On the podcast for this birthday episode is Jaki Arthur who is the relationships officer at the Sarjeant Gallery and a former publicist for some of the world's biggest book publishers.

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Alexander Sparrow is New Zealand's most prolific character comic known for his Donald Trump impersonation and his own character Fred from Featherston.

He’s also an actor touring a solo version of Much Ado About Nothing. Alexander is also a stand-up comedian.

He is one half of Sparrow & Boyle Entertainment which is putting on two four-night seasons of solo Shakespeare shows in Whanganui.

Check out all their cool work here.

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Katie Boyle is one of New Zealand's most noted Shakespearean actors, a comic, a writer and a NZ fencing champion.

Katie is also one half of Sparrow & Boyle which is putting on two four-night seasons of solo Shakespeare shows in Whanganui.

Check out all their cool work here.

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Mark Ward is chief executive of economic development agency Whanganui and Partners... and a pianist.

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Caleb Kingi is a filmmaker and podcaster who has just launched the Ready Machete Creative Podcast which you can find here.

Check out his other work with Lamp Studios here.

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Hamish Allan is a teacher aide, a spokesperson for Positive Money New Zealand and used to own (s)nans coffee shop and occasional music venue in Marton.

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David Pate aka Dancin' Dave is a Whanganui identity with a love of music, the environment and dancing.

His words: "Hard times requires furious dancing"

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Otis Mace is a New Zealand musician who has been writing, recording and performing for 40 years.

Check out his website here.

And the great Otis Mace, Guitar Ace video from 1984 here.

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Anthonie Tonnon is a New Zealand musician.

On this episode Anthonie discusses song writing, his Rail Land tour, urbanism and the history of public transport in New Zealand.

Listen to Anthonie's music here or visit anthonietonnon.com.

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Dr Athol Steward has a strong voice in the fight against the proposed seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki which has been documented in a recently released film called Making Waves.

Athol is also an emergency doctor in Whanganui.  

He walked the coast from Raglan to Whanganui and completed an ocean swim over the proposed mine to raise money and awareness.

Watch the trailer for Making Waves here. And follow it on Facebook here.

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