I migliori Good Read podcast (2025)

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Bloody Good Screen: Movie Club - Jurassic Park & Pulp Fiction 1:16:43

1d ago1:16:43

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Send us a text This week on Bloody Good Screen Movie Club, we're heading back to the 90s for two absolute cinematic juggernauts – Steven Spielberg's dino-sized blockbuster Jurassic Park and Quentin Tarantino’s genre-defining classic Pulp Fiction. Join Mark, Taz, Niall, and Marcus as we dive into raptors, royale with cheese, and everything in betwee…

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Erna Walraven on her memoir about zoo-keeping and feminism, 'Hear Me Roar' 28:41

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In the early 1980s, when Erna Walraven decided to follow her dreams and become one of the first female zookeepers in Australia, she thought her biggest challenges would be feeding big cats and subduing irate gorillas. In fact, it was her male colleagues who made work miserable, harassing and humiliating her for doing a 'man's job'. So, she looked t…

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Jessica Townsend on the fourth in her Nevermoor series, 'Silverborn The Mystery of Morrigan Crow' 27:08

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In the magical city of Nevermoor, long-buried secrets are coming to light, and Morrigan Crow's life is about to turn upside down. When Morrigan is invited into Nevermoor's wealthy Silver District, she discovers a world of extravagance and a family mystery she's eager to unravel. She could never imagine where it will lead: a white wedding, a golden …

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Jessica Townsend on the fourth book in her Nevermoor series, 'Silverborn The Mystery of Morrigan Crow' 27:08

10d ago27:08

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In the magical city of Nevermoor, long-buried secrets are coming to light, and Morrigan Crow's life is about to turn upside down. When Morrigan is invited into Nevermoor's wealthy Silver District, she discovers a world of extravagance and a family mystery she's eager to unravel. She could never imagine where it will lead: a white wedding, a golden …

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Raina MacIntyre on science, reason and the threat to 200 years of progress in 'Vaccine Nation' 31:47

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Vaccination is arguably the greatest public health achievement in history, yet the disappearance of many diseases has also seen an increased focus on the side effects of vaccines and the rise of the anti-vax movement. The COVID-19 pandemic propelled anti-vaccination sentiment into the mainstream – including from some leaders in the medical professi…

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Bloody Good Reads - Chapter 111 - Alan Shivers 36:15

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Send us a text This week on Bloody Good Reads, Mark sits down with horror author Alan Shivers for an epic conversation you won't want to miss! We dive deep into his brand-new book, Killer Vocals, explore the chilling world of his Europea Halls trilogy, and get some insight into his upcoming TV series. But that's not all — we also geek out over clas…

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Dianne Wolfer on the retelling of an Australian classic in 'The Colt From Old Regret' 20:27

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You may have heard the story of the man from Snowy River and his fearless ride through the mountains. This is Colt’s story, of nickering mares and a rearing stallion. How did Colt escape the man? What did Colt see, feel and smell as he charged through the bush?Beloved children’s author Dianne Wolfer responds to The Man from Snowy River, creating an…

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Dianne Wolfer and Erica Wagner on the retelling of an Australian classic in 'The Colt From Old Regret' 20:27

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You may have heard the story of the man from Snowy River and his fearless ride through the mountains. This is Colt’s story, of nickering mares and a rearing stallion. How did Colt escape the man? What did Colt see, feel and smell as he charged through the bush? Beloved children’s author Dianne Wolfer responds to The Man from Snowy River, creating a…

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Bloody Good Reads - Chapter 110 - Kristen Simmons 28:08

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Send us a text This week on the podcast Mark chats to Dystopian Horror author Kristen Simmons, author of Article 5, about her brand new book She Waits For You Beyond The Dark. They also talk Japanese Horror Folk Tales, Yokai and OF COURSE Kristen shares her three Bloody Good Reads. Buy a copy of She Waits For You Beyond The Dark HERE UK HERE US htt…

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Douglas Stuart and Sian Eleri 27:52

2M ago27:52

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Douglas Stuart author of Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain chooses his favourite book - Train Dreams by Denis Johnson - a short novel encapsulating the history of America in the early 20th century through the life of a lonely man in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.He's joined by Radio 1 and The Voice Wales presenter Sian Eleri whose choi…

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Stephen Gapps on Australia's unknown colonial history 'Uprising: War in the colony of New South Wales, 1838–1844' 25:52

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The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance ended in 1824 with a series of massacres conducted by settlers in the Bathurst region. From the 1830s, colonists began occupying more and more Aboriginal land across western New South Wales and stocking it with sheep and cattle. By 1838, a dramatic fightback began across the entire frontier of the colony. What …

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Kate Grenville on her Australian family pilgrimage in 'Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place 32:09

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‘What does it mean to be on land that was taken from other people? Now that we know how the taking was done, what do we do with that knowledge?’ Kate Grenville is no stranger to the past. Her success and fame as a writer exploded when she published The Secret River in 2005, a bestseller based on the story of her convict ancestor, an early settler o…

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Kate Grenville on her family pilgrimage in 'Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place' 32:09

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‘What does it mean to be on land that was taken from other people? Now that we know how the taking was done, what do we do with that knowledge?’Kate Grenville is no stranger to the past. Her success and fame as a writer exploded when she published The Secret River in 2005, a bestseller based on the story of her convict ancestor, an early settler on…

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Stephen Gapps on his new book 'Uprising: War in the colony of New South Wales, 1838–1844 25:52

2M ago25:52

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The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance ended in 1824 with a series of massacres conducted by settlers in the Bathurst region. From the 1830s, colonists began occupying more and more Aboriginal land across western New South Wales and stocking it with sheep and cattle. By 1838, a dramatic fightback began across the entire frontier of the colony. What …

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'How to Be Normal' Q&A with author Ange Crawford and Cerdon College Merrylands 17:54

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Ange Crawford is the winner of the the inaugural Walker Books Manuscript Prize. With themes including coercive control, coming of age, and finding yourself, her debut young adult novel, How to be Normal, authentically deals with timely issues with insight, sympathy and well crafted humour.Good Reading and six students from Cerdon College in Merryla…

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Lucy Speed and Sarah Mills 27:50

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EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN by Chris Cleave, chosen by Lucy SpeedTHE HUMAN FACTOR by Graham Greene, chosen by Harriett Gilbert253 by Geoff Ryman, chosen by Sarah Mills Former Eastenders and present-day Archers actor Lucy Speed and comedian Sarah Mills talk about books set in wartime London, a 1990s underground train, and Graham Greene's MI6. Lucy's …

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Nina Sosanya and Joelle Taylor 27:41

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Actor Nina Sosanya and prize winning poet and writer Joelle Taylor talk favourite books with Harriett. Nina chooses Sally Jones and the False Rose by Jakob Wegelius, a children's novel with a mute gorilla engineer as its protagonist. The book appeals to Nina's love of engineering, and the city of Glasgow! Joelle nominates Booker Prize winning The S…

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Bloody Good Reads - Chapter 109 - Daisy Pearce 40:24

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Send us a text UK horror is on the menu this week as Mark chat to Author Daisy Pearce about her brand new book Something In The Walls as well as chatting about her work to date and OF COURSE her three Bloody Good Reads. Check out Daisy's work HERE BUY Something In The Walls HERE UK HERE US Support the show === A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor Abomin…

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Oliver Burkeman and Sara Collins 27:51

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MOON TIGER by Penelope Lively, chosen by Sara CollinsNUMBER GO UP: INSIDE CRYPTO'S WILD RISE AND STAGGERING FALL by Zeke Faux, chosen by Oliver BurkemanLORD JIM AT HOME by Dinah Brooke, chosen by Harriett Gilbert "I'm writing a history of the world" - so begins the choice of novelist and broadcaster Sara Collins: Penelope Lively's Booker Prize-winn…

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Bloody Good Screen: 90's Movie Club - Face/Off & 10 Things I Hate About You 1:15:19

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Send us a text A new year and a brand new season for the Screen Team. This year the team are heading back to the 90's for a year long series of 90's films. This month the team delve into the Nicolas Cage action thriller Face/Off and, to mix things up a bit, the 90's comedy classic 10 Things I Hate About You. Support the show === A HUGE THANK YOU to…

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Inua Ellams and Ted Hodgkinson 27:51

2M ago27:51

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WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD by Benjamin Labatut (translated by Adrian Nathan West), chosen by Ted Hodgkinson ENTER GHOST by Isabella Hammad, chosen by Inua EllamsGHOSTING: A DOUBLE LIFE by Jennie Erdal, chosen by Harriett Gilbert As Head of Literature and Spoken Word-programming at the Southbank Centre in London, writers and writing are a…

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Julia Bradbury and Ramita Navai 28:03

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How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, chosen by Julia BradburyA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, chosen by Ramita NavaiAn Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, chosen by presenter Harriett Gilbert TV presenter, author and walking enthusiast Julia Bradbury recommends a fiction book by Matt Haig, How to Stop Time, which brings to life the idea of living f…

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Bloody Good Reads - Chapter 108 - Joe Chianakas 1:14:08

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Send us a text This week on the podcast Mark chats to horror and LGBTQ+ author Joe Chianakas, author of Rabbit in Red, about his brand new book Darkness Calls, His love of Karate Kid that led to his LGBTQ+ take on the franchise and we get to find out Joe's three Bloody Good Reads. Follow Joe on his website HERE Order your copy of Darkness Calls HER…

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Joe Dunthorne and Iszi Lawrence 28:08

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind, translated by John E. Woods, chosen by Iszi LawrenceTwo Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles, chosen by Joe DunthorneOh William! by Elizabeth Strout, chosen by presenter Harriett Gilbert Historical fiction author and broadcaster Iszi Lawrence adores the sensational novel Perfume, and has done since she …

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Judy Friedlander on her new book for kids, 'The Bee Squad: Boosting Biodiversity in Your Neighbourhood' 21:36

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From the coast of Western Australia to Sydney’s suburbs, young people are discovering nature in their neighbourhoods and setting up nesting boxes for birds, cleaning up waterways, planting to attract bees and koalas, and building insect hotels. They’re learning about amazing native species and finding ways to protect them. The Bee Squad inspires yo…

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Judy Friedlander's new book for kids, 'The Bee Squad: Boosting Biodiversity in Your Neighbourhood' 21:36

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From the coast of Western Australia to Sydney’s suburbs, young people are discovering nature in their neighbourhoods and setting up nesting boxes for birds, cleaning up waterways, planting to attract bees and koalas, and building insect hotels. They’re learning about amazing native species and finding ways to protect them.The Bee Squad inspires you…

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Nicci Gerrard and Sean French 27:58

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Books featured: True Grit by Charles PortisSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonMoominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson Nicci Gerrard and Sean French write collectively as Nicci French. They not only write together, they're also a married couple and they love to read. Sean chooses True Grit by Charles Portis, better known for the film versions with John Wayne…

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Bloody Good Reads - Chapter 107 - Grady Hendrix 44:32

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Send us a text We are back with a new year of amazing guests as we head on our journey to 200 episodes! And who better to get on the podcast than the amazing Grady Hendrix, author of How to Sell a Haunted House, as we talk about his work to date, his brand new book Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and his amazing podcast. Grady of course also shares hi…

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Porscia Lam on a life-changing journey in 'The Unlocking: An Autism Story' 25:20

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The Unlocking: An Autism Story unfolds in pandemic-stricken Melbourne, charting one family’s desperate battle against the escalating behavior of their autistic toddler. Amid the lack of in-person services, Harry exhibits severely restricted eating, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, crippling separation anxiety, and a demand avoidance that impedes ev…

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Porscia Lam on a life changing journey in 'The Unlocking: An Autism Story' 25:20

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The Unlocking: An Autism Story unfolds in pandemic-stricken Melbourne, charting one family’s desperate battle against the escalating behavior of their autistic toddler. Amid the lack of in-person services, Harry exhibits severely restricted eating, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, crippling separation anxiety, and a demand avoidance that impedes ev…

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Bloody Good Screen Movie Club Christmas: A Castle for Christmas & Hot Frosty 1:05:27

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Send us a text Like usual we are late to the party again! Our Christmas special is now live (we have the January quiz coming soon!). The screen team let Taz take the reigns this time around as they picked two cheesy Christmas Netflix films for the team to....enjoy? Support the show === A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor Abominable Book Club Get 10% of…

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Ronni Salt on her debut crime thriller about guns, drugs and small town life in 'Gunnawah' 18:30

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When nineteen-year-old farm girl Adelaide Hoffman applies for a cadetship at the Gunnawah Gazette, she sees it as her ticket out of a life too small for her. The paper's owner, Valdene Bullark, seeing something of the girl she once was in young Adelaide, puts her straight to work. What starts as a routine assignment covering an irrigation project s…

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Judy King on a childhood betrayed and reclaimed in 'Agnes' 21:20

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After a 30-year absence Agnes is returning to Australia, the country of her birth, at the behest of her aging, narcissistic mother. Having undergone a long period of psychotherapy she now entertains a hope that burning questions will be answered, haunting mysteries solved, and buried memories encouraged into the light. Something has blighted her li…

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Professor Ben Garrod and Lucy Jones 27:49

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A PRIMATE'S MEMOIR (Love, Death and Baboons) by Robert Sapolsky, chosen by Professor Ben GarrodSOLDIER SAILOR by Claire Kilroy, chosen by Harriett GilbertTHE ABUNDANCE by Annie Dillard, chosen by Lucy Jones Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod (Professor at the University of East Anglia) chooses a book which he's read and gifted countless times, a boo…

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Sir Ian Blatchford and Charles Fernyhough 27:52

6M ago27:52

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TOKYO EXPRESS by Seichō Matsumoto, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, chosen by Sir Ian BlatchfordTHE LETTERS OF ABELARD AND HELOISE, translated by Betty Radice, chosen by Charles FernyhoughSOLDIERS OF SALAMIS by Javier Cercas, translated by Anne McLean, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Director of the Science Museum group and president of the Royal Literary …

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Bloody Good Screen: Movie Club - Shaun of the Dead, The Vourdalak & Sacred Shitless 1:17:29

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Send us a text *This Episode is the lost September Episode* Hunter Shea returns in an all boy episode of Bloody Good Screen. With Taz away the Screen team tackle three VERY different films as the celebrate the anniversary of Shaun of the Dead, Watch bad French puppet vampires in The Vourdalak and Visit the toilet dwelling creatures of Scared Shitle…

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Naomi Alderman and Abi Dare 27:37

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A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini, chosen by Abi DareTHE FIRE NEXT TIME by James Baldwin, chosen by Harriett GilbertDEAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS by Julie Schumacher, chosen by Naomi Alderman The Power author Naomi Alderman, and Nigerian writer Abi Dare discuss favourite books. Naomi chooses Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher, a series o…

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Garth Nix on his new novel for kids, 'We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord' 17:24

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All Kim wants to do is play Dungeons & Dragons with his friends and ride his bike around the local lake. But he has always lived in the shadow of his younger sister. Eila is a prodigy, and everyone talks about how smart she is, though in Kim's eyes, she has no common sense. So when Eila finds an enigmatic, otherworldly globe which gives her astonis…

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Isobelle Carmody on a reluctant hero on an epic quest in 'Comes the Night' 20:58

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Will Helloran is sixteen years old and lives with his father in the Canberra dome complex that protects its inhabitants from the corrosive atmosphere outside. At night his dreams are haunted by his beloved uncle Adam, who unexpectedly died in his sleep almost a year ago. As the nightmares grow increasingly disturbing, Will comes to believe that his…

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Isobelle Carmody on a reluctant hero on an epic quest into an alternative dream world in 'Comes the Night' 20:58

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Will Helloran is sixteen years old and lives with his father in the Canberra dome complex that protects its inhabitants from the corrosive atmosphere outside. At night his dreams are haunted by his beloved uncle Adam, who unexpectedly died in his sleep almost a year ago. As the nightmares grow increasingly disturbing, Will comes to believe that his…

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Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight 27:41

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EDUCATED by Tara Westover, chosen by Jenny KleemanTHE WREN, THE WREN by Anne Enright, chosen by Harriett GilbertGIVING UP THE GHOST by Hilary Mantel, chosen by Sam Knight Journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman (of Radio 4's The Gift and author of The Price of Life) chooses Tara Westover's memoir Educated, which caused a sensation when it was firs…

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Bloody Good Screen: Movie Club - Halloween Spooktacular 5 1:33:08

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Send us a text It is a week late but The Scream Team celebrate their fifth Halloween special as they Talk Halloween 5: Revenge of Michael Myers, Friday The 13th Part V: New Beginning and A Nightmare on Elm Street V: The Dream Child The team also share their recent film watches this month Support the show === A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor Abominab…

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Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak 27:35

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Nihal has chosen Amma, the debut novel by Sri Lankan writer Saraid de Silva, which he compares to meeting someone on a train and having a long, intense conversation. Elif Shafak's choice, however, You're Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan, he describes as more like a hilarious night in a pub. Harriett has gone for The Second Murderer by Denis…

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Chris Baker on life, love, memory and taking the plunge in 'Swimming Sydney' 29:24

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Swimming Sydney is a tale of 52 swims in and around Sydney that take place over a calendar year. From Palm Beach to Cronulla, Mount Druitt to Bondi, Chris Baker swims at iconic beaches, municipal pools, harbour baths, tidal rock pools, bushland lakes and a backyard pool. Taking his weekly plunges, Baker reflects on friendship, history and family, a…

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