Unfiltered With Dave Letele

#36 Konrad Ross

In this week’s episode, Dave sits down with Konrad — former Tall Black — for one of the wildest and most confronting stories ever told on Unfiltered. From elite basketball, to a life that includes Federal US prisons, addiction, and moments that feel straight out of a movie.This kōrero goes deep into identity, following the wrong crowd, losing your way, and what it really looks like to rebuild your life from the ground floor up. Raw, uncomfortable, and incredibly human — this is a story for anyone who’s ever had to start again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#35 Manu Vatuvei

SEASON 2 IS HERE 🔥Kicking off with the man who started it all, Manu Vatuvei, was our very first Unfiltered guest — the episode that helped launch this whole podcast. One year on... Manu returns to reflect on 2025, his NRL career and the moments that defined him at the Warriors, and what it means to him to be giving back now. A full-circle kōrero about legacy, brotherhood, and life after footy. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#34 Loretta Hogg

This week, Dave sits down with Loretta Hogg — elite performance coach — for a powerful kōrero on sport, discipline, and building a body that lasts. From getting lost after school to working with top athletes and learning under All Blacks coaches, Loretta opens up about injuries, burnout, women’s health, and why strength training is essential — especially as we get older. An honest, practical conversation about longevity, mindset, and doing the basics really well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#33 Julia Pahina

This week, Dave sits down with Julia — a proud Pasifika woman who built a global tech career in her mid-20s across Sydney, UK & USA at firms like HP, before coming home to help her community navigate A.I and adapt the changing world with Fibre Fale. Julia breaks down the confronting research that 60% of Auckland’s Pasifika workforce is at risk of being replaced by automation and technology — and what we can do about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#32 Myles Gibbons

Dave sits down with Myles for a raw kōrero about growing up around addiction, getting pulled into the wrong crowd in Australia, and coming back to Aotearoa to start again. He opens up about his prison time, rebuilding from nothing, and how fatherhood pushed him to turn his life around — building a better future for himself and his whānau every day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.