#86 - Suzy Cato Interview (Children's Television, Parenting, Dancing With The Stars, Kids Books etc)

Suzy Cato is New Zealand's most well known Children's Television
Presenter who came into prominence with shows like You & Me,
Suzy's World and 3pm.


SOCIAL MEDIA


WEBSITE - suzy.co.nz


Instagram - @suzy_cato


Twitter - @suzy_cato


Facebook - Suzy Cato


Tiktok - @suzy_cato


Youtube -  @TreehutTV 


 


#youandme #kidstv #suzy'sworld


TIMESTAMPS


 


00:00 - Intro


00:40 - Had To Record It’s Our Time Song Every Episode/Recording
Episodes


02:00 - Suzy Did Most Episodes In One Take/Structure Of Every
Episode Of You And Me


03:57 - Pauses During Questions


04:49 - How Suzy Got The You And Me Job


08:30 - How Suzy Prepared For Being In Front Of The Camera


10:20 - How Suzy’s World Came About


12:13 - Suzy Was Heavily Involved In Behind The Scenes For Suzy’s
World


13:10 - Suzy Learned Roles Well Doing The Job/Can Do Attitude For
Childrens Programmes


15:10 - Avoiding Being Typecast/Writing For Women Magazine


16:21 - Other Projects Suzy Did


19:07 - How Dancing With The Stars Happened/Dance Training


20:50 - Work Post Lockdown/Doing Home Film Work


23:23 - Suzy Says Yes To Things Then Learns It After/Suzy’s
Research For Dancing With The Stars


24:33 - Memorising Dance Moves/Working Within Limitations


25:59 - Suzy Isn’t Competitive/Sense Of Family In Dancing With
The Stars


28:02 - How Suzy Protects Her Children In The Age Of Technology
& Social Media


30:30 - Suzy’s World Website Often Created Problems For Parents
& Kids


31:12 - Educate And Communicate With Your Kids


32:52 - Netsafe/Protecting Kids From Explicit Content


34:54 - Cyber Bullying/Talk With Your Kids


36:33 - Be On The Same Social Media Platforms As Your
Kids/Connect Four


38:19 - Feeling Old/Kids Keep Yon On Trends


39:26 - Suzy Has To Be On Social Media For Work
Reasons/Analytics/Youtube


40:17 - Lockdown Bedtime Stories


42:05 - YouTube Analytics/Social Media Demographics


43:16 - Suzy Cato Doing Her Own Marketing


44:10 - Taking Time Out To Spend With Kids/Balancing Work &
Kids


46:11 - Aucklands Traffic/Downsides Of Working From Home


49:43 - Suzy Has Had A Home Office For A Long Time


50:49 - Suzy’s World Production & Home Sets


51:53 - Suzy’s Books & Future Projects


53:41 - Writing Songs That Leads To Books/Suzy’s Book Stories


57:28 - Suzy Has A Vault Of Ideas


1:00:00 - Where To Follow Suzy Cato