On the Couch with MEX
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -Music Exchange (MEX) founder Martin Myers and music writer Jason Curtis host a candid weekly chat. Each session shares lived experiences, and all promote vital conversations regarding the state of the entertainment economy, local and international, current, and future.
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On the Couch - #142 - MEX in conversation with Mike van Graan
July 12, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBMike van Graan is an award-winning playwright with 37 plays under his belt. He joined me in Studio on Thursday 11th July at 9pm on CapeTalk for the #businessofentertainment Mike van Graan award-winning playwright & Cultural Activist. Mike is one of the best in the business with stunning points to offer to any discussion ,and yes we will discuss the current status quo ,with the new GNU in power in SA. His most recent work – MY FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS – won the performer, Kim Blanche Adon...
On the Couch - #142 - In coversation with Mike van Graan
July 12, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBMike van Graan is an award-winning playwright with 37 plays under his belt. He joined me in Studio on Thursday 11th July at 9pm on CapeTalk for the #businessofentertainment Mike van Graan award-winning playwright & Cultural Activist. Mike is one of the best in the business with stunning points to offer to any discussion ,and yes we will discuss the current status quo ,with the new GNU in power in SA. His most recent work – MY FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS – won the performer, Kim Blanche Adon...
On the Couch - #141 - MEX in conversation with Greer Leo-Smith - Part 2
July 05, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBThrilled to welcome back Greer Leo-Smith last night on CapeTalk for the business of entertainment - talking Wimbledon , injuries , fortitude, climbing up the tennis rankings, winning, becoming a pilot, a Springbok Fly Fisher - be prepared to be inspired. #BusinessOfEntertainment Show producer: Barry Maré
On the Couch - #140 - MEX in conversation with Greer Leo-Smith
June 28, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBI was thrilled to welcome Greer Leo-Smith to the studio at CapeTalk on Thursday, 27 June 2024, for the #BusinessOfEntertainment to talk about winning and discussing Wimbledon which starts on Monday. Greer is one of South Africa’s most successful tennis players (Wimbledon and US Open mixed doubles champion and a career-high singles ranked 7th in the world). These days you’re likely to find Greer Leo-Smith ( neé Stevens) living in Hoedspruit, supporting and driving sustainability. Enjoy the...
On the Couch - #139 - MEX in conversation with Patrick Dudgeon - Part 2
June 21, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBMy guest on Thurs 20th June at 9pm on Cape Talk was Patrick Alexander Dudgeon over 20 years in events industry. Pat came back this week to talk what is a corporate event all about , the Does and Don't. Patrick Dudgeon has worked for nigh on 20 years in the events industry, and quite unusually, for one company. Patrick's growth with Ultra events has seen him move from setting up sound for nightclubs in Green Point, to traveling around the country with roadshows and fan parks, to settling i...
On the Couch - #138 - MEX in conversation with Patrick Dudgeon
June 14, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBPatrick Dudgeon has worked for nigh on 20 years in the events industry, and quite unusually, for one company. Patrick's growth with Ultra events has seen him move from setting up sound for nightclubs in Green Point, to traveling around the country with roadshows and fan parks, to settling into large-scale corporate events and concerts with international performers. Patrick focuses on all things audio, but is well versed in lighting, video, staging and general event production. A specia...
On the Couch - #137 - MEX in conversation with Kwame Kwaten
June 07, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBOn the Cape Talk show the Business of Entertainment I had as my special guest Kwame Kwaten Vice-Chair of the UK’s Music Managers Forum. Kwame has in his 30+ year career in the music industry, been a musician, manager, producer, consultant and A&R. And now has founded artist service company Ferocious Talent where he runs everything from top to bottom, his A&R skills are unparalleled. His own writing and production credits include work for Jay Z, Shola Ama, Mick Jagger, Tom Jones and Seal t...
On the Couch - #136 - MEX in conversation with Blue Lab Beats
May 31, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBEnjoy this exclusive interview on Cape Talk, from Thursday 30 May at 9pm with Grammy-winning duo, Blue Lab Beats. Context: "Few acts encapsulate the breadth of what’s been happening in London’s jazz and neo-soul worlds as well as Blue Lab Beats” - Loud & Quiet “Fresh innovation...the duo’s broadest statement yet” - CLASH “Their sound is a shining example of the youth-driven, boundary-breaking creativity that characterises the blossoming scene which is dominating the capital” - DUMMY G...
On the Couch - #135 - MEX in conversation with Guy Macleod - Part 2
May 24, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBGuy was back on Thurs at 9pm on CapeTalk Talking about: Shortage of training for filmmakers in the business aspects of film. How are they financed? How do you justify the cost and what is the plan to repay the money. Lack of institutional financing and the negative thinking around film and television projects The importance of having the legal issues pertaining to a project resolved from the outset – this extends to chain of title, production and distribution agreements. #businessof...
On the Couch - #134 - MEX in conversation with Guy Macleod
May 17, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBWith a background in corporate law at one of South Africa’s big five law firms, Guy joined the firm in 2002 and seeing an opportunity of an under serviced sector began practicing in the broader field of media and entertainment. The firm has since grown into a formidable boutique entertainment firm that is often described as “punching above its weight” given its client base in the film and television sector both locally and internationally. With more than 20 years’ experience in the legal...
On the Couch - #133 - MEX in conversation with Peter Lacey - Part 2
May 10, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBPeter Lacey is a successful entrepreneur who comes from a background in the entertainment software industry, having successfully built S.A's largest independent entertainment software company, Vision Software, before selling it to Electronic Arts (EA) and running the African division for four years. Peter has always taken pride in the fact that South Africa has tremendous talent, both in software development and musical ability, and that all we ever needed was a channel to the international...
On the Couch - #132- MEX in conversation with Peter Lacey
May 03, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBPeter Lacey is a successful entrepreneur who comes from a background in the entertainment software industry, having successfully built S.A's largest independent entertainment software company, Vision Software, before selling it to Electronic Arts (EA) and running the African division for four years. Peter has always taken pride in the fact that South Africa has tremendous talent, both in software development and musical ability, and that all we ever needed was a channel to the international...
On the Couch - #131 - MEX in conversation with Greg Cutler
May 01, 2024 18:33 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBGreg has kindly given me this, in the room, story of that famous recording - Yes, Greg did ALL the work ;-) The story begins sometime in late 1978 early 1979. Patric Van Blerk, who was on a sabbatical from the music industry at the time, had shown a great interest in the newly formed trio of Joy. He was at the time planning his re-entry into the music business after the demise of the Satbel record company and troubles at the newly formed Jo’burg records. He had re-established his conne...
On the Couch - #130 - MEX in conversation with JP Willson - Part 2
April 26, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBPart two, where I chatted with multi talented production man and lighting designer, Jp Willson about events, shows and weddings, and much much more on CapeTalk, just past 9pm each Thursday, on the #BusinessOfEntertainment. Please enjoy.
On the Couch - #129 - MEX in conversation with JP Willson
April 19, 2024 06:49 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBWe spoke to multi talented , production man , lighting designer Jp Willson about events , shows and weddings and much much more on CapeTalk just past 9pm on the #BusinessOfEntertainment. Please enjoy.
On the Couch - #128 - MEX in conversation with Iain Banner - Part 2
April 12, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBFor over 35 years, Iain Banner has co-founded and directed various successful businesses and charitable ventures throughout the world, across the sports, entertainment, luxury goods and hospitality industries. As co-founder and chairman of E-Movement, Iain and his partners successfully staged Formula E Cape Town in February 2023. Prior to that, they also staged ‘Africa’s Green Economy Summit’, connecting capital with the Green Economy; launched Formula Student Africa and staged the ELECTR...
On the Couch - #127 - MEX in conversation with OMD's Andy McCluskey
April 09, 2024 13:59 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBHaving just released their latest studio album, Bauhaus Staircase, MEX, and by extension, me, Jason Curtis, was gifted a rare opportunity to speak to both Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) on the eve of the most extensive world tour in 45 years. The best part is the synth pioneers will be heading to South Africa in April 2024, the third time we get to welcome them back, eager to hear new music and a wall of evergreen classics, too. While we wait, ...
On the Couch - #126 - MEX in conversation with Iain Banner
April 05, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBFor over 35 years, Iain Banner has co-founded and directed various successful businesses and charitable ventures throughout the world, across the sports, entertainment, luxury goods and hospitality industries. As co-founder and chairman of E-Movement, Iain and his partners successfully staged Formula E Cape Town in February 2023. Prior to that, they also staged ‘Africa’s Green Economy Summit’, connecting capital with the Green Economy; launched Formula Student Africa and staged the ELECTR...
On the Couch - #125 - MEX in conversation with Arthur Goldstuck - Part 2
March 29, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBArthur Goldstuck is a popular South African icon as a journalist, media analyst and speaker. Arthur heads the World Wide Worx research organisation in which he leads ground-breaking market research to how change affects business and society and presents his findings and insights to audiences both locally and internationally. World Wide Worx is a producer of the most widely accepted statistics for Internet use in South Africa and has piloted research across the African continent since 2001...
On the Couch - #124 - MEX in conversation with Arthur Goldstuck
March 22, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBArthur Goldstuck is a popular South African icon as a journalist, media analyst and speaker. Arthur heads the World Wide Worx research organisation in which he leads ground-breaking market research to how change affects business and society and presents his findings and insights to audiences both locally and internationally. World Wide Worx is a producer of the most widely accepted statistics for Internet use in South Africa and has piloted research across the African continent since 2001...
On the Couch - #123 - Understand Publishing with John Fishlock
March 20, 2024 07:54 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBHaving started from rung #1 of the ladder of the entertainment industry, a courier biker for a music company in London, John slowly climbed upwards, from trainee engineer at Air Edel to engineer, then trainee Producer at Air Studios London to Producer. Shifting focus out of the studio and into the world of Music Publishing, he began his publishing life at Chrysalis Music, moving to MCA Music, to his own company CFM and then back to the corporate world of PolyGram Music. Within the PolyGra...
On the Couch - #122 - MEX in conversation with Brendan "Spike" Ballantine - Part 2
March 15, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBWe talked Podcasts and more with Brendan “Spike” Ballantine on Thurs 14 March at 9pm on the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk. Since 2015, Spike has focused on podcasting; his company, dbo Media, has provided production services to South Africa’s podcasting pioneer CliffCentral, and overseen the creation of podcast series for BMW South Africa, Investec, WITS and DHL Europe, amongst others.
On the Couch - #121 - MEX in conversation with Brendan "Spike" Ballantine
March 08, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBWe taked Podcasts and more with Brendan on Thurs 7 March at 9pm on the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk. Brendan “Spike” Ballantine is a media industry professional, with over 20 years experience encompassing audio production for both radio and television, as well copywriting and content ideation. Since 2015, Spike has focussed on podcasting; his company, dbo Media, has provided production services to South Africa’s podcasting pioneer CliffCentral, and overseen the creation of podcast...
On the Couch - #120 - MEX in conversation with Kevin Leo-Smith - Part 2
March 01, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBThe Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9 pm, landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. Kevin Leo-Smith has extensive experience in developing and growing conservation-based tourism projects. He is the co-founder and partner of Safari Investments Advisory and a non-executive director of Immedia, a South African cloud-computing platform In the late 1980s, he conceived of the idea behind Phinda Game Reserve, achieving the then biggest priv...
On the Couch - #119 - MEX in conversation with Kevin Leo-Smith
February 23, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBWe spoke to Kevin Leo-Smith on Thurs, 22 February 2024 at 9pm on Cape Talk's, The Business of Entertainment. Now in its 10th month, the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9 pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. Kevin Leo-Smith has extensive experience in developing and growing conservation-based tourism projects. He is the co-founder and partner of Safari Investments Advisory and a non-executive director of immedia, a Sout...
On the Couch - #118 - MEX in conversation with Laura Vincenti
February 16, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBMeet my most recent guest on The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, delivered each Thursday at 9pm. Laura Vincenti is a highly accomplished and dynamic figure in the art world, currently serving as the Director of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, a position she has held since 2017. With a degree in architecture, she has successfully blended Italian design styles with African materials, showcasing her creativity and a keen eye for detail, meticulous attention to detail, problem-solvin...
On the Couch - #117 - MEX in conversation with the late, great Tony Cedras
February 12, 2024 17:24 - 17 minutes - 33.2 MBThis interview, made up of three parts, was recorded at the home of Sipho Mabuse, back in 2019. Please give it a listen and celebrate this giant of music's contribution to our collective entertainment economy. RIP, Tony.
On the Couch - #116 - MEX in conversation with Natasha Petersen - Part 2
February 02, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBA love of all things creative and a passion for music and sport and live events. Over 20 years experience planning and directing activities for large scale projects and campaigns at home in South Africa and cities around the globe. Events are about bringing people together and creating powerful experiences . Amazing things happen when people meet; they learn, inspire one another, come up with new ideas and sometimes theyeven change the world. I feel privileged to work on projects, both h...
On the Couch - #115 - MEX in conversation with Natasha Petersen
January 26, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBA love of all things creative and a passion for music and sport and live events. Over 20 years experience planning and directing activities for large scale projects and campaigns at home in South Africa and cities around the globe. Events are about bringing people together and creating powerful experiences . Amazing things happen when people meet; they learn, inspire one another, come up with new ideas and sometimes they even change the world. I feel privileged to work on projects, both ...
On the Couch - #114 - MEX in conversation with Karen Schofield-Nel - Part 2
January 19, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBDo enjoy episode 2 with Karen Schofield-Nel, the UCT Choir Conductor and Artistic Director who was on the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk. As Music Director, Artistic Director, Music Lecturer, Choral Clinician, Adjudicator, Scholar, Karen Schofield-Nel’s work spans over a wide variety of ages, abilities, genres. Karen holds a double Degree in both Music and Education (Thayer Conservatory, AUC - USA), M.Mus in Choral Conducting (Stellenbosch University), which has been transferred...
On the Couch - #115 - MEX in conversation with Wayne McKay
January 15, 2024 07:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBMeet Wayne McKay - Mc /comedian and funny man from Cape Town. We sat down and chewed the fat on what's funny, and what's a joke, enjoy.
On the Couch - #113 - MEX in conversation with Karen Schofield-Nel
January 12, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBMeet Karen Schofield-Nel, UCT Choir Conductor and Artistic Director. As Music Director, Artistic Director, Music Lecturer, Choral Clinician, Adjudicator, Scholar, Karen Schofield - Nel’s work spans over a wide variety of ages, abilities, genres. Her experience as an active Provincial Adjudicator, Choral Clinician, and Choral Pedagogue is vast. She conducts professional choirs as well as works extensively with Adult and Children’s Community Choirs, of whom many are impoverished and disadv...
On the Couch - #112 - MEX in conversation with Billy Monama - Part 2
January 05, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBBilly Monama is a guitarist, author, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. He’s also the founder and the Managing Director of The Grazroots Project. This is the second part of the interview conducted in December 2023. In 1997, Monama began his journey with the guitar, inspired by the music of his childhood, which combined traditional ethnic sounds, African gospel and jazz. In 2016, Billy and Andy Innes released their album Brothers, a collection of original pieces written and arra...
On the Couch - #111 - MEX in conversation with Billy Monama
December 29, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBBilly Monama is a guitarist, author, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. He’s also the founder and the Managing Director of The Grazroots Project. I chatted to him of the festive season of 2023. In 1997, Monama began his journey with the guitar, inspired by the music of his childhood, which combined traditional ethnic sounds, African gospel and jazz. In 2016, Billy and Andy Innes released their album Brothers, a collection of original pieces written and arranged for the acoustic...
On the Couch - #110 - MEX in conversation with Ryan Vrede - Part 2
December 22, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBWe spoke to Ryan Vrede this week on the Business of Entertainment on Thurs 21 Dec at 9pm on Cape Talk. Engaging brilliant and thought provoking do listen please Ryan Vrede is a journalist that cut his teeth in sport, which continues to form a big part of his professional portfolio. He joined Habari Media as an intern in 2006, and, under the mentorship of some of the country’s preeminent sports writers, built a career covering rugby and cricket. Vrede spent 17 years following the Spring...
On the Couch - #109 - MEX in conversation with Marc Marot
December 20, 2023 14:15 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBTo date, acts Marc discovered or managed have notched up 38 Top 10 singles, including 18 #1 singles in the UK charts. He has been responsible for over a million album sales in one form or another, including his ten years of direct international responsibility for U2's marketing and sales. Marc Marot began his professional career in 1982 as the 'Professional Manager' of UK Independent music publisher, Eaton Music ltd, working with film composers George Fenton, Carl Davis and Henry Mancini ...
On the Couch - #108 - MEX in conversation with Ryan Vrede
December 15, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBRyan Vrede is a journalist who cut his teeth in sport, which continues to form a big part of his professional portfolio. He joined Habari Media as an intern in 2006, and, under the mentorship of some of the country's preeminent sports writers, built a career covering rugby and cricket. Vrede spent 17 years following the Springboks and Protea's cricket team, nationally and internationally, before shifting focus to launch a clutch of magazine and digital products. He later left Habari Med...
On the Couch - #107 - MEX in conversation with Rachel Adams - Part 2
December 08, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBThe Brilliance of Dr Rachel Adams - this is part two of a stellar talk about AI, please enjoy. Tune in to Cape Talk, every Thursday at 9pm, for the #BusinessofEntertainment Dr Rachel Adams is a Senior Research Specialist: Science in Society Impact Centre at the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. Dr Adams has degrees in Jurisprudence (PhD, University of Cape Town), International Human Rights Law (MPhil, University of Cape Town) and English Literature and Philosophy (BA, Royal ...
On the Couch - #106 - MEX in conversation with Rachel Adams
December 01, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBDr Rachel Adams is an experienced leader in directing large regional and global projects relating to AI policy. She is currently the Principal Investigator of the Global Index on Responsible AI and the AI4D African Observatory on Responsible AI. Before taking up her post at Research ICT Africa, Rachel was a Chief Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, and previously the Senior Researcher for Civil and Political Rights at the South African Human Rights...
On the Couch - #105 - MEX in conversation with Jason Curtis
November 27, 2023 07:40 - 29 minutes - 52.8 MBCaptured on The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk every Thursday evening, this was one of the earlier interviews from the show. Jason and I, chew the fat and unpack his side of the business as a music journalist and marketer. Having spent the last 30-odd years heavily invested the the entertainment economy, Jason remains active in helping push the needle in an economy rich in talent, but light on business smarts.
On the Couch - #104 - MEX in conversation with Jeremy Loops
November 24, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBJeremy Loops, is a South African singer, songwriter, and record producer. We discuss: Jeremy Thomas Hewitt – How did 'Loops' arrive? He graduated in Finance and Property Development – Why do music instead? The business of Music – Do artists really know what’s going on and how it impacts them? This and so much more in this frank discussion. Please enjoy.
On the Couch - #103 - MEX in conversation with Wouter Kellerman
November 17, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis was really good on the #businessofentertainment on Thursday night, 9pm, on CapeTalk ( 16th Nov ) with Wouter Kellerman. We talked about music, life, inspiration and being a double Grammy Award winner 🎹🇿🇦 🙌🏼🙌🏼
On the Couch - #99 - MEX in conversation with Nick Dall - Part 1
November 15, 2023 19:12 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBThe Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. We speak to Nick Dall who has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. He’s written about everything from coelenterates to circus acts, but it’s the barely believable tales of our past that get him most excited. He lives in Cape Town with his wife and kids. My fascination with author Nick Dall is because of the Miriam [Makeba] ...
On the Couch - #102 - MEX in conversation with Nick Dall - Part 2
November 10, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBThe Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. This is part two of our interview. We speak to Nick Dall who has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. He’s written about everything from coelenterates to circus acts, but it’s the barely believable tales of our past that get him most excited. He lives in Cape Town with his wife and kids. My fascination with author Nick Dall ...
On the Couch - #101 - MEX in conversation with Trevor Jones - Part 2
November 09, 2023 08:04 - 35 minutes - 52.7 MBDr Trevor Jones, one of the Top 5 film composers in the world. Having recently received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cape Town, Jones will deliver invaluable insights into his rich catalogue of award-winning compositions in this second part of the interview on Cape Talk. He has worked on numerous well-known and acclaimed films, including Notting Hill, Excalibur, Runaway Train, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans, and In the Name of t...
On the Couch - #100 - MEX in conversation with Trevor Jones - Part 1
November 08, 2023 15:56 - 40 minutes - 47.2 MBMartin Myers talks to the world-renowned SA-born composer Trevor Jones on Cape Talk's The Business of Entertainment. Having spent most of his career in the United Kingdom, Jones has worked on numerous well-known and acclaimed films including, Notting Hill, Runaway Train, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans and In the Name of the Father. Trevor has collaborated with filmmakers including John Boorman and Michael Mann. He has been nominated for two ...
On the Couch - #99 - MEX in conversation with Nick Dall
November 03, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBThe Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. We speak to Nick Dall who has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. He’s written about everything from coelenterates to circus acts, but it’s the barely believable tales of our past that get him most excited. He lives in Cape Town with his wife and kids. My fascination with author Nick Dall is because of the Miriam [Makeba] ...
On the Couch - #98 - MEX confronts the troll
October 27, 2023 17:34 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBWhat happens when you celebrate all that's good about ZA? Push back, resistance, negativity and small-minded stupidity - This is a life lesson in claiming the higher moral ground, for the greater good. https://martinmyersct.com/2023/10/27/playlist-for-rugby-world-cup-final-2023/
On the Couch - #97 - MEX in conversation with Robert Plummer - Part 2
October 27, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBPart 2 of a stunning talk We invited Robert Plummer Senior Managing Editor | Penguin Non-Fiction to talk about book publishing on the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk on Thursday 26th October 2023. His work involves overseeing the process of turning manuscripts into published books. He has been working in publishing for over 25 years. He publishes a range of non-fiction: politics, current affairs, history, biography, sport, business and personal finance.
On the Couch - #96 - MEX in conversation with Jason Grishkoff
October 23, 2023 09:43 - 29 minutes - 46 MBBorn in South Africa, Jason completed his secondary education in the USA and landed a job at Google. He quit the company in 2013 to take his music blog Indie Shuffle full-time. After a few ups and downs, his journey led him to start SubmitHub, a website that connects musicians with curators and influencers. Today it is the market leader in its niche, creating tens of thousands of connections on a daily basis.