Media careers, told through the work.
Beyond Broadcast follows media people through the messy, practical routes that shaped their work. Its conversations move quickly from early breaks and production choices to industry pressure, creative stamina, and the value of local culture.
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Beyond Broadcast is an interview-driven show about the people who have built, edited, performed, produced, commissioned, and defended screen and audio culture, with a strong pull toward New Zealand media. It is loose in the best way. The conversations move fast, but they keep returning to concrete working life: how someone got their first break, why a job changed direction, what a format demanded, and which lessons only arrived after an awkward gig or a long edit. Guests come from television, radio, music media, documentary, factual production, podcasting, and post-production. That range gives the show a useful sideways view of the industry. An episode can move from the golden years of local television to the economics of independent production, then into why audiences need to actually watch and share local work if they want it to survive. Another can linger on editing as story architecture, where cause and effect matter as much as taste. The show likes career pivots. Jane Yee's path across radio, music television, publicity, podcasting, and the New Zealand Herald sits naturally beside Celia Jaspers moving through directing, writing, producing, script supervision, editing, and personal projects. Mikey Havoc brings a scrappier account of music, television, and choosing a DIY route. Vanessa Wells brings performance, documentary, Antarctica, improv, voice work, and rescue service into the same frame. Scott Milligan and Francis Glenday ground the series in the working realities of editing, remote collaboration, factual television, drama ambitions, and large-scale productions. Irene Gardiner's episode adds advocacy, governance, local-content policy, and the cultural stakes of television. The mood is friendly and curious. It is not a polished lecture series. It is more like an informed corridor conversation that keeps finding the better question. Beyond Broadcast works because it treats media careers as accumulated choices rather than tidy success stories.
Made for: Best for listeners curious about New Zealand television, radio, film, podcasting, and post-production. It also suits aspiring media workers who want practical career texture instead of abstract advice.
What sets it apart: The show pairs quick, conversational interviewing with unusually specific memories of local production, editing, commissioning, performance, and format changes. It values the small decisions behind the finished broadcast.
After years in media and broadcasting, Jamie Larson takes you behind the scenes of the broadcast industry, uncovering the stories of the creators, producers, and performers who bring your favourite content to life.In each episode, Jamie dives into their personal journeys, exploring what inspired them to pursue careers in entertainment and broadcast media, the challenges they’ve faced, and the life lessons they’ve learned along the way.Whether you’re a fan of behind-the-scenes stories, aspiring to work in media and entertainment, or simply curious about the lives of industry insiders, this podcast offers a look at the world...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jamie Larson turns broadcasting careers into practical accounts of how television is performed, edited, commissioned, and kept alive.
Jamie Larson builds each conversation around the practical decisions that shape broadcasting. Questions about autocue confidence, improvising on camera, editing drama and factual television, and commissioning local productions keep Beyond Broadcast close to the work itself, even…
Beyond Broadcast puts you in the edit suite as New Zealand media veterans explain how the picture got made.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A clear look at New Zealand television's boom years and the case for local content.
The episode tracks Irene Gardner through New Zealand television's boom years in the 1980s and 1990s, with attention to advertising revenue, the move toward independent production, and her role running TVNZ's internal production unit.
Todd Scott's path from scripted lines to ad lib confidence is the center of a grounded profile, with one vivid Target moment giving it the most staying power.
Beyond Broadcast gives Todd Scott a sturdy, personable profile. It traces an unusual path into broadcasting and lands well on the practical side of his confidence: memorizing scripted Target lines, then learning to make room for ad lib when Cash Battle left no script.
A grounded broadcasting origin story that turns a one-hour idea into five nights a week live on MTV.
Beyond Broadcast gives Mikey Havoc space to sketch a music-and-media path that begins at Rangitoto College and moves through local shows, Australia, and the work it takes to keep a band alive.
A steady craft interview about editing as story work, with an emphasis on structure and cause and effect.
Francis Glenday frames editing as story work, not just technical assembly. He traces how he drifted into factual TV, how that path kept the bills paid, and how years on locally made productions and Kiwi-focused projects shaped the way he approaches the job.
New Orleans film talk from the working room.
Strength talk for body and identity.
Career retrospectives with Hollywood memory and context.
Fast film talk with industry context.
The show talks with Irene Gardner.
Todd Scott traces an unexpected route into broadcasting and media.
Mikey Havoc joins Beyond Broadcast for a chat that begins at Rangitoto College and traces the early pull of music and media.
["Vanessa Wells explains how her Kiwi voice ended up in Kmart, Countdown, New World, Pack 'n Save, and Auckland Airport prompts on Beyond Broadcast.", "Jamie introduces her as a multi-award-winning director, producer, and actor with 25 years in the arts, CTV Christchurch, WIFT New Zealand, and Land Search and Rescue New Zealand on her CV.", "Wells traces the path back to the University of Canterbury, where she aimed for architecture before history, geology, law 101, Ansett New Zealand, and a year as a flight attendant reshaped the plan.", "The conversation also covers Court Jesters improv, Top Dog Theatre, a 30-year wait before an Antarctica arts project, and the home-studio voiceover work that replaced costly corporate gigs."]
Francis Glenday joins Beyond Broadcast to talk about a long career in editing across TVC work, feature films, documentaries, shows, and animation.
Jamie interviews Jane Yee about her career in New Zealand media, from radio and music television to podcasting.
Interview with film editor Scott Milligan about his career working on local and international productions, focusing on remote editing and Hollywood budgets.
Celia Jaspers discusses her 30-year career in media, her move from Christchurch to Auckland, and how Jane Campion's The Piano inspired her.
Interview with Jeff McTainsh, the new voice of the All Blacks, discussing his career pivot and broadcasting journey.
Kiwi journalist Carly Flynn discusses her 20-year media career, the importance of authenticity, and finding balance in the broadcasting industry.