In the first half of this week's show, Theo speaks with writer and academic Paula Morris MNZM (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngāti Whatua) about the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist, focusing on the role of the awards within Aotearoa's publishing landscape, and the diversity of this year's shortlist. In the latter half of the broadcast, USC School of Cinematic Arts Associate Professor J.D. Connor joins Theo to discuss the intersections of comedy and conceptual art, with an emphasis on the early work of comedian Albert Brooks.