This is me reading a response I wrote as part of the City Gallery Wellington, Tuatara Open Late - My Favourite Cindy that was held on 2 February, 2017 My Favourite Cindy has been a series of quick-fire talks by a variety of people about their favourite works from Cindy Sherman a major exhibition of Sherman’s photography since 2000, … Continue reading Episode 43: Pip Adam My Favourite Cindy – Bobby and Cindi

In this episode Pip Adam talks with Danyl Mclauchlan about James Gleick's Time Travel: A History Danyl has written two novels, Unspeakable Secrets of the Aro Valley and Mysterious Mysteries of the Aro Valley both published by Victoria University Press. During this podcast we talk about Danyl's essays that appear on the The Spinoff you can read them here The … Continue reading Episode 42: Danyl Mclauchlan and Pip Adam talk about Time Travel: A History by James Gleick

In this, our last episode for 2016, Rachel O'Neill and Pip Adam talk about Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts Rachel is amazing. You can read and see her amazingness on her website here If you enjoyed listening to people talk about The Argonauts you might be interested in the Book Club being run as part of the Tuatara Open … Continue reading Episode 41: Rachel O’Neill and Pip Adam talk about The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

Starling is an online literary journal showcasing the best new poetry and prose from young New Zealand writers. As part of LitCrawl this Saturday (12 November 2016) Starling will be presenting Open Hearts: New Writing from Starling. Image: RŪAUMOKO by Miriama Grace-Smith To celebrate this we spoke with Founder/Editor and writer, Louise Wallace, and Co-Editor and … Continue reading Episode 40: Starling

In this episode I talk to Helen Lehndorf. Helen is a poet. Her book The Comforter is published by Seraph Press She she has just release her new book,  Write to the Centre with Haranui Press I got together with Helen to talk about Sketchbooks a book about the visual journals of Derek Jarman. You can read more about Helen … Continue reading Episode 39: Helen Lehndorf and Pip Adam talk about Sketchbooks by Derek Jarman

Lee Posna's collection of poetry Arboretum  will be launched on 17 October at 17 Tory Street at 6pm by FIR Press which you can read about here Lee's work has appeared previously published by Compound Press and in the journal Minarets Better off Read is available on iTunes where you can subscribe by clicking here Better off Read is … Continue reading Episode 38: Lee Posna and Pip Adam talk about Arboretum

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