Show Notes
Episode 98 gets into politics, fatherhood, Fight Cap and plenty in between. Davina Smoulders joins us to talk about being removed from the Te Kuaka committee, the work she’s been doing as a councillor, Māori wards, unelected members around local government and what it’s like now standing as an ACT Party list candidate heading into the general election. Then it’s Fight Cap Episode 14 with Tanera and me. He checks in on the George situation, we get into rugby, fan questions, Song Yadong’s KO of Nurmagomedov and everything else happening across combat sports. Later, Louie Chung joins us. Louie is originally from South Korea and now lives in New Zealand, and we have a proper conversation about what Father’s Day means to us, what being a dad actually means, and the pressure that comes with it. I share a little bit about my own situation with not seeing my children and how I keep pushing forward anyway. Louie talks about his own experience as a father, asks me about the George fallout, and we end up having one of those conversations that goes well beyond politics. Politics, sport, fatherhood, pressure, resilience and real life. This is Shubz Says So.
0:00 Stream startup and banter 16:36 Interview with Davina Smolders 48:41 Political and social commentary 1:00:56 Fight cap with Big T 1:40:13 Radio departure and independence 1:59:15 Fathers and family reflections
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