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

This is a recording of an event that took place on a very rainy and cold Sunday afternoon at one of my favourite places, Book Hound book shop, with one of my favourite people, Annaleese Jochems It was such a wonderful afternoon with excellent people. It was really nice to meet some folk from People … Continue reading Ep 130: Annaleese Jochems and Pip Adam talk about Audition at Book Hound

In this episode I talk to Murdoch Stephens about his writing and in particular about the new Renters United edition of his novel Rat King Land Lord. Murdoch has just returned form a tour around Aotearoa launching this beautiful publication and speaking with Renters United about their plans to improve renters’ rights. We talk a lot about Murdoch’s worth to double the … Continue reading Ep 129: Beyond a Joke 16 – Murdoch Stephens talks with Pip Adam about a photo of a Kastrati oil sign.

Joy Holley’s collection of short fiction Dream Girl published by Te Herenga Waka University Pressis an amazing read. I loved talking to Joy about it. Joy chose as a starting point to talk about laughter and writing the 2022 film Bodies Bodies Bodies. This American black comedy horror film directed by Halina Reijn, in her English-language debut, with a screenplay by Sarah DeLappe from … Continue reading Ep 128: Beyond a Joke 15 – Joy Holley talks with Pip Adam about Bodies Bodies Bodies

James Nokise dressed in a purple jacket standing in front of green plants, hand extended, eyebrow raised. I’m really grateful that James took the time to talk to me a few weeks ago. James is really busy - in ways that make it very enjoyable to be a fan of his work. His podcast Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World which he … Continue reading Ep 126: Beyond a Joke 14 – James Nokise talks with Pip Adam about Verb After-Hours

Eamonn Marra - Eamonn in a bath of $5 notes wearing sunglasses. Eamonn Marra was another amazing person who agreed to perform at the Verb After Hours event which was run last year. Eamonn is a person whose work has made me consistently laugh and cry since I first encountered it a few years ago. He’s an incredibly talented write but also a keen observer and documenter. … Continue reading Ep 125: Beyond a Joke 13 – Eamonn Marra talk with Pip Adam about Verb After-Hours