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Meandering conversation in the Old Chronicle building, Whanganui, New Zealand. A different guest each episode.

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    • Oct 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 66 EPISODES


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    #065 Julie Sandbrook (Lex)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 59:36


    Lex is the stage name of comedian Julie Sandbrook who also runs Lex Events and Panda Painting. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.  

    #064 Kerry Ranginui

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 38:35


    Kerry Ranginui is a fashion designer and head pattern maker at Karen Walker. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.  

    #063 Nicole Grey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 76:36


    Nicole Grey is council's youth committee project support officer and blogs at The Grey Area . Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.    

    #062 Kajun Campbell Brooking

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 60:48


    Kajun Campbell Brooking is a stand-up comedian who has gone from and open mic to Raw Comedy Quest finals to an upcoming opening slot at the Opera House in just a few months. Definitely one to watch. He also competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Follow him on FB here.      

    #061 Bryce Mason

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 70:59


    Bryce Mason is a DJ and the former owner of Sandwiches in Wellington who returned home to set up Maria Lane in 2019.

    #060 Dr Kristen Hamling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 76:11


    Dr Kristen Hamling is a psychologist specialising in trauma. She has 20 years experience working with military and emergency services populations and has recently completed her pHD. She now runs her own practice, Wellbeing Aotearoa.   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #059 Michelle Sigley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 31:04


    Michelle Sigley is an artist practicing contemporary realistic painting, drawing, murals and tattoo. You can see her work at trulyspecial.co.nz or on Facebook.   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #058 Rosemary Baragwanath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 75:16


    Rosemary Baragwanath spent her career working in nursing and has spent a lifetime involved in grassroots political movements including as a leader in the protests against the 1981 Springbok Tour and and the South African apartheid.

    #057 Matt Mulholland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 56:39


    Matt Mulholland is a Wellington musician, YouTuber and comedian who has just released his debut album After You Grow. It's available available on all streaming platforms. Links here. He first made a name for himself on his YouTube channel amassing more than 200,000 subscribers and creating the viral recorder by candlelight version of My Heart Will Go On which has been viewed 31 million times. Check out his YouTube here. And his Facebook here.   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.  

    #056 Sacha Keating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 64:46


    Sacha Keating is a producer, a musician, a lecturer in music production at UCOL and runs his own company Te Āio Productions. Check out the site here. He has worked with hundreds of musicians over a varied career. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #055 Matt Edmonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 84:21


    Matt Edmonds is the former owner of Lucky Bar & Kitchen and a keen musician and surfer. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

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    #054 Jerome Kavanagh (Pūoro Jerome)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 54:00


    Jerome Kavanagh is a Taonga pūoro practitioner who has collaborated with many international artists, played all over the world and features on a Grammy award winning album Calling All Dawns. He also teaches Taonga pūoro in schools and facilitates Oro Atua sound healing. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #053 Jay Rerekura

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 66:32


    Jay Rerekura is one third of The Bromigoes, works for Nga Tai O Te Awa, does volunteer youth work with Te Ora Hou, is a member of IGYB and is the chair of the Pākaitore Historic Reserve Board - among many other things. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #052 Dr Maria Pozza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 32:12


    Lockdown pod #1. Dr Maria Pozza is New Zealand's first ever specialist space lawyer. She gained a PHD in international law and policy in outer space while at Otago University and after working at law firms now runs her own company Gravity Lawyers which works in a wide range of law including commercial, cyber security and space and aerospace law. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #051 Katie Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 39:59


    Katie Brown is an internationally renowned glass artist who runs Brown & Co Lighting and Design. Katie has more than two decades experience in the glass world having graduated with a diploma in glass design and production in 1999, before becoming part of a glass making team with Josh Simpson in Massachusetts. She returned to NZ in the early 2000s to set up Chronicle Glass. Brown & Co is Katie's next venture. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #050 Ellen Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 60:54


    Ellen Young is a musician performing under the name Castlecliff Lights and is also a town centre regeneration project manager. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #049 Elise Goodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 53:41


    Elise Goodge is producing The Merchant of Venice for this year's Shakespeare in the Park at Bason Botanic Gardens, is student life coordinator at UCOL and a Taonga pūoro player. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #048 David Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 39:47


    David Martin works for PatronBase which is an arts management software company. He has previously worked at The PumpHouse Theatre in Auckland and Revolver Studios. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #047 Josh Chandulal-Mackay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 68:33


    Josh Chandulal-Mackay is a district councillor, health board member and on the executive of Monarchy New Zealand. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #046 Sara Fredrickson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 45:51


    Sara Fredrickson owns and operates Mindzye Fashions and is a drummer in covers band Evenflow. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    Bonus ep: 2019 highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 3:43


    Thanks to all the guests who came on the show in 2019. More to come in 2020. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #045 Niki Vernon (Money Poppins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 53:55


    Niki Vernon has just started Money Poppins. Think Julie Andrews as Mary, Niki will do the same for small businesses, sole traders and the like who find themselves in a pickle - all at little to no cost. Niki also works to St John which is a great organisations that we all really need to support. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #044 Kyle Gallacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 73:25


    Assassins Muay Thai head trainer and Night of Assassins promoter Kyle Gallacher is this episode's guest. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #043 Cracked Ink

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 62:52


    Cracked Ink (Si Ormerod) is a street artist and one of the organisers of Whangnaui Walls street art festival which is back in March 2020. Check out his site here. And follow Whanganui Walls here. AND subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #042 Kupe Renata

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 79:41


    Kupe Renata is a New Zealand musician, formally of the Black Trio, and who is about to release his debut solo EP. He is in the process of moving back to his hometown of Whanganui. Follow him here. Check out his YouTube here. AND subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #041 Hamish Horsley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 61:56


    Hamish Horsley is a sculptor, painter and photographer who has worked all over the world. He has a masters degree in sculpture from the Royal College of Art. After 35 years in London he now lives back in his birth town of Whanganui. Check out his website here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #40 Bill Milbank

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 73:47


    Bill Milbank is a gallery owner, art dealer, exhibition curator and was the director of Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery for 28 years from 1978 until 2006.   Check out WHMilbank Gallery here.   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #039 Vorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 60:15


    Vorn Colgan is a Wellington musician who is joined on the episode with his band mates Thomas Ligget and Nick Brown. Check out dates for Vorn's Last Chance to See tour here. Listen to Vorn here. Watch Vorn here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #038 Dan Shand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 60:09


    Dan Shand was a candidate in the recent Whanganui District Council elections. He joins the pod to talk politics, underground art and les ux. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #037 Hamish Webster

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 43:59


    Hamish Webster is a Whanganui artist working in glass and wood sculpting. Check him out here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #036 Jaki Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 72:25


    On the podcast for this birthday episode is Jaki Arthur who is the relationships officer at the Sarjeant Gallery and a former publicist for some of the world's biggest book publishers. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #035 Alexander Sparrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 49:07


    Alexander Sparrow is New Zealand's most prolific character comic known for his Donald Trump impersonation and his own character Fred from Featherston. He’s also an actor touring a solo version of Much Ado About Nothing. Alexander is also a stand-up comedian. He is one half of Sparrow & Boyle Entertainment which is putting on two four-night seasons of solo Shakespeare shows in Whanganui. Check out all their cool work here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #034 Katie Boyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 43:29


    Katie Boyle is one of New Zealand's most noted Shakespearean actors, a comic, a writer and a NZ fencing champion. Katie is also one half of Sparrow & Boyle which is putting on two four-night seasons of solo Shakespeare shows in Whanganui. Check out all their cool work here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #033 Mark Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 60:04


    Mark Ward is chief executive of economic development agency Whanganui and Partners... and a pianist. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #032 Caleb Kingi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 35:02


    Caleb Kingi is a filmmaker and podcaster who has just launched the Ready Machete Creative Podcast which you can find here. Check out his other work with Lamp Studios here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #031 Hamish Allan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 35:12


    Hamish Allan is a teacher aide, a spokesperson for Positive Money New Zealand and used to own (s)nans coffee shop and occasional music venue in Marton. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #030 David Pate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 52:54


    David Pate aka Dancin' Dave is a Whanganui identity with a love of music, the environment and dancing. His words: "Hard times requires furious dancing" Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #029 Otis Mace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 34:45


    Otis Mace is a New Zealand musician who has been writing, recording and performing for 40 years. Check out his website here. And the great Otis Mace, Guitar Ace video from 1984 here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate it 5 stars! Also, like us on Facebook here.

    #028 Anthonie Tonnon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 66:39


    Anthonie Tonnon is a New Zealand musician. On this episode Anthonie discusses song writing, his Rail Land tour, urbanism and the history of public transport in New Zealand. Listen to Anthonie's music here or visit anthonietonnon.com. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, like us on Facebook here.  

    #027 Athol Steward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 74:12


    Dr Athol Steward has a strong voice in the fight against the proposed seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki which has been documented in a recently released film called Making Waves. Athol is also an emergency doctor in Whanganui.   He walked the coast from Raglan to Whanganui and completed an ocean swim over the proposed mine to raise money and awareness. Watch the trailer for Making Waves here. And follow it on Facebook here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Or wherever you listen to podcasts. And follow So, anyway on Facebook here.

    #026 Sarah Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 31:06


    Sarah Williams is an artist and the proprietor and curator of Space Studio & Gallery in Whanganui. Check out its website here. And Facebook page here. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you get podcasts. And follow us on Facebook here.

    #025 Mike Marsh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 37:46


    Mike Marsh is a Whanganui pop artist who paints bold, colourful portraits and characters among and a range of other entertaining pieces.   You can see some of his work in Space Studio and Gallery’s new online Stock Room here.   Or see more of it by following him on Instagram here. Subscribe to So, anyway... on Apple Podcasts here or search for it where you listen to podcasts.  Follows our Facebook page here.

    #024 Gioia Damosso

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 64:04


    Gioia Damosso publishes a blog called Coco Mama, runs a wine club in Whanganui and works for the Rangitikei District Council tasked with making the Rangitikei the place to be. Check out Coco Mama here. Subscribe to So, anyway... a podcast here. Or wherever you get podcasts. And follow us on Facebook here.

    #023 Pat & Lety Beers (The Schizophonics)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 23:02


    Pat & Lety Beers are from San Diego rock 'n' roll band The Schizophonics. Check out their 2017 album Land of the Living here. Follow their Facebook page here. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes here. Please rate it! And like our Facebook page here.

    #022 Jack Marsden-Mayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 54:33


    Jack Marsden-Mayer is a sculptor who uses driftwood to make incredible animal sculptures from his Whanganui studio. He has made hundreds of driftwood animals since moving to New Zealand from Manchester. Check out his work here. And here’s the link to the Karen Ellett mural fundraiser. Please subscribe to So, anyway… a podcast on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you get podcasts. And tell people about it! We have Facebook page here.

    #021 Emily Kara

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 65:53


    Emily Kara is the founder of the Eko Collective fashion library & pop-up exchange. She also trains in Muay Thai and is an occasional event promoter among her many other projects. Check out Eko Collective here. And follow it on Facebook here. Emily is also bringing Baily Wiley to Whanganui in July. This episode was also fulled by Ketonic Lean Vodka. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here. And follow our Facebook page here.

    #020 Ray O'Leary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 47:34


    Ray O'Leary is a New Zealand stand-up comic, writer for 7 Days and other shows and a Billy T Award finalist. Ray grew up in Whanganui but now lives in Auckland. Check out these videos here and here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Or wherever you get podcasts. Like our Facebook page here.  

    #019 Al B. Damned

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 46:07


    Al. B. Damned is a musician, the host of the You're Gonna Die In Bed podcast and new resident of Whanganui. You can listen to his podcast here or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.  Listen to Al B. Damned tunes here. Subscribe to So, anyway on Apple Podcasts here. And please subscribe to my Facebook page here.

    #018 Derek Pearson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 82:00


    Author and founder of the After AI, Derek Pearson, is home in Whanganui and pops in to discuss how humans will thrive in the age of artificial intelligence. Derek is a writer, film maker, musician and tutor. Visit the After AI project here. Watch a short about it here. And donate here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Or wherever you get podcasts. Like us on Facebook here.  

    #017 Jonathan Carson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 61:55


    Jonathan Carson is a journalist, content marketer and co-host of the The Wild Podcast. Subscribe to that on Apple Podcast here. And subscribe to this podcast here. And follow the Facebook page here.

    #016 Milly Chandulal-Mackay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 48:58


    Milly Chandulal-Mackay talks ballet dancing, psychology and living with OCD. You can read her blog here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Or wherever you get podcasts. Like the podcast on Facebook here.    

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