Boy and the Wolves of ChylgarBook 1 in the Chylgar seriesBy Simon TaylorFor more information about Simon Taylor, his books, audiobooks, radio broadcasts and school storytelling, go to www.simontaylorstoryteller.comBook SummaryAn ordinary boy wh

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Blindingly Obvious Chapter 2 - Blindingly Obvious The Audiobook Series

Dec 17th, 2023 18m 14s

This is the moving story of a woman who, throughout her life, has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do. Minnie Baragwanath was diagnosed, at the age of 15, with a congenital condition that left her legally blind. Howe

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Blindingly Obvious Chapter 1 - Blindingly Obvious The Audiobook Series

Dec 10th, 2023 25m 12s

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Blindingly Obvious By Minnie B Introduction - Blindingly Obvious The Audiobook Series

Dec 3rd, 2023 22m 8s

Tossing it with Minnie Baragwanath

Nov 30th, 2023 49m 33s

I was delighted to be the narrator for Minnie's autobiographical book Blindingly Obvious which tells of her travels and stories as a partially sighted woman and access advocate, and her quest to build a more equitable and accessible world. The

Tossing it with Theo Gibson - AI Audiobook Production

Oct 20th, 2023 42m 15s

We’re chatting about the impending doom that is the use of artificial intelligence and cloned or computer-generated voices as replacements for narrators and actors in the audiobook industry.Join me as I talk through the nitty gritty with Theo G

Tossing it with Rahul Rai

Jan 22nd, 2023 51m 40s

Our first episode for 2023 features Rahul Rai with his new book: Repurpose Me, Your Path to a Contentment Mindset.Do you take life too seriously even though you know it is so temporary? Have you found yourself postponing the things that you r

Tossing it With Karen McMillan

May 27th, 2022 39m 13s

Episode 4 has us tossing it with esteemed non-fiction and children’s fiction writer Karen McMillan. Having published in 9 countries she has a number of titles under her belt already, - almost 20, not to mention her Elastic Island series for you

Tossing it with Rosy Fenwicke

May 20th, 2022 41m 24s

Season 2’s third episode of Sound Salad has us tossing it with Rosy Fenwicke. She’s made the shift from writing part time alongside a medical career, to working full time as a mystery and women’s fiction writer (The Euphemia Sage Chronicles; Ho

Tossing it with Linn Lorkin

Apr 29th, 2022 42m

Linn Lorkin is one of our most notoriously successful musical treasures; singer, songwriter, actor and linguist, with residencies in Copenhagen, Naples and New York, she’s been accused of being ‘good at too many things,’ but most notably, fans

Tossing it with David Whittet

Mar 7th, 2022 47m 48s

First ep of the year - woohoo! I was chuffed to finally speak with David Whittet - the author of recently released Gang Girl, who also happens to be a filmmaker and a family doctor to boot. When David came to Audiobooks NZ to have Gang Girl pro

Tossing it with Peter Dowling

Dec 4th, 2021 1h 2m

“When we started, we said: We’re not going to give up. Publish it with us, and we’ll show your book to the world.” Guest number 10 for ya's! An independent publisher since 2008, Peter Dowling has been an editor for book and magazine publishers

Tossing it with Ghazaleh Golbakhsh

Sep 26th, 2021 52m 43s

This week I’m stoked to have my long-time dear and close friend Ghazaleh Golbakhsh chiming into the show remotely - gosh darn Covid levels aye.Ghaz is: a kick-arse writer, screenwriter, director/filmmaker, academic/Fulbright scholar, and she co

Tossing it with Craig Gamble

Sep 10th, 2021 48m 52s

PANZ, otherwise known as The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o TaakupuThey represent 80 trade, educational and digital publishers, and suppliers and consultants to our literary industry. The members range from local independents to

Tossing it with Kathryn Burnett

Aug 27th, 2021 51m 30s

Today we’re speaking with a woman I admire hugely, she’s a powerhouse of productivity and advocacy and action and she’s always got time for sending the elevator down to help other writers at all levels of their creative journeys. She is many ma

Tossing it with Martin Crump

Aug 13th, 2021 1h 1m

"We’ve got a lot yet to tell, and see, and watch and listen to in this country. There’s such a lot more to tell."This week I chat with Martin Crump. Martin Crump is a writer, broadcaster and MC, and (among many other things) one of Barry’s Boys

Tossing it with Pip McKay, author of The Telling Time

Jul 30th, 2021 51m 51s

Pip McKay is our next guest on Sound Salad, and one of our first authors! She self published her novel 'The Telling Time' over lockdown in 2020 and has won numerous awards since, featured at multiple events through our Writer's Festival circuit

Tossing it with Narrator Paul Barrett

Jul 16th, 2021 41m 35s

This week our first narrator interview is with an amazing New Zealand actor, musical director, and vocal mimic, the artistically and musically adroit Paul Barrett chats to us about the role of the narrator in bringing a story to life for an aud

Tossing it with Josh Nathan

Jul 2nd, 2021 20m 52s

‘We turn pages, they press buttons.’This week my guest is Josh Nathan.Josh figured out at university that audio engineering was what he was going to focus his energies on, and has been a keen listener of all manner of recordings since. Beginnin

Tossing it with Micheil Reid

Jun 18th, 2021 44m

Michiel first started working at the (then) Blind Foundation in 1976 at the age of 16, doing tape to tape transfers for the National Library as they adapted to a two-track system for print disabled people, (people who had difficulty holding boo

Sound Salad Begins with host Romy Hooper

Jun 3rd, 2021 1h 13m

Welcome to Sound Salad, the interview podcast for all things spoken and all things heard. I’m Romy, nice to have you with us. Sound Salad is the brain-child of Theo Gibson, (founder and creator of Audiobooks NZ) and myself, Romy Hooper (actor,