PJ Harding: 'I got paranoid people would want to go on a date for the sake of Jase & PJ'
For Lillie's last date of the season, she's joined by radio host turned podcaster PJ Harding for a trip to a countryside Irish pub. They discuss PJ's fiance, dating with a baby in tow, dating while being a radio star, turning to the world of podcasting, favourite celebrity run-ins, and her awkward engagement story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chloe Gong: 'Romeo and Juliet is not a romance - but it is a romantic story'
For Lillie's date this week, she's joined by bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong, for a trip to Paris by way of a rainforest. They talk Chloe's inspiration as a writer, her life on TikTok, dating in New York versus New Zealand, the most and least romantic characters and tropes in literature - and why there's more to Shakespeare work than you may have gathered at school. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Acushla-Tara Kupe: 'I'm a serial monogamist'
For Lillie's next date, she's heading to a secluded tropical island with Acushla-Tara Kupe, the star of TVNZ's hit new drama The Gone. They talk her long-term relationship and surviving long distance over Covid, her experiences filming the tense new show, and who has the sexiest accent and job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mitch McCann: 'Worst date? My honeymoon - I got food poisoning and Covid'
For Lillie's next date, she's heading to New York to join Newshub's US correspondent Mitch McCann. They discuss the power of McDonalds in Kiwi love stories, his botched honeymoon, his psychic encounters and the secrets to his deep voice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Morgan Penn: 'When it comes to sex, we need polarity'
For Lillie's next date, it's a trip to Morrocco for a camel ride with sexologist and host of Sex.Life, Morgan Penn. They take a deep dive into Penn's life as a sexologist and get tips on what constitutes good sex, men and women's different misconceptions, and how to best get over heartbreak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you could go anywhere in the world for a first date, where would you go – and how would your date unfold?
With It's a Date, NZ Herald entertainment reporter Lillie Rohan will be taking some fabulous Kiwi icons on their fantasy dates, taking them wherever they want in the world and discussing their dating and relationship highs and lows.
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