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 and jokes and so far, quite a lot about where the ‘serious’ and the ‘ridiculous’ overlap and intersect. So far, I’ve had two amazing conversations with Anna Jackson about Snoopy and Jonny Potts about ‘Нос Nos | The Nose’ by Nikolai Gogol. Both of these episodes will be available in the next few weeks. Episodes for this series come out every two weeks.
In other news, Better off Read is shifting to a new home at Substack.
My main aim in moving to Substack is to build a bit of community around the podcast.
You will still be able to listen Better off Read for free but you are also now able to contribute financially if you’re able. I would love to make the podcast sustainable financially on an ongoing basis. An important principle of the podcast is that I pay all guests. Your money makes it possible for me to make the podcast for everyone.
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Thanks as always for listening and I look forward to being in touch.
Ep 86: Dan Kois talks to Pip Adam about 'Train Dreams' by Denis Johnson
Ep 85: Caitlin Smith talks to Pip Adam about ‘Shoulder Charge’ by Jesca Hoop and ‘Another Goodbye’ by Caitlin Smith
Ep 84: Renter Writes - Eamonn Marra and Murdoch Stephens talk to Dr Elinor Chisholm at Unity Books Wellington
Ep 83: Brannavan Gnanalingam and Pip Adam talk to Kirsten McDougall at Unity Books Wellington
Ep 82: Sound Series 10 - Showcase with Sudha Rao
Ep 81: Sound Series 9 - Cassandra Barnett and Luke Buda
Ep 80: Sound Series 8 - Anna Smaill and David Long
Sounds Series - The Exercises
Ep 79: Sound Series 7 - Kerry Ann Lee and Jackson Nieuwland
Ep 78: Sound Series 6 - Carl Shuker and Simon Sweetman
Ep 77: Sound Series 5 - Brannavan Gnanalingam and Tokerau Wilson
Ep 76: Sound Series 4 - Sinead Overbye and Charlotte Forrester
Ep 75: Sounds Series 3 - Eamonn Marra and Cooki Aimee M
Ep 74: Sound Series 2 - Ruby Solly and Chris Tse
Ep 73 Sound Series 1 James Woods and Nick Ascroft
COMING SOON Better off Read: Sound Series
Ep 71 Sinead Overbye talks to Pip Adam about Bernadine Evaristo's novel 'Girl, Woman, Other'
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