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<p>It's a surprise Friday episode from Damien Levi to coincide with the official publication date of Hoods Landing, the debut novel from his guest, Laura Vincent. </p><p><br></p><p>There's lots to learn about Hoods...

<p>Damien Levi is on uncle duties this week as he records with writer, editor and publisher Faith Wilson (and her baby boy, Mo.)</p><p><br></p><p>While Mo is distracted by peanut butter toast and the flashing lights of...

<p>Damien is back in the local loser seat and is beaming down to Ōtautahi Christchurch to chat online with Josiah Morgan, who was definitely called precocious as a child.</p><p><br></p><p>They go 'refined artist vibes'...

<p>Damien Levi brings local loser's biggest fan, Saraid de Silva, onto the pod while he's visiting Wellington. Together they get right into it—what's being read, what's being kept for the archive, and what do you learn...

<p>In this EXCLUSIVE interview with recent Aotearoa departee, Nathan Joe, Damien Levi is primed to find out what convinced him to finally 'pull the leaver'.</p><p>From Austin, Texas, Nathan speaks to his next adventure...

<p>Damien gets soon-to-be former NZ Poet Laureate Chris Tse in the hotseat (a Danske Mobler chair in his apartment) to reflect on his three years in the role, the travel, the poems and the experience.</p><p>There are...

<p>local loser goes online to record an episode with poet, librarian and Āporo Press author of Overseas Experience, Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Paoa, Pākehā).</p><p>Thanks to the internet, Damien (in Tāmaki Makaurau) chats to...

<p>Reporting live* from Tāmaki Makaurau, Damien chats with Gabi Lardies at her house and together they come up with a really great idea for dead CD stock and discuss book design!</p><p>They also touch on the Objectspace...

<p>It's a meeting of indie presses! Damien Levi is joined by the Tender Press team, Ash Davida Jane and Stacey Teague while the duo is on a visit to Tāmaki Makaurau.</p><p>They really get into the world of independent...

<p>After a little break for the Auckland Writers Festival, Damien Levi is back to being a loser, and he's invited painter Tony Guo to chat. </p><p>Using Tony's artistic practice as a jumping off point, this kōrero darts...

<p>Damien Levi is in Naarm for the Melbourne Writers Festival and seizes the rare chance to sit down and chat with essayist and sewist Maddie Ballard (because he's staying at her house).</p><p>Their conversation touches...

<p>Cheers! This is local loser's first nighttime episode, and so Damien has cracked open a drink to sit down and chat with illustrator and comic artist Sloane Hong.</p><p>Together, they talk about what Sloane's been up...

<p>local loser is a work in progress and we promise the audio will get better as we go!</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of local loser, Damien is joined by the hottest, gayest candlemaker in Aotearoa, Cam Yates aka...

<p>For the first episode of local loser, Damien Levi is joined by Sherry Zhang to record under a sheet in his apartment. They chat about local and international reading, arts practice and writing, recent gigs in Tāmaki...