All Episodes

(Audio) New Short Story: “Alarming”

Essay Reading: The Wrong End of The Stick (live at Say The Thing, June 2026)

Flash Fiction Reading: A New Short (Short!) Story…(Monday, June 22, 2026)

Podcast Reboot Coming — here’s a wee teaser…

Audio: The Rainbow’s Gravity (Short Story)

Podcast: IT — We All Float Down Here

Poetry Reading: Two Poems from the Introduction to ‘Say The Thing’ (April 2026)

VIDEO: Six Poems in Five Minutes

Pitch (Short Story w/ Audio Version)

Poetry Reading: Bus Stop Poems from Poetry in Motion (March 12, 2026)

Podcast: ‘The Bachman Books’ — We All Float Down Here

Poetry Reading: Havelock North Public Library (February 12, 2026)

Audio Recording - Short Story: Snag

Poetry Reading: “Happy” First Birthday to ‘The Richard Poems”

Cockleshells

Poetry Reading: “The Death of Music Journalism” Turns Five

Short Story Live Reading: Bumper Boats

Podcast: Thinner — We All Float Down Here

Short Story Read Live: Say The Thing (July)

Podcast: The Talisman — We All Float Down Here

It Was Better When Things Were Not So Bad

Poetry Reading: Open Mic - Poetry in Motion, Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Audio or Video Story: Click

New Music: New Coat

A video short story: Boil The Combs

Podcast: The Eyes of the Dragon — We All Float Down Here

New Music: Dark Winds

Audio + Typed Story: The Day Harrison Died

Poetry Reading: Open Mic - The Office, Newtown, Sunday, March 23, 2025

Poetry Reading: Open Mic - Poetry in Motion, Thursday, March 13, 2025

Video: Some Brand New Poetry Readings Direct To Camera

Final Sneak-Peek Rehearsal Clips from “DICK: Reading ‘Richard’ Live

Poetry Reading: NZ Society of Authors Open Mic (Feb 12, 2025)

Podcast: Pet Sematary — We All Float Down Here

More Sneak-Peek Rehearsal Clips from “DICK: Reading ‘Richard’ Live

Podcast: Christine — We All Float Down Here

Podcast: Cujo — We All Float Down Here

Featured Poet Spot at Fringe Bar, Thurs, 7/11/24

Podcast: Firestarter — We All Float Down Here

Podcast: Dead Zone — We All Float Down Here

Audio + Typed Short Story: Luckily, Not Good Enough

Poetry Reading: 'Richard' - 4th Time Around

Podcast: The Stand — We All Float Down Here

Audio + Typed Short Story: Not Much Of A Bookstore Job

Podcast: The Shining — We All Float Down Here

Poetry Reading: National Poetry Day (Fri, Aug 23, 2024), Undercurrent Bookstore, Wellington

Audio: Torch Song For My Father

Video Poems: Three 'Richard' Poems featuring musical references

Podcast: Salem’s Lot — We All Float Down Here

Podcast: Carrie — We All Float Down Here

Video Poem: The Billy Joel Madrigals

Poetry Reading: Richard 3rd LIVE — aka even more ‘Richard Poems’, third time lucky

Sweetman Podcast # 276: Jon Ronson

Sweetman Podcast # 275: Henry Rollins

Poetry Reading: 3 More ‘Richard Poems’ — LIVE

Poetry Reading: 3 ‘Richard Poems’ — LIVE

Sweetman Podcast # 274: Megan Dunn Returns

Sweetman Podcast # 273: Dai Henwood

Sweetman Podcast # 272: Jean Sergent

Sweetman Podcast # 271: My Talk at the 2020 Manawatu Writers Festival

Sweetman Podcast # 270: Tarns Hood

Sweetman Podcast # 269: Andrew Gladstone (Garageland)

Sweetman Podcast # 268 - Catherine Robertson

Sweetman Podcast # 267 - Sam Duckor-Jones

Sweetman Podcast # 266 - Jeff Kingsford-Brown

Sweetman Podcast # 265 - Ben Elton

Sweetman Podcast # 264 - Jo Marsh aka JoJo Bellini

Sweetman Podcast # 263 - Rikki Morris

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 262 - Ben Tolich (Mali Mali)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 261 - Father Christopher Orczy

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 260 - Kate Spencer

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 259 - Jonny Potts Says Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 258 - Caitlin Smith

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 257 - Florian Habicht

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 256 - Mark Rogers

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 255 - Matthew Pender on Prince

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 254 - Steve Braunias

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 253 - Margot Pierard

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 252 - Mike McKeon (aka Dr Blue)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 251 - Mere Boynton

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 250 - Greg Smith

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 249 - Gavin Hewitson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 248 - Nadia Freeman (Miss Leading)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 247 - Talia Marshall

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 246 - Jeremiah Ross (Module)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 245 - John Wareham

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 244 - Maggie Tweedie

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 243 - Murray Cammick

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 242 - Jules Van Costello

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 241 - John Newton

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 240 - Lucy Roche

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 239 - Andrew Armitage (Aro Video)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 238 - Alec Bathgate

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 237 - Jackson Nieuwland

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 236 - Claire Mabey (Verb)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 235 - Peter Rowley

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 234 - Tribute To Eddie Van Halen with Ben Fulton

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 233 - The Death of Music Journalism

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 232 - Darren Watson's Getting Sober For The End Of The World

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 231 - Geoff Stahl

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 230 - Anna Dean

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 229 - Rachel Doré Interviews Me About Blogging

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 228 - Ben Mulchin (Valhalla)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 227 - Charlotte Graham-McLay

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 226 - Eamonn Marra

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 225 - Ben Brown

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 224 - Rachel McAlpine

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 223 - Lance Philip

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 222 - Wayne Kramer (MC5)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 221 - Dryw McArthur

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 220 - Ruby Solly

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 219 - Colin Morris

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 218 - Paul McLaney on the return of Gramsci

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 217 - Freya Daly Sadgrove

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 216 - David Cormack

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 215 - Karen O'Leary

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 214 - Nick Lowe

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 213 - Mike White

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 212 - Sameena Zehra

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 211 - George D. Henderson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 210 - Jordan Luck

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 209 - Lucien Johnson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 208 - Charlie Wallace (Guitar Mastery Method)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 207 - Meg Williams

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 206 - Kev Fitzsimons

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 205 - Steve Gunn

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 204 - Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 203 - Dave Armstrong

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 202 - Matthew Bannister

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 201 - Mary Macpherson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 200 - David Kilgour / Hamish Kilgour

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 199 - Dominic Hoey

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 198 - Fifi Colston

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 197 - Marnie Karmelita Previews 2020 NZ Festival

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 196 - Victor Rodger

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 195 - Linda Burgess

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 194 - Fergus Barrowman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 193 - Sean Plunket

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 192 - Joan As Police Woman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 191 - Barnaby Weir

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 190 - Cassandra Tse

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 189 - Claire Cowan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 188 - Simon Leary

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 187 - Mark de Clive-Lowe

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 186 - Dean Chandler

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 185 - Paula Penfold

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 184 - Don McGlashan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 183 - Nathan Haines

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 182 - Ginette McDonald

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 181 - Marek Peszynski

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 180 - Jerome Chandrahasen

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 179 - Jan Preston

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 178 - Steve Francis (Bulletbelt)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 177 - Miles Golding

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 176 - Carl Shuker

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 175 - Sophie Hambleton

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 174 - Matt Hyde (Beastwars)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 173 - Tim Batt

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 172 - Eddie Rayner

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 171 - Sugar Magnolia Wilson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 170- Gregg Bissonette

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 169 - Jon Toogood

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 168 - Roy Dunningham

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 167 - Marnie Karmelita previews The Wellington Jazz Festival

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 166 - Rob Mayes (Failsafe Records)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 165 - Graeme Jefferies

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 164 - Heather O'Carroll

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 163 - Yadana Saw

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 162 - Paul Crowther

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 161 - Graham Reid

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 160 - Hadassah Grace

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 159 - Alejandro Escovedo

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 158 – Caroline Easther

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 157 – David Cohen

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 156 – Mike Weston

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 155 – Brendon Pongia

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 154 – Peter Wells

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 153 – Kiran Dass

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 152– Martin Philllipps

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 151 – Marc Taddei

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 150 – Delia Shanly

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 149 - Simon and Nick Bollinger at the Hawke's Bay Arts Festival

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 148 – Joan Baez

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 147 – Tom Scott (Avantdale Bowling Club)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 146 – Harry Lyon

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 145 – Freeman White

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 144 – Reb Fountain

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 143 – Chris Wilson (Gold Medal Famous)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 142 – Bronwyn Turei

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 141 – Gerry Paul

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 140 – Sandy Mill

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 139 – Claire and Andrew talk LitCrawl 2018

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 138 – Ross Jolly

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 137 – Mary McCallum

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 136 – Jesse Mulligan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 135 – Rhian Sheehan Divides The Quiet

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 134 – Dianne Swann

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 133 – Martyn Pepperell

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 132 – Peter Black

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 131 – Emily Writes (About Her Life!)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 130 – Bill Manhire

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 129 – Suzanne Vega

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 128 – Chris Familton

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 127 – Ray Ahipene-Mercer

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 126 – Helen Heath

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 125 – Russell Self

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 124 - Bill Direen

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 123 - Ali Harper

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 122 - Pip Adam

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 121 - Barry Saunders

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 120 - Sam Cutler

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 119 - Sarah Bradley

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 118 - Chris Tse

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117 - Emily Fairlight

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 116 - Mark Cubey

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 115 - Fane Flaws

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 114 - Roy Brown

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 113 - Lisa Harrow

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 112 - Darren Watson on 'Too Many Millionaires'

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 111 - Gil Eva Craig

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 110 - Jeremy Taylor of Slow Boat Records talks Record Store Day

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 109 - Elvis Perkins

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 108 - James Buttery

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 107 - Dennis O'Brien

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 106 - Andrew Fagan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 105 - Ebony Lamb (Eb & Sparrow)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104 - Megan Dunn

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 103 - Richard Langston

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 102 - Marie Le Lievre

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 101 - Ant Donaldson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 100 – The 100th Episode

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 99 - Adam Page

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 98 - Yvonne Lorkin

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 97 - Jules Desmond (Take 2)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 96 - Andrew Johnstone Interviews Me For Rip It Up Radio

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 95 - Gavin Rutherford

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 94 - Adam McGrath

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 93 - Vorn Colgan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 92 - Scott Blanks

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 91 - Shelagh Magadza (Again)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 90 - Jules Desmond (Take 1)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 89 - Kirsten McDougall

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 88 – Anika Moa

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 87 – Luke Buda

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 86 - Claire Mabey & Andrew Laking (Pirate & Queen)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 85 - Stu McKinlay (Yeastie Boys)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 84 - Midge Marsden

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 83 - Stuart McKenzie

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 82 - Wayne Bell

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 81 - Taimi Allan (CEO, Changing Minds)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 80 - Hannah Fraser & Jon McLeary (Spines)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 79 - Jonathan Crayford

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 78 - Roy Phillips

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 77 - Steve Garden

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 76 - Tamzin Beazley

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 75 - Gaylene Preston

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 74 - Melody Thomas

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 73 - Janna Lapidus Leblanc

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 72 - Holly Walker

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 71 - Norman Meehan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70 - Rodger Fox

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 69 - Jeremy Taylor

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 68 - Colin Hogg

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 67 - Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 66 - Danny Mulheron

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 65 - Shelagh Magadza

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 64 - Patrick Gower

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 63 - DJ Bill E

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 62 - Sarah Jane Barnett

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 61 - Phil Judd

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 60 - Miranda Harcourt

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 59 - Nik Jarvie-Waldrom

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 58 - Lyndee-Jane Rutherford

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 57 - Myele Manzanza

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 - Paul McLaney

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 55 - Riki Gooch

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 54 - Graeme Tuckett

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 53 - Anthonie Tonnon

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 52 - Emily Writes (Again!)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 51 - David Long

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 50 - Sharon O'Neill

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 49 - Paul Ubana Jones

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 48 - James Robinson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 47 - Debbie Harwood

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 46 - Victoria Kelly

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 45 - Dean Hewison

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 44 - Blink (Ian Jorgensen)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 43 – Xmas 2016 Wrap

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 42 - Nick Bollinger

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 41 - Nadia Reid

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 - Sean James Donnelly (SJD)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 39 - Aidee Walker

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 38 - Costa Botes

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 37 - Robert Forster

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 36 - Charlotte Yates

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 35 - Mike Nock

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 34 - Delaney Davidson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 33 - Jon McLeary

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 32 - Jan Hellriegel

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 31 - Jonny Potts

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 30 - Matt Vickers

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 29 - Sylvie Simmons

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 - Jeff Boyle (Jakob)

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 27 - Fraser Agnew

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 26 - Lisa Crawley

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 25 - Roger Shepherd

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 24 - Bonus Ep, Sweetman Podcast Turns 1...

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 - Ben Fulton

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 22 - Pip Algie

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 21 - Jesse Sheehan

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 20 - Jim Wilson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 19 - Tami Neilson

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 18 - Julia Deans

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 - Chris Cain

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 16 - Dave Dobbyn

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 15 - Leila Adu

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 14 - Emily Writes

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 13 - Into Orbit

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 12 - Reece Morrow

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 11 - Alan Stuart

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 10 - Alice Brine

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 9 - Matthew Couper

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 8 - Mel Parsons

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 7 - Hinemoana Baker

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 6 - Phil O'Brien

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 5 - Stuart Coupe

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 4 - Lisa Tomlins

Sweetman Podcast Tease: Lisa Tomlins

Sweetman Podcast Tease: Trailer 2 for Booga Beazley

Sweetman Podcast Tease: Booga Beazley

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 2 - Rhian Sheehan