Date With A Debut

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 4 October 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.   For the sixteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Melissa Goode, author of Ordinary Human Love. They discuss the book, how your values come into conflict with the needs of others, love and obligation, and more.   TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast and book discuss mental health and adult themes, so reader and listener discretion is advised.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Ordinary Human Love by Melissa Goode: https://bit.ly/4d4jmMX    Other Books Mentioned: Light Years by James Salter: https://bit.ly/3TucYrc  Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson: https://bit.ly/3B3mSKb    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Melissa Goode Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:16 Episode Number: #29 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Zoe Victoria (Ultimo Press Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 27 September 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.   For the fifteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Susannah Begbie, author of The Deed. They discuss the book, winning the Richell Prize, chaotic family dynamics, how siblings view their parents in different ways, creating country Australia on the page, and more. BOOKS:    Debut Feature: The Deed by Susannah Begbie: https://bit.ly/3XIDZcY    Other Books Mentioned: The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje: https://bit.ly/3Tu6ZTr  Lost & Found by Brooke Davis: https://bit.ly/4eoxcuS  Sidelines by Karen Viggers: https://bit.ly/3BdADG7  Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson: https://bit.ly/3B3mSKb  My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin: https://bit.ly/4gkUQdn  The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland: https://bit.ly/47pjplb  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Susannah Begbie Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:15 Episode Number: #28 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Holly Jeffrey (Hachette Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 20 September 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.   For the fourteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Jordan Prosser, author of Big Time. They discuss the book, the world of bands, the commodification of art, creating a dystopian Australia, the creeping mindset of conservatism as you age, and more. BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Big Tim by Jordan Prosser: https://bit.ly/4dXLtPm    Other Books Mentioned: Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield: https://bit.ly/3B2x4T6  The Secret History by Donna Tartt: https://bit.ly/3ZblpLN  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Jordan Prosser Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:14 Episode Number: #27 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sarah Valle (University of Queensland Press)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 12 September 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the thirteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Ernest Price, author of The Pyramid of Needs. They discuss the book, releasing it on the International Transgender Day of Visibility, family dynamics, different forms of truth, and more.   TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast and book discuss topics of mental health and transphobia, so reader and listener discretion is advised. If these topics cause distress, know there is help out there. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: The Pyramid of Needs by Ernest Price: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/Y9OV1q    Other Books Mentioned: Erasure by Percival Everett: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/KjVBJz  Chemistry by Weike Wang: https://bit.ly/474BDZ6  Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters: https://bit.ly/47dawv1  Pageboy by Elliot Page: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/Y9OVqK  Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia, edited by Yves Rees, Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher and Bobuq Sayed: https://bit.ly/4e11Da9  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Ernest Price Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:13 Episode Number: #26 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Ariane Ryan, Tace Kelly (Affirm Press)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 5 September 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the twelfth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Anton Clifford-Motopi, author of To and Fro. They discuss the book, bringing his lived experience in, crafting the world of a twelve-year-old, the value of a good voice in a story, and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi: https://bit.ly/3XnYtYF    Other Books Mentioned: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: https://bit.ly/3T905CR  The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/B0jEyB  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/nLakEV  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Anton Clifford-Motopi Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:12 Episode Number: #25 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Reem Galal (Allen & Unwin Kids)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 29 August 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the eleventh episode of series two, Nick sits down with Amy Hutton, author of Sit, Stay Love. They discuss the book, it’s upcoming sequel Love From Scratch, the value of animals in romance, ‘soft’ love triangles, nice guys and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Sit, Stay, Love by Amy Hutton: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/PyLGXz    Other Books Mentioned: Love From Scratch by Amy Hutton: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/eKo79r  Here for the Right Reasons by Jodi McAlister: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/anJdqW  Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/Gm69eV  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Amy Hutton Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:11 Episode Number: #24 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Gabby Oberman, Polly Simons (Simon & Schuster Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 15 August 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the tenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Dr. Mykaela Saunders, author of Always Will Be. They discuss the book, correcting the lack of representation of first nations culture in Australian storytelling, the value of short stories and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/always-will-be    Other Books Mentioned: Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven: https://bit.ly/3WGWQF0  The Kadaitcha Sung by Sam Watson: https://bit.ly/3SuKTQq  Land of the Golden Clouds by Archie Weller: https://bit.ly/3ysZnZZ  This All Come Back Now by Mykaela Saunders: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now  The Swan Book by Alexis Wright: https://bit.ly/3YpW40b  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Mykaela Saunders Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:10 Episode Number: #23 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sarah Valle (University of Queensland Press)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 11 July 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the ninth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Gyan Yankovich, author of Just Friends: On the joy, influence and power of friendship. They discuss the book, how romantic relationships are prioritised over platonic ones in society, the value friendships brings to our lives, the data that goes into understanding friendships, and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Just Friends: On the joy, influence and power of friendship. by Gyan Yankovich: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k0YGML    Other Books Mentioned: Good Material by Dolly Alderton: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/AW7X2o  Green Dot by Madeleine Gray: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XY73OX  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Gyan Yankovich Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:9 Episode Number: #22 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Zoe Victoria (Ultimo Press)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 20 June 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the eighth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Brydie Lee-Kennedy, author of Go Lightly. They discuss the book, exploring the chaos of your twenties, how you present yourself to other people, comparing screenwriting to literature, and more..   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Go Lightly by Brydie Lee-Kennedy: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/xkgNZ3    Other Books Mentioned: A Real Piece of Work by Erin Riley: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QyM6b9  White Teeth by Zadie Smith: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rQm2Xd  PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Brydie Lee-Kennedy  Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:8 Episode Number: #21 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Natalia Facelli (Bloomsbury Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 14 June 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.   For the seventh episode of series two, Nick sits down with Carly-Jay Metcalfe, author of Breath. They discuss the book, a childhood of living in hospital, surviving cancer, cystic fibrosis and a lung transplant, the value of humour to get through the hard times, and more.   TRIGGER WARNING: this podcast contains strong coarse language, strong themes and descriptions of surgery and addiction. Reader and listener discretion is advised.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Breath by Carly-Jay Metcalfe: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Kjb7zx    Other Books Mentioned: Water by John Boyne: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DKo73n  Sufficient Grace by Amy Espeseth: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rQMYXR    OTHER LINKS:   Register for DonateLife: https://www.donatelife.gov.au/    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Carly-Jay Metcalfe Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:7 Episode Number: #20 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sarah Valle (University of Queensland Press)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.