Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily in partnership with the Brain Drink, Ārepa. Today on The Spinoff, Mad Chapman explains why we’re going to be talking about porn all week, Toby Manhire reports from the Labour Party conference as an ominous new poll is released and Ben Gracewood brings news of a Musk-free alternative to Twitter. But first, here’s episode one of Chris & Eli’s Porn Revolution.
Series director Kate Prior wrote about why we made a documentary about porn: “Pornography is everywhere yet most of us publicly ignore it. It sits at the intersection of a raft of questions about gender, ethics, and social values; it’s always been at the vanguard of advances in technology and monetisation. And of course it connects with deeply personal questions about sexual desire, sexual expression and masturbation (a word we often ignore in connection to porn). We absolutely should be talking more about porn. We should also chat about how we’re talking about it. I reckon it takes some bold, curious minds to step in and acknowledge what they don’t know in order to get the conversation started, allow us to go on the journey with them, and maybe introduce some new narratives. Luckily for all of us watching, Chris and Eli are our friends. And they’re the funniest friends at the party, so we know whatever they discover, they’ll make us laugh.”
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Getting to the bottom of omelette-gate Emily Writes tries the dish that got James Corden banned from a fancy restaurant: “I have had quite a few sleepless nights lately, worrying about the pandemic, my parenting skills, bills, and James Corden’s wife’s egg allergy and her apparent disregard for her health in pursuit of an omelette. Only one of these things I can easily do something about. And it’s omelette-related.”
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CODA to CODA: Strangers I Know and my life as an unofficial interpreter Michelle Rahurahu reflects on Claudia Durastanti’s award-winning work of auto-fiction/memoir, and how the daughter’s life in the book intertwines with her own: “I spoke to fellow CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) and author of auto-fiction Strangers I Know Claudia Durastanti recently, and we agreed the Deaf world is anything but quiet. It’s full of noise, it’s musical, it’s emotive, it’s slamming pots and pans in the early mornings, it’s punk rock. We Hearing people can be so ignorant to the other senses involved with noise; doesn’t it feel good to slam a stick on a drum? Doesn’t it feel good to scream?”
She started her career at The Spinoff as a 22-year-old intern in 2016, and became its editor five years later. In between time she wrote two books and became one of the most admired writers of her generation for her wit, intellect and originality. Then she got a job she didn’t even want, becoming one of the youngest editors of a “mainstream” publication ever. This week on The Fold, Madeleine Chapman sits down with Duncan Greive to reflect on her unconventional path to the role, the early years of The Spinoff and some of her most iconic pieces of writing. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider.
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