Episodes

  • 785. Dani Vee and NIraj Lal: Behind the Screens, debating AI, keeping kids safe

    785. Dani Vee and NIraj Lal: Behind the Screens, debating AI, keeping kids safe
    Feb 19 2026
    Dani Vee and Niraj Lal chat about his new book Behind the Screens and how we can keep our kids safe. Giving your teenager a phone is a big deal, they suddenly have access to the world their parents didn't have before them, so how do we keep them safe? We chat about how the internet is one of the most life changing inventions in history and how it has changed human behaviour, how tech uses its consumers, data collection and digital surveillance and the debate about AI. An enlightening chat! Listen now.
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    31 mins
  • 784. Dani Vee, A.L. Tait and Tash Besliev - Engaging readers in a YKNR / Affirm collaboration

    784. Dani Vee, A.L. Tait and Tash Besliev - Engaging readers in a YKNR / Affirm collaboration
    Feb 13 2026
    Dani Vee chats to author and YKNR host A.L. Tait and Affirm Press publisher Tash Besliev about their brand new collaboration on a children's series set to engage kids in reading. They chat about how the idea emerged, how the books help parents and librarians select books that engage kids and encourage them to read for pleasure. The series is written and illustrated by a variety of Aussie creatives, and have been created to engage young readers. Listen now!
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    37 mins
  • 783. Dani Vee and Pip Knight - Vampires, dating and the challenge of writing

    783. Dani Vee and Pip Knight - Vampires, dating and the challenge of writing
    Feb 12 2026
    Dani Vee and Pip Knight chat about her new book Pip Wants to Die. This is not your average vampire novel. A female vampire who wants to be human. Dani and Pip chat about vampire culture, tropes and inspirations from The Lost Boys to True Blood, and they talk about the impossibility of writing and taking risks. Listen now!
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    30 mins
  • QWS S5E1 Samantha Byres full episode

    QWS S5E1 Samantha Byres full episode
    Feb 9 2026
    QWS S5E1 Samantha Byres and Troy Hunter New season, brand new episode! In QWS S5E1, Troy chats with Samantha Byres about her debut novel DEAD ENDS, a fantastic, dark, hilarious, queer, horny book about being trapped in the past in your 30s, being stuck with your family, about loss, and making many bad decisions while looking for a second chance. They chat about how Sam manages to write comedy and drama together so well, how they write about messy sex, how Sam’s obsession with the 90s NZ TV show Sensing Murder (it’s on YouTube) informed her novel, as well as their shift from writing short stories to writing a novel. We laughed so much making this episode! Books and things Sam recommends: - Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq - Look Who’s Morphing by Tom Cho - 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell - Self-Help by Lorrie Moore - Sensing Murder TV show You can find Sam on Insta at @thescarletttbitch and Dead Ends at Hosted by Troy Hunter who you can find on Insta @troyhunterwriter and at www.troyhuntwriter.com Troy is the author of Gus and the Missing Boy and Gus and the Burning Stones #Gayauthor #Queerwriting #adultfiction #WordsandNerds #LGBTQIABooks #NewZealandauthors #UQP
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    32 mins
  • 782. Dr Helen Edwards and Dani Vee - Writing, anxiety and ADHD

    782. Dr Helen Edwards and Dani Vee - Writing, anxiety and ADHD
    Feb 9 2026
    Dr Helen Edwards and Dani Vee chat about her new book A Light on the Rocks, a historical fiction novel with a little magic. They chat about anxiety and bravery, the importance of kids seeing themselves in stories, living and writing with anxiety and ADHD and writing process.l Listen now!
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    34 mins
  • 1. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Trent Dalton - Gravity Let Me Go, obsession and our dark selves.

    1. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Trent Dalton - Gravity Let Me Go, obsession and our dark selves.
    Jan 30 2026
    TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Dani Vee chats to bestselling author and superstar Trent Dalton about his new novel Gravity Let Me Go. They chat about being obsessed with art, an impossibility of achieving life work balance, writing the darkest part of themselves, parenting and testicles (you read that right!) LISTEN NOW!
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    55 mins
  • 2. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - TAKEOVER Rory H Mather, Sarah Speedie, Sharna Carter and Toni D'Alia

    2. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - TAKEOVER Rory H Mather, Sarah Speedie, Sharna Carter and Toni D'Alia
    Jan 29 2026
    TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 TAKEOVER: Rory H Mather chats to Sarah Speedie, Sharna Carter and Toni D'Alia in this picture nook special about writing, publishing and why picture books are special. Listen now!
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    48 mins
  • 3. BEST OF SERIES 2025- Dani Vee and Adrian Beck - Villain and 7 Special Guests talk about writing and creativity.

    3. BEST OF SERIES 2025- Dani Vee and Adrian Beck - Villain and 7 Special Guests talk about writing and creativity.
    Jan 28 2026
    TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Superstar Adrian Beck chats to Dani Vee about his new middle grade book VILLAIN. The switch board lit up like Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game (enjoy my footy reference ADRIAN!) and we heard from 7 special and not at all planted creative guests who asked questions that ranged from the ridiculous (Adam Wallace) to the profound ... um someone did ask something profound didn't they? Just as Adrian Bec-k thought he was out of woods, Dani asked him some hard hitting questions that left him speechless. They may have talked about his new book VILLAIN, but definitely had a chat about the impact of Al, how he keeps his finger on the pulse of publishing, bathing cavoodles and his lush hair. Industry information, random conversations, writing, and donuts vs croissants. What more could you want? get ready to laugh! Listen now!
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    1 hr and 3 mins