The Dom Harvey Podcast

Chances are you know the name. And chances are you have an opinion on Chloe Swarbrick.

This podcast is very light on politics - My goal here was to get know know more about who Chloe is as a person and what makes her tick.
We get into her childhood, the dad who raised her- her hero, finding her biological dad at 21, her mental health struggles as a teenager, love and heartbreak, and the toll of life in politics.

We also talk about why she’ll stop and talk to people who hate her, and what keeps her going when the job gets tough.
I really enjoyed getting to know the person behind the politics and I hope you do too.
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This episode is proudly brought to you by the legends at Odoo.
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If you run a business, here’s a question: How many different bits of software are you paying for right now?
One for accounting. One for sales. Another for projects. Another for inventory. Another for your website.

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It’s a user-friendly, all-in-one business management solution, with a huge range of apps that are fully integrated and designed to work together.

So instead of building your business around a pile of disconnected tools, you can manage it from one platform.
Have a look for yourself! You can try Odoo free for 15 days, with no credit card required, at https://www.odoo.com/r/8xa
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Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel are two of Australia’s biggest stars. You might know them from the TV shows My Kitchen Rules or Off the Grid.
They're hilarious together, and their friendship truly is something special. But it wasn't always that way. In fact, they started out as enemies. We talk about how that feud turned into a beautiful bromance.

Colin opens up about his recent drug controversy and the impact it had on his family and his mental health.

And Manu shares some incredibly personal stories about his childhood, his absent father, and a career setback that sent him into a dark place.

There's plenty of laughs in this one, but there's also a lot of honesty and vulnerability. You’ll love this episode.
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Massive thanks to my long-term podcast sponsor, Generate.
We’ve all got that one mate who’s convinced they’ve worked out how to beat the market, usually with a lot of confidence and no actual expertise.
So, here's your reminder not to get caught up in the noise and trust the real investment experts at Generate.
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Mark Law is a former NZSAS soldier. He’s survived an armed ambush in Africa, he nearly died from a flesh-eating disease, and built a helicopter business that included owning a Black Hawk.

But he's probably best known for what he did on December 9, 2019, when Whakaari White Island erupted. Mark flew his helicopter into the danger zone and helped rescue people who were trapped on the island.

In this conversation, he takes us inside that horrific day, the controversial WorkSafe prosecution that followed, and shares some incredible stories from his life.
The biggest surprise for me was his answer when I asked him about the hardest thing he's ever been through…and it wasn't any of those experiences.

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This episode is proudly brought to you by the legends at Odoo..
https://www.odoo.com/r/iyAe
If you run a business, here’s a question: How many different bits of software are you paying for right now?
One for accounting. One for sales. Another for projects. Another for inventory. Another for your website.
Odoo is designed to simplify all of that.
It’s a user-friendly, all-in-one business management solution, with a huge range of apps that are fully integrated and designed to work together.
So instead of building your business around a pile of disconnected tools, you can manage it from one platform.
Have a look for yourself! You can try Odoo free for 15 days, with no credit card required, at https://www.odoo.com/r/iyAe
Odoo. All your business, on one platform.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even if you don’t know the name you most definitely know this guests work! I’d almost guarantee you have sung or danced to his song, The Time Warp!
Richard O’Brien is the creator and writer of The Rocky Horror Show. A show he wrote more than 50 years ago that is still an international cult classic.
This is Richards first ever long form podcast and it was an absolute honor that he chose mine.
Richard is 84. He is sharp as ever, funny, opinionated, occasionally outrageous - and completely comfortable saying exactly what he thinks
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Massive thanks to my long‑term podcast sponsor, Generate.
Like a lot of Kiwis, I spent years saying, “I’ll look at my KiwiSaver account later.”
Turns out later comes around faster than you think, and the decisions you make now could be the difference between counting every dollar in retirement or having the freedom to take that trip you've always talked about.
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Past performance does not guarantee future returns.
And just a reminder — I’m a podcast host, not a financial adviser. This is general information only, and I recommend getting expert advice before making any financial decisions.
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Today’s guest has one of those stories where, if it was a Netflix series, you’d probably say the writers had gone a bit too far.

Emma Ferris is a physio, business owner, mum of two, and a smart, switched-on, capable person. And definitely not the sort of person you would think was an easy target for a scammer.
But after coming out of a divorce, Emma met a guy on Tinder.
He was charming. Successful. Interesting. And over time, he worked his way into her life.
There was just one fairly major problem: Almost everything about him was BULLSHIT!
His name. His history. His business dealings. His money. His stories.
And eventually Emma would discover that the man she thought she knew was actually a convicted conman.
By then, she had transferred him hundreds of thousands of dollars.

What happened next is absolutely wild.

This episode isn't really about the money. It's about what happens when somebody completely destroys your ability to trust your own judgment.
And how you rebuild yourself after discovering that someone you let into your life was never actually the person they claimed to be.

If you've ever heard about somebody being scammed and thought, “How could anyone fall for that?” —this episode might completely change the way you think about it.
This is Emma Ferris.
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