Author Interview

Hollywood maverick John Milius was a good example of the old warning: "keep your politics out of the movies". A self-proclaimed right-wing anarchist Milius seems to be the direct link between Dirty… Video, Audio, Gallery

Dr Eugenia Cheng is coming to Auckland for the Writers Festival to talk about her latest book, The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't. She speaks to Jim about her mission to rid… Audio

Wylie Gustafson has possibly the most famous yodel in the world - the three second Yahoo! yodel - but he never expected he would need to hire a lawyer because of it. Video, Audio

Bret Easton Ellis has spent most of his career causing controversy. He's doing it all over again with latest book, White.  He speaks to Jim about his latest work and why he's targeted millennials. Audio

Professor Michael Worboys has debunked the myth that our canine fur babies are the result of centuries of bonding and taming. Instead, he's discovered that our modern day pooches are the result of the… Audio

Screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black has recently written a memoir about his upbringing called Mama's Boy, which describes growing up… Audio

The Wilco frontman and author of the 2018 memoir Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) speaks to Kim Hill ahead of his visit to the Auckland Writers Festival. Video, Audio

Kathryn talks with historical novelist and poet Rosetta Allan about her new book The Unreliable People, which tells the story of the ethnic Koreans who migrated to Soviet Russia, and were expelled en… Audio

Robert Vennell lives, breathes and even eats his way through the New Zealand forest in his new book, The Meaning of Trees.  Audio, Gallery

Poet, Rapper and philsopher Akala says his rise out of poverty and success are not proof that he's special, he says, just lucky. He talks race, class and hip hop Shakespeare. Audio

Mount Maunganui based illustrator Ross Murray has produced a graphic novel broaching the subject of social anxiety, a story he tells from his own tough experience. Rufus Marigold is Ross' first book… Audio

Parents, with the best of intentions, can inadvertently create anxiety in their children by over scheduling and worrying too much about doing everything right. Audio

Neven MacEwan played provincial rugby for Wellington and then wore the black jersey from 1956 to 1962, at no 8, prop, but predominantly as a lock. He had 52 matches for the All Blacks, including 20… Audio, Gallery

Australian archaeologist Dr. Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) has been a pioneering figure in the field of space archaeology for over 15 years. She speaks to Jim about about space junk and our… Audio

Award winning writer Markus Zusak speaks to Jim ahead of his appearance at the Auckland Writers' Festival. Audio

Dr Natalia D'Souza speaks to Jim about the ways bullying in the workplace can be dealt with and how good leaders could be trained to effectively deal with the problem which is showing no signs of… Audio

Anne Michaels is a Canadian poet and novelist whose work has been translated and published in over 45 countries. Her books have garnered dozens of international awards including the Orange Prize, the… Audio

Leo Bensemann is not a household name in New Zealand, but he played an important role which had a big impact on our arts scene. Audio, Gallery

Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt talks to Kathryn Ryan about his latest satire, 'French Exit' which is at once absurd, weird, and very funny. The whimsical, wry observation of manners, centres on… Audio

Humans are living longer than ever before but we've lost the leadership and wisdom of elders, says Canadian author and activist Stephen Jenkinson. Becoming an elder is a skill we can teach by example… Video, Audio