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Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the...

795. Dani Vee and Frances Whiting - Nostalgia and The Nocturnals

38 mins; March 27, 2026

794. Dani Vee and Zoe Gaetjens - Drawing Nudes, Writing Process, Path to publication

31 mins; March 26, 2026

793. Dani Vee and Louise Milligan - Multi-generational women, feminism and Shellybanks.

36 mins; March 20, 2026

792. Dani Vee and Jayne McIntyre - The Feathers of Farwood and fantasy

26 mins; March 19, 2026

791. Dani Vee and Ian Kemish - Two Islands and finding goodness in characters

29 mins; March 13, 2026

S5E2 - QWS podcast - Kemper Donovan and Troy Hunter

58 mins; March 13, 2026

790. Dani Vee and Laura Brooke Robson - Love is an Algorithm

34 mins; March 07, 2026

789. TAKEOVER - Rory H Mather with Renae Hayward and Susan Joy Lu - What Can I Get For Mother's Day!

68 hours 41 mins; March 05, 2026

788. Dani Vee and Emma Styles - The Shark and writing crime fiction

31 mins; February 28, 2026

787. Dani Vee and Julianne Negri - The Belly of a Wolf and art as medicine

34 mins; February 27, 2026

786. Dani Vee and Ashley Kalagian Blunt - Like, Follow, Die; the writing process and self-care

33 mins; February 20, 2026

785. Dani Vee and NIraj Lal: Behind the Screens, debating AI, keeping kids safe

31 mins; February 19, 2026

784. Dani Vee, A.L. Tait and Tash Besliev - Engaging readers in a YKNR / Affirm collaboration

36 mins; February 13, 2026

783. Dani Vee and Pip Knight - Vampires, dating and the challenge of writing

29 mins; February 12, 2026

QWS S5E1 Samantha Byres full episode

31 mins; February 09, 2026

782. Dr Helen Edwards and Dani Vee - Writing, anxiety and ADHD

34 mins; February 09, 2026

1. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Trent Dalton - Gravity Let Me Go, obsession and our dark selves.

55 mins; January 30, 2026

2. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - TAKEOVER Rory H Mather, Sarah Speedie, Sharna Carter and Toni D'Alia

47 mins; January 29, 2026

3. BEST OF SERIES 2025- Dani Vee and Adrian Beck - Villain and 7 Special Guests talk about writing and creativity.

63 hours 10 mins; January 28, 2026

4. BEST OF SERIES 2025 Dani Vee and Tina Strachan - maths and storytelling, creativity and writing

30 mins; January 27, 2026

5. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and George Ivanoff - rejection, dinosaurs and You Choose Mega

31 mins; January 26, 2026

6. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee and Jacqueline Harvey

28 mins; January 25, 2026

7, BEST OF SERIES 2025 - S3 E8 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Thomas Vowles - Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles

57 mins; January 24, 2026

8. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Everything I Know About Publishing TAKEOVER - Deborah, Sarah, Liam and Zanni

49 mins; January 23, 2026

9. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Asheigh Barton - Finding time to write in the chaos

35 mins; January 22, 2026

10. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee, Pip Harry and Kate Foster

51 mins; January 21, 2026

11. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Holden Sheppard - Invisible Boys and the STAN series - ADULTS ONLY EPISODE

36 mins; January 20, 2026

12. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Michelle Mitchell - Parenting, screen time and connecting with tweens

37 mins; January 19, 2026

13. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Sara Foster - A very feminist chat - essential listening

26 mins; January 18, 2026

14. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - QWS S4E3 - Troy Hunter and Lisa Tirreno - Prince of Fortune

35 mins; January 17, 2026

15. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - QWS Podcast S4E5 - Troy Hunter and Gary Lonesborough

43 mins; January 16, 2026

16. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Joel McKerrow - Heist, Writing Process and courageous vulnerability

48 mins; January 15, 2026

17. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Date With A Debut - S3 E16 - Nick Wasiliev and Chloe Adams - The Occupation

58 mins; January 14, 2026

18. BEST OF SERIES 2025 Date With A Debut - S3 E17 - Nick Wasiliev and Natalia Figueroa Barroso - Hailstones Fell Without Rain by

54 mins; January 13, 2026

19. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Gavin Au Thang - Graphic novels, US Publishers and parenting

32 mins; January 12, 2026

20. BEST OF SERIES 2025 Dani Vee and Kell Woods - Motherhood, mental health and writing

32 mins; January 11, 2026

22. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - TAKEOVER - Rory H Mather, Brent Wilson, Kirsten Ealand and Ky Garvey

26 mins; January 09, 2026

23. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Geoff Parkes - When The Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole

59 mins; January 08, 2026

24. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Writing Fiction with Mark Mupotsa-Russell

38 mins; January 07, 2026

25. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee and Adam Wallace

33 mins; January 06, 2026

26. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Christian White - The Long Night

35 mins; January 05, 2026

27. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee, Sue Whiting and Adam Wallace

32 mins; January 04, 2026

28. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - Dani Vee and Paula McLean

26 mins; January 03, 2026

29. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - QWS Podcast S4E4 RWR McDonald and Catherine Jonstone

36 mins; January 02, 2026

30. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - QWS S4E10 RWR McDonald and Michael Burge

47 mins; January 01, 2026

QWS S4E11 Troy Hunter and Holden Sheppard - ADULTS ONLY EPISODE

79 hours 35 mins; December 23, 2025

3. RADELAIDE READS - Dymocks Adelaide YA SPECTACULAR Panel “Why YA is Here To Stay”

69 hours 8 mins; December 21, 2025

S3E24 -Debut Revisited -Nick Wasiliev and Jane Harper breaks down her career

80 hours 23 mins; December 20, 2025

Quizzmas - Stuff Your Stockings Episode 4 hosted by Dani Vee and Adrian Beck

39 mins; December 19, 2025

S3E23 - Debut Revisited - Nick Wasiliev and Tigest Girma breaks down her career from Immortal Dark to Eternal Ruin

56 mins; December 19, 2025

781. Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee and Rory H Mather

38 mins; December 18, 2025

S3 E22 - Debut Revisited - Nick Wasiliev and Holden Sheppard breaks down his career from Invisible Boys to King of Dirt

62 hours 51 mins; December 17, 2025

S3 E21 - Date with a Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Emma Clancy - This Dream Will Devour Us

59 mins; December 13, 2025

780. Dani Vee and Adam Taor - Bodypedia - A Brief Compendium of Human Anatomical Curiosities

36 mins; December 12, 2025

Stuff Your Stockings Episode 3 with Adrian Beck, Tina Strachan and Lucie Stevens.

39 mins; December 11, 2025

S3 E20 - Date with a Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Nick Croydon - The Turing Protocol

40 mins; December 10, 2025

21. BEST OF SERIES 2025 Date With A Debut Nick Wasiliev, Zahid Gamieldien, Lisa Kenway &Natasha Rai

66 hours 12 mins; December 10, 2025

Stuff Your Stockings Episode 2 with Adrian Beck, Bethany Loveridge and Shara Curlett.

49 mins; December 09, 2025

Stuff Your Stockings Episode 1 with Adrian Beck, Carla Salmon and Gisela Ervin-Ward

44 mins; December 07, 2025

779. TAKEOVER - Nick Wasiliev and Daniel Tomane - The Fists of the Father

36 mins; December 04, 2025

S3 E19 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Dr Anastasia Hronis - The Dopamine Brain by

46 mins; December 04, 2025

778. Dani Vee and Inga Simpson - The Peach King and the resilience of nature

27 mins; December 03, 2025

777. The NaNoGang are back writing 50,000 words in November - Adrian, Dani, Tristan and Cristy

51 mins; December 01, 2025

776. Everything I Know About Publishing with Dani Vee and A.L. Tait

42 mins; November 29, 2025

S3 E18 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Jessica Mansour-Nahra - The Farm

60 hours 55 mins; November 29, 2025

775. Dani Vee and William J Byrne - Family and history - The Warrumbar

32 mins; November 28, 2025

774. Dani Vee and Sami Bayly - The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Fast and Slow Animals

26 mins; November 21, 2025

773. TAKEOVER: Mark Mupotsa-Russell and Dinuka McKenzie - The Wolf Who Cried Boy

54 mins; November 20, 2025

772. The NaNoGang are back writing 50,000 words in November - Adrian, Dani, Tristan and Cristy

49 mins; November 20, 2025

QWS S4E10 RWR McDonald and Michael Burge - Dirt Tap

47 mins; November 15, 2025

771. Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee with Pip Harry and Kate Foster

51 mins; November 14, 2025

770. The NaNoGang are back writing 50,000 words in November - Adrian, Dani, Tristan and Cristy

54 mins; November 13, 2025

S3 E17 - Date With A Debut - S3 E17 - Nick Wasiliev and Natalia Figueroa Barroso

54 mins; November 08, 2025

769. Dani Vee and Trent Dalton - Gravity Let Me Go, obsession and our dark selves

55 mins; November 07, 2025

768. The NaNoGang are back writing 50,000 words in November - Adrian, Dani, Tristan and Cristy (2)

47 mins; November 06, 2025

767. Dani Vee and Christian White - The Long Night, urban legends and writing a bestseller

35 mins; October 31, 2025

2. Radelaide Reads - Adam Cecce with S.K. Neilson and Barbara J. Rosie

40 mins; October 30, 2025

766. The NaNoGang are back writing 50,000 words in November - Adrian, Dani, Tristan and Cristy (1)

56 mins; October 30, 2025

765. Dani Vee and Paula McLean - The One Remaining, feminism and storytelling

26 mins; October 26, 2025

S3 E16 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Chloe Adams - The Occupation

58 mins; October 24, 2025

764. Dani Vee and Penny Tangey - Music Camp, creativity and climate change

28 mins; October 17, 2025

QWS S4E9 Gippsland Writers Festival - Michael Earp, RWR McDonald, Troy Hunter, and Lisa Habermann

65 hours 14 mins; October 17, 2025

S3 E15 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Holly Brunnbauer - What Did I Miss?

54 mins; October 09, 2025

763. The 90 Day Novel Week 1 - Dani Vee and Ingrid Laguna

35 mins; October 09, 2025

QWS S4E8 – Troy Hunter and Rob McDonald Gus and the Burning Stones

25 mins; October 03, 2025

762. Dani Vee and Craig Silvey - Writing sequels, connecting with readers and writing process

32 mins; October 02, 2025

761. Dani Vee and Sherryl Clark - Verse novels and The Only Branch on the Family Tree

30 mins; September 26, 2025

S3 E14 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Mikayla Bridge - Of Flame and Fury

40 mins; September 26, 2025

760. Dani Vee and Sarah Armstrong - Writing page turners and the new book Run

29 mins; September 18, 2025

1. Radelaide Reads - Adam Cece and Alina Bellchambers - NEW SPIN OFF SERIES

31 mins; September 15, 2025

S3 E12 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Silvia Park - Luminous

51 mins; September 12, 2025

S3 E13 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Matt Rogers - The Forsaken by Matt Rogers

59 mins; September 11, 2025

759. Everything I Know About Publishing - Dani Vee and Gabriel Bergmoser - Don't bore your reader!

18 mins; September 11, 2025

QWS S4E7 - Troy Hunter and Olivia O'Flynn - Ever Blessed

27 secs; September 10, 2025

758. Dani Vee and Ginny Grant - Bakers Lane - supporting emerging women writers

28 mins; September 07, 2025

S3 E11 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Liann Zhang - Julie Chan is Dead by

37 mins; September 05, 2025

757. Dani Vee and Amelia Mellor - Research for writing and Ocean Forged FINAL

28 mins; September 04, 2025

S3 E10 Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Sinéad Stubbins - Stinkbug

51 mins; August 29, 2025

756, Dani Vee and Gabriel Bergmoser - A high octane adrenaline shot chatting about High Rise

38 mins; August 28, 2025

S3 E9 - Date With A Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Daniel Nour - How to Dodge Flying Sandals and Other Advice for Life by Daniel Nour

50 mins; August 22, 2025

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