In Conversation with John Peter Farnham, A.K.A. Michael Paynter

About this episode

Em Rusciano interviews Michael Paynter about his role in the musical tribute to John Farnham and his music career.

Become an Emsolation Extra Member - access BONUS eps & more NOW @ https://emsolation.supercast.com It’s apparently been a secret for ages, but FINALLY it’s out, Michael Paynter is playing John Peter Farnham in the musical paying tribute to our national treasure, ‘Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical’. Together they’ll discuss how long they’ve both been sitting on this news, how the audition process went, and why this means so much to both of them. Michael is also in the midst of his ‘Great Australian Songbook Tour’ performing timeless Australian classics with some very special guests plus a live EP out now too, plus he's also a HUGE nerd when it comes to C.S. Lewis and the fictional realm of Narnia, so Em will quiz him on that too. NEW MERCH ALERT! Get new Emsolation merch NOW https://emrusciano.store Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael discuss his fitness routine, his love of Elvis and Savage Garden & they duet on JPF’s ‘Age of Reason’, plus Michael will also sing Savage Garden’s ‘To the Moon & Back’. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video of both episodes back to back via the Supercast website for $2.50 a…

People in this episode

Host: Em Rusciano

Guest: Michael Paynter

Topics covered

• musical theatre
• Australian music
• celebrity interviews
• fitness
• nostalgia
• C.S. Lewis

Keywords

• John Peter Farnham
• Michael Paynter
• musical
• Australian classics
• C.S. Lewis
• Narnia
• fitness routine
• Elvis
• Savage Garden

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, Narnia, Age of Reason, To the Moon & Back

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