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July 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jon Ronson: The Last Days of August
Jon Ronson The Last Days of August Audible Originals Of the many forms Ronson has arguably mastered (columns and book-length essays, TV and radio documentaries) it seems his great strength, now, is in the narrative investigative podcast. Working with Audible to serve them up as seven-episode podcasts that double as, essentially, an audiobook (they can be devoured in a […]Archive
May 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jaron Lanier: Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier Henry Holt and Co. Jaron Lanier was there for the building of the internet, an early chat-room visitor (and developer), a guy with major tech credentials. He’s become an internet philosopher, a fierce critic of Silicon Valley; he’s like any writer with a troubled history and […]Archive
April 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
That Time Robbie Williams Shared A Lovely Picture to Only Summon Hate
I attended a Robbie Williams concert. That alone should have just been the bizarre thing – as a music fan with a hunger to write I’ve stooped fairly low previously. I once interviewed Shaznay of The All Saints. I attended a Wing “concert” in a tiny function room in a budget hotel. They served tea and coffee […]Archive
December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Let Me Entertain You
I got an email from Robbie Williams once. It was to apologise for the time he shared a picture of me and my kid to his 2.59m followers on Twitter.Archive
August 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 131 – Emily Writes (About Her Life!)
Welcome to episode 131 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. And it’s welcome back to the podcast the first third-time guest, Emily Writes. She was first on in the very early days of the pod, back at episode # 14. And her first repeat-turn was for episode # 52, […]Archive
May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 116 – Mark Cubey
Welcome to episode 116 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one’s a conversation I had with Mark Cubey. His most recent job was managing Writers & Readers as part of the NZ Festival. Before that, for more than a decade, he was the producer of Saturday Mornings on […]Archive
May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
No More Comments on Off The Tracks
I’m ending comments on Off The Tracks. I am, as usual, behind the times. Loads of sites have long ago ended comments – noticing of course that social media channels are the place for discussion. And while that’s true for Off The Tracks too – the real reason I’m (finally) doing away with comments here […]Archive
November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
How Do You Find Music? How Does Music Find You? How Has That Changed?
Do you ever stop to consider the changes that have been made to the way you find music? Is your approach still the same? Surely it’s changed, you’ve changed formats, the formats have changed – in terms of delivery approach, in terms of regularity, in terms of how and when you receive them – as […]Archive
October 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Melissa Broder: So Sad Today
So Sad Today: Personal Essays Melissa Broder Grand Central Publishing Anyone writing personal essays probably worries about the tumble over into indulgence. Here the book isn’t subtitled “Personal Essays” to merely spell it out – at least I assume that’s not the case, rather because the title So Sad Today started as an anonymous Twitter […]Archive
September 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 31 – Jonny Potts
Welcome to episode 31 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a conversation with Jonny Potts – a Wellington-based comedian. You can follow him on Twitter where he tweets jokes and asides and pop-cultural commentary/comedy as/at Faster Camels – @fastercamels.Archive
March 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman