I have a podcast called A Kiwi Songwriter, which you can listen to at luigicappel.libsyn.com

So what has this to do with literacy nerds? Well I am a songwriter and have also written a book, loads of magazine articles etc and when I started on this podcast series I did what comes naturaly and scripted it. The problem was that I am not a DJ or a broadcaster and felt that it sounded scripted. So my challenge now is to make it sound unscripted, otherwise I migt as well just stick with my ordinary blogs that people can read. The suggestion I was given was to just use notes and talk to them. I've done that in my latest podcast and would welcome your feedback. I think it's pretty good and it will improve as I get used to ad libbing more.

Also I have recently written and published on my page at Music Forte a new song called Mr Bush Why Can't We Be Friends about New Zealand's relationship with the US. But we are friends you will be thinking, why would you write something like that? Well we sort of are friends, at least people to people we are, but because we democratically voted to have no nuclear powered or armed ships (of any nationality) in our parts, we were suspended from the ANZUS Treaty as well as from most military training exercises and denied a free trade agreement. So I wrote this song to protest about it and it has shot to Number One on the Music Forte Top 20 Country songs. I would be very grateful if you have a listen and tell your friends about the song and the situation so we can go back to being totally friends:)