Beth had a chat with author Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) about Grave New World: Writing Dystopia Today, an Auckland Writers Festival event that Tīhema is co-hosting. They also spoke briefly about another event Tīhema is chairing, We Can Be on Other Planets: Māori Speculative Fiction.

Beth caught up with author and editor Alie Benge about Otherhood, a book of essays that explore the little talked about experience of being childless, childfree and child-adjacent in Aotearoa. 

Nicholas spoke to artist Bena Jackson about her exhibition Urban Legend, which opens May 12th.

He also spoke to the Director of Auckland City of Music, Mark Roach about the  ‘Auckland City of Music’ series. They also spoke about the events they have planned for New Zealand Music Month.