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June 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 216: David Cormack

Welcome to episode 216 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 […]
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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 193: Sean Plunket

Welcome to episode 193 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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October 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 137 – Mary McCallum

Welcome to episode 137 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Mary McCallum. She’s just published her first book of poems, the excellent XYZ of Happiness. But Mary was playing the long-game, she’s a known, established poet – having studied under Bill Manhire when his […]
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October 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 136 – Jesse Mulligan

Welcome to episode 136 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. For this episode I talked with Jesse Mulligan. He’s a radio and TV host, a restaurant critic, food writer, comedian…a husband, a father… He is across so much. And yet he found some time to sit down with me […]
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February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 103 – Richard Langston

Welcome to episode 103 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I sat down for a chat with Richard Langston. We’ve met and talked a few times over the years but this was the first time I’d attempted to get his full story – journalist, poet, broadcaster, music enthusiast, television […]
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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…
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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 […]
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