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February 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 247: Talia Marshall
Welcome to Sweetman Podcast. It’s 2021. But I started this year with conversations recorded at the very end of 2020. Now we’re into fresh conversations recorded in 2021. And this is episode 247 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as […]Archive
August 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 227: Charlotte Graham-McLay
Welcome to episode 227 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 Spotify […]Archive
August 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 130 – Bill Manhire
Welcome to episode 130 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. It’s Poetry Day! So I had a chat with Bill Manhire. We had in fact planned this for last year’s Poetry Day but I dropped the ball I guess, got behind, I can’t quite remember…but I do know I’ve […]Archive
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 […]Archive
June 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 122 – Pip Adam
Welcome to episode 122 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Given her proximity to where the podcast takes place – she lives four or five houses down the road from me – it feels like it’s taken forever to get Pip Adam on the podcast. It didn’t take winning […]Archive
January 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
PressPatron on Off The Tracks: Click to Donate and Support
As of today you’ll notice PressPatron on Off The Tracks, a banner button asking you to donate (if you wish) and a button in the side bar which tells you more specifically:Archive
June 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Writers on Mondays: July-September 2016
Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 11 to September 26. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]Archive
December 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Worst Thing To Happen To Music This Year
A couple of weeks ago I left you with a list of the biggest stinkers of 2015 – and I’ve looked back through that list, they are all duds (or were duds to my ears anyway) but there isn’t an album there that stands out as the single worst thing I heard this year. I […]Archive
July 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Writers on Mondays: July-September 2014
Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters starts its popular Writers on Mondays series for 2014 tomorrow, July 14. It concludes Monday, September 29. The events take place each week at Te Papa Marae, Level 4, Te Papa from 12.15-1.15pm and feature a range of writers discussing their recent work. Tomorrow’s event will see Tim […]Archive
May 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader: Issue # 3
The crew from Phantom Billstickers have sent issue number three of the Café Reader out to the streets. You’ll find it in music stores, cafés, bars and restaurants around your town. If you can’t find it let them know I reckon they’ll find a way to get a copy to you. It’s a FREE magazine […]Archive
May 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman