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July 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 74 – Melody Thomas
Welcome to episode 74 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is me having a chat with Melody Thomas. She’s best known for her work on RNZ’s Music 101 – she’s also a freelance writer and now the proud parent of a brand new podcast called Bang! It […]Archive
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 […]Archive
May 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 64 – Patrick Gower
Welcome to episode 64 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and our brand new sponsor, Le Petite Chocolat – organic and fairtrade craft chocolate from Hastings. Delicious. Check them out…Archive
May 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
From The Archives: Midnight Motor Racing
This almost-comically overwritten attempt at hanging out with boy racers (and “chick racers”) was commissioned by a magazine about some 15 or 16 years ago…maybe a bit longer. I can’t quite remember. What I do remember is I was in a car with the man known as Blink – then a photographer, and ever since […]Archive
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 […]Archive
February 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
David Cohen: Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits David Cohen Makaro In this 300-page collection of the best of 25 years of freelance writing we get to see Wellington writer David Cohen’s Greatest Hits. And they are numerous, book reviews, profiles, interviews, media commentary and think-pieces, Cohen is blessed with a sharp wit, strong analysis and a clear-headed approach. He’ll make […]Archive
October 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman