My Movie DNA

About My Movie DNA

The movies we watch are part of the building blocks of who we are. It’s in our DNA. Welcome to the MY MOVIE DNA podcast. My name is Johnny Andrews and I’m a movie-loving Englishman living in New Zealand. I’m on a mission to speak to New Zealand’s biggest movie-lovers to find out what makes them tick. So if you want to hear indecipherable Kiwi accents talking about their love of movies, this is the podcast for you. Search for MY MOVIE DNA wherever you get your podcasts.

Publisher

Johnny Andrews

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Jul 2022

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

60 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   52. Dominic Beresford - My Movie DNA

   In episode 52, Johnny talks to one of his oldest friends, Yorkshire-based musician Dominic Beresford. Dom spent the ‘90s and 2000s playing the live music circuit of the North West of England during the Britpop years, but has pivoted his musical career into a massively successful wedding duo, Rock My Reception (https://www.rockmyreception.co.uk), providing live music at weddings and receptions alongside his longtime bandmate and collaborator Kieran Stokes. Rock My Reception won Best Newcomer at the UK’s Wedding Industry Awards in 2014, and they continue to soundtrack weddings throughout the UK and Europe into 2027 and beyond. Always one to keep busy, Dom also performs solo acoustic sets in pubs and clubs around North Yorkshire, teaches an over-'60s ukulele group, and performs in care homes and aged-care facilities - an area of society that often gets overlooked in terms of live music and entertainment. Dom also manages his own YouTube channel, Get Strumming (https://www.youtube.com/c/GetStrumming), which provides ukulele and guitar tutorials, alongside other content such as music-based tours of landmarks in and around the UK. Basically, if music is involved, so is Dom. Johnny and Dom's chat includes a discussion around the life-affirming films of Frank Capra, Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis; they discuss Danny Boyle and his groundbreaking work from the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony to the 28 Days Later films; they talk about Michael Apted’s 7-Up series, which returns for it’s tenth and final instalment, 70-Up; and, just like two old friends meeting in the pub for a pint, they wonder just where the last thirty years went. This conversation was recorded online in mid-September of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.locolooper.com/) game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support. You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email mymovieDNA@gmail.com. Check out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://500genrefilms.com/), available wherever you get your podcasts. This conversation was recorded face to face in early July of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.locolooper.com/) game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support. You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email mymovieDNA@gmail.com. Check out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://500genrefilms.com/), available wherever you get your podcasts.

2. 

   30 Aug 2026

   51. Levi Fifita-Lamb - My Movie DNA

   In episode 51, Johnny talks to Auckland-based film student and future filmmaker Levi Fifita-Lamb. Levi has just kicked off a brilliant web video series where he rates and reviews Auckland’s cinema landscape. You can find the first instalment here (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZwyNlRvdrZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsi=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). Johnny and Levi's chat includes a discussion around pivoting from Pixar and the MCU into Taika Waititi and PTA, they talk about Gal Gadot’s stellar acting career, and they get into such safe subjects as O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, and Woody Allen. This conversation was recorded face to face in early July of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.locolooper.com/) game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support. You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email mymovieDNA@gmail.com. Check out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://500genrefilms.com/), available wherever you get your podcasts.

3. 

   16 Aug 2026

   50. Lee Hardman & Dave Lawton (Something Wicked) - My Movie DNA

   In episode 50, Johnny talks to Lee Hardman and Dave Lawton from the Something Wicked (https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-something-wicked-podcast/id1443949532) podcast. Lee and Dave are two friends from Manchester who started podcasting after Dave left the city and moved to North Wales. Something Wicked is one of Johnny's favourite podcasts and, as mentioned at length during this episode, it served as the inspiration for the creation of My Movie DNA. Their show has been described as ‘For purveyors of the dark, weird, fascinating and brilliant…a podcast that is both reverent and irreverent. Something wicked this way comes!’ This chat includes a discussion about the giants of American cinema: Sidney Lumet, Steven Spielberg and William Friedkin, they talk at length about one of the films often discussed on Something Wicked, William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist III, and they, incredulously, go for a dog walk in the Welsh countryside with Sharleen Spiteri from ‘90s Scottish rock band Texas. This conversation was recorded online in mid-March of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.locolooper.com/) game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support. You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email mymovieDNA@gmail.com. Check out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://500genrefilms.com/), available wherever you get your podcasts.

Who has been a guest on My Movie DNA

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mahi Maïmou
• William Chen
• Sarah Watt
• Doug Dillaman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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