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June 12, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

200 Newsletters on Substack!

By my count, I’ve written and sent 200 newsletters on Substack. Before I started my Substack adventure I had major runs on the board as a blogger. I did nearly a decade at Stuff.co.nz pumping out a new music-related topic every day, until they decided that blogs were dead and that they didn’t like what […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Substack: “Sounds Good!”

I’ve joined Substack. I’ve started a newsletter – it’s called “Sounds Good!” It’s a subscription-model. Straight away I am asking you to pay. I don’t feel bad about this because you do not have to pay. You can choose to not receive the newsletter. And nothing that I write here at Off The Tracks is going behind […]
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