Unfiltered with Dave Letele

This week, Dave sits down with Bhaskar Sharma, better known online as @whoisbuskey for a kōrero about growing up in Māngere, finding his place, and turning a love of making people laugh into a career in content.
Bhaskar moved to New Zealand from India as a kid and grew up surrounded by Māori and Pasifika culture. After being bullied at school, he found confidence through martial arts and humour, before eventually dropping out of university to pursue acting and later building his own following online.
It’s a kōrero about identity, backing yourself, dealing with hate online, and how family, especially becoming a dad, changed the way he looks at success and what really matters.
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This week, Dave sits down with Shelwin Khan for a kōrero about addiction, recovery, and what it takes to completely rebuild your life.
Shelwin first started experimenting with drugs at just 13 and spent more than a decade caught in addiction, overdoses, psych wards and alcoholism. Today, he’s seven years sober and works in peer support, using his own lived experience to help people facing the same struggles he once did.
It’s a powerful kōrero about doing the work, finding connection, and turning some of the hardest parts of your life into a reason to help others.
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This week, Dave sits down with Dr Karina McHardy, author of 'All In' for a kōrero about the reality of parenthood — the things we carry, the things nobody sees, and what happens when life starts to feel too heavy.
Karina’s own journey has taken her from elite gymnastics and classical ballet to medicine and public health. But after her son was diagnosed with autism, she found herself on the other side of the health system — fighting for the support he needed while trying to hold everything else together.
She opens up about the isolation, exhaustion and invisible load of being a parent, the moment her GP told her there was “absolutely no way” she could be okay, and why this story goes far beyond autism. It’s a kōrero for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed, unseen, or like they simply have to keep going.
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This week, Dave sits down with Rob Johnson for a kōrero about building success, finding purpose, and using what you’ve learned to help others.
Rob grew up in a small village in the north of England, surrounded by unemployment, poverty and very few opportunities. He went on to build a successful career in technology, business and mentoring young entrepreneurs — now using that experience to help tackle power poverty at Nau Mai Rā and helping improve the lives of whānau across Aotearoa.
It's a kōrero about using where you come from as a super-power, and why sometimes the best thing you can do with your success is give something back.
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Former professional boxer Cairo George finished his career with 18 wins from 20 fights and multiple national and international titles, before moving into coaching and building a strong stable of professional fighters, including David Nyika.
In this episode, Dave sits down with his longtime friend to talk about walking away from boxing as a teenager, the motorbike crash that brought him back on track, his journey through the professional ranks, and the transition from fighter to coach.
A powerful kōrero about second chances, discipline, family, and finding purpose beyond your own career.
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