In this episode I talk with romesh dissanayake. romesh's amazing novel when I open the shop (Te Herenga Waka University Press) was launched about a month ago. I was really grateful that romesh and I were able to have a chat. I asked romesh to bring along an object as a way into a conversation … Continue reading Ep 139: romesh dissanayake chats with Pip

In this episode I talk with Sylvan Spring about their incredible book Killer Rack In this episode we talk about a few things, so here are some links: Sylvan spoke with kitten author Olive Nuttall in what is probably the best thing you'll read this year - thank you to The SpinOff: ‘So gay, thank … Continue reading Ep 138: Sylvan Spring chats with Pip

In the most recent episodes I've been talking to people about where they are up to in their creative projects. I've asked these people to bring along an object they are 'using' for this stage of the project.  This episode was recorded at Randall Cottage while Rachel O'Neill was resident there. You can read more … Continue reading Ep 137: Rachel O’Neill chats with Pip

Last Thursday, Whiti Hereaka was kind enough to come into Wellington Access Radio and have a chat with me on the occasion of the end of the year. Whiti Hereaka (Image by Tabitha Arthur) I love talking to Whiti and I always learn heaps from her. Whiti has amazing recommendations. I thought I’d list them … Continue reading Ep 136: Whiti Hereaka chats with Pip

Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be sharing some short chats I’m having with some of my favourite people. These are recorded at Wellington Access Radio and first appear on the Friday Drive show which I host with Amy Delahunty. In this, the first of these chats, I talk to Kerry Donovan … Continue reading Ep 135: Kerry Donovan Brown chats with Pip

On 28 October 2023, City Gallery Wellington hosted an event to celebrate the opening of Angela Lane’s amazing exhibition Phosphene As part of this event Joan Fleming and Aaron Lister wrote and read responses to these works.  Joan wrote a beautiful description of their work: I read a short, strange essay about awe and the … Continue reading Ep 134: Aaron Lister and Joan Fleming read response to Angela Lane’s Phosphene

I’m incredibly grateful to Jared Davidson and Verb Festival for letting me podcast this amazing event. Jared’s book Blood & Dirt: Prison Labour & the Making of New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2023) is an outstanding work of scholarship and creativity. I am a huge fan of this book and I feel very grateful to … Continue reading Ep 133: Jared Davidson: Blood & Dirt at Verb Festival 2023

As I mentioned in my last post, I am at a really strange moment - without a project, unsure if there will be another one - and in this series, I am speaking to people at various stages of a project to talk process. I’m interested in talking to people about what activities they’re doing … Continue reading Ep 132: Whiti Hereaka talks to Pip Adam about imagined (at the moment) art work in the project she is working on.

This is a photo of me not writing in my End Greyhound Racing New Zealand T-shirt. You should totally check out this amazing compilation album which raises awareness and support to end greyhound racing - here’s a link I have been not writing for months now. It is the first time in a long time … Continue reading New series announcement

For this episode I wanted to share a story that I’ve revisited recently after a question that Jane Arthur asked me at a recent event at Good Books. Jane asked: Even before reading Audition, I’d clocked that your inspiration for it was basically ‘prison abolition’ and you’ve talked openly about this in interviews and in the … Continue reading Ep 131: Zero Hours – A short story by Pip Adam