{"podcast":{"title":"Kiwi Yarns","slug":"kiwi-yarns-789217","podcast_index_feed_id":789217,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/kiwiyarns","website_url":"https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/kiwi-yarns","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b4737a8e-0e61-11ef-97eb-a71ff6e437b1/image/51e3393f327e2abbbc988e0a99293887.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"rova","episode_count":305,"summary":"Welcome to Kiwi Yarns - those yarns you have where you sit down, put the kettle on, pour a whiskey or crack open a beer I honestly don‘t mind. Anyway! We‘re sitting down and we’re yarning to some great New Zealanders, their back stories, their front stories, even stories where they went sideways, we will go there. It’s a place where we celebrate the great people of this glorious nation.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:20:20.081133+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kiwi-yarns-789217"},"episode":{"title":"You’re Allowed to Cry, Just Not on the Footy Field: Kate Thomson’s Rule for Rugby","slug":"you-re-allowed-to-cry-just-not-on-the-footy-field-kate-thomson-s-rule-for-rugby","published_at":"2026-03-29T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kiwi-yarns-789217/you-re-allowed-to-cry-just-not-on-the-footy-field-kate-thomson-s-rule-for-rugby","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kiwi-yarns-789217","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/136497/traffic.megaphone.fm/MEDIAWORKSRADIOLIMITED4099366747.mp3?updated=1774570200","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/136497/traffic.megaphone.fm/MEDIAWORKSRADIOLIMITED4099366747.mp3?updated=1774570200","summary":"Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of mental ill-health and suicide. Support is available any time from Lifeline, details at https://www.lifeline.org.nz/ This week on Kiwi Yarns, I sit down with Kate Thompson - star of the recently released documentary No Tears On The Field. The film follows a grassroots women's rugby season in Taranaki, and the backstories of what it takes to get to the field. Kate talks the rise of women’s rugby in New Zealand, the realities of balancing farm life with sport, and the importance of community. She also opens up about mental health in rural areas, losing loved ones, and the role rugby plays in keeping her grounded. Plus, her relationship with her mum is something pretty special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of mental ill-health and suicide. Support is available any time from Lifeline, details at https://www.l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3545,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kiwi-yarns-789217/episodes/you-re-allowed-to-cry-just-not-on-the-footy-field-kate-thomson-s-rule-for-rugby/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kiwi-yarns-789217/you-re-allowed-to-cry-just-not-on-the-footy-field-kate-thomson-s-rule-for-rugby.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}