69: Ian Magan is a pioneer of radio & music promotion in NZ. He was one of Hauraki’s ‘Good Guys’, & has since toured artists as diverse as AC/DC & Pavarotti.

Episode 68: Dan Sage

68: Dan Sage, by his own admission, is a giant pile of poor life decisions. He is also a stand-up comedian who’s toured the North Island (of New Zealand).

Lewis Tennant25 November 2018Hamilton, Stand-up Comedy, Louis CK, Horses, Racism, Mormons, Video Game Love, NZ Comedy, Scooters, Lime ScootersComment

Episode 67: Julia Clement

67: Julia Clement is a female transgender comedian who made a number of significant changes later in life. Julia’s onstage shtick combines the trans & tech-geek experience.

Lewis Tennant14 November 2018transgender, NZ Comedy, The Classic Comedy Bar, TV Repair, Tech, Geek, Smoking, Gender, Computing, Seven DaysComment

Episode 66: Jackie van Beek

66: Jackie van Beek is a film & theatre director, writer, & actor. Her film The Breaker Upperers was one of the most critically acclaimed NZ films of 2018.

Episode 65: Hugh Sundae

65: Hugh Sundae is a broadcaster & journalist who at 14 turned up to 95bFM, later hosting brekkie. Away for a decade, he returned as station manager in 2015

Lewis Tennant26 October 2018bFM, Timothy Giles, Radio, Talkback, Bic Runga, Jacquie Brown, Nathan Rarere, Ice TV, Belinda Todd, Avondale CInema, TV3, 90s, 90s AucklandComment

Episode 64: Tim Batt

64: Tim Batt is the comedian, writer, & presenter behind NZ’s most successful podcast,‘The Worst Idea of All Time’. He once worked closely with Kevin Black.

Episode 63: Jason Hoyte

63: Jason Hoyte is an award-winning screen & voice actor, comedian, and host of Hauraki’s Daily Bhuja. He is part of the Alternative Commentary Collective.

Lewis Tennant3 September 2018Sugar & Spice, Radio Hauraki, Daily Bhuja, Leigh Hart, Shortland St, NZ Radio, NZ Comedy, Wellington High School, Mikey HavocComment

Episode 62: Jamie Bowen

62: Jamie Bowen has been a stand-up comedian, performer, & writer for nearly 20 years. He has been nominated for every comedy award in NZ, but never won one.

Lewis Tennant14 August 2018Stand-up Comedy, men, NZ Comedy, The Classic Comedy Bar, Seven Days, Netflix, Writing Comment

Episode 61: Harold Rorschach

61: Harold Rorschach is a musician & artist best known as Roland Rorschach of The Hallelujah Picassos. He spent ten years at the helm of the iconic DKD Café.

Episode 60: Roger Perry

60: Roger Perry was one of the first in NZ to champion the now ubiquitous house music sound and scene. Roger was introduced to DJing by actor Russell Crowe.

Lewis Tennant6 July 2018Auckland, NIghtclubs, Dance Culture, DJ, 1980s NZ, 1990s NZ, Calibre, Russel Crowe, Soane, Dubhead, Summer of Love, Carnival Comments

Episode 59: Andrew Spraggon

59: Andrew Spraggon is a songwriter, producer, musician, & manager who has piloted the festival-favourite musical collective Sola Rosa for nearly 20 years.

Lewis Tennant25 June 2018Sola Rosa, NZ Music, Mental Health, Cooking, Touring, Artist Management, Music Industry, Base FM, bFMComment

Episode 58: Justine Smith

58: Justine Smith is a stand-up comedian & sit-down comedy writer recognised for working on the Comedy Gala, AotearoHa, 7 Days, After Hours, & Funny Girls.

Lewis Tennant12 June 2018NZ Comedy, Stand-up Comedy, Christchurch, West Auckland, Seven Days, Disneyland, Bel Biv Devoe, Poo Poo Jogger, RacismComment

Episode 57: Tim Ward

57: Tim Ward built Wellington's Hole in the Wall before launching The Matterhorn, Good Luck, & urban legend Shopping. He currently owns San Fran Bathhouse.

Episode 56: Danny Lemon

56: Danny Lemon has been a window dresser, pro roller-skater, child actor, and men's barber. He is one of NZ’s most passionate advocates of reggae music.

Episode 55: Sam Scott

55: Sam Scott is a founding member of The Phoenix Foundation. He also works as a composer for screen, storyteller for Radio NZ, & producer for Dave Dobbyn.

Episode 54: Dave Benge

54: Dave Benge is general manager of VIce NZ, coming from a career in music management & touring. He managed Fur Patrol, Cut Off Your Hands & Aldous Harding.

Lewis Tennant6 March 2018NZ Music, Orientation, Victoria University, Vice, Christianity, Family, Shihad, Fur Patrol, WellingtonComment

Episode 53: Andrew Boak

53: Andrew Boak formed punk band No Tag in the 1980s while working on Radio B. Now in San Fran, Andrew still plays music while working in Silicon Valley.

Lewis Tennant6 February 2018No Tag, Punk, Auckland, 1980s NZ, Radio B, bFM, Silicon Valley, Apple, Drum & Bass, Imperial Dub, Harry the Bastard, NZ Music, TrumpComment

Episode 52: Lily Chalmers

52: Lily Chalmers is an organiser, innovator, & advocate who runs the Naenae Clubhouse, a space that encourages the creativity & ambition of Naenae youth.

Lewis Tennant22 January 2018Community, Youth, Radio Active, NZ Music, Prince, Music Industry, Mu, Japan, Osaka, Wellington', Planet E, RecordsComment

Episode 51: Otis Chamberlain

51: Otis Chamberlain is a painter, illustrator, & musician based in Wellington via San Francisco, Timaru, & Melbourne. His art seeks to harmonise opposites.

Episode 50: Frank Booker

50: Frank Booker is Chris Cox; DJ, producer, teacher & family man. He has quietly built a global reputation for his edits, original productions & DJ sets.

Lewis Tennant30 November 2017Gilles Peterson, Christchurch, MAINZ, Recloose, Disco, Disco Towel, Crown Ruler, Prince, Edits, ProductionComment