers. After over 20 years of friendship, they bought a microphone and started a podcast, allowing them to sit with, and learn from, the most interesting people they can access. From Kiwi legend Marc Ellis, to media personalities Jeremy Wells and Paddy Gower, Rugby coach extraordinaire Wayne Smith, sexologist Morgan Penn, and Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington... Between Two Beers has produced countless hours of incredible stories, career highs, lows and moments of raw vulnerability. And it’s only the beginning. Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Kieran Read: The World Cup Final Call, Replacing Richie McCaw & Why He's Just Getting Started

    11H AGO ·  VIDEO

    Kieran Read: The World Cup Final Call, Replacing Richie McCaw & Why He's Just Getting Started

    Kieran Read is one of the greatest All Blacks of all time. Two-time World Cup winner, Crusaders legend, and the man who replaced Richie McCaw as captain with 800 tests of combined experience suddenly out the door. But four years on from his first appearance on Between Two Beers, the most interesting chapter of Kieran's story is only just beginning. In this episode we get into the leadership journey from the very start - Rosehill College, the PE teacher who changed everything, displacing Reuben Thorne at the Crusaders, calling the Teabag lineout in the 2011 World Cup final, the Argentina moment where the coaches walked out, what Steve Hansen told him that stung, and why going to Japan felt like dropping 100 kilograms. Plus his $300K lads fund, a whiskey barrel in Reefton, and the Kieran Reed Human Endeavour leadership course. Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by the legends at Barkers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Our Plan to 5x Revenue in 3 Years

    4D AGO ·  VIDEO

    Our Plan to 5x Revenue in 3 Years

    Steve and Seamus sit down with their business coach Di for their first session of 2026 - and they're not holding back. On the table: a plan to 5x revenue in three years, double their audience in twelve months, and finally build the team around them that the business actually needs. They get into why growing your audience doesn't pay off in the same year, why neither of them are natural team builders, and why after six years of running on instinct, the numbers are starting to matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. The Forensic Scientist Who Investigated 160 Murders & Lost Himself in the Process: Ruben Miller

    MAR 29 ·  VIDEO

    The Forensic Scientist Who Investigated 160 Murders & Lost Himself in the Process: Ruben Miller

    Ruben Miller spent 22 years as a forensic scientist in New Zealand, working on more than 160 homicide investigations. This is the story of what it cost him. In this episode we talk about what it actually feels like to walk into a homicide scene, the forensic principle that guides every investigation, the case that still hasn't left him, and what two decades of witnessing violence quietly does to a person. We also get into PTSD, therapy, what resilience actually means versus what we tell ourselves it means, and how Ruben found compassion for people most of us would write off entirely. Ruben's book The Blood Says Otherwise is out now at all good bookstores and online. Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by our friends at Barkers Clothing. ⚠️ This episode contains discussion of homicide, child death, trauma, and PTSD. Please take care. If anything in this episode brings something up for you: Mental health — Need to talk? Free call or text 1737, any time. Depression & anxiety — Lifeline: 0800 543 354 Domestic violence — Are You OK: 0800 456 789 In a crisis right now — call 111 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. A Day with Kieran Read & Why We Broke Up with Chat GPT for Claude

    MAR 25 ·  VIDEO

    A Day with Kieran Read & Why We Broke Up with Chat GPT for Claude

    Have you made the switch from ChatGPT to Claude yet? Steve and Che did - and they're not going back. In this week's Hambassadors they break down why they ditched ChatGPT, what Claude is actually doing for their business, and why one of them still can't bring himself to fully commit. Plus: the truth about what happens in the studio before guests arrive, Che’s horror dentist bill, going solo at Homegrown, and why putting IKEA furniture together is a life lesson. Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by the legends at Barkers Clothing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Melie Kerr on White Ferns Captaincy & How Her Family Saved Her Life

    MAR 22 ·  VIDEO

    Melie Kerr on White Ferns Captaincy & How Her Family Saved Her Life

    Melie Kerr joins us fresh off being named White Ferns captain across all formats and scoring a T20 century on captaincy debut - the first woman ever to do so. But this episode goes well beyond cricket. Growing up in one of New Zealand's most celebrated cricket families, Melie was the kid who made her dad commentate 7am net sessions as if she was playing in a World Cup final. She went on to become the youngest ever White Fern, break records, and win that World Cup. From the outside, she had everything - her dream job and an amazing family. But behind it, she was fighting something nobody could see. Melie opens up about the panic attacks, the sleepless nights, the thoughts that scared her, and the moment she realised she needed help. She talks about the family intervention that changed everything, how Maddie Green became her lifeline, and what it felt like to sit in a hospital room reading from her journal while everyone in the room cried. She also talks about turning that pain into purpose - creating Treading Water, her video series built on the belief that one story might save one life. This is one of the most honest, important conversations we've had in six years. Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by the legends at Barkers Clothing! If you or someone you know needs support, help is available. In New Zealand, you can call or text 1737 anytime to speak with a trained counsellor. If you are in immediate danger, please call 111. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Having a Baby, Buying a House & Getting Married: Seamus' Life Changing 2025

    MAR 18 ·  VIDEO

    Having a Baby, Buying a House & Getting Married: Seamus' Life Changing 2025

    Che and Di sit down for a one-on-one to go through the 2026 goals - but this is the episode they couldn't record until now. A new baby. A house. A marriage. The past few months have changed everything for Che, and in this episode he and Di work through what that actually means for his personal and professional life heading into the year ahead. They cover the weight goal (and the moment Che realised Doc had been quietly protecting his diet during pregnancy), why Di wants him to cross "investment property" off his goals list and replace it with something else entirely, how routine works both for and against you, and the one question that closes the episode out: are you proud of where you are? An honest, and genuinely funny conversation. This is ABO at its best. Topics covered: Life with a newborn and the work-life juggleBeing a present father AND a providerThe weight goal, the why behind it, and Di's simple framework for making it stickInvestment property vs. investment plan - Di challenges one of NZ's most default financial goalsKnow your numbers: in business, at home, and in investmentsReflecting on the infamous episode from last year - and what was really going on behind the scenes 👕 Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by the legends at Barkers Clothing. 0:00 — Intro & what this episode covers 0:45 — Che's new baby - how it's actually going 5:57 — Di's take: stepping up to the plate 14:30 — The weight goal: 130kg → 120kg and why 15:33 — Doc was quietly protecting his diet during pregnancy 27:06 — What Che actually wants 30:19 — What the past few months have really meant 31:27 — Wrapping up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Liam Messam: Adoption, Chiefs Mana & Why He's In Gilbert Enoka's 'Human Library'

    MAR 15 ·  VIDEO

    Liam Messam: Adoption, Chiefs Mana & Why He's In Gilbert Enoka's 'Human Library'

    Liam Messam is one of the most beloved figures in New Zealand rugby. Two-time Super Rugby champion, All Black, World Cup winner, and a 20-year servant of the Chiefs. But behind the jersey is a story most people have never heard. Adopted at six weeks old into a Rotorua family that went on to foster close to a thousand children, Liam opens up about identity, belonging, and the household that gave him everything he is today. In this episode we get into the conversation with Gordon Titchens at 16 that changed the trajectory of his career, being cut from the 2011 World Cup squad and walking through Auckland Airport alone into a media scrum, what Chiefs Mana actually means and where it came from, why Gilbert Enoka personally called him to be part of the 2023 World Cup Human Library alongside Dan Carter, Richie McCaw and Keven Mealamu, leading the haka for the All Blacks after being voluntold by Keven Mealamu, getting a yellow card as a water boy at the World Cup, and completing an Ironman at 108kg with almost no marathon training. Plus lessons from Richie McCaw, Sonny Bill Williams and Dave Rennie, why he signed his last Waikato contract for $1, and how losing his mum to dementia shaped the brain health supplement brand he's building today. Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by the legends at Barkers Clothing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 90s & 2000s High School Nostalgia, Susan Hassall & Two Big Guest Announcements

    MAR 11 ·  VIDEO

    90s & 2000s High School Nostalgia, Susan Hassall & Two Big Guest Announcements

    Having our former headmaster Susan Hassall on the podcast sent us deep down memory lane. We go deep on NZ tuck shop nostalgia - the Juicies, the pies, the Cookie Time ritual - school discos, balls, prefects, wagging on a scooter, and what made Hamilton Boys' High so special. We also reflect on the response to the Susan Hassall episode, the 300,000 views on the trailer alone, the floods of comments from people whose lives she touched, and her line that stopped people in their tracks: why boys need love most when they're at their most unlovable. Plus we preview two massive upcoming guests - Melie Kerr, newly appointed White Ferns captain, who came in on game day and left us speechless. And Liam Messam - the most capped Chief of all time - whose story of leadership, culture and identity is one of the best conversations we've ever had. Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by Barkers, and massive shout out to the legends at Stark for supporting this show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Good questions. Great guests. Few beers... Steve and Seamus like asking good questions. And they love good answers. After over 20 years of friendship, they bought a microphone and started a podcast, allowing them to sit with, and learn from, the most interesting people they can access. From Kiwi legend Marc Ellis, to media personalities Jeremy Wells and Paddy Gower, Rugby coach extraordinaire Wayne Smith, sexologist Morgan Penn, and Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington... Between Two Beers has produced countless hours of incredible stories, career highs, lows and moments of raw vulnerability. And it’s only the beginning. Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    385
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Steven Holloway, Seamus Marten
  • Show Website
    Between Two Beers Podcast

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