society
society · EN · 58 episodes
The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - upbeat, inspirational and f#$%ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower. TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation. Get in touch - paddy@paddygower.kiwi This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and executive produced by Jon Bridges. It's made in partnership between Stuff and Believer Media.
Required Pod Score for this show. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Verified email
Booking probability
33%
Guest openness
Selective
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News.
Signup to Generate a PitchThe F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - upbeat, inspirational and f#$%ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower. TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation. Get in touch - This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and executive produced by Jon Bridges.
Recent episodes include "Paddy Gower interviews Melanie Lynskey about her new movie - Pike River" (30 October 2025, 19 minutes), "Paddy Gower interviews Robyn Malcolm about her new movie - Pike River" (30 October 2025, 19 minutes), and "The Kiwi scientist behind ‘female Viagra’" (6 August 2025, 25 minutes).
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 58 episodes.
Booking probability for Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News's contact route on record: verified email.
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News is a society show with 58 episodes published.
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News
<p>Melanie Lynskey talks about being from New Plymouth, being a regular Kiwi mum in Hollywood, and her hopes that her new movie - Pike River - can help bring justice for the Pike River families. </p>
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News
<p>Robyn Malcolm is furious over Pike River inaction, and the lack of accountability. She hopes her new movie, Pike River, can help bring justice for the Pike River families. </p>
Episode #39
<p>Dr Iona Weir is the brains behind Myregyna - a natural, non-hormonal ‘female Viagra’. This groundbreaking Kiwi innovation is set to transform sex and health for post-menopausal women worldwide.</p> <p>Plus: Told he’d...
Episode #38
<p>This week, we meet cousins Sophia Malthus - a wheelchair user since a riding accident - and Indy Henman, two incredible Kiwis sharing their life, laughter and challenges in a powerful new RNZ docuseries. They...
Episode #37
<p>Paddy chats to Kiwi cycling sensation Laurence Pithie, the only New Zealander riding in this year’s Tour de France. From brutal crashes to bottle runs and team tactics, Laurence shares what it’s really like inside...
Episode #36
<p>Paddy meets Gemma Cale, whose nickname is "baby magnet". Gemma works as a call-taker at Hato Hone St John, dispatching ambulances to deliver urgent assistance. But sometimes she ends up delivering - talking parents...
Episode #35
<p>As a prime time TV host, he looked like he was living the dream. But Matt Chisholm's relationship with booze, drugs and sex workers meant there were times he didn't even want to be alive. Matt tells Paddy he's got no...
Episode #32
<p>Paddy meets stars of the Auckland City team who made international headlines at the FIFA Club World Cup, investigates the “ridiculous” delays in Pharmac funding a groundbreaking new treatment and explains why he...
Episode #33
<p>It's a big week for Paddy as he chats to a key figure from his childhood. As host of After School, Olly Ohlson was a positive influence on a generation, not least for his groundbreaking use of te reo Māori and sign...
Episode #32
<p>WARNING: This week's episode mentions mental health and suicide. If you, or anyone you know, needs help, call or text the free 1737 service, 24 hours a day.</p> <p>Hey everyone. Big news! We've tweaked the Paddy...
Episode #31
<p>Daniel Rankin has become a global sensation. Often wearing little more than an apron, and accompanied by faithful pug Fraser, his saucy, spicy and, yes, super-craveable Man Can Cook videos are attracting huge...
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News
<p>Cameron Suafoa shares an emotional update from his hospital bed as he battles a rare form of cancer.</p> <p>The Blues forward opens up about facing a life-threatening illness as a professional athlete, the strength...
Episode #30
<p>Fresh from being recognised in the King's Birthday Honours, Jude Dobson talks becoming a household name and why she cares so much about Kiwi history.</p> <p>13-year-old Amelia Twiss explains why she'll cycle more...
Episode #29
<p>Flynn Chisholm, AKA Fizzy Sends, is one of the best Death Divers in the world. He offers an incredible insight into this most extreme of sports - and explains exactly how he feels before a giant jump.</p> <p>Great...
Episode #28
<p>Mental health advocate Jazz Thornton has delivered a blunt message to the Prime Minister: "Christopher Luxon, if you go ahead with this ban, you will once again be putting some of our most vulnerable rangatahi in our...
Episode #27
<p>Hamish McKay is an iconic Kiwi sports presenter who kept us up to date on Three News for a decade. Since he left our screens nearly ten years ago, something has happened to Hamish that almost cost him his life. He...
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News
<p>Broadcasting legend Hamish McKay tells Paddy about the shocking image behind his decision to lose a life-saving 50kg.</p> <p>The former 3News sports presenter ballooned to 135kg before getting bariatric surgery in...
Episode #26
<p>Paddy sits down with entrepreneur and systems thinker Derek Handley to uncover why so many New Zealanders have lost hope in homeownership - and why they shouldn’t.</p> <p>Doctors said she’d never walk again after a...
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News
<p>How good is David Seymour’s call to cut what he describes as a bloated number of MPs pocketing easy money as highly paid ministers?</p> <p>So good. There is so much waste at the top of government, and it's an insult...
Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News
<p>Launched today, B4-16 is a group of parents, experts and business leaders who want a ban on social media for under-16s. Mum and entrepreneur Cecilia Robinson tells Paddy why the ban is vital - and delivers a blunt...
Recent guests on Paddy Gower’s TFN - The F#$%ing News. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ