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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 182 - Biblio Adventure Bonanza: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons 57:40

7d ago57:40

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Welcome to Episode 182!There is a lot of Biblio Adventure recapping in this episode, from author events (Mary Beth Keane at R.J. Julia) to movies (two book adaptations starring Kathy Bates), to bookstore visits in Vermont (Northshire and Monroe Street Books) and New York (Rogers Book Barn and Oblong Books).In the midst of wrapping up library school…

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Peter Burke on the atheist among the Swan River missionaries in 'The Silk Merchant's Son' 18:00

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In 1846, linguistics professor Fabrice Cleriquot is despatched from Lyon to the Swan River Colony, sent away with a box full of silkworms to stop him from bringing more disgrace upon the family. Accompanying him on board the Elizabeth are twenty-eight mismatched and misguided Catholic missionaries including Dom Salvado, who seeks to create a Spanis…

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Katherine Kovacic on the connection we have with our canine friends in 'Australia's Dogs' 21:33

8d ago21:33

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Australians love dogs – big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs. We have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. 'Australia’s Dogs' is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the crucial role played by dogs in our life and work. Learn more about Aust…

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Katherine Kovacic on the affection and connection we have with our canine friends in 'Australia's Dogs' 21:33

8d ago21:33

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Australians love dogs – big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs. We have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Australia’s Dogs is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the crucial role played by dogs in our life and work. Learn more about Austra…

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Om Dhungel on losing everything and finding Australia in 'Bhutan to Blacktown' 23:13

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Bhutan is known as the land of Gross National Happiness, a Buddhist Shangri-la hidden in the Himalayas. But in the late 1980s, Bhutan waged a brutal ethnic-cleansing campaign against its citizens of Nepali ancestry, including Om Dhungel and his family.Bhutan to Blacktown tells Om Dhungel’s remarkable story — his journey from a remote village to a s…

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Anthony Cooper on the war correspondents on a suicide mission in 'Despatch From Berlin, 1943' 22:32

18d ago22:32

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In December 1943, five courageous war correspondents join a British air raid on Berlin. They are Australians, Alf King from the Sydney Morning Herald and Norm Stockton from the Sydney Sun; Americans, Ed Murrow from CBS and Lowell Bennett from the International News Service; and Norwegian journalist and activist, Nordahl Grieg. Each is assigned to o…

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Anthony Cooper on the war correspondents who volunteered for a suicide mission in 'Despatch From Berlin, 1943' 22:32

18d ago22:32

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In December 1943, five courageous war correspondents join a British air raid on Berlin. They are Australians, Alf King from the Sydney Morning Herald and Norm Stockton from the Sydney Sun; Americans, Ed Murrow from CBS and Lowell Bennett from the International News Service; and Norwegian journalist and activist, Nordahl Grieg. Each is assigned to o…

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Kerri Sackville on the joys and benefits of a little alone time in 'The Secret Life of You' 23:40

18d ago23:40

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When Kerri Sackville decided to stop filling every idle moment with distraction and learn to be comfortable alone, her quality of life soared. From boosting creativity and productivity, improving self-awareness, building resilience and moral courage, to improving relationships and connection with others, a bit of alone time is vital to wellbeing. B…

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Kim Anderson on the controversial Australian portrait that changed the nation in 'The Prize' 22:03

19d ago22:03

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'The Prize' revisits the 1943 Archibald Prize scandal, when portrait painter William Dobell was temporarily stripped of the prize for his expressionistic portrait of Joshua Smith. The Art Gallery of New South Wales trustees were taken to the Supreme Court of New South Wales by vexatious competitors Mary Edwards and Joseph Wolinski, claiming that th…

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Catherine Therese on her first novel 'Things She Would have Said Herself' 19:09

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Meet Leslie Bird, the irascible matriarch of a big bonkers Bird family, coming-of-age and to the boil, as the secrets and slights that have shaped her and her hapless husband's lives impact their children in the most profound and complex ways.'Things She Would Have Said Herself' is a darkly funny, deeply moving novel that documents the lengths and …

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Catherine Therese on her first novel 'Things She Would Have Said Herself' 19:09

19d ago19:09

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Meet Leslie Bird, the irascible matriarch of a big bonkers Bird family, coming-of-age and to the boil, as the secrets and slights that have shaped her and her hapless husband's lives impact their children in the most profound and complex ways. 'Things She Would Have Said Herself' is a darkly funny, deeply moving novel that documents the lengths and…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 181 - Author Spotlight with Sharon Salzberg 1:14:41

21d ago1:14:41

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Di Emily Fine & Chris Wolak

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Justin Cronin on building strange new worlds where nothing is as it seems in 'The Ferryman' 23:04

29d ago23:04

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The islands of Prospera lies in a vast ocean in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. Citizens enjoy privileged lives dedicated to the highest creative ideals. When their life time is up they are despatched to the mysterious island, The Nursery, to be 'reiterated' as a fresh-faced teenagers. Proctor Bennett is a F…

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Anne Tiernan on family trauma and running from the past in her first novel, 'The Last Days of Joy' 16:54

1M ago16:54

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Meet the Tobin family... Joy is an immigrant who left Ireland with her three children under difficult circumstances. She is a troubled mother who has spent her life running and hiding from her past while trying to raise her children in New Zealand as best she can. Conor, the high-achieving son is a high-profile media figure and CEO. He's walking a …

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Episode 180 - Travels with Chris, Emily, and Charley 1:08:31

1M ago1:08:31

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We talk about a bunch of books and biblioadventures in Episode 180. What’s new, right? #winkSome highlights include books we just read, which took us from a memoir about caring for animals (THE OTHER FAMILY DOCTOR by Karen Fine) to an idiomatic fowl in search of freedom (CHASE OF THE WILD GOOSE by Mary Gordon) and from an island in the Atlantic (SU…

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Dianne Yarwood on life, death, friendship and great food in 'The Wakes' 18:16

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This is a story about Clare, Louisa and Chris. And sometimes Paul, and less often, Beth. It is about what to do when your husband tells you that he doesn't love you anymore. And what to do when your wife leaves you after too many rounds of IVF. It's about helping your new friend with her funeral catering business, and discovering that, sometimes, t…

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Toni Jordan on her hilarious new comedy about losing control, 'Prettier If She Smiled More' 18:17

1M ago18:17

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Kylie Schnabel has a perfectly ordered life - but that's about to be disrupted by one disastrous week. As the eldest child in a single-parent family, Kylie's always had more important things on her mind than smiling for random strangers. Controlling her job, her home, her romantic life and - most importantly - her family takes all her concentration…

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Ros Ben Moshe on the healing power of laughter in 'The Laughter Effect' 17:58

1M ago17:58

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The Laughter Effect is a timely reminder that we could all do with a little more lightness in our lives. Ros Ben-Moshe shares the science of laughter and the practical ways to include more of it in our days.Drawing on positive psychology and neuroscience, along with practice and wisdom from humour and laughter therapy, Ros Ben-Moshe offers a new di…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 179 - Deep Dive with Poet Shuly Cawood 1:31:06

2M ago1:31:06

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Happy National Poetry Month!We kick off this episode with Emily reading Lucille Clifton’s poem, “Climbing,” and end with an in-depth conversation with poet Shuly Cawood about her poem, “Starter Marriage.” [The full text of Shuly’s poem is at the end of this description if you’d like to read it before or while listening to the episode.]Both of us ha…

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Stephanie Bishop on her dark and compulsive novel about creativity and desire, 'The Anniversary' 20:13

2M ago20:13

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Novelist JB Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick, to celebrate their wedding anniversary. For days they sail in the sun. They lie about drinking, reading, sleeping, having sex. Patrick is a legendary film director and JB's one-time professor. Much older than JB, Patrick is a maverick film director and a cult figure - a god in the eyes…

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Pip Williams on the transcendent power of books in 'The Bookbinder of Jericho' 18:42

2M ago18:42

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In 1914, when the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, it is the women who must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who work in the bindery at Oxford University Press in Jericho. Peggy is intelligent, ambitious and dreams of studying at Oxford University, but for most of her life she has been t…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 178 - Author Spotlight with Jennifer Savran Kelly 1:37:15

2M ago1:37:15

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Welcome to Episode 178! We are currently reading a variety of genres: Fiction (CHASE OF THE WILD GOOSE by Mary Gordon and VOYAGER by Diana Gabaldon), memoir (LIFE B: OVERCOMING DOUBLE DEPRESSION by Bethanne Patrick), self-help (WHY AM I SO ANXIOUS by Tracey Marks), and a cookbook (COOK AS YOU ARE by Ruby Tandoh).Emily discusses three gripping novel…

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Margaret Simons on one of Australia's most influential women in 'Tanya Plibersek On Her Own Terms' 30:29

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Tanya Plibersek was elected to federal parliament aged just twenty-eight, and has lived almost half her life in the public eye. She is the longest-serving woman in Australia’s House of Representatives. But how much do we know about what drives her, what she values, and what we can expect from her next?Margaret Simons draws on exclusive interviews w…

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Episode 177 - Author Spotlight with Amy Tector 1:27:57

3M ago1:27:57

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There are books and bookstores galore in this episode! Some highlights include –Emily went to see Aunt Ellen in Berkeley, CA, and together they visited two public libraries, a whole bunch of little free libraries, and TEN bookstores! Aunt Ellen gave Emily first dibs on her brand new copy of FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN by Elle Cosimano (now that’s …

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Christine Kenneally on institutional abuse, murder and justice in 'Ghosts of the Orphanage' 29:57

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Centering on St. Joseph's, a Catholic orphanage in Vermont, Christine Kenneally shares the stories of survivors who have fought to expose the truth and hold the powerful - many of them Catholic priests and nuns - to account. As these stories have come to light, the laws in Vermont have been forced to change, including the statute of limitations on …

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Christine Kenneally on institutional abuse, murder and the search for justice in 'Ghosts of the Orphanage' 29:57

3M ago29:57

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Centering on St. Joseph's, a Catholic orphanage in Vermont, Christine Kenneally shares the stories of survivors who have fought to expose the truth and hold the powerful - many of them Catholic priests and nuns - to account. As these stories have come to light, the laws in Vermont have been forced to change, including the statute of limitations on …

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Kate Auty on the true story of the Forrest River massacre, 'O'Leary of the Underworld' 22:36

3M ago22:36

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In June 1926, a posse of police officers and white civilians murdered at least twenty Oombulgurri people at Forrest River in the Kimberley. After the massacre, a conspiracy of silence descended. Witnesses vanished. One of the massacre’s perpetrators was Bernard O’Leary, a former soldier whose land holding was known as ‘the underworld’. At the 1927 …

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Kate Auty on the true story of the Forrest River massacre in 'O'Leary of the Underworld' 22:36

3M ago22:36

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In June 1926, a posse of police officers and white civilians murdered at least twenty Oombulgurri people at Forrest River in the Kimberley. After the massacre, a conspiracy of silence descended. Witnesses vanished. One of the massacre’s perpetrators was Bernard O’Leary, a former soldier whose land holding was known as ‘the underworld’. At the 1927 …

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Ali Lowe on keeping up with murder in 'The Running Club' 17:53

3M ago17:53

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Everyone pays a premium to live in Esperance. The wealthy community of Esperance is picture-perfect. Big houses, stunning views, beautiful people. A brand new running track for the local club to jog around in the evenings. From the outside, it looks like paradise. But the women of the town know the truth: you can hide anything - from wrinkles to se…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 176 - We're in a New York State of Mind 1:06:49

3M ago1:06:49

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On Episode 176 Chris and Emily give a full recap of their two-day Biblio Adventure in New York City. The trip was inspired by a research project that Chris is working on for school that created a need for her to spend time in the archives at the main branch of the New York Public library. Emily tagged along and they had some bookish fun together. H…

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Paul Ashford Harris on the cycles of history in 'Love, Oil and the Fortunes of War' 20:48

3M ago20:48

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The British Navy, the largest in the world, is for the first time in a century under serious threat. World War 1 is imminent. Three very different characters converge to change the course of history.The eminent female archaeologist Gertrude Bell is exploring the ancient treasures of Persia. The charismatic Englishman Jackie Fisher, Admiral of the F…

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Episode 175 - He’s BAAACK! Our Mystery Man, John Valeri 1:30:39

3M ago1:30:39

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We just read a stack of books with an interesting variety of subjects! In between mushrooms and swimming, we spent time with an Australian rare book expert, a New Yorker wandering in Ireland, a Queer book artist in Manhattan, restauranteers in Minnesota, and an American publishing legend. We also got to know some folks in a rural hockey town.These …

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Deepti Kapoor on a world fuelled by greed, pleasure and violence in India's 'Age of Vice' 20:53

4M ago20:53

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New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the kerb, and in the blink of an eye five people are dead. It's a rich man's car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. In the shadow of lavish estates, extravagant parties, predatory busi…

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Get To The Good Part - A Ready Player Two Podcast

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Part 6 - The Finals Chapters - Ready Player Two 1:49:12

4M ago1:49:12

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We join the gang on their last quest, to save Og, take down Anorak, and save millions jacked into the OASIS. Along the way your gunters embrace the last pages of this book, getting deep into the existential crisis that is leaving meatsack space and coming over to the digital realm. Join us for one more round as we Get to the Good Part.…

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Episode 174 - Author Spotlight with Jenna Miller 1:29:36

4M ago1:29:36

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On Episode 174, we share LISTENER TOP 10s of 2022. Thanks to the 70+ listeners who contributed their top 10 lists. Out of 427 books, Emily shares not only what the combined top 10 titles are (actually, 11 titles because there was a tie) but also who the most frequently listed authors are. We also talk about our READING INTENTIONS & GOALS for 2023. …

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