CW: This podcast contains discussion of Gender-Based violence. Rijula Das’ award-winning novel Small Deaths is an amazing book. Set in Shonagachhi and orbiting the violent murder of a sex worker it is one of the most compelling and felt reading experiences I have had this year. It is astounding. I was so grateful that Rijula took time to talk to me. Rijula was … Continue reading Ep 118: Beyond a Joke 9 – Rijula Das, author of Small Deaths, talks to Pip Adam about a New Yorker cartoon
Ep 117: Beyond a Joke 8 – Dominic Hoey tells Pip Adam a funny story and they talk about Poor People With Money
As this arrives in your email Dominic Hoey’s new novel Poor People With Money will have just been launched at Soap in Auckland. A couple of weeks ago, Dominic and I got together over Zoom. Dominic told me a funny story. This story was a great prompt to talk about story structure, self-deprecating humour and even the economics of writing fiction. I’m really interested in money and art and it was great to talk to Dominic about how these work … Continue reading Ep 117: Beyond a Joke 8 – Dominic Hoey tells Pip Adam a funny story and they talk about Poor People With Money
Ep 116: Beyond a Joke 7 – Sarah Jane Barnett talks with Pip Adam about Michael Schur’s The Good Place
Sarah Jane Barnett As you will know, in this series I’m asking guests to identify ‘something that has made them laugh’. Sarah offered the TV series The Good Place created by Michael Schur. This is a show that has given both of us a lot of joy over the years and is a really great ‘way in’ to talking about Sarah’s new book Note on Womanhood which you … Continue reading Ep 116: Beyond a Joke 7 – Sarah Jane Barnett talks with Pip Adam about Michael Schur’s The Good Place
Ep 115: Beyond a Joke 6 – Brannavan Gnanalingam talks with Pip Adam about Kira Muratova’s film The Asthenic Syndrome
Brannavan Gnanalingam (Image by Lucy Li). As you will know, in this series I’m asking guests to identify ‘something that has made them laugh’. Brannavan offered Kira Muratova's film The Asthenic Syndrome which, maybe, is not an immediately obvious choice. Well, it wasn’t to me. It is, of course the perfect starting point for a conversation about Bran’s compelling, disturbing, funny(?), romantic new novel Slow Down, You’re … Continue reading Ep 115: Beyond a Joke 6 – Brannavan Gnanalingam talks with Pip Adam about Kira Muratova’s film The Asthenic Syndrome
Ep 114: Beyond a Joke 5 – Rachel O’Neill talks with Pip Adam about Pockets and Everything Everywhere All At Once by the Daniels
In 2022, I producing a series called Beyond a Joke where I speak with writers and other artists using something that has made them laugh as a jumping off point to discuss their work. In this episode, Rachel O’Neill and I are talking about Pockets and Everything Everywhere All At Once two films made by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. SPOILER … Continue reading Ep 114: Beyond a Joke 5 – Rachel O’Neill talks with Pip Adam about Pockets and Everything Everywhere All At Once by the Daniels
Ep 113: Beyond a Joke 4 – Anthony Lapwood talks to Pip Adam about ’Goethe in the Roman Campagna’ by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
As you may know by now, this year I’m producing a series called Beyond a Joke where I speak with writers and other artists using something that has made them laugh as a jumping off point to discuss their work. Anthony is an incredible fiction writer and you can read more about him and his work on his website www.anthonylapwood.wordpress.com Anthony Lapwood (Image … Continue reading Ep 113: Beyond a Joke 4 – Anthony Lapwood talks to Pip Adam about ’Goethe in the Roman Campagna’ by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Ep 112: Beyond a Joke 3 – Jordan Hamel talks to Pip Adam about his poem ’Death Coach’
I loved talking to Jordan so much. I’ve been a fan for a while and it was so great to sit down and chat about poetry and humour. Jordan Hamel (Image by Ebony Lamb) Jordan’s new book Everyone is Everyone Except You is out in May 2022 with Dead Bird Books. Click here to read more Cover by Matt Mitchell https://linktr.ee/mattmitchell To launch … Continue reading Ep 112: Beyond a Joke 3 – Jordan Hamel talks to Pip Adam about his poem ’Death Coach’
Ep 111: Jonny Potts talks to Pip Adam about Nikolai Gogol’s story ‘The Nose’
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Ep 110: Beyond a Joke 1 – Anna Jackson talks to Pip Adam about Anna’s book ‘Actions & Travels: How poetry works’.
In this series, Beyond a Joke I speak with folk about things that make them laugh as a way into a conversation about writing, humour and art. Click here to subscribe to Better off Read on Substack In this, the first episode in this series I speak with Anna Jackson about a single cell from … Continue reading Ep 110: Beyond a Joke 1 – Anna Jackson talks to Pip Adam about Anna’s book ‘Actions & Travels: How poetry works’.
Beyond a Joke! Better of Read’s New Home at Substack.
In the last couple of weeks I've been recording and editing the first episodes of the new series Beyond a Joke. In this series, I’m asking guests to bring an object that has made them laugh. Using this object we discuss what makes us laugh, what arts practice can learn about the structures of humor … Continue reading Beyond a Joke! Better of Read’s New Home at Substack.
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