Playing Favourites: The Best Podcasts of 2019
Laura lists some of her favourite listens from 2019.
THE ART OF THE ANSWER SONG
The sixties were undoubtedly a great time for pop music… one of the great celebrations of teenage angst. The answer song allowed these fantasies to be extended beyond their natural three-minute life span.
10 TOP PODCASTS TO PUT IN YOUR EARS!

ALL KOOPED UP: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOUNGE LOTHARIO KOOP KOOPER
Natasha Francois chats to Cocktail Nation radio host and arbiter of all things swank, Koop Kooper.
YOU ARE NOW LISTENING TO TWIN PEAKS
Laura MacFehin speaks to Twin Peaks music and sound supervisor Dean Hurley on how he helped David Lynch re-enter the town famous for its cherry pie and secrets.
NUN BETTER– 5 UNMISSABLE ACTS TO CHECK OUT AT THE OTHERS WAY FESTIVAL!
Laura takes a look at the Others Way line-up and places her bets on the acts to catch.
BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND: LABRETTA SUEDE AND THE MOTEL 6 ‘BAIT’ EP RELEASE LAUNCH PARTY
On the eve of their first Auckland gig in over a year, the feisty frontwoman from “ass-whippin’ high-kickin’, low down rockin’-an-a-reelin’ rock’n’roll” band Labretta Suede and the Motel 6 talks to Natasha Francois about being underdogs in the scene, why their new EP contains their best material to date and why they’ll be making a commotion in the ocean.