Best Tess and Anne Podcasts (2024)

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Sheila Heti on Alphabetical Diaries 50:07

2h ago50:07

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Last week we were joined by the wonderful Sheila Heti to celebrate the launch of her Alphabetical Diaries. In taking a decade of her journals, sorting the sentences alphabetically, then paring them down to about a tenth of their original length, Sheila Heti has freed a slice of her life from the shackles of time and in doing so has extracted some o…

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BONUS: Celebrating Dylan Thomas with Cerys Matthews…with exclusive live music from Flora Hibberd! 57:26

3h ago57:26

57:26

To celebrate Dylan Thomas Day 2024 we’re delighted to share this recording of our recent event with award-winning songwriter, author and broadcaster Cerys Matthews. The evening also featured live music from Flora Hibberd and her band, including a brand new song composed for this evening. Enjoy! More from Cerys Matthews: Out of Chaos Comes Bliss: ht…

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on Memory, Migration and Model Minorities 1:03:03

20d ago1:03:03

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A few weeks ago, we welcomed Pulitzer Prizewinner Viet Thanh Nguyen to Shakespeare and Company to discuss his engrossing new work A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial, a book about family, and memory, and storytelling, and history, on all the levels that it impacts upon a life. Buy A Man of Two Faces here: https://www.shakespeareandc…

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Ottessa Moshfegh on bringing Eileen to the screen 1:02:16

11d ago1:02:16

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A few weeks ago we welcomed Ottessa Moshfegh to Shakespeare and Company. That night we’re headed almost back to where it all began by revisiting Moshfegh’s second book Eileen, the small town noir that propelled this experimental writer into the bestseller charts and onto the Booker shortlist. Eileen has just been adapted into a Hollywood film—direc…

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S3E4: "Jet Plane to Antigua" 1:01:02

1M ago1:01:02

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What happens when we let ourselves get distracted by the media? How can protective factors protect our kids from trauma and abuse? On this episode of MMP, Tess and Anne continue to delve into the latest current events; between Diddy leaving on a jet plane, "Kategate", and the quiet on set documentary, we have our hands full! Join the conversation a…

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Percival Everett on James, his subversive reimagining of Huckleberry Finn 34:56

25d ago34:56

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James—the new novel by Percival Everett—retells, reframes, and reimagines Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, the black man whose flight from slavery quickly entangles with the journey of Huck, on the run after faking his own death to escape his violent father. James gives us the events of Twain’s picaresque…

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S3E3: "Spice & Faeries" 1:12:53

2M ago1:12:53

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How has society affected the choices we've made as adults and how have they separated us from our identities? On this episode of the Melanated Movement podcast, Tess & Anne weave through women sports, intriguing royal secrets, pressing global issues, reflections on consumerism and speculative fiction with a pinch of fantasy. Join the conversation a…

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On Allen Ginsberg: His life, his work and his archives, with Pat Thomas and Peter Hale 40:13

1M ago40:13

40:13

We were joined by countercultural historian Pat Thomas, and Peter Hale, manager of the Ginsberg estate, and discover their new collaboration Material Wealth Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg. * A prolific poet, raconteur, activist, and thinker, Allen Ginsberg was also a prolific collector, meticulously saving letters, postcards, draft n…

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S3E2: "Ain't I a Woman?" 1:20:17

3M ago1:20:17

1:20:17

"Beauty does not have to come from the concrete." On this episode of the Melanated Movement podcast, Tess & Anne bring to light a topic request. Join the conversation as they delve into what beauties they've discovered and the challenges they and their peers may have endured. Have you joined the MMP Fam yet? *** If you enjoyed this episode, please …

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Bidding adieu to Freeman’s literary journal, with Jakuta Alikavazovic, Deborah Landau, Juan Gabriel Vazquez, and John Freeman 54:16

2M ago54:16

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On this very special January night, editor extraordinaire John Freeman was joined by three of his star contributors, Jakuta Alikavazovic, Juan Gabriel Vasquez and Deborah Landau to bid farewell to his literary journal. Buy Freeman’s Conclusions: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/freemans-conclusions * Jakuta Alikavazovic (b.1979) is a Fre…

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S3EP1: ”Twin, Where Have You Been?” 49:47

3M ago49:47

49:47

Welcome to the first episode of Season III of Melanated Movement with Tess & Anne! On this episode of the Melanated Movement podcast, the hosts of MMP discuss the changes that have greatly impacted them directly and the world that surrounds them. Can we stay in a state of ignorance when the world that surrounds us is melting? Even though we are kno…

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On Friendship, with Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen 57:08

3M ago57:08

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In early February, we hosted a riotous, tender, enchanting and uplifting evening of poetry and prose with the irrepressible Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen. After their readings they sat down with Adam Biles for a chat about friendship, a theme that unites their work. Buy Hollie McNish’s Lobster here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/…

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Love in the Time of Creative-Writing Classes, with Brandon Taylor 51:11

4M ago51:11

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Our guest this week is Brandon Taylor, whose new book The Late Americans is a stark retooling of the campus novel for the 21st century. Taking a university town in Iowa as his canvas, Taylor depicts the lives of a loose group of friends and associates: Seamus, Fyodor, Ivan, Noah and Fatima—students of writing and dance—as time barrels them towards …

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Annabelle Hirsch, A History of Women in 101 Objects 52:30

4M ago52:30

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Last week, we were joined in the bookshop by Annabelle Hirsch whose new book A History of Women in 101 Objects not only gives us an untold and innovative history of the world— a history takes us from the dawn of civilisation to the present day, through ancient Egypt, medieval Venice, revolutionary France and the roaring twenties—but also launches a…

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☕Proust Questionnaire: Holly McNish & Michael Pedersen☕ 1:23:37

4M ago1:23:37

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In advance of their event at Shakespeare and Company this February 8th, poets Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen answer our café’s Proust Questionnaire. Be warned, this gets saucy quickly… Find out more about their event here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/hollie-mcnish-michael-pedersen * Hollie McNish is an award-winning poet, write…

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BLOOMCAST | HOLIDAY SPECIAL | THE DEAD 1:40:37

5M ago1:40:37

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Our Bloomcasters reconvene on January 6th, “Joycension Day”, to discuss The Dead : the final piece in Joyce’s Dubliners, described by T. S. Eliot as "one of the greatest short stories ever written". Leaning heavily as always on the wisdom of honorary Bloomcasters Declan Kiberd and Colm Toibin, they cover orchestrated dinner parties, ego death, the …

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😱On Witold Gombrowicz’s The Possessed, with Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Adam Thirlwell😱 1:05:28

5M ago1:05:28

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This episode we’re discussing The Possessed, the great, almost-lost novel by Witold Gombrowicz, arguably Poland’s greatest modernist writer. The Possessed is a Gothic-infused romp set in the roaring twenties, centred around an uncanny love story between Maja, an upper class tennis player, and her coach Leszczuk, but also featuring a haunted castle,…

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👭🏼Naomi Klein on Doppelgangers, Conspiracy Theories, and the Shadowlands we all inhabit…👭🏼 1:05:10

5M ago1:05:10

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This week, Adam is joined by Naomi Klein, whose new book, Doppelganger is somehow both the most personal and the most all-encompassing of her works to date. Beginning with the highly destabilising, but very intimate experience of repeatedly being mistaken for someone else—someone whose beliefs are, in most respects, fundamentally different to Klein…

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Claire-Louise Bennett on Nightflowers, her immersive installation at Museum of Literature Ireland 56:17

5M ago56:17

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This week Adam is joined by Claire-Louise Bennett for a wide-ranging conversation, orbiting around Nightflowers, her immersive installation at Museum of Literature Ireland. They discuss writing, thought processes, class, Huysmans, Ann Quin, the imagination, home, the poetics of space . . . and much, much more. Find out more about Nightflowers here:…

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The Next Evolution for The Love Fix 31:35

6M ago31:35

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In the heartfelt finale of "The Love Fix" podcast, Sherry and Carla take a nostalgic journey through the show's evolution, mirroring the ebbs and flows of relationships. The dynamic duo reflects not only on the success of achieving their podcasting goals but also on the profound impact the show has had on their personal growth. Like any enduring fr…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Tess And Anne Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Melanated Movement

Tess and Anne

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I-5 Cinemabound

Megan Hattie & Rob Patrick

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The Shakespeare and Company Interview

Shakespeare and Company

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The Zig-Zag of Life

Tess Baum

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The Love Fix

Sherry Gaba and Carla Romo

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Sheila Heti on Alphabetical Diaries 50:07

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BONUS: Celebrating Dylan Thomas with Cerys Matthews…with exclusive live music from Flora Hibberd! 57:26

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on Memory, Migration and Model Minorities 1:03:03

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Ottessa Moshfegh on bringing Eileen to the screen 1:02:16

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S3E4: "Jet Plane to Antigua" 1:01:02

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Percival Everett on James, his subversive reimagining of Huckleberry Finn 34:56

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S3E3: "Spice & Faeries" 1:12:53

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On Allen Ginsberg: His life, his work and his archives, with Pat Thomas and Peter Hale 40:13

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S3E2: "Ain't I a Woman?" 1:20:17

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Bidding adieu to Freeman’s literary journal, with Jakuta Alikavazovic, Deborah Landau, Juan Gabriel Vazquez, and John Freeman 54:16

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S3EP1: ”Twin, Where Have You Been?” 49:47

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On Friendship, with Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen 57:08

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Love in the Time of Creative-Writing Classes, with Brandon Taylor 51:11

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Annabelle Hirsch, A History of Women in 101 Objects 52:30

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☕Proust Questionnaire: Holly McNish & Michael Pedersen☕ 1:23:37

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BLOOMCAST | HOLIDAY SPECIAL | THE DEAD 1:40:37

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😱On Witold Gombrowicz’s The Possessed, with Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Adam Thirlwell😱 1:05:28

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👭🏼Naomi Klein on Doppelgangers, Conspiracy Theories, and the Shadowlands we all inhabit…👭🏼 1:05:10

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Claire-Louise Bennett on Nightflowers, her immersive installation at Museum of Literature Ireland 56:17

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The Next Evolution for The Love Fix 31:35

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