It's a surprise Friday episode from Damien Levi to coincide with the official publication date of Hoods Landing, the debut novel from his guest, Laura Vincent. There's lots to learn about Hoods Landing, but Laura and Damien also get into what it means to let go of your book, ask why there are so many vape shops, decide they both actually like Auckland and lament bad writing.Some links you may be interested in from this episode include a link to purchase Hoods Landing, Laura's food blog hungryandfrozen.com, Jean Teng's Cringe, Emma Gleason's Crust, folu's unsackable and Laura's Instagram.Damien can be found on Instagram.The local loser theme song is composed by Karen Hu.
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Grow Up Baby, Mama's Here with Faith Wilson
Damien Levi is on uncle duties this week as he records with writer, editor and publisher Faith Wilson (and her baby boy, Mo.)While Mo is distracted by peanut butter toast and the flashing lights of the audio software, Damien and Faith chat about grief, motherhood, Twitter cringe, phone games and arts criticism.Damien forgot to ask Faith what she might want to plug, but you can find Saufo'i Press books on their website, check out the Pohewa Pāhewa: Te Rūma exhibition at Objectspace and get your own copy of The Bomb by Sacha Cotter and illustrated by Josh Morgan.Damien can be found over on Instagram.The local loser theme song is composed by Karen Hu.
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Earning the Runtime with Josiah Morgan
Damien is back in the local loser seat and is beaming down to Ōtautahi Christchurch to chat online with Josiah Morgan, who was definitely called precocious as a child.They go 'refined artist vibes' and get into the literary, not limited to Laura Borrowdale's collection Dead Ends from Tender Press, literary (and other pursuits) from power couple Claudia and Nathaniel Herz Jardine, and what it takes to write, rewrite and write back into, again, your own work.Some links you may be interested in from this episode include Josiah's Instagram, a link to purchase Dead Ends or a link to preorder Ngā Pukapuka Pekapeka's second trio of works.Damien can be found on Instagram.The local loser theme song is composed by Karen Hu.
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Girl Who's Gonna Be Okay with Saraid de Silva
Damien Levi brings local loser's biggest fan, Saraid de Silva, onto the pod while he's visiting Wellington. Together they get right into it—what's being read, what's being kept for the archive, and what do you learn about yourself when you move to Wellington?They also touch on trying to shake off the shackles of the digital age, rediscover discovering music and interrogate their feelings on earnestness.Some links from this pod you may like include T-BOYS 4 PALESTINE, Amma by Saraid de Silva, and lobbying guidelines for the 'Unlawful Occupation of Palestine' Sanctions Bill.Damien can be found on Instagram.The local loser theme song is composed by Karen Hu.
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Pulling the Leaver with Nathan Joe
In this EXCLUSIVE interview with recent Aotearoa departee, Nathan Joe, Damien Levi is primed to find out what convinced him to finally 'pull the leaver'.From Austin, Texas, Nathan speaks to his next adventure as an MFA student, his first impressions of Austin, being a real adult and leaning into being pretentious.Helpful links from this episode might include Nathan's Instagram, Kieran McLean's Substack, Nathan's interview with Stuff and bad apple.Damien can also be found on Instagram.The local loser theme song is composed by Karen Hu.
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