Category Archives: Podcast
Podcast
Podcast: Little Pearlers Ep. 1
Grown-ups can learn a lot from children. When it comes to the big questions in life, children have a natural ability to wonder. Join Erin and Fleur as they explore time, love, health and careers through the eyes of the Little Pearlers. Music compliments of Kevin MacLeod. Executive … Read more
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Podcast: Can creative writing be taught?
Can creative writing be taught? Irma Gold chats with author and creative writing lecturer, Francesca Rendle-Short; author and former writing teaching, Andrew Croome; and YA author, Jack Heath, to see if they can answer this thorny question. Podcast production by Gold Music Productions. Irma Gold is an award-winning … Read more
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Podcast: The ethics of comedy
From Seth MacFarlane hosting this year’s Oscars, to the controversy around rape jokes following the Daniel Tosh fiasco in 2012, this podcast discusses the role of the comedian, their relationship to ethics, power and privilege, and the concept of ‘kicking up, not down’. Writer and broadcaster Jessica … Read more
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Podcast: Authors behaving badly
We all have our favourite writers but would we still love them as much if we knew their about their politics, their nastiness, or their stints in prison? Sky and Grace delve into the dark, funny and just plain crazy reality behind some of the world’s most … Read more
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Podcast: Strange Tales
Melbourne overflows with respect for the written word, but events celebrating oral storytelling are far less common. Bazaar Tales, where contributors tell short, on-theme stories for an audience, is a recent addition to the storytelling scene. Meaghan Dew went along to Horse Bazaar to find out what … Read more
News, Podcast
Calling all wannabe podcasters
Kill Your Darlings is looking for podcast contributors to help grow the KYD podcast. Knowledge of Australian arts, culture and social commentary is handy; and a flair for insightful, topical and humorous podcasting is a must. Your podcasts will be featured on the homepage of www.killyourdarlingsjournal.com, promoted via … Read more
Podcast
Podcast: Kill your darlings? Editors talk
If you’ve spent the last year crafting a book about depressed teens, vampires or misplaced mums, you might want to step away from the keyboard. Guest producer Sonja Dechian talks to editors of books and journals about the things they’ve learned from the slush pile – their … Read more
Podcast
Podcast: Around the block
Are you a narcissist and an exhibitionist? Or just a peeping Tom? If you’re a writer, you’re probably all of the above. Or at least, psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler would have thought so. He coined the phrase ‘writer’s block’ – that dreaded affliction that interferes with productivity and … Read more
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Podcast: Blood in the sand
Vanessa Murray went to Barcelona to witness what might be the final bullfight in Catalonia. Based on her experience of la corrida, Vanessa wrote ‘Blood in the Sand: Northern Spain Farewells Bullfighting‘ with Jamie Melbourne-Hayward, and the essay appears in Kill Your Darlings No. 9. We spoke … Read more
