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9 June 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

9 June 2024

This week Stephen and Emma chat with:

  • singer songwriter Emily Bateman

  • Cassandra Woodhouse from the acclaimed play “Prima Facie”

  • Merrin Cavel and Paul Greenfield from Dolphin Theatre’s “Much Ado About Nothing”

  • Author Jodie Shelley about her latest novel “A Thousand Paper Cups”

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2 June 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

2 June 2024

Join us this King’s birthday weekend for our latest episode of KickArts…

This week Stephen and Emma chat with:

  • Lucy & Stella from StageAntics production of “Into the Woods JR"

  • Author Penelope Todd about her latest book “Nell”

  • Speaker, writer, fashionista Lisa O’Neill about her work and latest book “Energy”

    And Sam returns with her BOOK REVIEWS

All this and some royal inspired music

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26 May 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

26 May 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Lelani from The Pacific Dance Festival 2024

  • author Hydie Balle-Hands about “Andy and the Little Rimu Tree”

  • NZ singer songwriter Jason Parker

and we close off New Zealand music month with music from Jason Parker; Where’s Jai and Valere

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19 May 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

19 May 2024

This week Stephen talked with:

  • singer/ songwriter/ actor /model Jayden Pere about his single release

  • Steven Lyons about the upcoming Dice Show

  • Tiaana & Zoe from Stray Theatre’s production of The Guy That Didn’t Like Musicals

  • Michelle Smith and Vikki Cottingham from Titirangi Theatre’s production of It’s Never Too Late

    All this and some great kiwi music celebrating NZ Music Month

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12 May 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

12 May 2024

This week Stephen talks with:

  • Matthew Curtis (Director) & Hugo Austin-Murray (Musical Director) from Rising Stars Production of “The Trail of Oregon”

  • Author Dr Paul Moon about his book “Ans Westra: A life in photography”

  • Tuakoi Ohia about Te Pou’s upcoming season of “The Handlers”

    All this and some amazing kiwi classics from @sirdavedobbyn @crowdedhousehq @bicrunga Split Enz & Max and the Meteors to celebrate NZ Music Month

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5 May 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

5 May 2024

This week Stephen and Emma talk with:

  • Company Theatre’s “A Curious Incident of Dog in the Nighttime”

  • Stray Theatre’s “An Ideal Husband”

  • And celebrating NZ Music Month we talk with Jason Parker about his latest single “Crash”

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28 April 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

28 April 2024

This week Stephen and Emma talk with:

  • the team from Westlake Girls & Boys productions of Crazy for You & The Three Musketeers

  • Auckland band PSYCHOWOLF

  • Massive Company’s Sam Scott about their production “I Love You G”

  • James Bell from The Pumphouse about their “Backstage Workshop Series”

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21 April 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

21 April 2024

This week Stephen and cohost Taylor talk with:

  • the team from Marist College & St Peters College production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

  • the team from Night Waffies upcoming production of Laryrinth

  • the team from Dolphin Theatre’s latest production CLUE

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14 April 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

14 April 2024

This week Stephen and cohost Taylor talk with:

  • Singer songwriter Jenni Smith

  • Lucy Dawber about “Time to Dry”

  • author Karen McMillian about her latest book Turbulent Threads

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7 April 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

7 April 2024

This week Stephen and Georgia chat with:

  • Author Sheryl Beaumont about “The War Photographer”

  • Micky & Catherine Delahunty from “Activating Cow”

  • the team from HELIOS

and we call Emma and her rangatahi in Aussie ahead of their ANZAC performance this week.

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31 March 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

31 March 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Sol and Liam from Parkdale - 2023 Smokefree Rockquest winners

  • Singer/songwriter Ant Tarrant talks Life Juice and performs live!

  • Mackenzie & Christine from Shoreside Theatre’s “Benedict Cumberbatch Must Die!”

  • Emma from Kauri Theatre Company’s “Rent the musical”

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24 March 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

24 March 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Taylor & Reuben from Toi Time about “Tunes 4 tamariki” with the Auckland Philharmonia

  • Rewa Fowle from Basement Theatre’s “Realm of Tears”

  • Terry and Kazim from Tim Bray Theatre Company’s “The Great Piratical Rumbustification”

  • Hannah, Leroy & Oliver from Playhouse Theatre Incorporated’s “The Anniversary”

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17 March 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

17 March 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Tia, Poppy, Jakoby and Māui, Nee Zealand representatives at The Newcastle Combined Schools Commemorative ANZAC Service

  • Rebekkah & Adeel from Masked Productions NZ Premiere of “In Pieces”

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10 March 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

10 March 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Frankie Browne from 100 Things

  • Georgia-May Russ from The Sun and the Wind

  • Salem Mahia - 2023 Smokefree Rockquest winner

  • Cam from Cam & Sam’s Elton John vs Billy Joel


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3 March 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

3 March 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Grace, Daniel & Ross from “Romeo & Juliet” at Titirangi Theatre

  • Jane Smolira from Ctenophora Co’s production of “Only the Stars Know Where I’ve Been”

  • Hāmi & Richard from Dolphin Theatre’s “The Ocean Star”

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25 February 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

25 February 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

  • Peni & Deja from Footnote Dance Company’s touring show “IYKYK”

  • Lead Singer Shayne Te Kura from Te Whānau Puoro

  • Taylor from Neighbours Aoteaora

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18 February 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

18 February 2024

This week Stephen chats to:

  • author Christian Kelly about his novel “A Better Class of Criminal”

  • the team from Mums Sugar Club Theatre Company production of “Love Makes the Bed it Lies in”

  • Emily Hurley and Georgie Llewellyn from Lunar Collaborative’s upcoming Auckland Pride Festival event “Cowboy Dreaming”

    and we get Emma’s last update from the US of A


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11 February 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

11 February 2024

This week Stephen and guest co-host Georgia chat to:

  • Rachel Dubois, of The Dust Palace, and co-producer of Te Tangi a te Tui

  • Byte Mi

  • Ari Kerssens from 4 Feet in the Dark

    and we catch up with Emma in America & hear her Broadway reviews

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4 February 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

4 February 2024

This week Stephen chats with

  • the team at “Happy Campers”

  • the crew from “One Bedroom Available in a Super Sunny Flat

  • NZ Musician Gretel

    and Emma is back in America so we get an update from her.

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28 January 2024
Emma Bishop Emma Bishop

28 January 2024

This week Emma & Stephen chat with

  • Performer and producer Rebekkah from Luck & Schooney’s “Night of Queer”

  • Stephen Papps from Potent Productions “The Dumb Waiter”

  • Writer Amy & performer Zoe from Artsense Productions “HR the Musical”

  • Host Tom from “Noises Off - Ōtautahi Musical Theatre Podcast”

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