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September 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 185: Paula Penfold

Welcome to episode 185 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

Paula Penfold is, I think, one of New Zealand’s great investigative reporters – she’s worked as both a producer and a journalist, she’s been involved in broadcast both behind the scenes and in front of the microphone/camera (and now online) across TV, radio and is now part of the Stuff Circuit investigative broadcast unit. Read More »

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September 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 184: Don McGlashan

Welcome to episode 184 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

Don McGlashan’s songs have been there through my whole life. I’m sure it’s the same for many of you. The various line-ups and styles from cabaret-pop and post-punk to movie soundtracks and radio singles; the ones you feel like nobody else knows, the ones that everyone has heard – they all blur in brilliance. Read More »

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September 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 183: Nathan Haines

Welcome to episode 183 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

I had only met Nathan Haines one other time ahead of this conversation. We were in a bar a few years back. He was the main talent. I was the sideline guy playing some records between sets. We had a nice chat. I’d been a fan of Haines throughout his career and written – mostly favourably – about some of his albums and gigs. I’d enjoyed a lot of his music. And I enjoyed the chance to meet him and chat with him. We seemed to share some similar musical taste. Read More »

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August 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 181: Marek Peszynski 

Welcome to episode 181 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

I first met Marek Peszynski nearly 20 years ago. We worked together for The CD Store chain. Marek became the manager of a dedicated vinyl store – Chelsea Records. He was also an influential DJ and tastemaker around town. Nowadays he is the Marketing Manager for Orchestra Wellington. He still DJs. He’s also an occasional tour promoter, a father and family man and a collector of records, sneakers, pop-cultural artefacts and pop-art.  Read More »

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August 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 180: Jerome Chandrahasen

Welcome to episode 180 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

Jerome Chandrahasen is a Wellington-based comedian (well, “The Hutt”). I had never met him before but I had seen him do comedy – at least once. He’s been a fixture on the local scene for over a decade, an MC at regular open-mic nights, having been the new boy once upon a time… Read More »

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August 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 179: Jan Preston 

Welcome to episode 178 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

Jan Preston is a Kiwi-born, Australian-based pianist. She’s a singer/songwriter who has reinvented herself as a boogie-woogie devotee, shaking off the years of classical training and time spent in rock and pop bands, and as musical director of legendary Wellington theatrical troupe, Red Mole. Read More »

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August 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 178: Steve Francis (Bulletbelt)   

Welcome to episode 178 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

Steve Francis is the drummer and driving force behind Wellington metal band Bulletbelt. He’s also a devotee to the genre – obsessed with metal since a teenager he collects heavy metal music on vinyl, from Poison to Napalm Death and back and down every side-avenue possible. I went to Steve’s house to check out his drums, his impressive collection of metal vinyl and the walls and walls of toys – action figures, comic characters – he’s obsessed, in particular, with The Joker. And skateboards. Read More »

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July 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 177: Miles Golding 

Welcome to episode 177 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library.

Miles Golding is a classically trained violinist based in the UK. He was born in Australia and spent his teenage years in New Zealand. He was an original member of Split Enz – leaving the band to continue his classical studies in 1973. He’s been in England ever since and has played with the London Symphony, City of London Sinfonia and BBC Symphony Orchestra, among many others.  Read More »

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July 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 176: Carl Shuker

Welcome to episode 176 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. 

I first met Carl Shuker close to 20 years ago. He was new to Wellington and was in a writing class with one of my friends. Carl, Anna and Katy. We would meet, have a few drinks. They were all writing fiction. I was trying to get somewhere with freelance journalism (still feeling that struggle now!) Flash forward a year or so from that first meeting and Katy and I are together. Carl and Anna Smaill then get together. Flash forward a few years, Katy, Carl and Anna all release books – Katy and I get married (Carl and Anna are among the guests). Carl and Anna get married (me and Katy are there). We now have a long friendship – we have kids the same age, kids that are friends. Read More »

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July 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 175: Sophie Hambleton

Welcome to episode 175 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. 

Many of you will know Sophie Hambleton from her role as “Carol” on Westside, the popular prequel to the iconic New Zealand TV show, Outrageous Fortune. That’s how I knew Sophie. I also knew her as “Nora” in an amazing adaptation of Ibsen’s famous play, A Doll’s House. Read More »

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June 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 174: Matt Hyde (Beastwars)  

Welcome to episode 174 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. 

Matt Hyde is the lead singer of Beastwars. He was out front over the last decade as the awesome Wellington-based, world-beating metal band released three excellent albums. And then they broke up. Read More »

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June 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 173: Tim Batt

Welcome to episode 173 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 

Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. 

Tim Batt is a comedian and podcaster. We’ve corresponded a few times but this conversation was my first time meeting him. Tim was in town in May with his new comedy festival show, Space Couch and during that run of shows he found time to drop in and have a chat with me.   Read More »

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