Sugar Magnolia Wilson is an amazing poet and you can read one of her poems here She is also one of the editors of Sweet Mammalian Sugar and I got together to talk about Chasing Great a recent biopic about Richie McCaw one of our most successful All Black captains. This episode includes music by Brent McIntyre. … Continue reading Episode 37: Sugar Magnolia Wilson and Pip Adam talk about Chasing Great: Richie McCaw

Nick is an amazing poet and he has a new poetry book, Back with the Human Condition coming out on October 13 this year. However, what 2016 is proving is that Nick can also tell you How to Win at 5-a-Side and that he is pretty awesome to talk to and read about music. Throwback 2007 comes out later … Continue reading Episode 36: Nick Ascroft and Pip Adam talk about Throwback 2007

In this episode awesomely talented fiction writer Emma Hislop and I got together to talk about Mary Gaitskill's novel The Mare. You can read Emma's work here in Turbine and also, recently, in Sport 44 and IKA 4 This episode includes music by CHĒĒZΠ which was licensed under Creative Commons and made available from Jamendo Music Better off … Continue reading Episode 35: Emma Hislop and Pip Adam talk about The Mare by Mary Gaitskill

Artist and Writer Faith Wilson introduces Sorority An evening of readings from some of Te Whanganui-a-Tara’s finest women of colour. Identifying as a WOC means that you are in a constant battle with tokenism and the urge to resist or to accept this whether strategically or unconsciously. Your inclusion in mainstream events is always political. … Continue reading Episode 34: Sorority

Historic Randell Cottage in Wellington, New Zealand, has been a writers’ residency for New Zealand and French writers since 2001. The Randell Cottage Writers Trust works in partnership with Creative New Zealand, the Embassy of France, the New Zealand-France Friendship Fund and Wellington City Council. The cottage has two bedrooms and a writing studio. It is located in inner-city Thorndon close … Continue reading Episode 33: Randell Cottage

In this episode I speak with Brannavan Gnanalingam about his new book A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse You can read an interview between Brannavan and Murdoch Stephens here Thanks to Vorn and Ruth Mundy who were kind enough to let us use their music in this podcast. You can hear more of Vorn here and … Continue reading Episode 32: Brannavan Gnanalingam and Pip Adam talk about A Briefcase, Two Pies, and a Penthouse

  Bill Nelson launches his new book of poetry Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday 14 April, 6pm–7.30pm, at The Guest Room, Southern Cross Garden Bar, 39 Abel Smith St, Te Aro. We got together to talk about two poems, 'The Alchemy of Snow' from Kerrin P Sharpe's collection There's a Medical Name for This and Bill's poem 'Russell' from Memorandum of Understanding You can read … Continue reading Episode 31: Bill Nelson and Pip Adam talk about The Anatomy of Snow by Kerrin P Sharpe

In this episode Aaron Lister, Curator, City Gallery Wellington, and I talk about the work of Fiona Pardington. A Beautiful Hesitation is the largest exhibition of photographer Fiona Pardington’s work to date. With over a hundred photographs spanning thirty years of practice, the show provides a unique opportunity to trace relationships across Pardington’s work that … Continue reading Episode 30: Aaron Lister and Pip Adam talk about Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation

In this episode I speak with Simon Sweet man about Leonard Cohen's Stranger Music a collection of poems and songs. You can read Simon's writing on his blog Off the Tracks In this episode we talk about Simon's book On Song: Stories Behind New Zealand's Pop Classics which has also been made into a series on Radio … Continue reading Episode 29: Simon Sweetman and Pip Adam talk about Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen

This episode celebrates the Porirua People's Library (PPL) a project that took place as part of the Transitional Economic Zone of Aotearoa (TEZA) / Porirua November 2015 As part of the PPL I worked with people in Porirua Mall to create a fictional issue of the newspaper called The Made-Up Times, which you can read … Continue reading Episode 28: Porirua People’s Library at TEZA