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July 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 175: Sophie Hambleton

Welcome to episode 175 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. Many of you will know Sophie Hambleton from her role […]

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December 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 39 – Aidee Walker

Welcome to episode 39 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with the actor/writer/director/musician Aidee Walker. I had just seen Aidee in the amazing Wellington production of Lungs at Circa Theatre. That show’s director (Dean Hewison, a friend and future guest on the podcast – his episode is in the can) […]

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January 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 42 Dave McArtney

When I was with Janey we used to race around. She knew all these famous media people and I knew the arts and muso types. One of her good friends was the Secretary of Justice who was getting married and she asked me to play at her wedding. It was a grand affair and I […]

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April 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Blue Rose: Season One Review

The Blue Rose completed its season one run on TV3 last night. The frightening part of that sentence is season one run – this show could have been okay if it was billed/created as a one-off; a one season only show. But as last night’s half-decent/half-awful finale rushed to get to the credits in a […]