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Paraphrase

Stephen Fishbach

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Paraphrase is a podcast all about literary beginnings, from the first words in novel to the first steps in a career. Host Stephen Fishbach asks novelists to discuss the craft and thematic decisions behind the beginnings of their books.
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Are We Being Unreasonable?

Are We Being Unreasonable?

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A podcast where comedians and talent from the land of comedy discuss posts from mumsnet.com and other internet forums. Our theme song is "Snap Happy" by Shane Ivers from www.silvermansound.comIf you've enjoyed our podcast please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
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Johannes Lichtman joins me to discuss his novel "Calling Ukraine." National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of Such Good Work Johannes Lichtman returns with a novel that is strikingly relevant to our times—about an American who takes a job in Ukraine in 2018, only to find that his struggle to understand the customs and culture is ecli…
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Sean and Ashley return for a sixth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In episode seven, Ashley is unable to record and Sean's wife comes on as a guest for a short bonus episode where she immediately makes a Borat joke and we talk about Steve Aoki, things you do for your crush, Vegas, and groomz…
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Sean and Ashley return for a sixth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. We will be back next week with a brand new episode, but in the meantime, Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie present the Are We Being Unreasonable Greatest Hits, including appearances from Viv Gee, Tony Goodall, Raymond Mearns, Ho…
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Sean and Ashley return for a sixth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the fifth episode of the series, we talk to actress Kirsty Strain and Writer/Actor/Producer John Stuart about ASMR, village fights, naughty neighbours, and what’s in the box?! Also, the Alabama Wet Wipe, Ashley’s dog ashes…
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Sean and Ashley return for a sixth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the fourth episode of the series, we talk to fantastic comedian Stuart Mitchell about inappropriate In-Laws, Star Trek with cursing, Abbe Clancy's love for Goblin Pies, how Sean misses lockdown and none of us like going ou…
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Sean and Ashley return for a sixth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the third* episode of the series, we talk to up-and-coming comedian Amanda Hursy about cardboard cutouts, Alien Wars at the Arches, school trips, goldfish, creepy toddlers, the cat with the clown head, the ghost of James D…
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Sean and Ashley return for a sixth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the first episode of the series, we talk to returning guest Diona Doherty about weird food habits, epilepsy, autism, Gwyneth Paltrow, YouTube boys that do stuff, KSI, Kim Kardashian eats shit? Subway sandwiches, and crisps…
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Lauren Oliver joins me to discuss her novel 'Panic.' Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to figh…
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth popular podcast series where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the eighth and final episode of the series, we talk to Bilal Zafar & Alexandra Haddow about pressure washers, borrowing things and not returning them, second-hand dildos, red flags, and neckbeards. Is Sean the arsehole? The Sega …
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth popular podcast series where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the seventh episode of the series, we talk to Heidi Regan and Nicky Wilkinson about; bad works nights out, vodka luges, Oh-ran more, what is General Studies? Dial-a-drink, Jimmy Brings, the Neighbours finale, Bluey, Australian te…
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth popular podcast series where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the sixth episode of the series, we talk to Diona Doherty about; the Fringe, being hepatitis-free, Sean's ugly feet OnlyFans, bad job interviews, the fish that eat your feet, freaky fetishes, Birkenstocks vs Crocs, Benny Hamish, …
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth popular podcast series where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the fifth episode of the series, we talk to Chris Forbes about; Killer Bitch (apparently a film Ashley was in), horrible hotel and Air BnB experiences, the hotel Cecil, Karens on a Train, Denise Welch, don't be a seat muncher, my…
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the fourth episode of the series, we talk to Nicola Roy about bad breakups, ugly feet continued, losing toenails, unsolicited feet pics, beards - not the facial kind, wedding dresses again, bridezillas, great white male (w…
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the third episode of the series, we talk to Luisa Omielan about how dangerous Dawson’s Creek actually was, Pwingys, recalcitrant, the fascistic blight on the peas, things that give you the ick, we don’t like feet, roadman …
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Sean and Ashley return for a fifth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the second episode of the series, we talk to Scott Agnew and Stephen Buchanan about Nut Mil, Petty Things We Do To Others, the Series 1 Ep 6 Hamster Episode, Microplastics, How Much Semen You Should Ejaculate, Global Video…
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We're back! Sean and Ashley return for a fifth series of the popular podcast where comedians discuss posts from Mumsnet and AITA forums. In the first episode of the series, we talk to Mark Nelson and Darren Connell about how Ted Bundy was an ambitious man, things you believed were true (until recently), recycling your ex-wife's wedding dress (for y…
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Are We Being Unreasonable? - In this funny podcast for women, men, and probably not children; comedians Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie discuss posts from Reddit and Mumsnet. Ross Leslie returns to the podcast along with Rachel Graham to talk about the lightbulb fact, Ashley's witch coven, what can you fit in your mouth? Ashley’s worms, nits, The Ba…
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Are We Being Unreasonable? - In this funny podcast for women, men, and probably not children; comedians Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie discuss posts from Reddit and Mumsnet with hilarious comedians Robyn Probert & Elaine Malcomson. We discuss bad reasons for dumping people, Robyn’s Munchausen by Proxy, penetration man, perpetually thinking your par…
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Are We Being Unreasonable? - In this funny podcast for women, men, and probably not children; comedians Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie discuss posts from Reddit and Mumsnet with hilarious TikTok star DaniSpeaks. We discuss: Is Hulk Hot?, The Little Mermaid with Jason Mamoa, weird crushes, Russell Brand, Noel Gallagher’s laugh, the Richard Gere Gerb…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie return for the long-awaited Series 4 of Are We Being Unreasonable? In this episode, we talk to stand-up comedian & presenter Zara Janjua, and star of Twitch and America's Got Talent, John Hastings. We discuss Doby the House Elf, bed bugs, things that should be nice but aren’t, the day Facebook went down, Ashley wants …
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie return for the long-awaited Series 4 of Are We Being Unreasonable? and talk to stand-up comedian Rachel Fairburn and Twitch star Dando about She's All That, Unsolicited Dick Pics, He's All That, MSN Messenger, Parasocial Behaviour, Addison Rae, Bhad Bhaby, True Crime Podcasts, Open Relationships and Serial Killers. Yo…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie return for the long-awaited Series 4 of Are We Being Unreasonable? Susan Riddell returns to the podcast with fellow guest Nathan Byrne this time. We discuss tickling, first cars, creepy weans, cats that f*** dogs, and who calls their 52-year-old son Ryan? You can see Ashley in Up For It on BBC iPlayer and hear her on …
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Lincoln Michel joins me to discuss his novel 'The Body Scout.' In the future you can have any body you want—as long as you can afford it. But in a New York ravaged by climate change and repeat pandemics, Kobo is barely scraping by. He scouts the latest in gene-edited talent for Big Pharma-owned baseball teams, but his own cybernetics are a decade o…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to Neil "The Wee Man" Bratchpiece, and Stephen Buchanan returns. We discuss Onlyfans, how Sean could never be a porn star with that big round face, breaking in socks, The Queen's Gambit, sour cream Pringles, LOL Dolls, shiver shorts, Angry Birds 2, live sex shows, a mix-up with underpants, we rank ice cream parlo…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to Robert Florence (Burnistoun) and Louise McCarthy (Scot Squad) about shallow gullets, Little Dicky, lowering pits, toaster placement, what gets on your nerves, indecent proposals, priest holes, cancelled stamps and Catholic upbringings. Storrie Corner posts can be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You ca…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to comedians Liam Farrelly & Daisy Earl about the bleaching powers of a vagina, holy pants, do you sniff your leggings? Sleeping habits, weighted blankets, Daisy’s weird bedroom, Ashley was clearly buried alive in a mine in a past life, the freezing your jeans myth, the national vagina association, Minecraft dad,…
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The One Where Sean Almost Did Well Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to actress Louise Stewart and comedian Larry Dean about Baby Yoda, peeing in the sink, poltergeists, things we wish we hadn't bought, weird fitness purchases, witch shops, Larry & Ashley's Spirit Measure TV Show, Wish, massage guns, Letterman jackets, a mysterious letter, dry pl…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to TV & Radio Producer/Director Paul Bridges (AKA: Silent Paul) about toaster sex, bungalows, fake news, Mexican cum throws, pooping on public transport, Gucci jumpers, Taco Bell, dog poop, Ashley's baby teeth and Ted Bundy. Storrie Corner posts can be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can see Ashley i…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to stand-up comedians Kai Humphries and Julia Sutherland about the mull of Kintyre law, game of thrones, grey worms worm, more peen in tv, Bridgerton, tallywacking, massage guns, poltergeist, shitting in other peoples toilets, and hiding vape pens in sensitive areas. Storrie Corner posts can be found on our Faceb…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to stand-up comedian Raymond Mearns, River City Actress Holly Jack about second dates, aggressive ASMR, and poorly chosen children's names. Storrie Corner posts can be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can see Ashley in Up For It on BBC iPlayer and hear her on BBC Radio Scotland at 10 pm every Friday o…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to stand-up comedian, actress and writer, Dulcé Sloan about Secret Santa, Vibrators, Problematic Porn, and Hob Nobs. Storrie Corner posts can be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can see Ashley in Up For It on BBC iPlayer, and can hear on BBC Radio Scotland every Friday Night or on the BBC Sounds App. …
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to Susan Riddell and Darren Connell about accidental groping, ferrets (again), fake cancer scammers, and more. Links from Storrie Corner will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can find Up For It, Scot Squad and State on BBC iPlayer. You can also find Ashley and Sean's comedy sketches from BBC Short…
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Teddy Wayne joins me to discuss his novel 'Apartment.' In 1996, the unnamed narrator of Teddy Wayne’s Apartment is attending the MFA writing program at Columbia on his father’s dime and living in an illegal sublet of a rent-stabilized apartment. Feeling guilty about his good fortune, he offers his spare bedroom--rent-free--to Billy, a talented, cha…
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to comedian Marc Jennings about forehead creams, old wives tales, weird things your parents did, the life and death of turtles, sex dolls, and porn you didn't know existed, like Waluigi, transformers, Dragonball Z, and Scottish porn. Links from Storrie Corner will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You …
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to comedians Megan Shandley and Damian Clark about The Graduettes, being catfished, hall passes, people living in cars, Colin Farrell and #NotMyHermione. Links from Storrie Corner will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can find Up For It Series 1 and 2 on BBC iPlayer. You can find more information …
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to comedians Amy Matthews and Troy Hawke about bad job interviews, obviously made up mumsnet posts about sex toys and children's birthday parties, auditions, and the things comedians will do for money. Links from Storrie Corner will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can find Up For It Series 1 and …
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Sean Wilkie and Ashley Storrie talk to comedians' Rosco McClelland & comedian Christopher MacArthur-Boyd about SPORN, accidentally inuring others, what is and isn't a prank, and Ashley talks about her TV show, her TV show, and her TV show. Links from Storrie Corner will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can find Up For It Series 1 an…
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