Benjamin Maio Mackay's Talk 2 Me!

Benjamin Maio Mackay's Talk 2 Me! is a podcast hosted by actor and director Benjamin Maio Mackay. The show launched in May 2014. The show is produced by Preachrs Podcast OnLine & OnStage. By mid-2014 the show began receiving positive press, including articles on Books and Arts Daily and in The Australian. 
==Background==
After concluding a 4-year Doctor Who podcast Maio Mackay wanted to launch an interview show, which he described as "a midpoint between The Graham Norton Show and Parky." Maio Mackay used his past podcast and ABC Radio hosting experience to coax early guests onto the show. The successful ratings convinced more guests to agree to interviews. He regularly works with publicists and conventions to arrange interviews with their talent.ABC Books and Arts Daily, February 17 2016 
Most episodes of the show are generally recorded in Adelaide. The guest usually phones in, however on occasion Maio Mackay will travel to the guest. Occasionally people will confuse production company Preachrs Podcast OnLine & OnStage as the podcast's title. Preachrs Podcast was the name of Maio Mackay's first podcast, which was less-sucsefull, but he named his company after. The format is informative and conversational, with Maio Mackay often researching guests and their work. 
Talk 2 Me! was the first outlet to report that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would have 4 sequels and feature an appearance of a young Dumbledore. Maio Mackay has talked about his desire to transfer the podcast to a TV format.ABC Radio Evenings, August 20, 2014
==Reception==
Talk 2 Me! has received generally positive reviews, including positive writeups in The Australian and InDaily. The show purportedly reached 100 million downloads after an interview with David Yates, where Yates discussed exclusive details about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. 
==Episode list== 
*Episode 1, 20 May, 2014: Lucy Durack & Jemma Rix
*Episode 2, 9 June, 2014: Tim Ferguson
*Episode 3, 7 July, 2014: Adam Hills
*Episode 4, 26 July, 2014: Todd McKenney
*Episode 5, 9 August, 2014: Rob Mills, Gretel Scarlett & John Paul Young
*Episode 6, 23 August, 2014: Thomas Lacey & Phoebe Panaretos 
*Episode 7, 6 September, 2014: Stuart Milligan & Richard O'Callaghan
*Episode 8, 13 September, 2014: Francis Greensalde & Stephen Hunter
*Episode 9, 12 October, 2014: John Tiffany & Madeleine Jones
*Episode 10, 21 October, 2014: Andrew Hansen
*Episode 11, 1 November, 2014: Sammy J & Matt Chan
*Episode 12, 15 November, 2014: Matthew Reilly
*Episode 13, 1 December, 2014: Ed Amatrudo
*Episode 14, 24 December, 2014: Fawlty Towers The Dining Experience
*Episode 15, 16 January, 2015: Maggie Wheeler
*Episode 16, 23 January, 2015: Peter Davison
*Episode 17, 15 February, 2015: Phil Davis
*Episode 18, 28 February, 2015: Frank Woodley
*Episode 19, 11 March, 2015: Justin Hamilton
*Episode 20, 25 March, 2015: Duane Daniels
*Episode 21, 10 April, 2015: Harry Lloyd
*Episode 22, 28 April, 2015: Daran Norris
*Episode 23, 6 May, 2015: Nick Jandl
*Episode 24, 5 June, 2015: Rob Mills
*Episode 25, 25 June, 2015: Zoe Wanamaker
*Episode 26, 14 July, 2015: Hugh Fraser
*Episode 27, 31 July, 2015: Jennifer Blake & Jon Hewitt
*Episode 28, 26 August, 2015: Kevin "Dot Com" Brown
*Episode 29, 3 September, 2015: Kurt Phelan
*Episode 30, 30 September, 2015: David Alford
*Episode 31, 3 November, 2015: Andrea Demetriades
*Episode 32, 3 December, 2015: Ice Station Live Cast
*Episode 33, 1 February, 2016: Wil Traval
*Episode 34, 28 February, 2016: Mike Young
*Episode 35, 22 March, 2016: Simon Stone
*Episode 36, 29 March, 2016: Steven Williams
*Episode 37, 8 April, 2016: Cody Christian
*Episode 38, 24 April, 2016: Brent Hill, Esther Hannaford & Dean Bryant
*Episode 39, 14 May, 2016: Colin Linden
*Episode 40, 31 May, 2016: Hudson Leick
*Episode 41, 1 June, 2016: Sammy J
*Episode 42, 9 June, 2016: Kurt Phelan
*Episode 43, 21 July, 2016: David Yates
*Episode 44, 17 August, 2016: James Marshall
*Episode 45, 26 August, 2016: Mark Collie
*Episode 46, 2 September, 2016: James Millar
*Episode 47, 4 October, 2016: Jason Watkins
*Episode 48, 27 October, 2016: Brian Krause
*Episode 49, 9 November, 2016: Stephen Hall
*Episode 50, 9 November, 2016: Will Smith
*Episode 51, 20 November, 2016: Greg Grunberg, Claudia Wells, Enver Gjokaj, Natalia Tena & Ian Bohen
*Episode 52, 9 December, 2016: Anthony Rapp, Gretel Scarlett & Jack Chambers
*Episode 53, 30 December, 2016: Brandon Victor Dixon & Midge Ure
*Episode 54, 13 February, 2017: Vincent Rodriguez III
*Episode 55, 27 February, 2017: David Stratton & George Solomon
*Episode 56, 1 March, 2017: Trainspotting Live Cast
*Episode 57, 9 March, 2017: Kourtney Hansen
*Episode 58, 1 April, 2017: Arthur Darvill & Clive Standen
*Episode 59, 15 May, 2017: Jessica Harmon, Stephanie Nadolny & Vic Mignogna 
*Episode 60, 27 June, 2017: Christopher Judge, Johnny Yong Bosch 
*Episode 61, 20 July, 2017: Riley Smith
*Episode 62, 14 August, 2017: Timothy James Bowen 
*Episode 63, 25 September, 2017: Jemma Rix
*Episode 64, 2 October, 2017: Michael Grant Terry
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