Made for busy leaders we get to the source of success. Hear them bare all and share their insider secrets, along with my episodes aimed at optimising your performance, productivity, success and wellbeing. We cover: • Inner fears, stressors, doubts and the solutions. • How adversity can drive your success and be a tipping point. • Finally, leader nuggets of genius, experience, and learnings. Estelle Read is an Executive Coach, Trainer and Author at Beee and has helped over 10,000 people. Conn ...
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Spectology: The Science Fiction Book Club Podcast
Adrian & Matt: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Literature Enthusiasts
Each month we choose a speculative fiction book, read it, and talk about the ideas & themes it explores.
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Dance Rock Radio is a blend of rock and dance music, usually both at the same time. CB Lyon is a world class DJ with destinations such as Ibiza, Tokyo, Paris, London, and travels mostly between New York City and Los Angeles. If you are into groups like Coldplay, The Killers, Hellogoodbye, Fiest, Young Love, The Klaxons, Panic! At the Disco, The Bravery, The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fall Out Boy, and even Justin Timerlake then this is the perfect place to hear a remix you wil ...
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Roz Watkins Author of the DI Meg Dalton Crime Series Shares Thinking Strategies Which Help You Get More Done
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Roz very kindly endorsed my book, Inner Brilliance · Outer Shine: 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism and Stress. We trained together as coaches 18 years ago and what’s always impressed me about her, is that she makes a success of whatever she turns her hand to. She’s been a partner in a firm of patent attorneys in Derby, run a coaching …
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Interview with Professor Damian Hughes, Liquid Thinker, Co-Host of The High Performance Podcast and Best Selling Author Explains How to Achieve High Performance
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I was privileged to interview podcasting royalty Professor Damian Hughes. He’s the co-host of UK’s most popular pod, The High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphrey and they’ve interviewed some amazing guests ranging from Mathew McConaughey, Rio Ferdinand, Alastair Campbell, Dame Kelly Holmes and Mel Robins. Damian is an international speaker and t…
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How to Improve Trust so That Performance Soars, with Matt Trewartha Partner at Fisher German.
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You never forget Matt when you meet him; he’s statesman-like, tenacious, honest, really passionate about his business and how people are led. He also has an amazingly creative mind. In this episode we talk about: His presentation at a People Strategy day. He really shone in that moment. Matt talks about how he gets nervous doing speeches; it really…
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How to Maintain a Healthy Mind, Body & Spirit with Lisa Satchwell
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Lisa Sachwell is a Pain Management Specialist and Yoga Teacher. I refer to Lisa as the ‘miracle women’, because years ago she sorted out my painful and immobile shoulder. It was only afterwards I realised that there was an emotional connection to the pain I was feeling. I was shouldering too much responsibility.This is where there’s synergy between…
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How to Deal With Chaos with Debs Jenkins, Founder of The Asset Path
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Debbie Jenkins was my book coach, so it seemed fitting that I interviewed her for Series 2 of Leader Insider Secrets, which focuses on the topics covered in my book, Inner Brilliance · Outer Shine: 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism and Stress. Without Debs, my book would never have got published. She is one of the best businesswomen I …
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How To Be A Great Leader With Andrew Bridge, Managing Partner of Fisher German
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Andrew Bridge, Managing Partner of Fisher German (FG) really embodies what it means to be a great, modern leader. FG employs over 600 employees and is 60-person partnership. This is no mean feat when it comes to creating alignment, because it’s like having 60 business owners! Andrew is purpose driven. He recognises how his organisation can make a d…
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How to Create Healthy Habits with Will Mellors-Blair, CEO of Fitpack
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If you want to kickstart your 2022 with some habits which are scientifically proven to boost your productivity, listen to Will Mellors-Blair in my first podcast episode of Series 2 of Leader Insider Secrets. I’d describe it as: uplifting, inspirational, motivating, honest and with easy to adopt strategies for your mental and physical wellbeing. Wil…
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Interview with Exec. Paul Snape Deputy Chief Executive The Bridge
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Paul Snape is the Deputy Chief Executive at The Bridge which is a registered charity established in 1993. They help those who are homeless, threatened with homelessness, vulnerably housed or having difficulties managing their accommodation and offer a range of specialist services in Leicestershire and Rutland.Paul talks about: Dealing with personal…
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This weekend my family and I saw a gentleman who was contemplating taking his life, so this is a shout out to all men who are bottling up feelings. You are not alone. Other men are secretly getting help. I explain how to effortlessly resolve limiting beliefs, behaviours and feelings in this episode.One of the by-products of the approach I share wit…
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The Perils of Overdoing Responsibility, Help & Care During Times of Change
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Do you sometimes shoulder the burden of everyone else's problems, take charge and responsibility to resolve them? Do you care, passionately about other people, especially during periods of change and adjustment? Or maybe you help others at the drop of a hat. These are all great qualities. Have you heard the phrase, 'Any strength overdone can become…
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Interview with Exec Chrissie Spencer Director of Marketing & Communications for the UK & Europe at DDC
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Chrissie Spencer is the Director of Marketing & Communications for the UK & Europe at DDC, who provide customer experience solutions and business processing services. Chrissie also ran her own marketing agency for many years and so gave interesting insights to both corporate and entrepreneurial business-life. If you’re in need of your spirits lifti…
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Interview with Exec Francesca Tricarico MD of Future Cloud Accounting
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Hear ‘dare to be a different’ accountant Francesca Tricarico Managing Director of Future Cloud Accounting talk about how: · She increased her LinkedIn followers from 3.5k to 23k in 2020 – and she’s not done yet! · She grew her business to a team of 6 people without a website. · Sometimes she questions whether she’s ‘too brave’. · Her body ‘is bette…
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Interview with Exec Caitrina Oakes MD at Vetoquinol UK
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Are you in need of some New Year inspiration? Caitrina Oakes is the MD of Vetoquinol UK which is 9th largest global animal health company. Following her interview, she left me with the feeling that she is a living superwoman. Not only does she lead a team of 73 people, she manages to exercise twice a day, look after two children and is the Senior V…
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Interview with Exec Simone Jenkinson Director of Cuerda Creatives and La Casa Pepanova, Artistic Retreat in Galicia
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Simone Jenkinson is a Creative Director for Cuerda Creatives and La Casa Pepanova, which is an Artistic Retreat in Galicia, Spain. She comes up with imaginative ideas that help brands and businesses showcase their vision. She works with teams to coordinate large scale events that communicate everything that the company feel’s is inspiring about the…
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Interview w/ the Hugo Administrator, Will Frank, on how & why to get involved with the Hugos
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Today Adrian is joined by Will Frank, this year's Hugo Awards Administrator, to talk all things Hugos. We discuss why you might want to nominate and vote for the Hugos, how exactly to get membership to do so (anyone can do it!), the special Video Game award, and why recent events that might have turned some people off will hopefully not be repeated…
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Interview with Exec Sarah Walker-Smith, CEO of Shakespeare Martineau
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Listeners, you are in for a treat. I struggled to pick one soundbite from Sarah Walker-Smith's interview - there were so many. Sarah is the CEO of Shakespeare Martineau and the only female, non-lawyer CEO in the legal top 55. She was recently named as the UK’s most influential legal CEO on social media. A trained accountant having worked for PWC an…
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Dan Jarvis is a leader at Plastribution, a supplier of plastic raw materials. I have worked with Dan for 7 years and have seen him grow and develop exponentially. This has resulted in a variety of role changes and him advancing his team. Dan was very candid during his interview and talks openly about: The plastic debate and sustainability. This was…
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Announcement: Spectology "series finale" and the future of the podcast
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Soo.... we've had a hard time keeping to a regular schedule recently, so Matt, Bee, & I (Adrian) have been discussing what we want the podcast to look like in the future. In this episode, I just talk openly about those thoughts, our plan through the end of the year, and how the podcast might change come 2021. I may write up a longer thing later, bu…
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How to Deal with Panic, Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic and Recession
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Over the last few months, I have noticed an increase in the levels of stress, anxiety and panic in my clients, as a result of the pandemic and recession. Often I find those that experience these states have been strong too long. State of mind is important in business because it influences our actions and behaviour. Leaders, lead states of mind in t…
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28.2: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? post-read: Belief, Depression, and Courage in Sociological Hard SF
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Bee is back (although Estelle could not join us due to IRL events) to discuss Temi Oh's wonderful debut novel, Do You Dream of Terra-Two? (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9781534437401). With hints of Dark Eden, Semiosis, and Unkindness of Ghosts, this novel tackles the lives on a group of young people who are sent off to colonize a new world. It's pro…
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Digital Book Tour: Kathleen Jennings on Flyaway: Small Towns, Fairytales, and Linguistics
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This week Bee is joined by writer & artist Kathleen Jennings to talk about her book Flyaway. Flyaway is a fairy tale-influenced (or structured?) Australian Gothic novel (or novella?). Small town landscapes and linguistics, productive misinterpretations of fairy tales, Kurt Vonnegut, and what it's like to write a strict first-person novel with a sle…
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Digital Book Tour: Somaiya Daud on Mirage & Court of Lions: Body doubles, court politics, and historical science fantasy.
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This week, Adrian is joined by Somaiya Daud to discuss her new book, Court of Lions, the 2nd in the Mirage Duology (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9781250126450). Somaiya and Adrian discuss genre mash-ups, body doubles, court politics, the legacy of French colonialism on Moroccan culture, the lack of beautiful dresses in the newest Star Wars trilogy, …
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28.1: Do You Dream of Terra-Two pre-read w/ Bee & Estelle: Alternate History, Destiny, and Space Travel
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This month Adrian is joined by Bee & Estelle to talk about Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by new British author Temi Oh (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9781534437401). Bee of course is from the Spectology podcast, where they run our Digital Book Tour. And Estelle runs the phenomenal Abolish Time zine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abolish_time/ .…
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27.2: The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull post-read w/ Lydia: Colonial Power in SF and Rural & Island Culture.
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Lydia joins us again as we discuss The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull! We absolutely loved this novel, which details the life of island inhabitants living under a passively repressive regime of extra-terrestrials, who are here on Earth for unspecified reasons. There is resistance, there are people who want to work with the aliens, there are people who …
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Digital Book Tour: WM Akers on Westside Saints, detective novels, RPGs, and sequels
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This week we're joined by WM Akers to promote his new novel, Westside Saints (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9780062854049). Bee and WM talk Westside Saints (and its predecessor, Westside), an alternate history detective novel about a woman who solves "tiny mysteries" until they get much bigger. They also talk about how tabletop RPG design reflects an…
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Interview with Exec Matthew Read from Space and Time
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Inside(r) Exec Secrets Interview with Matt Read who is Head of Digital at #SpaceAndTime. Matt is both humble and bold. He’s determined, authentic & an #emotionallyintelligent #leader responsible for 46 people. He’s been selected for promotion 8 times in the last 11 years & recognised through BIMA 100, twice, as being an individual who is shaping th…
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Digital Book Tour: Nick Mamatas on Move Under Ground, a novel of Beat literary figures fighting Lovecraftian monsters
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Today Bee is joined by Nick Mamatas, Bram Stoker award-winning editor & author of the just-re-released novel Move Under Ground. (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9780486841861) Bee & Nick talk about writing modern Lovecraftian stories & his looming influence, the joy of reading referential stories, and typographic style as a carrier of meaning. The audi…
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27.1: The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull pre-read w/ Lydia: Alien invasion and a history of capitalism & colonialism.
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We're back? We're back. Mostly. This month Matt is still out, and Adrian is joined by Lydia, a childhood friend of his from Homer, Alaska, to talk about the post-colonial alien invasion story The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9781094081298). It's about life on the US Virgin Islands after an alien spaceship takes up home on…
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How to Deal with a Fear of Failure-Related Procrastination
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How often do you procrastinate or fall at the final hurdle because of a fear of failure, getting something wrong or it not being 'perfect' enough? I know I procrastinated for 10 years before I got round to writing my book and it is such a popular topic in my coaching practice. In this podcast I explain: Where these fears come from. How to overcome …
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Introduction to Exec Inside(r) Secrets Podcast
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Made for busy leaders and entrepreneurs; we get to the 'sauce' and 'source', fast. Hear from execs who bare all and share their inside(r) secrets along with my episodes aimed at optimising your productivity, success, and wellbeing. This includes: Inner fears, stressors, and doubts – you are normal! How adversity can drive your success and be a tipp…
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Mike Read has a reputation for achieving big results and turning the performance of factories around. His mission in life: to leave things in a better condition than he found them.Always ahead of the curve, innovating, trusting his team and rousing the troops - even when he's delivering bad news. In this podcast we openly discuss Mike's: Strengths …
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Digital Book Tour: Nino Cipri on Finna, a story of parallel universes as found in low-wage furniture stores
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Sometimes a book comes along that is both so unlike anything that came before it, but also so vital & perfectly voiced that once reading it, it's impossible to imagine a world where that book hasn't always existed. Nino Cipri's novella Finna (bookshop or ebook) is one such book. It's a story about life under late capitalism, about that eerie feelin…
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Digital Book Tour: SA Jones on The Fortress, a book about restorative justice inside an all-women society
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For our fourth Digital Book Tour episode, Adrian is joined by Serje Jones, whose new book The Fortress (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9781645660026) has been published by our friends at Erewhon books. Serje & Adrian discuss restorative justice, writing trans-inclusive feminist science fiction, and feeling emotions in the body instead of in the mind. …
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Are you Subtracting or Making Valuable Additions?
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Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is to keep doing what you are doing and expect a different result.Today I explain one of my Insider Exec Secrets: How To Stop Subtracting From Your Work-Life And Ensure That Everything You Do Is A Valuable Addition. You can connect and find out more here: https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee…
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26.2: The True Queen post-read w/ Reading the End: Inclusion in Historical Fantasy, Comfort Reads, Sisterhood, and more
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Hey all, a few things: 1. This is really late. Sorry about that! It's because of: 2. The audio quality is really bad. Matt's computer essentially crashed during recording, so we had to use the back-up recording which was also screwed up by the whole situation. So it's bad, and I've done my best to make it listenable. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this e…
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Digital Book Tour: Melissa Caruso on The Obsidian Tower, a story of a young woman on the run from her own magical power
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Bee is joined by Melissa Caruso, author of the Sword & Fire trilogy, and the upcoming Obsidian Tower, available June 2nd. One woman will either save an entire continent or completely destroy it in a captivating epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic. Bee & Melissa discuss her new book, role playing …
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Digital Book Tour: Veronica Roth on Chosen Ones, a story of what happens after the "chosen ones" have saved the world
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Bee is joined this time by Veronica Roth, bestselling author of the Divergent series, to discuss her new adult novel, Chosen Ones. Chosen Ones takes place after a group of people has saved the world from the Dark One. After the Dark One fell, the world went back to normal . . . for everyone but them. After all, what do you do when you're the most f…
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In Conversation: Our Favorite Underrated SF Movies, with Seth Heasley of the Hugo's There podcast
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Once again we're joined by Seth Heasley of the Hugo's There podcast (https://hugospodcast.com) to talk about science fiction films! This time, we're talking about our favorite SF movies we think are underrated in some way. Maybe they bombed at the box office, maybe critics hated them, or maybe they have just been forgotten and deserve another viewi…
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26.1: The True Queen pre-read w/ Reading the End: Historical Fantasy, Trash Birds, and Chaotic Quarantine Brain
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Adrian + Matt are joined once again by our favorite podcast duo, Gin Jenny & Whiskey Jenny from the Reading the End blog & podcast. They've selected Zen Cho's Malaysian-inspired novel of magical Regency England, The True Queen. This episode is extreme Chaotic Good energy. We barely talk about the book, and do our best to talk about historical fanta…
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Digital Book Tour: Laura Lam on Goldilocks, a scifi thriller where a group of women steal a spaceship to save humanity
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Welcome to our inaugural Digital Book Tour, featuring Laura Lam, author of Goldilocks. Five women steal a space ship to save a human race beset upon by climate change, even while society doesn't believe they should be able to work due to their gender. Our host Bee interviews Laura about genre conventions, found family, what to do when your novel be…
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Announcing the Digital Book Tour, hosted by Bee
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Hi everyone! We're excited to announce a project we've been working on to help tide everyone through the lockdown. Friend of the podcast & former guest Bee is joining us to interview SF authors with new books out. They will be bonus episodes happening on the main feed, but in addition to the regular book club & conversational bonus episodes that we…
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25.2: The Tea Master & The Detective post-read w/ Julia Rios: Cozy Murder Mysteries in Space!
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Julia Rios of the This is Why We're Like This podcast is back for our post-read discussion of Aliette de Bodard's wonderful space murder mystery novella, The Tea Master & the Detective (https://amzn.to/3aD8cOU). In this episode we discuss power structures within & outside of large organizations like unions or monasteries, the friendship between the…
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In Conversation: Our Favorite Aliens in Science Fiction
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A quick bonus episode this week, with Matt & Adrian discussing their favorite Aliens in science fiction and beyond. We revisit some books we've read for the pod, talk about some classics, and hit on a few under-represented gems. We hope you like it! A bit late, sorry about that! Quarantine time is weird. I'll try to get around to listing everything…
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25.1: The Tea Master & the Detective pre-read w/ Julia Rios: Domestic Cozy Detective Fiction, in Space!
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This month we're joined by special guest Julia Rios! Julia is a Hugo-award winning Editor & Podcaster, host of the This Is Why We're Like This podcast (which Matt has been a guest on!), and can be found at @OMGJulia on twitter. She edited the Machina Serial Box series, and her fiction has been featured in the Mexicanx anthology A Larger Reality. We…
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24.2: Wittgenstein's Mistress post-read: In February reading this seemed like a good idea.
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This is a somewhat personal & sometimes somber episode, recorded while the world was changing rapidly around us due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. We do our best to discuss the novel, Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson, although neither of us were able to finish it due to external world circumstances. It is by far our shortest post-read eve…
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Things We Like: Quarantine Edition! What to do, watch, and play while you're stuck inside.
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Last week, anticipating this week's shutdown of major US cities, Matt & Adrian sat down to talk about the ways we're working through our own social distancing boredom for a special edition of "things we like". What are some of the best movies, games, and other activities to spend doing when going outside has become difficult or even dangerous? Chec…
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24.1: Wittgenstein's Mistress pre-read: Philosophical Science Fiction & being lonely at the end of the world
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This March, Spectology brings you a discussion on the little-known but largely influential novel by David Markson, Wittgenstein's Mistress (https://bookshop.org/a/1159/9781564782113). Written from the perspective of the last woman on Earth, it's a sad and clever novel about loss, the Western cannon, the meaning of art, and the importance of other p…
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23.2: The Ghost Network post-read w/ Ben Roswell: Celebrity, Internet Culture, Architecture, and Secret Utopias
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We've finally done it! Sorry for the late episode, a few real life considerations got in the way of editing. We're joined again by Ben Roswell (@roswellwrites on twitter & roswellian.itch.io) to discuss Catie Disabato's postmodern novel of celebrity & architectural cults, The Ghost Network (https://amzn.to/2VtAhVc). We all had a lot of thoughts on …
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In Conversation: 2019 Recap, Book Stats, & Reader Questions
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Matt & Adrian sit down for a chat looking back at 2019—which books ended up being our favorites, which episodes did we like, and how did we do in terms of diversity of authors, genres, and guests? A big thanks to everyone who has stuck with us for two years now! Or who have just begun listening—we hope you'll stick around. In addition, we were aske…
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