Sound Salad Podcast

06/12/2023

Tossing it with
🥬🎧🎙📚📻🔊 😊

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 book was destined to be the countries ‘most accessible published book’ to date - which I believe it is, given that it's available as a printed text, an audiobook, it's the first full non-fiction book to be translated into NZ sign language, it is currently being released episodically as a podcast series and will be coming to a Braille and e-braille format as well. Next step is te reo Māori, other global languages and beyond! As always, thanks to Audiobooks NZ and our recording partners at

Check out her work at www.minnieb.co.nz and listen to the interview below and in bio:
https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/season-3-ep-3-tossing-it-with-minnie-baragwanath-new-audiobook-podcast-series

23/10/2023

Got another episode of the for yas!

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 Gibson, founder and head of Audiobooks NZ who has a breadth of experience and opinion on the subject of AI and what it means for the audio publishing industry. We share some horror stories and what we can expect as we move ahead with the knowledge that AI is here to stay, we just have to learn to live with it and safely protect ourselves from being exploited as it continues to learn from the infinite melting pot of content and information available on it’s feeding ground; the internet. We’re hopeful the lay person - or indeed any human who enjoys listening to long form content, podcasts, audiobooks and stories can become advocates for continued use of human voices, instead of letting us be taken over by robots. Many thanks to our studio partners

I'm working on a sub-committee with Equity New Zealand to see how we can best regulate against the misuse of AI and our bodily IP. If you've got any concerns or issues to raise, please get in touch and we can air them collectively. ✌🏻✊🏻

Link : https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/season-3-ep-2-tossing-it-with-theo-gibson-ai-audiobook-production?fbclid=IwAR39gVT4NVFbDlXvLidnQT6AD-9SnOXn5RLLlhkif4HUW-WRr8KukqqwbEo

23/01/2023

Our first episode for 2023 - and season 3!! 🥳 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 really want to do? Do you ever wish you could enjoy your work a little more or wonder where to find purpose, happiness, or just contentment? After a near-death health experience and living through the horror of the Christchurch earthquakes, Rahul Rai started to look at the bigger purpose of all we do. As always, thanks so much to Audiobooks NZ for making Sound Salad Podcast possible!

08/08/2022

Somewhat of a delayed upload, but better late than never!

Season 2's 3rd episode of 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 woman's fiction writer. (The Euphemia Sage Chronicles; Hot Flush, Switched Up and Empty Nest, among other solo titles) and is the esteemed author of 'In Practise: The Lives of NZ Women Doctors in the 21st Century.'

Her recent cryptocurrency thriller 'Cold Wallet' is stocked on the shelves of your local bookstores and on Amazon, with the audiobook available through Audiobooks NZ

🥳 🎧 📚🎙💎

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/season-2-ep-3-tossing-it-with-rosy-fenwicke

13/06/2022

Episode 4 has us tossing it with esteemed non-fiction and children’s fiction writer Karen Mcmillan - author 😊🥳🎙🎧📚

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 younger readers, comprised of 6 titles all set to be released as audiobooks with the first coming out this month, narrated by beloved children’s entertainer Suzy Cato 😀 ❤️ 😊
SWOON!

You can access the audiobook and the episode by following an old skool link. 😋

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/season-2-ep-4-tossing-it-with-karen-mcmillan

03/05/2022

Sound Salad season 2 is live! 😁
Such a pleaure gas bagging with the incomparable Linn Lorkin who recently completed narrating her memoir ‘The Redhead Gets the Gig’ with
🥳💃🎙🎶 🎹 🎧 📚

Linn is such a local gem, and her novel is a musical jaunt through some of the high and low lights that make up the colourful life of a working musician, complete with her own original compositions and a narrative performance that shows off her innate charisma. Linn has certainly lived a life or three, and her stories take us all over the world.

Check out the book at www.audiobooksnz.co.nz

And the interview at
https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/season-2-ep-2-tossing-it-with-linn-lorkin

09/03/2022

First ep of the year is up! On the day that I'm allowed out of isolation too.. thank all the good things for that..

And thanks for your time David Whittet and the usual support of Audiobooks NZ 😁😁😁

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/season-2-ep1-tossing-it-with-david-whittet?fbclid=IwAR3pH4-pNwHQv7jdSyq8gaMpINpzu1qDUk5rsxW5xnNMTwjwAEBCKmei8DU

Romy Hooper, Audiobook Narrator, Actor, Writer and Podcast Host

07/12/2021

Love a pandemic to set you back a few weeks..
But we're back! And finally getting a gas bag with this wonderful gent, Peter Dowling of Oratia Books. Oratia won the BOP Bologna prize for Best Children's Publisher of the Year 2021 Oceania at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy, for the 'creative nature of the editorial choices they made in the previous year.' Woohoo!! 🥳🥳🥳

Having published and worked in the literary scene for many years, in many different countries, Peter returned to humble old west Auckland to forge the little publishing house that could. He attends book fairs globally and pushes his authors work out to the masses, with a firm belief in putting NZ voices and books up front and centre. He is fluent in too many languages to list, and has some exciting new titles and children's literature coming out in 2022 including new installments of Dawn McMillan's 'Bum' series.. 🍑🍑🍑watch this space.. 😉😏

They've got loads of goodies for Christmas too, so head along to the website to have a geez!
www.oratia.co.nz

Thanks as always to the folks at Crescendo studios, and Audiobooks NZ 🎙🎧📖📖📖

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/episode-10-tossing-it-with-peter-dowling

Romy Hooper, Audiobook Narrator, Actor, Writer and Podcast Host

29/09/2021

So lucky to have my dear mate on ep 9 with me! 🥰😘😎🎙🔊📚📚📚

Check out our interview with for all things relevant to becoming a published author in our fair town, for brutally honest reflections on the many industries writers and creatives have to involve themselves in, and just some time to get a geez at Ghaz, cos she's worth it.

A HUGELY valuable and welcome addition to our literary world, and casual new addition to the director's chair at Shortland Street

Glad I know you, and share a mutual love of Janet Jackson with you.

Onto the next project we go! ✊🏻🤎💯

Thanks as always to Audiobooks NZ
And for putting up with Covid related delays on this one..😁

Link here and in bio: ###x

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/episode-9-tossing-it-with-ghazaleh-golbakhsh

10/09/2021

Thanks for your time and insights into the world of PANZ, all things publishing, advocating for the betterment of our authors, writing and publishing Victoria University of Wellington for one of our most prestigious literary courses - IIML - and being an all round good bloke. I share the mic with the epic Gamble for this week's episode of Sound Salad Podcast 🎙🎧🎛📚📘🥸

Give us a geez✌🏻💚🤓

Thanks as per to Audiobooks NZ and Crescendo for this space.

28/08/2021

Already up to our 7th installment!! 😁😁 🎧🎙🔊

I was so stoked having the wonderfully prolific powerhouse beauty of Kathryn Burnett feature for this week's ep! 💪🏻🥳

Kathryn has been sending the elevator down for emerging and established for years, having begun her own career in journalism - only to swiftly move into tele and the rest is sorta history. 📺🎬

From titles like Fresh Eggs, The Tender Trap, The Cul-de-Sac and My Life is Murder, (to name a few,) we wanted to have Kathryn feature this week because her play was opening imminently...alas. Never mind though! The Campervan will still be seeing it's first season as soon as poss. 🚎🚎🚎

Have a listen to some of her top tips, rad experiences and all-round aural goodness. 💚💜❤👂🏻👂🏻👂🏻

As always, special thanks to 📚📚📚 and the team at 🎛🔉

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/episode-7-tossing-it-with-kathryn-burnett

16/08/2021

Thanks for your time Marty!
Was an awesome time having a chat with the local larrikan of the Crump family about nostalgia and storytelling, and ducklings..and bullies..etc.

As per, thanks to Crescendo and Audiobooks NZ
🎙🎧📚😁🖤🙏

https://www.spreaker.com/user/14640856/sound-salad-martin-crump-final

"We’ve got a lot yet to tell, and see, and watch and listen to in this country. There’s such a lot m

01/08/2021

Ep 5 was a fun gas bag and a half! The wonderful Pip McKay spoke about her novel The Telling Time, her writing process and the trials and tribulations of being a self published lady boss. 😎💯💜

Link below and in bio!

https://www.spreaker.com/user/14640856/sound-salad-pip-mckay-full-mix

18/07/2021

Ep 4 is alive and kicking! Thanks to Audiobooks NZ and my wonderful guest Paul Barrett. Happy hearing all! 🥰🎧📖🎙️

https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/episode-4-tossing-it-with-narrator-paul-barrett

Episode 4 - Tossing it with Narrator Paul Barrett

03/07/2021

Ep 3 is OUT! Thanks for the yarns, and for opening up a whooole new can of worms.. Now I got me more research to do.. Thanks bro. 🤯🤓



https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad/episode-3-tossing-it-with-josh-nathan

Romy Hooper, Audiobook Narrator, Actor, Writer and Podcast Host

21/06/2021

Round 2 is alive and kicking! Featuring the charming Micheil Reid; co-worker of mine at Blind Low Vision NZ, musician and audiobook-lover, Micheil's never without something good to say. 😉

Check out his story! 📻
Special thanks, as per, to gold sponsors Audiobooks NZ
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https://bit.ly/3iVf8ig

Episode 2 - Tossing it with Micheil Reid

10/06/2021

Welcome to episode 1 of Sound Salad!
After almost a year of hand brakes being pulled, golly are we glad to be live! And all with special thanks to Audiobooks NZ 🖤

I’m hoping we’ve come up with something that can have vast appeal for writers, publishers, narrators, engineers, musicians, gamers...anyone who has an appreciation of all things spoken, and all things heard.

We’ll be interviewing some awesome minds and voices on the many subjects that audio content can raise, but to start off with I thought I’d take a stroll down old whakapapa lane and start from the very beginning. From first learning how to lay down recorded sound at all, to our current reality of holding mini-libraries in our pockets.

Happy listening, share us around, get a book into ya!

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https://www.audiobooksnz.com/soundsalad

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