Sony Music Presents: Time to Talk with Sean Sennett

Singer/songwriter John Schumann takes us on a journey into the writing of ‘I Was Only 19’ on this special episode of Time To Talk.  John explains what motivated him to write this first person account of an Australian soldier’s experience in the Vietnam War.  He also explains where Redgum, as a band, were at, at the time of recording, as well as his troubled relationship with pop music tastemakers Countdown.  Join us as Schumann recounts writing one of the most significant and impactful songs in Australia’s social history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s special guest on Time To Talk is Rugby League immortal, Johnathan Thurston.  Chatting to Sean Sennett, JT discusses his life in and out of football.  Going way back, Thurston takes us from his early days right through to the end of his playing career.  He discusses what it takes to play State of Origin football, his cultural obligations as a First Nation’s man in 2021 and his work with the JT Academy.  And … the way he describes kicking a football is pure poetry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alice Cooper is our very special guest on Time To Talk this week.  To coincide with the release of his new album Detroit Stories, Alice talks to Sean Sennett about recording the album.  He discusses covering the Velvet Underground and the MC5 as well as the originals that make up the record.  Alice chats about teaming up with his old buddy, producer Bob Ezrin.  Along the way you’ll hear anecdotes about everyone from Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley to Eddie Van Halen and Glen Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis Lillee is widely lauded as the greatest fast bowler of his generation, if not of all time.  The cricketer joins Sean Sennett on this week’s episode of Time To Talk to discuss his career.  A wide ranging discussion, the conversation takes us from Dennis playing Club Cricket in Perth through to the halcyon days of World Series Cricket and beyond.  Dennis is also a massive music fan, so sit back as the former-paceman talks about everything from dislodging Geoff Boycott’s cap to the Rolling Stones and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Very special guest Troy Cassar-Daley joins our host Sean Sennett on this week’s edition of Time To Talk. Troy returns to the show to discuss his new album, The World Today. For the album Troy wrote songs with the likes of Don Walker, Paul Kelly, Ian Moss and Kevin Bennett. He discusses not only his writing and recording process, but also - as a First Nation’s man - his relationship to country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Murray joins Sean Sennett on this week’s episode of Time To Talk.  The acclaimed singer songwriter takes us into the studio where he recorded his latest EP, The Night.  Going way back, Pete talks about how a football injury and a chance suggestion of a guitar lesson, while he was in recovery, led him to where he is today. Fast forward to 2020 and Pete discusses his songwriting process, the music industry as it stands today and he lets us in on just who his most famous fans might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Country music star Adam Harvey is our guest on this week’s edition of Sony Music Presents Time To Talk. Chatting to Sean Sennett, Adam discusses the writing and recording of his new album, Songs From Highway One - with a few good anecdotes about his life and times thrown in for good measure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is one of Australia’s first women of song, Kate Ceberano. Ceberano talks to Sean Sennett about recording her new album Sweet Inspiration in lock down. Kate takes us back to her early days in I’m Talking and she tells us what life was like as a fledgling solo artist - before bringing us up to date with her new album which is a unique mix of covers and original material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins is our very special guest on Time To Talk this week. From his home in Los Angeles, Taylor talks to Sean Sennett about the making of the Foo Fighters’ new album, Medicine at Midnight. Along the way they talk about the Foo Fighters' current writing and recording process and Taylor’s own influences and musical heroes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Multi ARIA Award winning country artist Troy Cassar-Daley joins Sean Sennett on this week’s episode of Time To Talk to take a look in the rearview mirror at his career to date. With his back catalogue now available to stream in its entirety, Troy re-visits significant milestones and discusses life as an artist in the studio, and his life as a performer on the road. He also discusses what he is working on now. With an encyclopaedi like knowledge of roots music, Troy and Sean enjoy a helluva conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor Eric Bana is our special guest on Time To Talk this week. Currently starring in the film adaptation of the Jane Harper novel, The Dry, Eric talks to Sean Sennett about that experience, his early days as a character comedian, his process as an actor and the legendary XB Falcon he calls “The Beast”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh is our guest on Time To Talk this week. Talking to Sean Sennett, Steve discusses the release of his new photo book The Spirit of Cricket - India, as well as his philanthropy work, and a chance meeting that drew him to pursue charitable endeavours, at home, and in India. Along the way Waugh talks about memorable moments on the field and tells us about the fiercest competitors he faced while wearing the baggy green. He also discusses pivotal moments that turned him from a ‘player with potential’ and into the finest all-round cricketer of his generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest on Time To Talk is renowned singer/songwriter Amy Shark. One of the most exciting artists to have emerged out of Australia in the last five years, Amy has achieved commercial and critical success at home and around the world. Amy chats to host Sean Sennett about the long road she took to get to where she is today, why an artist can’t afford to ‘give up’ and what it’s like to have admirers like Elton John and to be co-writing new music with the likes of Ed Sheeran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brad Cox is our special guest on this week’s edition of Sony Music Presents Time To Talk. In conversation with Sean Sennett, Brad discusses the writing and recording of his second album, My Mind’s Projection. Along the way Brad chats about everything from a childhood absorbed in music and his first forays into playing live through to how he spent his time in lockdown - often with hilarious results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst is our guest this week on Time To Talk. Chatting with Sean Sennett, Rob discusses in depth Midnight Oil’s first studio work in almost twenty years, The Makarrata Project. The themed mini album is a collaboration between the band and a number of First Nation performers including Jessica Mauboy, Troy Cassar-Daley, Dan Sultan, Bunna Lawrie and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest on Time To Talk is Ruel. On the back of his current single ‘as long as you care’, Ruel chats with host Sean Sennett about his creative process, his love of collaborations, how he’s spent his time in lockdown, his influences, his ground-breaking tv network RuelVision, and the new EP, Bright Lights, Red Eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest on Time To Talk is multi-award winning author, Trent Dalton. Trent’s first novel Boy Swallows Universe has earned acclaim both in Australia and around the globe. Today Trent joins us to talk about - among other things - his latest novel All Our Shimmering Skies, his love of Pearl Jam, Quentin Tarantino’s films, why Back To The Future matters so much and a whole lot more in this revealing deep dive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Multi-ARIA award winning artist Josh Pyke is back with a stunning new album, Rome. Here he talks to Sean Sennett about recording the album, his hiatus from solo records, his forays into writing children’s books, his song writing process and his charitable work with the JP Partnership and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legendary Daryl Braithwaite talks about his new single ‘Love Songs’ and then takes us on a deep dive through his career which includes talking about everything from his school days through to the glory days of Sherbet, his leaner years, his early 90’s comeback with The Edge and Rise and the everlasting appeal of ‘The Horses’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Sony Music Presents: Time to Talk with Sean Sennett.  Be prepared to take a conversational ‘deep dive’ with host Sean Sennett on Time To Talk. The series features long form interviews with musicians, artists, authors, leaders, thinkers, actors, film makers and sports people. Sony Music’s Time To Talk takes the listener into the heart of the subject’s life and work.  Settle back, relax and listen in as some of the most interesting and influential figures in our culture share their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices