Looking back across the cultural landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2019 some words and catchphrases pop up: encounters, call-out culture, Ihumatao, climate emergency, allyship and, the phrase just named this week by website Public Address as readers of the year, OK boomer. And where once the boxes artists ticked in Creative New Zealand applications had the well-used words diversity and innovation, some new tick options were added: accessible, regional and in place of the locating term Pacific, Oceania or Moana Nui a Kiwa. It's been an interesting year. And to discuss the things that both inspired and troubled them, Mark Amery is joined by three people who've inspired very many themselves. Auckland Journalist, critic, culture editor at The Spinoff and playwright Sam Brooks. A former Artistic Director of both the New Zealand Festival and Auckland Arts Festival, and officer of the NZ Order of Merit, Carla Van Zon. And poet and essayist Tayi Tibble (Te Whanau-a-Apanui/Ngati Porou) the author of Poukahangatus, who this year edited literary journal Sport. While Carla wrote on climate change and the arts this year, Tayi discussed her visit to Ihumatao and Sam Brooks on male allyship.