local loser
Episodes
I Do Not Give My Permission with Nuanzhi Zheng
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 epi...
Local Loner 2025 with Damien Levi
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 favour...
Sticking the (Hoods) Landing with Laura Vincent
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, L...
Grow Up Baby, Mama's Here with Faith Wilson
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Earning the Runtime with Josiah Morgan
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 prec...
Girl Who's Gonna Be Okay with Saraid de Silva
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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—...
Pulling the Leaver with Nathan Joe
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this EXCLUSIVE interview with recent Aotearoa departee, Nathan Joe, Damien Levi is primed to find out what convinced him to finally 'pull the l...
Writing In Residence with Chris Tse
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
San Francisco to Tāmaki Makaurau with Nicola Andrews
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
local loser goes online to record an episode with poet, librarian and Āporo Press author of Overseas Experience, Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Paoa, Pākehā...
Book Design Energy with Gabi Lardies
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 stoc...
Feeling Pressed with Ash Davida Jane & Stacey Teague
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
A Captive Dilemma with Tony Guo
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. Using Tony's ...
Making (Melbourne) Moves with Maddie Ballard
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 (be...
H*rny 4 Comics with Sloane Hong
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
Being a Pick Me with Cam Yates (sybs)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
local loser is a work in progress and we promise the audio will get better as we go!In this episode of local loser, Damien is joined by the hottest, g...
Under the Sheet with Sherry Zhang
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 intern...