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Best Siiide
by @hepsfx
A reminder that we are all wonderfully and awfully human, Best Siiide gives you insight, connection and the realisation that it’s ok to be yourself. Hepa guides each conversation with no agenda other than to get to know his guest better and help the audience see that no matter who you are - we all have our hard times. His guests stories, anecdotes, philosophies, vulnerability, perspectives and systems will have you gaining a whole new faith in humanity and ultimately - yourself.
Episodes
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Moana Hancock - Within You
Multi faceted and multi talented human and beyond, Moana Hancock joins me for this episode to share her journey of life thus far. Exploring living within a cult, perspectives on religion, the reclamation of Whakapapa and how her purpose driven life now leads her to empower other wāhine to carve...
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Shot Bro - Rob Makaraka (Audio Only)
Multi talented and multi faceted artist, advocate and ambassador for all things mental health - Rob Mōkaraka joins @beatsiiide for episode 1 of season 4! Also a playwright and actor - he affiliates to Nga Puhi and Ngai Tuhoe and has also has been a part of renowned performing group The Māori...
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Shot Bro Part 1 - Rob Mokaraka / Best Siiide
Multi talented and multi faceted artist, advocate and ambassador for all things mental health - Rob Mōkaraka joins @beatsiiide for episode 1 of season 4! Also a playwright and actor - he affiliates to Nga Puhi and Ngai Tuhoe and has also has been a part of renowned performing group The Māori...
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BestSiiide Season 4: Episode 1
Kia ora!!! Hello :) Its been nearly a year since our last episode and we’re so pumped to be back! Where did go? Why? And what’s on for this year? Check out our sneak peak at the new season and learn about what’s been happening with us and who can we see this season? Chur Chur
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Jay Ruka - Crusading against colonisation
It all started with a dream... literally. Jay Ruka, the new co dean at Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary in New Plymouth, joins me on an episode to talk about religion and its relationship to colonisation and the reconciling of those two worlds in the modern day. We explore what it's like...
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Permission to feel - Monique Carmela - Best Siiide S3: Episode 7
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to feel? Like, reeeeally feel! In a world where we often have been taught to suppress our "negative emotions" : sadness, anger, frustration and the likes - it can be hard to be ones authentic self. What does an authentic self look like and how…
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BestSiiide S3: Episode 6: Don't give up your weapons - Netic Rebel
How do you feel about the current state of the world? What have you been told about meditation? How do you keep your expectations of others in check? Mystic. Misfit. Librarian. Barbarian. Netic Rebel is a juxtaposition of many things and living proof that people should never be limited to the...
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Pania Te Paiho - Best Siiide - Mana is a birthright
Before starting Wahine Toa Hunting, Pania was a self confessed 'hood bitch doing hood things'. Now, many years later, Pania has travelled a journey of dealing drugs and stealing to now leading Wahine Māori on a journey of empowerment by teaching them how to use our natural resources to better...
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Ben D'arth - When light meets dark
When the world gets a bit tough or times get a bit hard, where do you go and who do you turn to? In this episode of Best Siiide I catch up with introverted photographer, Ben D'Ath whose life took a dramatic shift when he was surprisingly involved in a house fire that destroyed his dwelling…
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Rangi Matamua - Best Siiide - Discovering your own star.
When was the last time you intently looked at the stars? Professor Rangi Matamua stops in to talk with us about space, cultural appropriation, schooling, star wars and what the future looks like for Māori. We navigate how Māori need to be aware of just how protective of our culture and what it...
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Zane Wedding - Te pū o te rākau / The essence of trees
Have you ever felt lost? Not Māori enough? That you're nothing more than your job title? Kaitiaki, Zane Wedding, who slept in a tree for more than 60 nights continuously last year, was arrested after climbing a fence that blocked the Avondale site from being accessed by land stewards. Whilst his...
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The Taranaki Retreat - Jamie Allen & Chris**
How often have you just wished you could pause life for a second to get your shit together? TRIGGER WARNINGS: CONVERSATIONS AROUND SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH AND BEREAVEMENT The Taranaki Retreat is a sanctuary for many and a safe haven for more many more. A small piece of paradise within...
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Chloe Swarbrick - The system is cooked
New Year, same ol' shit... well except now we have video! Thats right, we've stepped into the future and have finally taken the podcast to include video in it's 3rd season! Kicking off season 3, we catch up with Green Party Aotearoa New Zealand member of parliament and Auckland MP - Chloe...
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Kindness Day 2021
In this episode I sit down with Matua Mark and Bobby to talk about Mental health and how much Kindness can make a difference. 2020/2021 has been a crazy time for everyone but even without the contributions of Covid-19, contemporary stresses and modern anxiety seems to be spreading faster and...
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Richie Hardcore - Accept the scaffolding
Champion Muay Thai kickboxer turned White Ribbon Ambassador and member of the their Trust, Richie Harcore is a passionate advocate for social change. Professionally he is in demand as a public speaker, personal trainer and fight coach. In his role as an Ambassador and in his professional public...
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Wayne Capper - Te Kaitiaki (The Guardian)
Wayne Capper (or Caps) was the first Kaitiaki Whenua Ranger for Te Kahui o Taranaki looking after 30 cultural sites (including many Pā) around Taranaki. In addition to that, the Australian born Māori man shares with us his experience in growing up in a household that took everyone in and how this...
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Dinnie Moeahu - The Big Fighter
The Big Fighter who became the ambassador for The Little Fighters Trust. Entertainer / Business owner turned local politician - Dinnie Moeahu has never been a stranger to controversy and fighting. Since birth (arguably before that), Dinnie has been a part of the battle of standing up to…
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BONUS EPIIISODE - Luke McDowall - The Avatar
I met Luke during a mens mental health walk (for lack of a better term) and was instantly inspired by him - as were all the other walkers. At 14 Luke was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis (Sometimes referred to as T5 Transverse Myelitis). Seemingly out of nowhere, during a school day, Luke went...
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Not your regular Karen - Karen Venables
Born in Otago and moving to Taranaki, after having travelled the world through culturally diverse areas like Africa and Ngaruawāhia, Karen has been gifted a world view staunchly foundationed in fairness and unconditional love. With a very global world view of society both professionally and...
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Life Lessons, Hidings and Getting Told Off: Bobby Campbell-Luke
You know how there's that kid from your neighbourhood who grew up to go and amazingly crazy things? For me, Bobby is one of those. This conversation was one that has been scheduled and re: scheduled again throughout time and it felt great to finally getting around to have this kōrero (talk)....
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Troy Kingi - 10 x 10 x 10
The man, the myth - the dad from Hunt for the wilder-people: Troy Kingi. An indescribable people talent that people have been trying to box-in for years with titles like: actor, teacher, performer, singer or artist - yet he is soo much more than all of those. Challenging the status quo and doing...
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Jesse Smith - I'm Very Lucky
Jesse Smith goes by too many names to mention but some attributes that are synonymous with those names are: happy, excited, stoked and a heart of gold. Born in Auckland then moving down to Taranaki so Mum & Dad could enjoy the surf, create fellowship and run their business (Seasons / Cheapskates,...
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Chelsea Cook - A mothers instinct
There are many milestones to ones life. For many of us, having children is definitely one of them. The experience is often romanticised in movies and television from start (when people discover they're pregnant) to arriving home with babies and then on to shaping a future together. But what about...
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Paul Rangiwāhia - A Mental Health Warrant of Fitness
Getting your warrant of fitness, is pretty standard for those that own cars. Whist paying for it isn't always fun, ensuring the vehicles that carry us and our loved ones are operating efficiently, structurally sound and therefore safe - is always a part of the journey of owning a car. But what...
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Best Siiide BONUS EPISODE - Joel Buckley - Kayaking the North Island
There’s something to be said for testing yourself physically. Whether that test is you going to the gym for the first time, the 100th time or even just walking to the shop and back. Well this episode epitomises that exact sentiment. Choosing to circumnavigate the north island of NZ on a kayak -...
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Best Siiide Season 1 Finale: ‘I like Truth’ - Jordan Rivers
Dancer turned speaker turned social influencer turned conscious thinker - Jordan Rivers has a voice that he is barely using. Jordans online social presence is not only one of numbers but one of impactful and meaningful conversations which constantly challenge "common sense" and "normal" social...
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Nicola Ngarewa - The Disruptor
Born & Bred in Patea of Aotearoa, Nicola Ngarewa learned about what it means to be resourceful and the importance of community from the very beginning. A self confessed "Bad student" turned corrections officer turned school principal, Nicola has become laser focussed on creating a society which…
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Best Siiide Episode 015: Hemi Coates - “Lets just run with it"
Can you read? If yes, then you're already ahead of Hemi - who says that reading was constant battle as a kid. Originally from the small town of Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - Hemi is an enthusiastic entrepreneur who is a massive advocate for failing forward and not letting paralysis…
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Best Siiide Episode 014: Tania Reid - There’s more inside of you
On Saturday night (November 23rd 2019) Tania Reid became the Australian National Boxing Federation's Australasian Lightweight title. But the story will started a very long time ago. From moving around a heap as a kid to searching for her biological father - Tanz has always been a fighter and this...
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Michelle Matangi - Tough Love
Have you ever followed your gut and regretted it? Or have you only regretted not following your gut? Following my gut feeling lead me to Michelle. We had never met and I had never looked into her journey but amongst multiple conversations with different friends and acquaintances I had a…
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Girls Minds Matter (GMM) - Bonus Episode
Girls Minds Matter (GMM) invited the community to an evening of connection and conversation around mental wellbeing. GMM is an organisation dedicated to supporting and empowering girls and young women to explore the challenges of mental and emotional wellness. Brooke, Elle, Sorcha, Michelle and...
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Ayman Aneece aka The Mad Arab - Is God Lonely?
Born in Cairo, Egypt before immigrating to Aotearoa at the ages of 3 & 4 respectively - Ayman (Entrepreneur, Metal Head and self confessed "Bounty Bar") & Hoss (Illustrator, Hip Hop fan and casual anarchist) Aneece, tell a story which is so dramatic, comical and diverse that it could be the…
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Lorella Doherty - A Whale of a problem
Like many, I came across Lorella via her mahi creating Ngātoro - a plastic whale that was created using recycled plastic. As I touched base, to learn the story and dig into the “Why” of her passion project, it wasn’t long before it became clear that this was merely one part to a huge resume of...
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Lucky Diamond Rich - “Be careful of the shiny shit"
If you were going for a world record - what world record would you like to have? How about the worlds most tattooed person? Greg Paul McLaren a.k.a Lucky Diamond Rich born in New Zealand but a self professed "proud Australian" having spent most his life there. The bro has tattoos from his eyelids...
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Elle Belushi - The Phoenix
Who are your heroes? Growing up, I was always fascinated by comic books and super heroes. In retrospect, it was probably the escapism they provided me as a kid, which allowed me to get away from all the surrounding drama. Nowadays, with the current renaissance happening in film, it's pretty…
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How to predict the future - Adnan Belushi
What does your future look like? For many people on the planet today, that is the very reason why they get out of bed. Adnan is one of those people. Weaving through topics such as: Futurism, meditation, relationship struggles, family struggles, immigration and becoming a dad - Adnan and myself...
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Ash Herman / Hxrman - Things are not as they appear
Episode 007 Age is often used as the number to tally ones life experience. But is that an archaic thought now? Many of us have passions and aspirations we want to pursue but due to external voices telling us we can’t or shouldn’t - our internal voice usually joins them which leads to aspirational...
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Ezel Kokcu - A Really Bad Daughter
Are you sitting on the fence with an idea you've had but have yet to action it? Migrating to New Zealand at a very young age, Ezel was introduced to hard work as a strong family tradition from the get go. Unfortunately she was also introduced to discrimination, tall poppy syndrome and put in a…
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"Maori are lucky they got saved by the British" - Andrew Judd
Self professed 'Recovering racist', Andrew Judd polarised the nation with his stance to support the creation of a Maori Ward in the New Plymouth District. Though thats not where Andrews journey began. Growing up in Masterton, New Zealand - with a mother who immigrated to our country, Andrew was…
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Brooke Barrett - Living above the line
How many of us have fallen to a narrative or story which was created for us? For example - people telling you you’re funny, so you therefore establish yourself as the funny person? But what about the skinny girl? The bad student? Have you ever played into a story created for you by someone else?...
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bonus episode: GREEN SCHOOL NEW ZEALAND
I was fortunate enough to head out to the sight for the first Green School in New Zealand. Green School Bali is the first Green School which has set the standard in many ways academically, culturally and holistically. Imagine a school that taught us to achieve within ourselves as much as it…
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Everything happens for a reason - Sam Rapira
Being a champion in anything is a long journey and requires a lot of commitment. Whilst a lot of sports receive a lot of support, others are breaking new territory and are yet commanding the financial backing thats needed to propel the sport and its contenders into the necessary spotlight to...
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14 diets by 14 - Michelle Yandle
Do you watch what you eat? A simple question which is anything but simple to answer. Nutrition Coach. Teacher. Author. Healthy Food Ambassador. Cat Lover. Recovered Yo-Yo Dieter. TED Talker and all around good bitch, Michelle Yandle - was placed on 14 different diets by age 14 and (like many of…
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I'll never go back to jail - Todd Williams aka Louie Knuxx
Being a Hip Hop fan and a proud product of Taranaki - this was a little bit of a fanboy moment for me. Todd Williams, (stage name Louie Knuxx) according to every magazine you read and every search you make online is an artist, rapper and musician. But what they don't tell you is that the man is a...
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Welcome to the Best Siiide Podcast
Just introducing myself and letting people know not only who I am but why I’ve decided to get into podcasting. I actually shared more about my personal life than I intended in this prelude episode - I think that people who know me really well might even be a little caught off guard by some of the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A reminder that we are all wonderfully and awfully human, Best Siiide gives you insight, connection and the realisation that it’s ok to be yourself. Hepa guides each conversation with no agenda other than to get to know his guest better and help the audience see that no matter who you are - we all have our hard times. His guests stories, anecdotes, philosophies, vulnerability, perspectives and systems will have you gaining a whole new faith in humanity and ultimately - yourself.
HOSTED BY
@hepsfx
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A reminder that we are all wonderfully and awfully human, Best Siiide gives you insight, connection and the realisation that it’s ok to be yourself. Hepa guides each conversation with no agenda other than to get to know his guest better and help the audience see that no matter who you are - we all...
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