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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Jared Savage and Steve Braunias discuss crime writing at the 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
Description: Jared Savage and Steve Braunias explore the art of crime writing in Aotearoa. Rob Kidd chairs this highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival.Three journalists experienced in true-crime writing - Jared Savage, Steve Braunias and Rob Kidd - discuss the ethical and practical issues of their craft. Steve Braunias disagrees with what he describes as the "pointy-headed criticism" that it is intrinsically voyeuristic and exploitative, while Jared Savage talks about how door-knocking can unlock the pent-up desire of those affected by crime to tell their stories.Both of them praise the success...