My guest this week is CARL NIXON, writer of The Virgin and The Whale, Two Fish and a Scoop, Rocking Horse Road, The Raft and a whack of other plays and books and all sorts. We talk novels! Writing process! Teaching! Plays! All the things! Good times!

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This week JAV JARQUIN is back in town and we talk about the collaborations between the two of us that created the Christchurch Ghost Walk, two shows for Comedy Festival, innumerable corporate improv shows and the lamentable Mercury Men. 

There's a lot of giggling. 

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@thisjavier @iamdanbain

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Final night of Soapland Street HERE

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This week I'm visited by KIM POTTER - street performer, variety artist, musician and the man behind VINYL BURNS. We talk about why the hell people buy roaming characters for events, whether shrinking your kit shrinks your dreams and how before I knew anyone, or anything about anything, Kim taught me to juggle 4 balls. 

Kim online HERE

Twitter! @kimpotter @vinylburns @iamdanbain

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This week my guest is singer, actress and legendary diva ALI HARPER. We talk about developing cabaret work, creating helpful networks and how to ask people for help. 

Find Ali online, buy albums and book tickets at www.aliharper.com

twitter @ali_aliharper @iamdanbain

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Yeah! I'm back in Christchurch and my guest is ERIN HARRINGTON, doctor of philosophy, pop culture lecturer at the University of Canterbury and theatre critic. 

And boy do we have a go at it. Reviewing. Post earthquake arts. Failure of training. Pre-social media arts vs post. The work as substitute for identity. Lack of a robust culture of criticism and reflection. Gyno-Horror. Shiiiit. It's a big one. 

On twitter Erin is @pharmacopaeia

Dan is @iamdanbain

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Twenty Episodes in! Goddamn, time for a celebratory ramble. This week no guest I'm just telling some stories including:

- The Well (A standard four performance disaster)

- The Hobo with the Machete (A street show story)

- A monologue that will never be performed as written (an extract)

and

- Bandaging/Eeeeeee (An original piece of Music from A Paintbox of Clowns) 

Normal transmission resumes shortly.

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Hey I'm back from Australia and I got a sweet chat this week with ANGE WASLEY aka NANCY NIGHTSHADE who is the machine behind Ayla's Angels BurlesqueHey I'm back from Australia and I got a sweet chat this week with ANGE WASLEY aka NANCY NIGHTSHADE who is the machine behind Ayla's Angels Burlesque. We talk about what Aylas is, what burlesque is doing with itself and earthquake activism.  

And what a charming time it is!.

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This week on the show my guest is actor, musician and director RUTENE SPOONER. He talks about his success with devising while I mutter disapprovingly. He's a busy man and it was great to have him in.

Rutes recommends going to see Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa

he's on twitter @rutenespooner

so is Dan @iamdanbain

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This week my guest is actor and cyclist TOM TREVELLA. We talk about roaming the earth, the work, and I give Tom an extensive breakdown on the rules regarding giving way to left turning traffic. 

Tom on the internet HERE

Tom on the facebook HERE

Tom recommends reading poetry, drinking Wine, cooking and reading Lucky Peach

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This week my guest is AUDREY BALDWIN aka TAWDRY TRAINWRECK. Audrey is a visual and performance artist and runs Dr. Sketchy's in Christchurch and all sorts of other things too. I never really met her until this chat and I am very glad I did. 

Audrey is Tawdry Trainwreck on Facebook HERE and on twitter @audreytrainwrek

Dr Sketchy's Chch is HERE

First Thursdays is HERE

Audrey recommends THIS weird ass dance clip. It's worth it.

Thanks again to special drop in bonus guest Scout the Cat.

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