"The Episode I Didn’t Know I Needed." - Behind The Pod

Ninety-seven minutes into our chat with Jason Gunn, we had three men in tears - and a moment we won't forget.

Jason was the catalyst – and had spent the previous 10 minutes sharing stories about the recent loss of his mum and the devastating effect it had on him.

The power of Jase’s storytelling cracked Seamus first….and when the big man goes down, we all go down!

But it also produced a moment of magic. A real life example of who Jason Gunn really is.

As Seamus wiped away his tears, Jason leant across the table and grabbed his hand..

“Ohh, you’re beautiful man… you get it right,

“It’s all good, it’s all good, it’s allllll gooood’

It wasn’t just the words, 

It was the tone.

It was the pause.

It was the gesture.

It was the soothing empathy of New Zealand’s most beloved entertainer.

It was the cherry on top of one of the most entertaining, emotional and profound interviews we've ever done. It was storytelling at its absolute best.

And our listeners were right there with us, riding the wave of emotions.

We have had more feedback on our episode with Jase than any in our history.

Here are some of our favs:

“Wow! That podcast was the best part of my day! I laughed, I cried and I really didn’t want it to end. From the most outstanding impersonation I’ve heard to the beautiful stories about his family – this was truly one of the best episodes I’ve listened to. I’m still wiping away tears as I write this. Thank you so much”

“Listened to this just now. Beautiful. My fav podcast I’ve ever listened to I think. Authenticity. Stories create connection. Vulnerability makes a difference. I’m teaching a leadership course and will be sharing this episode as material for them to listen to as we go into EQ! Jason, what a special human.”

“Just finished listening to this. My god, is he the best storyteller or what? Such a great episode. I was having a fairly average day but listening to Jason just made it so much better.”

“Jason Gunn is such a value add human. Everything he says and does is awesome!”

“Wow. Jason Gunn. The episode I didn’t know I needed. Incredible.”

“Just trying to cook dinner but you guys and Jason Gunn have me in tears.”

“Oh my gosh. Listening to your podcast on my run this morning, bawling my eyes out. My dad has end stage Parkinson’s and has to go into hospital on Monday (one way) and there are just so many takeaways. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

“Absolutely loved your poddy with too many favourites to list but I cried several times (happy tears) listening to this, laughter too. Stella job, again, boys. What a story teller Jase is!”

“Such a great episode, Jase is such a great New Zealander! The Paul Holmes answer machine story is hilarious. And I know you warned us on Hambassadors, but, maybe I shouldn’t have listened at work.”

"Jason Gunn - making everyone feel good since ages ago!"

If you missed it you can watch the episode here. We’d recommend the video as watching Jason speak add so much depth to his story telling.

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