This week Emma and Stephen chat with:

• Dylan Underwood “Elfie” from Tim Bray Theatre Company “The Santa Claus Show”

• Singer/ Songwriter Marianne Leigh

• Director Kerryn Walsh from Titirangi Theatre's “Winding Up”

• Jamey Holloway from the Karangahape Road Business Association about "First Thursdays"

• Artistic Director Shona McCullagh from the Auckland Arts Festival

  Plus we have book reviews from Sam and kiwi music from Theajsound, Greta O'Leary, and Anna van Riel Music

This week Emma and Stephen chat with:

• Louise & Josh from Smoky Mirrors Arts Company about “A Night in the Big Smoke”

• Hamish, Kath & Erin from “Little Jack - a new musical produced by Auckland Music Theatre

• Hanah & Simon from The Actors Programme about “Nora A Doll’s House”

• Ken & Takunda from the NZ Poetry Slam

• Writer / Produver Brie Keatley from Inconceivable Productions “The Princess & the Knight”
  
  plus we drop new kiwi music from: Graham Candy; James Hunter & the Gatherers; Miranda Easten; Miriam Clancy; and Hans Pucket

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Layla & Clementine from Plumb Theatre’s “Snowflake”

• kiwi band Swallow the Rat

• writer and financial guru Nichole Lewis about her book “Property Quadrant”

• we have book reviews from Sam

• Director Merrin Cavel talks all things “Three Women” and Dolphin Theatre

• Ambika & Yoong tell us all about Covert Theatre’s “Improv Masala”

• Charlotte Nightingale - Producer shared everything we need to know about

Find out all about the Junior TheatreFestival and the people involved including:

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Opera Princess Jazz

• Rennie Pearson Musician

• Author John Harris about his new novel “The Physician’s Gun”

• Grace Wyatt and Michelle Peat talk about their music therapy book “Finding Grandpas Songs”

• Tony, Maryanne, Bridget and Abby from Harlequin Musical Theatres “Mamma Mia”

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• writer Lauren Roche and her debut novel "Mila and the Bone Man"

• Yolanda and Donna from BodyFX

• Singer / songwriter @evekelly.music and her debut single

• Anders Falstie-Jensen @afalstie and his one man show "Back to Square One"

• Kynan Wright and Sue Glam from @aucklandwritersanthology with their book "Tales of the Domain"

• Yvonne Milroy from "Write On for the Arts" @writeonarts

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Miss Leading about her upcoming show “Another Universe” Basement Theatre

• Murmur Tooth and Lars Moston

• Kiwi band Floor Five about their latest single “Sweet Talker”

• Actor Barnaby Olsen about “A Travellers Guide to Turkish Dogs”

• Director/FilmMaker Max van der Weisthaven about “Don’t Leave Now”

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Jaeden Lawrie from Tim Bray Theatre Company’s production “The Whale Rider”

• Avante-garde multi-disciplinary performance artist Alexa Wilson

• Poet Tim Upperton about his book “A Riderless Horse”

• Dragon and Gianni-Mia from Seed Theatre Company’s “The Mooncake & The Kūmara”

• Kiwi band Armchair Insomniacs

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Charlie from A Fool’s Company about “The Wedding”

• Tia Ormsby about her upcoming trip with Kiwi AllStars to Australia

• APO’s Conductor in Residence Leonard Weiss about “Room on the Broom & Stick Man”

• Artist Frankie Meaden about Art in the City

• Producer/ Director/Performer Joshua Downs

• Singer/Songwriter Grace Allis
  
  Plus we drop Chris Bates latest single “Lose My Mind”

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• NZ Musician Matt Bannister Music

• Director Annie Whittaker from "The Comedy of Errors" Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga

• Singer/Songwriter Greta O'Leary

• Poet/Writer Catie Nettlingham about "Her Patient Flight"

• Singer/Songwriter Samantha Josephine - Musician

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Musician Rennie Pearson about his upcoming North Island Tour;

• Author Luke Elworthy about his novel "The Last Letters of Godfrey Cheatham";

• Musician Hannah Jane from Velvet Arrow;

• Melanie and Tom from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra about their missing violin.

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• author Paddy Richardson about her latest novel “By The Green of The Spring”

• Molly Mullen about their Auckland Fringe Headphonic performance walk “unearthing Frequencies-Stone Stories”

• author Jenny Haworth about her book “Vienna Behind the Facade”

• kiwi band No Smoking After 3:15

  And we have a couple of book reviews from Hayley

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• the cast of Arts for Development “Blood Brothers

• Monique Walker - Author/Illustrator “Arlo and the Orca”

• the cast of “Swallow the Fly” Stray Theatre Company

• Holli and Paul from Someday Stories Series 6 “LARP: Heroes, Villians & Fantasy

• Rebecca from Improverished’s “Radio Show”

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• author Patricia Donovan about “The Collection”

• musician / singer / songwriter Zane R Nathan about Zane Nathan Mixtape Vol. 2.

• author Andy Southall Author about “Brightest Star”

• writer / Director Ella Gilbert and Cinematography Samuel Austen about their short film “Mary Mary” from Someday Stories Series 6.

• the Arnold Family bring book reviews for five books including childrens books “Kidnapped at Mystery Island” by Carol Garden; “Just Keep Going” by Donna Blaber; “Korora and the Sushi Shop by Jane Linda Keegan and adults books “Nothing Like a Dame” by Keri Bloomfield and “Seventy Year With of Travel” by Pat Backley

and we drop new tracks from Captain Festus McBoyle and kiwiband “No Smoking After 3:15”

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Theajsound

• Composer Sally Bodkin- Allen about her new musical “18 Eden Avenue” with Repertory Invercargill

• Cole Johnston about his new single “Running in the Rain”

• Writer Kathryn Burnett about the World Premiere of “The Campervan” with Tadpole Productions

• Musician/ Songwriter Henika about her upcoming album tour.

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• author and leadership coach Brenda James;

• singer/ songwriter Reign;

• Titiana & Albert from “Skin Hunger”;

• Lyn Marie from Dizzie Pixie Designs about her Auckland Fringe showing “Missing”

• Steve Mathieson from New Zealand Band Lunavela

  All this and Josh reviews of Trick of the Light’s production of Troll.

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Jonathan & Jack from A Slightly Isolated Dog’s production of “The Trojan War”;

• Benji from Kiwi band Flaxxies;

• Joshua - Prince Charming from The Royal NZ Ballet’s season of “Cinderella”;

• dancer/choreographer Rodney Bell about “Meremere”- Touch Compass Movement Of The Human

• Steven Lyons & Greg Ward about Paper Goat’s “The Mish Mash”;

• Robyn & Molly Fausett about their book “The Kids Will Be All Right”.

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Matthew, Mikaela, Charlotte & Jacob from the Harlequin Interns Programme;

• Patii from Ka’a part of the Tuatara Collective HAU Festival

• Poet, author Sabreen Islam

  And we drop tracks from @velvet.arrow.music @floorfivefun @tamineilsonmusic @misskendallelise @geoffong

  Thanks to ENNY BENZONELLI for sponsoring the month of July.

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Sisi’uno Helu about her digital offering “New Dawn” which is part of the 2022 Pacific Dance Festival

• Millie and Wesley from Massive Company’s new work “What We Are Made Of”

• The wahine from “Hine Te Rēhia” which is part of Tuatara Collective’s HAU festival

• Author Richard Woolley about his new novel “Detachment Theory”

• Taylor from TVNZ’s Toi Time...

  And we drop music from kiwi artists including Greta, Laura Griffiths, The Flaxxies, Black Sale House and Jenny Mitchell.

  Thanks to ENNY BENZONELLI for sponsoring the month of July.

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• John & Lili from Auckland Music Theatre’s production of “Little Women”

• Artist, Designer, Sculpture Jan Ubels

• Hannah & Ralph from Trick of the Light Theatre

• Author Alistair Luke about his debut novel “One Heart, One Spade”

• Comedian Ed Amon

  All this with some great kiwi holiday road trip music

  Thanks to ENNY BENZONELLI for sponsoring the month of July.