The Dom Harvey Podcast

In this episode, Dom speaks to Lexie Brownwho was The Bachelorette on TVNZ2. She shares her love of running andspills the tea on reality TV in New Zealand.

Thanks to the legends at Radix Nutrition for sponsoring this episode. Check them out right here:

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Max Key is a person that most people probably have an opinion on. 

This conversation will either change your mind or reinforce what you already think...

Dean Lonergan was a Kiwi rugby league player in the late 80s and early 90s. He is reluctantly most remembered for a sickening head clash where he was knocked out cold and convulsing on the field…before returning to play on only 6 minutes later.

Since retiring from sport, he had a very successful career in breakfast radio before reinventing himself once again and becoming New Zealand’s most well known sports promotors, introducing the fight for life concept to NZ...

Dai Henwood has been a part of the New Zealand comedy and TV scene for over 20 years. 

Starting as a stand up comedian he ended up as one of the team captains on 7Days, a role he held for over a decade. More recently he has hosted big mainstream TV shows like Family Feud, DWTS and LegoMasters.

In late January 2023 he announced publically that he had been living with cancer for 3 years...

Guyon Espiner is a New Zealand media legend. 

Even if you don’t recognize the name, if you Google him chances are you'll recognize the face from his incredible TV career. Or his voice from his stellar career on Radio New Zealand. .

Guyon has a new book out called The Drinking Game which, if you read, may make you stop and think about your relationship with alcohol. Guyon was a drinker, and a very good one, until he quit a few years ago...

On Tuesday March 22, it was announced that NZ distance runner, Zane Robertson had received a seven-year ban for failing a drug test. 

Four years was for taking the banned substance EPO, an additional three years was for trying to cover up his failed test. 

At the age of 33, this likely spells the end of his professional career.

Zane and I connected to have this conversation the morning after, Thursday March 23...

Rachel Hunter was a secondary school student in Auckland when she was "discovered" by a photographer. She soon became one of the world’s most in demand models, earning a reputation only a handful of people had of people had as a “super model.“ 

So, what business does she have being on a podcast called Runners only? Glad you asked! She literally was out running when she was “discovered.”

This conversation was so enjoyable...

Sir Ashley Bloomfield was the director general of health when Covid-19 came to New Zealand early in 2020.

He became one of the most recognizable faces and names in New Zealand for his daily 1pm briefings with the PM which because essential viewing.

We sat down for this podcast conversation on the 3rd anniversary of New Zealand’s initial Covid lockdown...

Rich Farrell!! I suspect you have not heard the name before. Rich isn’t famous, but he is one of the physically strongest men in New Zealand. 

Using his stage name “the madness” he goes to competitions and lifts boulders and logs, flips big tractor tyre's, those sorts of things.

He went through a lot of ups and downs before finding himself and then finding this sport that gave him focus and purpose...

This is Mitch James. Episode two.

This episode is incredibly special to me. Mitch was the very first guest on this podcast when it launched a year ago. 

Since then, a lot has changed for both of us so I wanted to get him back for a catch up episode.

Some of you may have heard that very first episode. I’m guessing most of you guys haven’t heard it. But either way,

This IS NOT a recap episode. We cover completely new stuff...