In our final podcast of the series, host Graeme Hill talks to Westside co-creator James Griffin who's currently storylining for the next season. They take a look back at season 2 and a look forward into the imagined "future" of the Wests and friends in 1982 which is the setting for Westside series 3.

See you next season!

This week the Westside Stories podcast gets political with John Minto, a central figure of the 1981 Springbok Tour protests and former National Chairman of the Halt All Racist Tours organisation, joining host Graeme Hill in the podcast studio.

Drugs, cars, booze, guns...all the fun stuff!

This week Graeme goes behind the scenes with Art Director Craig Wilson who reveals the secret to making fake cannabis look real, the secret to finding vintage props and more.

'Westside' producer Mark Beesley joins Graeme Hill in the podcast studio to talk about the making of the show including the casting, the soundtrack, the anarchic attitude of 1980s Auckland and the eternal appeal of the wonderful world of New Zealand's favourite westie family.

All Black legend and 1981 try-scorer Stu Wilson joins actor Will Hall (Detective Mike McCarthy) and host Graeme Hill in the Westside Stories podcast studio and they take a trip down memory lane as 'Westside' fan Stu recalls what it was like being a player on the field in the 1981 Springbok Tour.

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Graeme Hill is joined in the podcast studio with Westside's leading lady Antonia Prebble (Rita West) and DOP for both Westside and Outrageous Fortune, Marty Smith.

They discuss secrets from the set, cracking jokes during sex scenes, how to cry on cue and Marty tells everyone how to fix the settings on your TV for the best viewing experience.

Host Graeme Hill chats with 'Westside' director Michael Hurst about recreating the protests at Rugby Park in Hamilton, making fast turnaround television and strapping on phonebooks for protection during the 1981 Springbok Tour protests.

This week Graeme Hill goes behind-the-scenes with Maya Bailey and Jaindra Watson, 'Westside's Make-Up & Hair Designer and Costume Designer.

'Westside Stories' goes behind the scenes of TV3's 'Westside', the prequel to the cult hit TV show 'Outrageous Fortune'.

Featuring interviews with and anecdotes from the people who create the show, this series not only reveals the truth behind the making of this popular series but also features anecdotes from those who lived through the turbulent times of the 1981 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand.