Author Interview
Jury researcher pens gripping courtroom drama
Claire Baylis is a fiction writer and legal researcher based in Rotorua. After 12 years as a law lecturer at Victoria University, Claire Baylis joined a trans-Tasman Jury Research project, and was… Audio
How women in sport are tackling gender inequality
It's not just in the boardroom where women are paid less, penalised for having children and considered less capable of generating big bucks. "The most competitive FIFA Women's World Cup we've ever… Audio
From harrowing childhood to award winning writer
Rachel Louise Snyder survived a harrowing childhood in an cruel, evangelical family to become a globally recognised journalist and author. She tells her story to Kathryn Ryan. Audio
Behind the book which inspired the movie Oppenheimer
From the moment Film Director Christopher Nolan read a Pulitzer Prize winning biography about the leader of the Manhattan Project laboratory, he wanted to tell his story. Now Oppenheimer is exceeding… Audio
Marie Darrieussecq: reflections on insomnia
Shortly after the birth of her first child in 2001 French writer Marie Darrieussecq developed insomnia, and she's not been able to get a good night's sleep since. She's spent some of her many waking… Audio
Alice Sherwood: the fashion for authenticity in a world of fakes
Knock-offs are big business, worth $600 billion a year on the world market: anything from whiskey and bags to footwear and hair care products. In her book Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a… Audio
Dunedin author's book makes unexpected appearance in the Barbie movie
A retired academic from Port Chalmers was surprised to discover a copy of his memoir makes an appearance in the Barbie movie. John Egenes's book Man & Horse, The Long Ride Across America - about… Video, Audio
Parenting : big feelings experienced by little people
We're looking at how a range of emotions that children experience can be addressed through age appropriate books. Audio
Putin's Prisoner: Surviving six months of brutality
Aiden Aslin spent a harrowing six months as a Russian prisoner of war, and was eventually freed in a prisoner exchange in September last year. Audio
Mental health advocate opens up about her own healing
Genevieve Mora has moved past shame to publicly share her own story of anxiety, OCD and anorexia in the new book Bite Back. Audio
Sam Irby creating fantasy for Hollywood!
Sam Irby lives in the real world and writes for the ones created in Hollywood. She's a writer and supervising Producer for And Just Like That, the Sex and the City reboot and Shrill. Audio
Stephanie Dowrick: How to beat anxiety
Dr Stephanie Dowrick is an award-winning writer, psychotherapy researcher and coach, public speaker, workshop leader, interfaith minister and the founder of The Women's Press in London. Her latest… Audio
Dan Carter’s new book on leadership and purpose
When All Blacks great Dan Carter retired from the game in 2021, he found no obvious career move at his doorstep. His new book, The Art of Winning: Ten Lessons in Leadership, Purpose and Potential… Audio
Poet Kristen Phillips on her loving book about her dad
Close to 70,000 people in Aotearoa New Zealand are currently living with a dementia diagnosis. And that number is rapidly growing as the population ages, with an estimated 100,000 more to be diagnosed… Audio
Book on New Zealand's lost leader Norman Kirk
Most of New Zealand's prime ministers have had the inspirational abilities of an earthworm says Denis Welch, a political commentator and former deputy editor for The Listener. Audio
Expert feature: Small talk
If you've ever felt awkward or tongue-tied in a conversation and maybe been a bit embarrassed, today's expert might be able to help you out. Debra Fine wrote 'The Fine Art of Small Talk' and is our… Audio
The Facebook Whistleblower's story
We know what Frances Haugen did. She's the Facebook whistleblower who smuggled 22-thousand documents out of the tech giant's Silicon Valley headquarters. She speaks to Jesse about her book on why she… Audio
Understanding the emotional lives of teenagers
It's harder than ever to be a teenager – and it's hard to be a parent of a teenager, too. In the past 25 years, we've become afraid to let teens experience the stress and disappointment that's a… Audio
9 year old Aussie boy writes book to plus-size pocket money
Once upon a time, there was an enterprising West Australian boy who decided to write a book to plus-size his pocket money. Bodie Howland tells us about his debut book The Love Hearts Explore Exmouth.
…How America evolved into a culture of fans and followers
Celebrity has become a "weapon of mass distraction" that takes away from real heroism, says Landon Jones, former managing editor of People magazine. He explores how Americans became so… Audio