Episodes

  • Claudia Rozas Gomez - Complex Literature

    Claudia Rozas Gomez - Complex Literature
    Jun 17 2022
    Claudia shares her personal and professional journey and the urgency she feels that we face some difficult questions about the direction our teaching of Secondary English has drifted in recent years. Her doctoral research brought to our attention that the study of complex literary texts is diminishing in New Zealand education, and is doing so disproportionately quickly in lower-decile schools.
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    53 mins
  • Robert Sullivan

    Robert Sullivan
    Jun 3 2022
    Robert Sullivan's poetry carries with it a sense of mischief as he traverses some of the most urgent and intimate topics in Aotearoa over the last couple of centuries. We discuss his poetry, his philosophy and his perspective on education in New Zealand.
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    34 mins
  • Khadro Mohamed

    Khadro Mohamed
    May 20 2022
    Khadro Mohamed speaks to us about losing, and then regaining, her Somali language and how her culture and language influence her poetry. She shares her experiences growing up in a New Zealand where she was frequently complimented on her Kiwi accent and we examine what to do when someone doesn't "understand" a poem.
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    36 mins
  • Glenn Colquhoun

    Glenn Colquhoun
    May 6 2022
    As a salve to the challenges of starting a new term Dr Glenn Colquhoun talks to us about his GP practice where he specialises in work with rangitahi. He reads his poem "One That Got Away - for Jack" and he talks about the role of the teacher in schools with reverence and respect. Listen to this, teachers, and be reminded of the good you do.
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    33 mins
  • Airana Ngarewa

    Airana Ngarewa
    Apr 22 2022
    Airana Ngarewa epitomises the best New Zealand has to offer to education and writing. Philly first met him while he was completing his Masters in Educational Leadership via Ako Mātātupu, and then over recent months his writing has started showing up in some high-profile places. This interview was a great pleasure for us both - It's great to be in conversation with a young person who is so obviously going places.
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    54 mins
  • Jack Remiel Cottrell - Flash Fiction

    Jack Remiel Cottrell - Flash Fiction
    Apr 8 2022
    Jack reads some of his flash fiction and talks with candour and depth about his time at school with undiagnosed ADHD, his fan fiction, making Sherlock more gay, his writing processes - not to mention his work as a rugby referee.
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    37 mins
  • Chris and Philly Discuss HOD Life

    Chris and Philly Discuss HOD Life
    Mar 25 2022
    Both having recently taken over the position of Head of Department in new schools, Chris and Philly discuss their experiences. This is a chance to look 'under the lid' of two very different departments of English. The highs and lows will resonate with anyone working in English teaching in Aotearoa, but Philly and Chris also relay the extent to which the journey is also one of personal growth.
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    33 mins
  • Hera Lindsay Bird

    Hera Lindsay Bird
    Mar 11 2022
    Hera Lindsay Bird joins Philly at her place for a drink and we thought - "Let's record a podcast!". In spite of her modesty, we gained a great insight into what drives Hera and her poetry.
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    30 mins