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Podcasts 

​The 2019 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival may have finished, but the audio joy lives on. These recordings were made possible by various generous funders: 10 were supported by a Copyright Licensing New Zealand grant, one was captured via New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO funding, and the rest were secured for your ears courtesy of the Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature.
​All were expertly recorded and edited by our good friends at OAR FM. Enjoy! 
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Gala Showcase 

John Boyne (Ireland), Markus Zusak (Australia), Clementine Ford (Australia), Akala (UK), Tina Makereti (NZ) and Chris Tse (NZ), with MC Michèle A’Court, tackled the theme "Distracted".
Click here to listen.
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Photo: Alex Lovell-Smith

John Boyne

​Irish author John Boyne talked to Majella Cullinane about his latest novel for adults, A Ladder to the Sky, and his new work for young readers, My Brother's Name is Jessica.
Click here to listen. 
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Photo: Sharron Bennett

The Te Reo Boom

Scotty and Stacey Morrison (authors of Māori Made Easy and Māori at Home), and local te reo champions Paulette Tamati-Elliffe and Komene Cassidy talked with RNZ's Guyon Espiner about te reo Māori.
Click here to listen.
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The War on Truth

Award-winning investigative reporter Stephen Davis talked with fellow journalist Guyon Espiner about sorting the fake from the true.
Click here to listen. 
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History's Scent

Novelists Morris Gleitzman, Tina Makereti, Majella Cullinane and Maxine Alterio talked with Seán Brosnahan about marrying fact with fiction and the rabbit hole of history.
Click here to listen.
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Markus Zusak

Australia’s Markus Zusak shot to fame with The Book Thief. His latest novel, Bridge of Clay, was 13 years in the making. He talked with Charlotte Graham-McLay. 
Click here to listen.
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The Galloping Mind

Naomi Arnold, Ashleigh Young and Wendy Parkins talked to journalist Charlotte Graham-McLay about the importance of shining a light on mental health.
Click here to listen. ​
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Photo: Sinead Jenkins

Cilla McQueen

One of New Zealand’s most distinguished poets, Cilla McQueen, talked with Richard Reeve about her illustrious career and the pleasingly persistent tug of poetry.
​Click here to listen. ​
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Morris Gleitzman

Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman, author of more than 40 books for young people, discussed the importance of  stories with Barbara Larson.
​Click here to listen. ​
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Dead People I Have Known

Indie-rock legend Shayne Carter (of Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer fame) talked
​with good friend Steve Braunias about his autobiography, Dead People I Have Known. 
​Click here to listen. 
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Funny

Columnist Leah McFall and stand-up comedian and writer Michèle A’Court talked with Liz Breslin about where they mine their funnies, tone and who makes them chuckle.
Click here to listen.
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Photo: Grant Maiden

Vincent O'Sullivan

Poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, librettist, biographer, editor and critic Vincent O’Sullivan talked with Fergus Barrowman about his new novel, All This By Chance. 
Click here to listen.
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That F Word

Two audacious feminist writers, Lizzie Marvelly and Clementine Ford compared trans-Tasman notes on that "F" word, trolls and feminism’s current trajectory. They talked with Barbara Brookes.  
Click here to listen.
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Gavin Bishop

Gavin Bishop has published more than 70 books. His latest works illustrate aspects of New Zealand history and are sumptuous publications: He talked with fellow author/illustrator David Elliot. 
​Click here to listen.
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Woman in the Wilderness

Billed as "the female Bear Grylls", Dutch-born Miriam Lancewood quit modern comforts to go bush in New Zealand.
​She’s written about her experiences and talked to Jinty MacTavish. 
Click here to listen.
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Akala: Natives

Award-winning hip-hop artist, social entrepreneur and writer Akala talked with Paula Morris about his bestselling debut memoir Natives, a searing, modern polemic on race and class in the British Empire. 
​Click here to listen.
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Murder with McIlvanney

"Master of Tartan noir" Liam McIlvanney's latest novel The Quaker was Scottish Crime Book of the Year in 2018. He talked with Steve Braunias (The Scene of the Crime) about mixing murderous fact with fiction.
​Click here to listen.
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Dear Motherhood

On Mother’s Day, we tasked five mums with writing a letter to motherhood. They were Clementine Ford, Michèle A’Court, Tina Makereti, Majella Cullinane and Louise Wallace, with MC Charlotte McKay.
Click here to listen.
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