Best Richard Werder Podcasts (2024)

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Omar Musa on The Fullness 33:54

4h ago33:54

33:54

Omar Musa joins us to perform from and talk about his new album The Fullness. We talk about collaboration and his amazing collaborators, pushing into liminal spaces of multiple identities, leaning into grief and joy ("our lives given shape by shadows"), ego deflation, how some of the songs on The Fullness were created, the percussiveness of rap and…

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Kent MacCarter on Fat Chance 31:56

17d ago31:56

31:56

Kent MacCarter joins us to read from and talk about his new poetry book Fat Chance. We talk about Kent's process, about having written the "feel bad book of the year”, his journalistic process, the nature of Gossypiboma (retained medical objects), memoir, reverse ekphrasis, and lots more. For more information or to purchase a copy of Fat Chance vis…

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Robbie Coburn on Ghost Poetry 31:36

2M ago31:36

31:36

Robbie Coburn reads from and talks about his new book Ghost Poetry. Topics covered include the many ghosts that haunt the pages of the book, dreams and nightmares, the relationship between horses and people, subject and object, the subconscious, confessional poetry and the creative act/the artifice, horses, gothic country as a genre, and lots more.…

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Marina Kamenev on Kin 32:22

3M ago32:22

32:22

The author of Kin: Family in the 21st Century reads from and talks about her new book, about the many permeations of family both nuclear and otherwise, about the book's origins, some of her key themes and challenges including such things as donor privacy versus the rights of a child to know their origins, helping people start families vs the commod…

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Eugen Bacon on Serengotti 33:33

3M ago33:33

33:33

Award winning author Eugen Bacon reads from and talks about her latest book Serengotti. We discuss such things as the books themes including notions of privilege, racism, misogyny and the multiplicity of the self, the book's unique narrative voice, the protagonist Ch'anzu and other characters, on working through and beyond binaries and genres, on w…

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Valerie Werder on Thieves 37:47

5M ago37:47

37:47

Valerie Werder reads from and talks about her award-winning debut novel Thieves. In this wide-ranging interview we talk about such things as representation, semantics, spirituality, thievery and its many iterations, cognitive dissonance, the changing subjectivity and tenses, the art and cosmetic industries, connection and lots more. Find out more a…

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Beatriz Copello on No Salami Fairy Bread 29:16

6M ago29:16

29:16

Beatriz Copello, author of No Salami Fairy Bread drops by to read from and talk about her newest poetry book. We talk about such things as the linguistic quality of the book, its structure, overall themes including migration, memoir, feminism, coming-of-age, the use of humour, why she chose verse, her new fantasy work-in-progress, and lots more. Th…

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Samuel Lucas Allen on CUT 29:21

6M ago29:21

29:21

Award winning filmmaker Samuel Lucas Allen talks about their new short film CUT. We talk about how the film came together as a project, the extraordinary cinematography, on working with their father, Richard James Allen (who has been on the show several times to talk about his own work), and the father-son relationship in general, Judaism, guilt, t…

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Esther Ottaway on She Doesn't Seem Autistic 36:02

8M ago36:02

36:02

Esther Ottaway talks about and reads from her new book She Doesn't Seem Autistic. Through a number of poems, Esther talks about many of the key themes, rhythms, structures and concepts in the book, including masking, humour, her use of animals, on reclaiming clinical labels, the relationship between art and advocacy, and lots more. Find out more ab…

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Richard James Allen on Text Messages from the Universe 32:14

11M ago32:14

32:14

Richard James Allen joins me to read from and talk about his latest book Text Messages from the Universe. We talk about many things including the book's deeply spiritual themes, its links with The Tibetan book of the Dead, the unique format of the book and how it relates to its matching film, what's exciting him at the moment, and lots more. Video …

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Alisa Bryce on Grounded 31:06

11M ago31:06

31:06

Soil scientist Alisa Bryce reads from and talks about her book Grounded. In this conversation we cover such things as how the book came about, Alisa's deep love of soil and both how important it is to all aspects of our lives, but also how fun and interesting it is, the importance of broad-reaching science communication and its relationship to acad…

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Alan Fyfe on T 36:59

12M ago36:59

36:59

Alan Fyfe joins us to read from and talk about his latest novel T, which shortlisted for the T.A.G Hungerford Prize (Australia) and the Chaffinch Press Aware Prize (Ireland), and was recently was shortlisted in The WA Premier's Prize for an Emerging Writer. Alan also reads from and discusses his debut collection, G-d, Sleep, and Chaos, forthcoming …

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Ashley Kalagian Blunt on Dark Mode 31:01

1y ago31:01

31:01

Ashley Kalagian Blunt joins us to read from and talk about her new thriller Dark Mode. We talk about such things as her research, the Dark Web, her protagonist Reagan Carson, her fabulous plant store setting Voodoo Lily and dark flowers, what she's reading now, her work-in-progress (hint it's another thriller), and lots more. Ashley's website: ⁠htt…

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Oisín Breen on Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems 45:04

1y ago45:04

45:04

In this wide-reading and humorous interview, Irish poet, academic and journalist Oisín Breen reads from and talks about his new poetry book Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems with Simon Whitby Brown. Find out more about Oisin here: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/oisin_breen By a copy of Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems…

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A conversation with Meera Atkinson 30:41

1y ago30:41

30:41

Meera Atkinson reads from her book Traumata and talks about her work, the ongoing relevance of Traumata, the difficulty and the necessity of the hybrid form, on language, blood, the patriarchy, beauty and its commodification, the power of engagement with the past - personally and collectively, literature, poetry and much more. Find out more about M…

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Kateryna Kazimirova on Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine 34:33

1+ y ago34:33

34:33

One of the two editors of Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine reads from and talks about her new anthology. Kateryna Kazimirova talks about the project and how it came together, how she chose the 27 authors, the importance of art in wartime, the many styles of the work, on translation and collaboration, her project Craft Magazine, …

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Hazel Smith on Ecliptical 33:33

1+ y ago33:33

33:33

Poet, performer, emeritus professor, and new media artist Hazel Smith reads from and talks about her new book Ecliptical. We talk about metapoetry, multimedia, humour, eclipses, emphasis, John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, and lots more. Visit Hazel's website here: http://www.australysis.com/hsmith.htm My review of Ecliptical here: https://compulsivere…

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Sara Kidd on The Vegan Cake Bible 30:31

2y ago30:31

30:31

Sara Kidd joins me to talk about her new cookbook The Vegan Cake Bible. We cover such things as how Sara became the vegan cake queen, why she's drawn to cake, the extensive process she went through to create a cookbook including doing all of her own photography, how she chose which cakes to include, her favourite cake (hint - see links below), her …

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Bastian Fox Phelan on How to Be Between 35:09

2y ago35:09

35:09

Bastian Fox Phelan reads from and talks about their new memoir How to Be Between. We talk about such things as speaking about the self with all of its multitudes, finding a voice, gender norms, facial hair, their nature writing, motherhood, what's next and much more. Find out more at Bastian's website: https://www.bastianfoxphelan.com/#…

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Beth Spencer on The Age of Fibs 39:20

2y ago39:20

39:20

Beth Spencer talks about and reads from her new book The Age of Fibs. Beth talks about how the book came come together, about the transformation of her work through proximity, on the incorporation of popular culture, the relationship between artefact, memory, memoir and fiction, the way identity is a construct, on trauma and hope, and lots more. Vi…

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Michelle Cahill on Daisy & Woolf 33:05

2y ago33:05

33:05

Michelle Cahill, author of Daisy & Woolf, joins me at Woollahra Gallery to read from and talk about her new book, writing through Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, the burden of the canon, giving a voice to marginalised characters, literary decolonisation, the complex relationship between real life and fiction, intertextuality, the conjunction of plac…

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Talking poetry with Yilinhi/Lorna Munro 44:58

2y ago44:58

44:58

Lorna Munro or Yilinhi is a Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman, multidisciplinary artist, poet, performer, radio and podcast host. She joins me today in the lead-up to the Sydney Writers' Festival to read some of her poems and talk about her work, her collaborations with Ancestress and Eric Avery as Poetribe, the power of spoken word, speaking language,…

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Nick Courtright on The Proofs, the Figures: Walt Whitman and the Meaning of Poems. 27:04

2y ago27:04

27:04

Kristina Darling interviews Nick Courtright about his new book The Proofs, the Figures: Walt Whitman and the Meaning of Poems. In “Song of Myself,” Walt Whitman wryly remarks about one’s being “proud to get at the meaning of poems,” a comment highlighting the long-fraught problem of poetic interpretation and the pride-worthy intellectual labor requ…

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Jessica Au on Cold Enough For Snow 36:43

2y ago36:43

36:43

Jessica Au’s first novel, Cargo, was published by Picador in 2011 and was highly commended in the Kathleen Mitchell Award for a writer under 30. She is the former deputy editor of Meanjin, and is currently an associate editor at Aeon. Her new book Cold Enough for Snow won the inaugural Novel Prize and was published by Giramondo, New Directions and …

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Charles Freyberg on The Crumbling Mansion 33:38

2+ y ago33:38

33:38

Charles Freyberg reads from and talks about his latest book of poetry The Crumbling Mansion and chats with me about performance and the power of memorisation, bringing characters to life, Kings Cross and its importance in his work, on nostalgia and ecological loss, on breaking binaries, his new work-in-progress and much more. You can find some exce…

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KA Rees on Come the Bones 37:43

2+ y ago37:43

37:43

KA Rees is a writer of poetry and short fiction. She has been published by Margaret River Press, Cordite, Australian Poetry, Overland, Review of Australian Fiction, Spineless Wonders and Yalobusha Review, among others. She received a Varuna fellowship for her manuscript of short stories, she was shortlisted for the 2016 Judith Wright Poetry Award, …

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James Bradley | Author of Clade - on climate fiction 1:03:57

2+ y ago1:03:57

1:03:57

On its one-year anniversary, we've re-aired, with permission, James Bradley's wonderful conversation with Beth Spencer from Climactic's ArtBreaker. James and Beth Spencer spoke about James' new book Clade, about climate fiction, and about the imperative for art and the conversation is even more relevant today and deserves a replay. Original publica…

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Moving Day 15:04

2+ y ago15:04

15:04

Finale. Richard, Alex, and Tina move into the new house. Alex and Richard have dinner with the new neighbors, Tina and Mr Bearensky plan an art heist.By Tina Leach and Richard Werder

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Beth Spencer in conversation with Kit Kelen 56:28

3y ago56:28

56:28

Beth Spencer in conversation with Kit Kelen about his creative practice as poet, artist, publisher, collaborator, academic, mentor, musician and blogger. Kit reads selections from some of his many books intercut with original guitar tracks. They discuss Holden cars, bushfires, coal-addiction, and the role of place in his work -- as a writer who use…

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Lillian Avedian on Journey to Tatev 33:39

3y ago33:39

33:39

Lillian Avedian is an Armenian American journalist and poet from Los Angeles. In this episode she reads from and talks about her debut book of poetry, Journey to Tatev. We talk about many of the key themes in the book - the many journeys: physical, metaphorical, about the uneasy alliance between grandmother, mother, daughter, on coming out, the rej…

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Adam Aitken on One Hundred Letters Home 36:18

3y ago36:18

36:18

Adam Aitken reads from and talks about his memoir One Hundred Letters Home. We talk about the book's multi-genres structure, the limits of memory, artefacts and perception, "fluid subject positions" and the shifting nature of identity, his poetry book Archipelago and the ongoing appeal of France, his new book due out later in the year, and lots mor…

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Michael J Leach on Chronicity 34:10

3y ago34:10

34:10

Australian academic, writer, and poet, Michael J. Leach reads from and talks about his latest poetry book Chronicity. We talk about such things as the relationship between the visual/concrete poems on the page and their sonic qualities in live readings, the sensual, visceral nature of the work, how he chooses and works with constraints, his use of …

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Emily Maguire on Love Objects 34:41

3y ago34:41

34:41

Australian writer Emily Maguire's new novel is a clear-eyed and compassionate novel about love and family, betrayal and forgiveness, and the things we do to fill our empty spaces. In this interview, created for The Newcastle Writers' Festival's Stories to You series https://www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/news/#podcasts, Emily reads from and ta…

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Alison Treat interviews Leslie K Barry about Newark Minutemen 45:34

3y ago45:34

45:34

In this guest episode, author and podcaster Alison Treat interviews Leslie K Barry about her book Newark Minutemen. Note that this is a re-pod from Alison's excellent podcast Historical Fiction: Unpacked. In this interview, author Leslie K. Barry talks Newark Minutemen, and its historical 1938 setting, including the little known history behind the …

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Chris Mansell on Foxline 35:21

3y ago35:21

35:21

Chris Mansell is one of Australia’s notable powerhouses in the poetry world. Chris was one of the founders of Five Islands Press and now runs PressPress, an independent publishing house she founded in 2002. Chris has had over a dozen of her own books of poetry published as well as artist books, CDs, a collection of short fiction and even a children…

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Zacchary Bird on Vegan Junk Food 30:37

3y ago30:37

30:37

Does being vegan mean having to miss out on burgers, jalapeno peppers and deep-fried banana fritters? No way, according to Melbourne writer and vegan recipe developer Zacchary Bird. In this episode that aired for the Newcastle Writers Festival's Stories to You series, Zacchary spills the tea on his first book Vegan Junk Food.…

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Ep305 True Crime 9:45

3y ago9:45

9:45

Alex has started a true crime podcast and booked an actual criminal. There's a NEW pandemic in Springdale. Richard buys a banjo.By Tina Leach and Richard Werder

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Paul Rabinowitz on The Clay Urn 19:10

3y ago19:10

19:10

Paul Rabinowitz talks to Tinfoil Crowns author Erin Jones about his novella The Clay Urn. They talk about the inspiration for his story, on working with a real situation--the Arab/Isreali conflict--in a fictional context, his evocative setting, his own experiences in the Isreali army, the complexity of war and the impact of that on young people, on…

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Fanmail 3, A Killing Time Short 11:08

3+ y ago11:08

11:08

We read fanmail from someone that isn't Doug. Doug notices. Written by Tina Leach and Richard Werder Starring Alex Humphrey, Richard Werder, and Tina Leach Additional Voices by Stan Williams Special Appearance by Doug as Himself Music by Tina Leach, except Ramirez Theme written by John Owens and performed by Slowe…

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Angus Gaunt on Black Rabbit 32:27

3+ y ago32:27

32:27

The author of Black Rabbit and co-owner of Sappho Books reads from and talks about his latest novel and its quirky characters, about the impact of 2020, about themes and his writing style, the inherent beauty of writing for oneself, the value of small publishers, his work-in-progress, the book he's reading and loving (Janet Frame's An Autobiography…

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Denise O'Hagan on The Beating Heart 34:20

3+ y ago34:20

34:20

Denise O'Hagan reads from and talks about her new poetry book The Beating Heart. We cover such things as how the book came about, the relationship between memoir, poetry, and meaning making, on the use of sensual stimulus and poetry is everywhere, on time, and the way our pasts are ever present, on the 'heart' of and in the book, on editing for The…

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Lee Kofman on Imperfect 38:00

3+ y ago38:00

38:00

Author, mentor, writing teacher and speaker Lee Kofman reads from about talks about her memoir Imperfect. In this brief but far-reaching conversation, we talk about some of Lee's key themes such as body surface and how it shapes us, the power of creative nonfiction, combining memoir and research and the connection for her, how she chose the people …

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Ep304 Quarantine 10:33

4y ago10:33

10:33

Thanks to a seafood incident, the town of Springdale is on lockdown. Tina is trapped at the comic shop. Richard has the virus. And Alex is bored. Written by Richard Werder and Tina Leach Starring Tina Leach and Alex Humphrey but not Richard Werder Music by Tina Leach Copyright 2020By Tina Leach and Richard Werder

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Nicola Redhouse on Unlike the Heart 29:45

4y ago29:45

29:45

Nicola Redhouse reads from her book Unlike the Heart and talks about the way her research grew from her own postnatal anxiety to something much bigger, about the relevance of the literary perspective on scientific inquiry, her readership, the genetic links that drive us, on the way in which her book helped her family, her works in progress and lots…

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Maria Tumarkin on Axiomatic 42:32

4y ago42:32

42:32

Maria Tumarkin reads from her award-winning book Axiomatic and talks about language and accents, the many different representations of time in Axiomatic: horizontal, vertical, chronological, cyclical, and 'real' and how she represents these multiple temporalities, about her characters and their complexities, about memory and the limitations of narr…

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Sophie Hardcastle on Below Deck 33:56

4y ago33:56

33:56

Sophie Hardcastle reads from her latest and much lauded novel Below Deck. We also talked about many things including her Provost scholarship at Oxford, on being an artist-in-resident with Chimu Adventures in Antarctica, the big themes of Below Deck, including ecology, respect, compassion, and the interconnectedness of all things, the link between v…

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Gillian Swain book launch My skin its own sky 26:29

4y ago26:29

26:29

Following the cancelled Newcastle Writers Festival, Gillian Swain and I decided to launch her new poetry book, My skin its own sky, online. The launch was featured in this year's online Newcastle Writers Festival #NWFSTORIESTOYOU (see video link below). My skin its own sky was published in Dec 2019 by Flying Island Books, and is Gillian's second pu…

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Virtual launch of Morgan Bell's Idiomatic, for the people 39:08

4y ago39:08

39:08

As the Newcastle Writers Festival had to be cancelled this year due to Coronavirus, we did a virtual launch for Morgan Bell's poetry chapbook Idiomatic, for the people. The session, which we conducted with Zoom, was a lot of fun and after my launch Morgan read and spoke about several of the poems in the collection, as well as how the book came toge…

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Ep303 The Savant, A Fanfic 8:15

4y ago8:15

8:15

Due to food poisoning, no one has a script. Thankfully, someone wrote some fanfic about a head injury, fame, and comic books. Written by Tina Leach and Richard Werder The Savant story by Scott McCaulley Starring Alex Humphrey, Richard Werder and Tina Leach Additional Voices by Stan Williams Music by Tina Leach…

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Ep302 Black Friday 14:36

4+ y ago14:36

14:36

Finally! A new episode! Alex decides to do a Black Friday sale in the summer. Santa isn't happy about it. written by Richard Werder and Tina Leach starring Alex Humphrey, Richard Werder, and Tina Leach, with additional voices by James Donahoe and Stan Williams music by Tina LeachBy Tina Leach and Richard Werder

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