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by Damien Levi

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Go on Your Nerve with Jackson McCarthy

July 19, 2026 · 48 min

Multi-hyphenate poetic talent Jackson McCarthy streams in to local loser from Wellington to talk about his new book Portrait. Damien Levi does his due diligence and pulls some of his favourite lines to chat about, as well as getting into…
Theatre Kid Energy with Joseph Trinidad

May 23, 2026 · 47 min

Joseph Trinidad joins the local loser family as he visits Tāmaki Makaurau for the Auckland Writers Festival. Damien Levi chats with him about his debut essay collection, Lucky Creatures, shared connections to place, the power of memory…
I Do Not Give My Permission with Nuanzhi Zheng

May 2, 2026 · 40 min

Damien Levi and local loser are back for a second season! Is the audio still unreliable? Yes! Should you still listen anyway? Please! For the first episode of season two, Damien chats with playwright/zinemaker/artiste Nuanzhi Zheng about…
Local Loner 2025 with Damien Levi

December 4, 2025 · 41 min

Damien is solo in the local loser studio today, recording a round-up/recap of reading in 2025, thanks to voice notes from past guests. Alongside favourite reads from Nathan Joe, Sherry Zhang, Saraid de Silva, Josiah Morgan, Laura Vincent…
Sticking the (Hoods) Landing with Laura Vincent

October 30, 2025 · 50 min

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. There's lots to learn about Hoods Landing, but Laura and Damien also get into…

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Grow Up Baby, Mama's Here with Faith Wilson

October 18, 2025 · 43 min

Damien Levi is on uncle duties this week as he records with writer, editor and publisher Faith Wilson (and her baby boy, Mo.) While Mo is distracted by peanut butter toast and the flashing lights of the audio software, Damien and Faith…
Earning the Runtime with Josiah Morgan

October 12, 2025 · 47 min

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. They go 'refined artist vibes' and get into the literary, not limited…
Girl Who's Gonna Be Okay with Saraid de Silva

September 6, 2025 · 50 min

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 about yourself when you…
Pulling the Leaver with Nathan Joe

August 23, 2025 · 50 min

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'. From Austin, Texas, Nathan speaks to his next adventure as an MFA student, his first…
Writing In Residence with Chris Tse

August 3, 2025 · 51 min

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. There are also some reflections on…
San Francisco to Tāmaki Makaurau with Nicola Andrews

July 12, 2025 · 52 min

local loser goes online to record an episode with poet, librarian and Āporo Press author of Overseas Experience, Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Paoa, Pākehā). Thanks to the internet, Damien (in Tāmaki Makaurau) chats to Nicola (in San Francisco)…
Book Design Energy with Gabi Lardies

June 28, 2025 · 46 min

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! They also touch on the Objectspace Book Fair, why everything in…