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October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Diane di Prima

The poet Diane di Prima has died. She had suffered a long illness and was 86. She was a force. Feminist writer and activist, memoirist, a poet from her teen years – she was known not just for her own brilliant work but as a teacher and for her friendships with other important writers, among […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Activist, Beat Poet, Beats, Diane di Prima, Eulogy, Memoirist, Memoirs of a Beatnik, Poet, Poetry, R.I.P., R.I.P. Diane di Prima, Writer ·

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March 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 212: Sameena Zehra

Welcome to episode 212 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged #MeToo, Acast, Acting, Activist, Actor, Apple, BATS, Blues, Books, Cancel Culture, Cassandra Tse, Chat, Comedian, Comedy, Conversation, Director, England, ep.212, India, iTunes, Music, Philosophy, Play, Podcast, Postponed, Red Scare, Religion, Sameena Zehra, Simon Sweetman, Singer/Songwriter, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stand Up, Stitcher, Storyteller, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 212, Sweetman Podcast # 212: Sameena Zehra, T Leaf T, Theatre, Wellington, White Men, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Dr. Jane Goodall (May 19, Wgtn)

Jane Goodall: Rewind The Future MFC Sunday, May 19  It was such a thrill to see and hear Dr Jane Goodall speak. The 85-year-old living legend of science, a primatologist, conservationist, activist, mentor who, Sir David Attenborough aside, is truly without peer, has been in our lives as a voice of compassion and knowledge. Through multiple […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Activist, Climate, Documentary, Environment, Environmentalist, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Dr. Jane Goodall (May 19, Jane, Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall: Rewind The Future, Jesse Mulligan, Lecture, Live, Live Review, Live Show, LOOP, Maha Fier, MFC, Primate, Primatologist, Public Talk, Rewind The Future, Roots & Shoots, Science, Scientist, Speaking, Sunday, Talk, The Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand, TrinityRoots, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 163 – Yadana Saw

Welcome to episode 163 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. Here’s a chat with Yadana Saw – she is the host […]
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December 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 148: Joan Baez

Welcome to episode 148 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here’s something a little different for the podcast. A conversation with legendary singer, songwriter, protester, activist and icon Joan Baez. Now, although this is the first-time broadcasting this – it is not a brand new conversation. It was recorded […]
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March 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 421

Neil Young & The Bluenotes, This Note’s For You (1988) I like this album – although it’s by no stretch great. Worth it though for the title song (and its video) and the story around it. Worth it, too, because all of Neil Young’s albums contain SOMETHING. There’s always something good or something so mesmeric […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980s, 1988, 80s, Activist, Advertising, Bluenotes, Eighties, LP, MTV, Neil Young, Neil Young & The Bluenotes, Protest, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 421, This Note's For You, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 72 – Holly Walker

Welcome to episode 72 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with former Greens MP, book reviewer, mother, blogger, occasional podcaster and the author of The Whole Intimate Mess (a mini memoir), Holly Walker. You can keep up to […]
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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 52 – Emily Writes (Again!)

Welcome to episode 52 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with blogger/writer/author Emily Writes. In fact it’s a second chat, Emily is the first return-visitor to the podcast and if you wanted to catch up with her previous time, or revisit it yourself – it was way back at Episode […]
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