NGĀ ORO HOU THE NEW VIBRATIONS (2021)

NGĀ ORO HOU THE NEW VIBRATIONS (2021)

Author: Auckland Writers Festival June 15, 2021 Duration: 49:05
An exceptional evening performance brings together celebrated writers and taonga pūoro practitioners in a lyrical weaving of language and song. Arihia Latham, Anahera Gildea, Becky Manawatu, essa may ranapiri and Tusiata Avia take you on a journey of sound and words, from the distant past to the distant future. Featuring live taonga pūoro from composer, musician and poet Ruby Solly and Arts Laureate Ariana Tikao, as well as pre-recorded compositions from artists Rob Thorne, Horomona Horo, Richard Nunns and Al Fraser. He whakaaturanga pō, he inati hoki, e whakatōpū ana i ētahi ringatuhi me ētahi kaiwhakatangi taonga pūoro rangatira ki tētahi kaupapa whatu ā-kupu i te reo me te waiata. Mā Arihia Latham rātou ko Anahera Gildea, ko Becky Manawatu, ko essa may ranapiri, ko Tusiata Avia koe e ārahi ki tētahi haerenga ā-oro, ā-kupu anō, i inamata noa atu, ki anamata noa atu. He taonga pūoro ka whakatangi mataoratia e te ringatito, e te ringa pūoru, e te ringa toikupu hoki, e Ruby Solly rāua ko te rau kahurangi toi, ko Ariana Tikao. Ka rangona hoki he titonga nā ngā ringatoi, nā Rob Thorne rātou ko Horomona Horo, ko Richard Nunns, ko Al Fraser kua oti kē te rekoatahia. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL WAITUHI O TĀMAKI 2021

The Auckland Writers Festival podcast is a direct line to the stages and conversations of one of the Southern Hemisphere's most vibrant literary events. This audio archive captures the live, unscripted energy of festival sessions, bringing the voices of the world's most compelling authors, thinkers, and poets directly to you. Each episode is a deep dive into the ideas shaping our world, from intimate interviews on the craft of writing to expansive panel discussions on history, politics, science, and culture. You'll hear novelists dissect their characters, historians trace forgotten narratives, and poets articulate the ineffable, all within the unique atmosphere of a live audience. This isn't a produced studio show; it's the sound of intellectual discovery and passionate debate happening in real time. The collection serves as a lasting resource, preserving the festival's dynamic spirit long after the final applause. For anyone who believes in the power of stories to challenge and connect us, this podcast offers a front-row seat to a celebration of words and the people who wield them with extraordinary skill. Tune in to be reminded of why literature matters.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
NOBEL ENCHANTMENTS: ABDULRAZAK GURNAH (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:08
Of 2021 Nobel Prize-winning writer Abdulrazak Gurnah’s book 'By the Sea', The Times said, “Rarely in a lifetime can you open a book and find that reading it encapsulates the enchanting qualities of a love affair... one s…
WORLDS AT WAR: DAVID KILCULLEN (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:46
Russia’s waging of war in Ukraine brings back to Europe scenes of aggression and devastation not seen there for decades. It’s one of the many instances of warfare in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, deploying both…
INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY: IRELAND, KENNEDY, TIBBLE (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:51
Three generations of talented poets come together to share work from their new collections, and to talk with each other about the literary influences, inheritances and preoccupations that have informed their practice. Wh…
THE BADDEST ART FRIEND: CHAPMAN, REILLY, MCINNES (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:13
There’s no such thing as a new idea, but what happens when your writing draws on the people in your life – and what happens when they don’t want to be written about? Taking as inspiration the ‘Bad Art Friend’ tussle over…
HOW WE LOVE: CLEMENTINE FORD (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:58
Clementine Ford is one of Australia’s most fearless feminists, and possibly one of its most provocative. The author of the best-selling 'Fight Like A Girl' and 'Boys Will Be Boys' has been an ardent champion for girls an…
HARBOURING: JENNY PATTRICK (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:51
From the pen of historical fiction doyenne Jenny Pattrick, one of this country’s bestselling novelists with books including 'The Denniston Rose' and 'Heart of Coal', comes this year’s 'Harbouring'. The story begins in 18…
OPERATION TROJAN HORSE: STEPHEN DAVIS (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:16
“A gripping study of the collateral damage caused by government decision making in war... an expertly researched study of government duplicity,” said The Australian of Stephen Davis’ book Operation Trojan Horse. In 1990…
GLOBAL CHALLENGES, GLOBAL AGREEMENT: A.C. GRAYLING (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:27
In A.C. Grayling’s view, three of the biggest challenges facing the world today are climate change, the rate of development in high-impact technologies and the global deficit of social and economic justice. He contends t…
HOW TO BE A BAD MUSLIM: MOHAMED HASSAN (2022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:33
Mohamed Hassan’s life has taken him from Cairo to New Zealand and on to Istanbul and London, covering the Middle East, Turkey and Asia Pacific as a journalist. Through it all he has developed a keen eye for questions of…