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July 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 126 – Helen Heath

Welcome to episode 126 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Wellington poet Helen Heath. She’s released two volumes of poetry, her first, Graft, was nominated for a science writing award and won Best First Book; her brand new collection, Are Friends Electric is a […]

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February 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Better off Read Podcast: Episode 29 – Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen

One of my favourite podcasts to check in on is Better off Read. Hosted by Pip Adam (a great writer) it features authors in conversation around a favourite, formative book. I was honoured to be invited onto the podcast and the latest episode features me in conversation with Pip around the Leonard Cohen book of […]

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August 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Pip Adam

Pip Adam is a writer who lives in Aro Valley. Her first novel, I’m Working On A Building, was published by Victoria University Press in 2013. Her first collection of short stories, Everything We Hoped For was also published by Victoria University Press in 2010. Her work has also appeared in Sport, Glottis, Turbine, Landfall, Lumière Reader, JAAM, […]

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June 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

SweetMan PodCast: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

I’ve mulled it over far too long – and yet, as I’m about to start this, about to (finally) start a podcast it’s all very much up in the air (still). But I have to get it started. Or else it won’t…well, start. It hasn’t happened so far – because I haven’t made it happen. […]