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April 14, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast Now Part of Substack: “Sounds Good!”
Sweetman Podcast can now be found on my Sounds Good! Substack page. Just head there and click on the Podcast tab for every episode to date. New episodes will be there. To celebrate, I’ve dropped the annual sub rate to just $35, a massive saving from the $5 a month option. Of course it’s FREE to sign up […]Archive
March 4, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: A Year of Little Somethings….
Every week – as part of my Substack newsletter I share a weekly playlist. A Little Something For The Weekend. That’s what I call it. It’s there on my Spotify for anyone to check out of course. But it arrives in your inbox when you subscribe to the newsletter. Every Friday, a new playlist. The same rule […]Archive
March 4, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
So Long Facebook, Thanks For All The Likes
I’m quitting Facebook. I’ve quit cigarettes (haven’t had one in 17 years, at my peak I smoked two packs a day). I’ve – more recently – quit drinking (just celebrated two years with a totally clear head). And I’m changing some my worst eating habits. No more second helpings, sweet treats or desserts for this […]Archive
February 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
“Sounds Good” Turns 1: My Substack Newsletter Has Been Going For One Year
“Sounds Good!” on Substack is one. A year of writing and sending out newsletters. If you’re signed up and following you might remember that as recently as two weeks ago I shared all the Friday playlists in one go – 50 weeks of A Little Something For The Weekend playlists. I called that that anniversary […]Archive
November 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
I’m On Substack – It’s $5 A Month – I’ve Written Over 100 Newsletters, Come Join Me!
I’ve recently written – and sent – my 100th Sounds Good! newsletter. It’s over on Substack. And you can get it direct to you inbox. You can even subscribe and pay a small feel, a contribution towards the work I do. Sounds Good! started in February of this year. Almost as a dare. My friend […]Archive
September 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Ben Elton Interview
Earlier this year I spoke to Ben Elton. What a dream. I shared the audio as an episode of my podcast. But there was also a transcript and written piece (for my Sounds Good newsletter). So if you missed that at the time I offer it up here now. I feel like Ben Elton’s work […]Archive
July 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 265: Ben Elton
Hi and welcome to episode 265 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Linktree: Simon Sweetman
You can find everything I do in my Linktree – I’ll attach it to posts here from now on. It’s in all my social media and it gives the links and apps to all the social media I use – links to the e-books, my poetry volume, the talks on RNZ, this site, the podcast, my […]Archive
April 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
TRANSMISSION: Theatre
TRANSMISSION Direction: Stuart McKenzie & Miranda Harcourt BATS Theatre (April 20 – May 1) Last night I attended the world premiere of TRANSMISSION. It’s a new play by Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt. It stars Sophie Hambleton, Tom Knowles and Tim Spite – between them they give voice to works spoken by Jacinda Ardern, Grant […]Archive
March 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: Kate Bush
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I got to talk about about Kate Bush. She’s been one of my favourites since I can remember listening to music. So I played […]Archive
February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman