When I was growing up, I remember that in our house we had a Japanese katana (samurai sword) hanging on one wall and a small Japanese wooden pagoda on a cabinet in the lounge. My mother also had a beautiful kimono with birds and flowers flowing down the sleeves which she used to put on sometimes.
Back in February 2022, if you had told the ALTBAYS Table Talk podcast team that within two years, they would have live-streamed over 260 episodes, hosting guests from all over Aotearoa NZ for engaging conversations in their studio in Whitianga, they might not have been surprised. However, if you had mentioned that they would be building a new studio for the third time, you would certainly have generated a reaction!
Sharing life’s moments with loved ones is crucial. Sometimes, though, we get so used to doing things together that we forget to appreciate their significance. Let’s not be those people.
I remember when I was three, having a bath with my mother, and when I was four, leading my sleepwalking sister back to bed before she woke up and freaked out. And I remember wars with the kids down the road in which we threw stones at each other. Once, I even hid in our garage and thrust a metal bar through the spokes of an enemy kid’s bike as he roared down the hill outside our house. I had to run like crazy and lock the door to escape the wrath of his elder brother, who chased me up the path.
In an era where digital platforms are saturated with content tailored to specific demographics and interests, carving out a unique niche can seem like the golden ticket to success. Based in Whitianga, on the Coromandel peninsula of Aotearoa New Zealand, the podcast ALTBAYS Table Talk has defied convention by embracing the niche of not having a niche.
When I was growing up, I remember that in our house we had a Japanese katana (samurai sword) hanging on one wall and a small Japanese wooden pagoda on a cabinet in the lounge. My mother also had a beautiful kimono with birds and flowers flowing down the sleeves which she used to put on sometimes.
Back in February 2022, if you had told the ALTBAYS Table Talk podcast team that within two years, they would have live-streamed over 260 episodes, hosting guests from all over Aotearoa NZ for engaging conversations in their studio in Whitianga, they might not have been surprised. However, if you had mentioned that they would be building a new studio for the third time, you would certainly have generated a reaction!
Sharing life’s moments with loved ones is crucial. Sometimes, though, we get so used to doing things together that we forget to appreciate their significance. Let’s not be those people.
I remember when I was three, having a bath with my mother, and when I was four, leading my sleepwalking sister back to bed before she woke up and freaked out. And I remember wars with the kids down the road in which we threw stones at each other. Once, I even hid in our garage and thrust a metal bar through the spokes of an enemy kid’s bike as he roared down the hill outside our house. I had to run like crazy and lock the door to escape the wrath of his elder brother, who chased me up the path.
In an era where digital platforms are saturated with content tailored to specific demographics and interests, carving out a unique niche can seem like the golden ticket to success. Based in Whitianga, on the Coromandel peninsula of Aotearoa New Zealand, the podcast ALTBAYS Table Talk has defied convention by embracing the niche of not having a niche.
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