105: Jen Ferguson and partner Glenn own craft beer, hot sauce, & vinyl emporium Hop, Burns, & Black. In 2014 they opened their first shop in Peckham, London.

Episode 104: Chris Schulz

104: Chris Schulz is a freelance journalist, music fan, & storytelling aficionado. In 2006 he was part of the team that set up Stuff Media’s Auckland bureau.

Lewis Tennant8 July 2021Chris Schulz, Journalism, Music Journalism, Podcasting, Storytelling, Documentary, Spark Arena, Stuff, Fairfax Media, NZ Herald, Substack, Boilerroom Substack, Freelancing, True Crime, Sky World, Lorde, Six60Comment

Episode 103: John Minty

103: John Minty is the festival director of Splore. He is a friend and affiliate of the Polynesian Panthers & was a member of the dawn raid-era PIG Patrol.

Lewis Tennant18 June 2021Splore, Polynesian Panthers, John Minty, Festivals, Splore Festival, Auckland NIghtlife, Auckland History, Auckland Venues, Galatos, PIG Patrol, Publishing, Journalism, Gene Jouavel, Bestival, The Cuban BrothersComment

Episode 37: Simon Sweetman

37: Simon Sweetman is a freelance music writer & critic, former blogger @ On The Tracks, webhost @ Off the Tracks, and host of the weekly Sweetman Podcast.

Lewis Tennant10 September 2017Mental Health, Havelock North, Career, VUW, Journalism, Dominion Post, Ray Mercer, Critic, The Spinoff, Steve Braunias, Parenting, Fat Freddy's Drop, Tali, Rhys Darby, Robbie WilliamsComment

Episode Thirteen: Mark Cubey

13: Mark Cubey is a media artisan who produced Kim Hill on RNZ, co-founded Loop Magazine, managed Radio Active, and started NZ's longest running hip hop show.

Lewis Tennant16 February 2017Wellington, RNZ, Loop Magazine, Radio Active, Media, Writing, Journalism, Innovation, SalientComment

Episode Ten: Verity Johnson

10: Verity Johnson is a journalist, broadcaster, speaker, part-time comic, and ex Paul Henry show co-host. She was a finalist in the Canon Media Awards.

Lewis Tennant24 January 2017Paul Henry Show, Journalism, Strip Club, Canon Media Awards, Television, Mediaworks, New Zealand, TV3, Stand-up Comedy Comment