from the Alumni team at the University of Otago. Join us as we explore some of the out-of-the-ordinary day jobs of our inspirational, global alumni community.
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Signup to Generate a Pitchfrom the Alumni team at the University of Otago. Join us as we explore some of the out-of-the-ordinary day jobs of our inspirational, global alumni community.
Recent episodes include "On the trail of a good story" (6 May 2026, 32 minutes), "On the trail of a good story" (6 May 2026, 32 minutes), and "A caravan and a coffee machine - taking chaplaincy onto the film set" (11 March 2026, 33 minutes).
iOU publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for iOU is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. iOU requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. iOU's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for iOU are Universities & Colleges. iOU has a business audience.
iOU is a business podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Episode #5
<p>After graduating with a BA (Hons) in English in 2003, writer Naomi Arnold has worked as a journalist, freelancer and author, with a special interest in science and nature writing. She has covered stories across...
Episode #5
After graduating with a BA (Hons) in English in 2003, writer Naomi Arnold has worked as a journalist, freelancer and author, with a special interest in science and nature writing. She has covered stories across Aotearoa...
<p>Kevin Denholm is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most successful commercial film directors, working for major brands such as Air New Zealand, Toyota and Whittaker’s. Alongside the commercial work, he and his wife Nikki...
Kevin Denholm is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most successful commercial film directors, working for major brands such as Air New Zealand, Toyota and Whittaker’s. Alongside the commercial work, he and his wife Nikki...
<p>At the end of 2025, we were lucky enough to find space in Dr Will Flavell’s diary to talk with him about his vision for te reo Māori, his work on the Auckland City Council and how it feels to be starting out as the...
Episode #2
<p>Since graduating with First Class Honours in French and Economics from Otago, Amanda Ellis has travelled the world in high flying roles in government, industry and education. She describes herself as a passionate...
<p>It’s been a busy year for Lynley Edmeades – Lynley is an author, an English lecturer at Otago, and editor of Aotearoa’s longest running arts and literary journal Landfall Tauraka. She is also the coordinator of the...
Episode #7
<p>In the winter, Otago MBA and Physical Education graduate Bridget Legnavsky starts her day with a cross-country ski with her dog before work and ends it by taking the gondola home. Bridget is President and CEO of...
Episode #6
<p>At Otago, Law, Chinese Language and Political Studies graduate Josh Whale embraced Dunedin’s university culture – he joined the tramping and rowing clubs, met his future wife Claire at a concert in the student union...
Episode #5
<p>Eileen Merriman manages to combine two successful careers into one working day - she’s a consultant haematologist at North Shore Hospital and is also one of New Zealand’s most successful authors. In August, Eileen...
<p>In this wide-ranging kōrero, Marketing graduate Steven Renata traverses small-town values, rugby, failing and then finding himself at Otago, discovering aerobics and travelling the world with Les Mills International...
Episode #3
<p>When we caught up with British Polar Medal recipient Agnieszka Fryckowska, she had just stepped off the plane after her 20th season working in Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey and latterly White Desert...
Episode #2
<p>Now working across the Pacific as an International Nutrition specialist for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Darryl Pupi takes us on his journey from school in Samoa to studying Human...
Episode #1
<p>Kim Arcand has, literally, an out-of-this-world job as a visualisation scientist and technologist for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Massachusetts...
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