Author Interview
Jenny Rockwell: Southern Gothic slam poet putting New Zealand on the map
Jenny Rockwell's debut poetry collection follows her personal growth from growing up in a church community to embracing queer joy. Audio
'Ten Nosey Weka', a book helping to revive ta rē Moriori
Ta rē Moriori, the indigenous language of Rekohu A.K.A the Chatham Islands is having a revival. Author Kate Preece realised that her husband didn't know how to 10 in the language of his karāpuna. She… Audio
Redefining resilience, Soraya Chemaly's new book
Conventional wisdom tells us the people who are able to overcome challenges and maintain optimism in the face of adversity are mentally tough and have a special superpower; resilience. Those ideas are… Audio
Nici Wickes on the perfect recipes to share... with yourself
Author, broadcaster, recipe developer and food editor Nici Wickes invites us back into her Quiet Kitchen for the second in her cookbook series. Audio
David Nicholls: new novel from 'One Day' author
Critically acclaimed British novelist and BAFTA-winning screenwriter Author David Nicholls speaks to Susie about his new book You Are Here. Audio
Lyndy McIntyre: The living wage movement
Lyndy McIntyre's book Power to Win tells the story of the Living Wage Movement through the voices of workers, activists, leaders and allies. Audio
The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
The story of Cleopatra has been immortalised in popular culture. Less talked about, is the fact that she was one of seven Cleopatras. Audio
Amor Towles: Table for Two
Amor Towles, the best-selling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, has a new book of short stories Table for Two. Audio
How 'celebrity menopause' isn't empowering others
Real life for women in midlife shouldn't include comparisons to Jennifer Aniston says health journalist Niki Bezzant. Her new book is called The Everything Guide: Hormones, health and happiness in… Audio
The Beatles in NZ: 60 Years on
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Beatles historic - and hysterical - visit to Australasia. When We Was Fab: Inside The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964 is the culmination of a lifetime's… Audio
Dr Hinemoa Elder: journalling, self-knowledge and Maramataka
Writing a journal helps psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder work with her own high and low points across the monthly lunar cycle. Her new book Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning invites people to reflect… Audio
The Kiwi author finding success later in life
New Zealand filmmaker and writer Barbara Sumner has just published her first work of fiction, The Gallows Bird, a historical novel about a young female convict who is sent to Australia in the 1830s. Audio
Jono Lancaster: Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Jono Lancaster was only 36 hours old when his parents abandoned him in a hospital Yorkshire. Audio
Juggernaut: Unravelling the 'incredible' story of the 1984 election
A new podcast examines the fall-out of Robert Muldoon's drunken snap election call and the way it changed NZ politics forever. Video, Audio
Ex-FBI boss on the two doors that 'led to hell'
Former FBI director turned crime writer James Comey speaks out about making tough moral decisions in office and being fired by Donald Trump. Audio
Toby Manhire: Rogernomics and me
This week marks forty years since Robert Muldoon's now-notorious, inebriated, snap election announcement which set in motion a seismic chain of events in New Zealand politics, the impacts of which… Audio
James Comey: FBI director turned crime writer
Former FBI director turned crime writer, James Comey, takes readers into the world of high finance and corporate espionage in his new thriller Westport. Audio
Dr Jo Cribb: how to thrive in the new world of work
With the exponential growth of AI-based technology many people are left wondering if their jobs will exist in the not-too-distant future. Audio
New book from the creator of My Octopus Teacher
Craig Foster is the Academy Award-winning director of the documentary My Octopus Teacher and talks to Nights about 'Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World'. Audio
Otago author invited to Harper Collins garden party in London
Every year the literary powerhouse Harper Collins throw an exclusive summer garden party in London.This year for the first time author and Dunedin secondary school teacher Samantha Montgomerie has… Audio