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Short Story Club
Every Thursday after 3pm Jesse and a guest discuss a New Zealand short story, and read feedback from listeners.
The story for Thursday December 5 is Two Baristas by Geoff Cochrane
Email us your thoughts on it before 3pm Thursday to be in to win a copy of SPORT 46.
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Short Story Club
15 Nov 2018Today we discuss The Whale Baby by Sarah Ell. The writer of the best email about the story wins a copy of her book; Ocean: Tales of Discovery and Encounter that Defined New Zealand Our guest is… Audio
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We count down the top 15 TV themes as chosen by listeners
13 Nov 2018We asked people to tell us their favourite TV themes, and were INUNDATED with suggestions ... Video, Audio
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Con-artist: the story of Amy Bock
12 Nov 2018Amy Bock was a criminal "supreme in her cleverness". Her most famous con saw her pose as a man for 15 weeks and marry the daughter of her landlord. Nobody has ever been able to explain what motivated… Audio
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8 Nov 2018Poet and literary historian John Newton joins us to discuss The Undertaker's Story (1954) by Frank Sargeson from the Landfall Archive Audio
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Spin king Shane Warne sets the record straight
4 Nov 2018The headlines generated by cricketing great, Shane Warne, over the years have often had little to do with his incredible cricketing talents. From his weight to his love life, his drinking and smoking… Video, Audio
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2 Aug 2018On Thursday we discuss the story Beats of the Pa'u by Maria Samuela. Email us your thoughts on it before 3pm Thursday, and the writer of the best email wins a copy of Sport 45 - a collection of New… Audio
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19 Jul 2018Author Tracy Farr discusses Movie, by Geoff Cochrane. And the writer of the best email about this story wins a copy of his collection, Astonished Dice, from 2014. Audio
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12 Jul 2018Our short story for discussion is Sovereign Mint by Fiona Kidman The writer of the best email about the story wins a copy of her new novel, This Mortal Boy Audio
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7 Jun 2018Fergus Barrowman joins us to discuss a short story is by Maurice Gee. It's called Waterfront - read it here and email us your thoughts to be in to win a copy of Rachel Barrowman's biography; Maurice… Audio
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26 Apr 2018We discuss Antony Millen's Fishing the Pungapunga. The prize for the writer of the best email about this is his novel Te Kauhanga. Audio
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Something a little different today - instead of talking about a short story, we are doing a poetic analysis of two songs -Chris Knox's 'Not given Lightly' and Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day'. Audio
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Short Story Club for Thurs 11th May
11 May 2017Claire Mabey and Jesse discuss Damien Wilkens story, The World of Children's Books. Email us your thoughts on the story. Jesse@radionz.co.nz. Audio
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Short Story Club
18 May 2017Today we'll be talking about a new short story, Alexander, Two, by Sarah Quigley. Email us your thoughts on the story. Jesse@radionz.co.nz. The writer of the best email will receive a copy of Sarah… Audio
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Short story club: 8th June 2017
8 Jun 2017Today Jess and Claire Mabey discuss Reflections in a Moving Surface by Vincent O'Sullivan. Email us your thoughts, jesse@radionz.co.nz. And next Thursday, June 15th, we will discuss Double Helix by… Audio
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Short Story Club 29th June
29 Jun 2017We discuss Butterflies by Patricia Grace. Email us your thoughts and the best emailer wins a copy of her recent novel, Chappy. And next week we will discuss a non-fiction short story; Ashleigh Young's… Audio
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Short Story Club 20th July
20 Jul 2017This week's story is John Summers' non-fiction short story 'Real Life'. Audio
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Short Story Club 27th July
27 Jul 2017This week's Short Story Club story is Once Had Me by Tracy Farr. Let us know your thoughts! the writer of the best email wins a copy of Tracy's latest novel, The Hope Fault. Audio
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Short Story Club August 3
3 Aug 2017Writer, librarian and reviewer, Alisha Tyson joined us to discuss Day Out by Barbara Anderson. Audio