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January 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Judd Apatow (ed): It’s Garry Shandling’s Book

It’s Garry Shandling’s Book Judd Apatow (ed) Random House Judd Apatow is the editor here, he pulls together the various strands to make this book for and of Garry Shandling based on Shandling’s journals and papers; there are photographs and various reminiscences from comedian colleagues to fill it out. Judd’s voice is there – and […]

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November 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 194: Fergus Barrowman

Welcome to episode 194 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 […]

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June 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 119 – Sarah Bradley

Welcome to episode 119 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I caught up with Sarah Bradley. We worked together on the Good Morning TV Show. I was one of the regular music reviewers there for about seven or eight years. Sarah (along with co-host Brendon Pongia) came on board […]

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May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 116 – Mark Cubey

Welcome to episode 116 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one’s a conversation I had with Mark Cubey. His most recent job was managing Writers & Readers as part of the NZ Festival. Before that, for more than a decade, he was the producer of Saturday Mornings on […]

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May 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Control: When An Old Anton Corbijn Interview Gets Chopped And Screwed For Somebody Else’s Mixtape Of An Article

I spoke in a recent episode of the podcast about a time when I interviewed the great Anton Corbijn ahead of the release of his movie control. It was a piece that had been commissioned by The Listener. In the time between accepting the assignment and delivering to deadline the Arts Editor had quit, his […]

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February 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 48 – James Robinson

Welcome to episode 48 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Kiwi-born, American-based writer James Robinson. He had a blog on Stuff.co.nz – which he turned into a book. The blog – and then the book – looked at life in America and perceptions of America; the way we, as […]

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June 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Everett True (ed): 101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear

101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear Everett True (ed) Rejected Unknown The problem with funny ideas in an age of crowd-funding is that they can become a reality when really they’re just the beginning of a pitch, a first draft at best. Such is the case here with 101 Albums You Should Die […]