{"podcast":{"title":"Unfiltered with Dave Letele","slug":"unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949","podcast_index_feed_id":7213949,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11301ccf0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unfiltered-with-dave-lete","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/46038524/46038524-1780707925405-c0e89ff19a42e.jpg","author":"Fanaticals","episode_count":62,"summary":"Unfiltered with Dave Letele. Home to raw, honest & powerful conversations with inspiring guests — unpacking their life stories and the journey behind success. New episodes every Sunday. Podcast produced by Fanaticals . Reach out for sponsorship information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:19:35.552061+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949"},"episode":{"title":"#55 Lolo Heimuli: The Man Behind New Zealand’s Greatest Fighters","slug":"55-lolo-heimuli","published_at":"2026-06-20T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949/55-lolo-heimuli","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geoff-holmes0/episodes/55-Lolo-Heimuli-The-Man-Behind-New-Zealands-Greatest-Fighters-e3l1u8e","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11301ccf0/podcast/play/121747150/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-20%2F426501667-44100-2-982ce6a91d9b.mp3","summary":"For decades, Lolo Heimuli has been one of the most respected figures in New Zealand combat sports — training more than 100 national champions and 10 world champions, including names like Ray Sefo, Mark Hunt, Shane Cameron, and future coaching great Eugene Bareman. In this episode, Dave sits down with Lolo to talk about his journey from Tonga to New Zealand, building Balmoral Lee Gar Gym from a church hall, the sacrifices behind a lifetime of coaching, and shares some hilarious stories from the golden era of New Zealand fighting. A powerful kōrero about purpose, sacrifice, and helping others succeed. Podcast produced by Fanaticals .","meta_description":"For decades, Lolo Heimuli has been one of the most respected figures in New Zealand combat sports — training more than 100 national champions and 10 world…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4654,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949/episodes/55-lolo-heimuli/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949/55-lolo-heimuli.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}