Best Claire Annelise Smith Podcasts (2024)

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201: The Fox And The Hound with Rachel Connolly 56:27

43m ago56:27

56:27

Writer Rachel Connolly joins us to talk about Disney’s The Fox And The Hound (1981). We’re asking all the big questions this episode, questions like: why does Disney keep making sexy foxes? How much, if any, moral instruction do children take from the media they consume? Did the worm in Snow White have a face? And many more. Rachel is @RachelConnol…

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Ferdia Lennon on Glorious Exploits 42:04

38m ago42:04

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Our guest in the writer’s studio this week is Ferdia Lennon, whose debut novel Glorious Exploits depicts the ancient world in a way readers will never have experienced it before. Set in Syracuse in 412 BC, after the catastrophic attempt by Athens to invade the city, Lampo and Gelon, two out-of-work potters, have the harebrained idea of staging a pr…

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41. Dr Meggie Smith on Being Unattached to What Heals 40:59

2d ago40:59

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Dr. Meggie Smith teaches us the importance of being present for healing while remaining unattached to what heals for our clients. She demonstrates that what unfolds when you give a person’s system the space to heal on its own terms is miraculous. We also touch on the ever-present question: “How much of our spirituality should we expose in our work?…

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Roxy Dunn on As Young As This 37:35

37m ago37:35

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Our guest this week is Roxy Dunn, whose debut novel As Young As This is a meticulous examination of the lives and loves of young women today. Told, strikingly, in the second person, it is structured by the the succession of first boys, then men in the protagonist Margot’s life, and populated by dysfunctional friends and a wisecracking, but deeply c…

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200: Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Kate Nash 1:06:04

1h ago1:06:04

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Musician and actress Kate Nash joins us for our 200th episode as we take another run at Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Kate is a Buffy mega-fan so we had plenty to talk about. Things like Spike, Angel, femininity, The Body, a defence of Xander, Band Candy, and Kate’s live performance of the entirety of Once More With Feeling in 2012. Kate is @KateNash. …

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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions 47:31

13d ago47:31

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School of Instructions, the latest work by Ishion Hutchinson, draws from the time he spent in the archive of the Imperial War Museum, to foreground the experience—brutal, significant, but long overlooked—of West Indian volunteers in the First World War. This book length poem is a sensorial voyage into the convoys, garrisons and trenches of the Midd…

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40. From Angels to Elohim: Exploring Spiritual Realms with Phyllis Anne Douglas 1:03:51

17d ago1:03:51

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Join me for a fascinating conversation with Phyllis Anne Douglas and discover her unique experiences with angels, Elohim and Lumerians. Learn about her sacred artifacts and divine communication. Whether you're a spiritual seeker or curious about higher consciousness, this conversation offers important insights and transformative wisdom. Phyllis Dou…

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

23d ago1:00:38

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This week’s guest is Michael Donkor whose new novel Grow Where They Fall is a meticulous and tender exploration of two formative moments in the life of one Kwame Akromah, twenty years apart. Kwame is Black, Gay, British of Ghanian descent, a dedicated teacher, a dependable friend—character traits and conditions of life that weave around each other …

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199: Starship Troopers with Callum Orr 1:05:12

16d ago1:05:12

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Singer-songwriter Callum Orr joins us to talk about Paul Verhoeven’s super-camp, super-violent satire of fascist propaganda Starship Troopers (1997). We talk about the difference between watching it for the first time as an adult and as a younger person, the effectiveness of the satire, we pick apart the imagery, we get deep on this thing. Callum i…

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

21d ago1:02:53

1:02:53

The seven stories in Samanta Schweblin’s Seven Empty Houses are not just about houses—how they contain us, how they constrain us—but are also about the families compressed in them, the objects stored in them, the neighbours that circle them…and the trauma that has soaked into their walls over years past, and that is now seeping slowly out, poisonin…

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39. The Vortex Heals 42:47

21d ago42:47

42:47

Suki shares her recent journey to Mt. Shasta. We dive into discussions about Breathwork, spacecraft, and vortexes. We rediscover the truth that healing always comes, even when we're not seeking it. We're reminded again that it's what we're here to do. Claire Mooney Health Sparrow For Everyone follow us on instagram: @gettingpsychic…

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

28d ago52:34

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So much has been written about the imminent transformation that Artificial Intelligence will bring to our world. But it is often hard to get much of a sense of what that will mean on a personal level—for our work, for our leisure and, perhaps most importantly of all, for our families. What improvements will result? What new tensions will arise? Wha…

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198: The Chronicles Of Narnia with Janina Matthewson 53:11

1M ago53:11

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Author and podcaster Janina Matthewson joins us as we try to cover as much of C.S. Lewis's Narnia books as is physically possible in 53 minutes. We talk about the religious stuff, the mistreatment of Susan in The Last Battle, about how maybe The Magician’s Nephew is the best one?, about why consistent lore and geography is overrated, and lots more.…

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

1M ago58:12

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We recently welcomed Catherine Lacey to the bookshop to discuss her vertiginous latest novel Biography of X. Ostensibly the quest of a journalist, C.M. Lucca, to discover more about the life of her late wife—an artist who went by many names, but who she knew only as X—it quickly becomes clear that, in Biography of X, it’s not just one life being ca…

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38. The Heart Explodes with Claire Mooney 56:19

2M ago56:19

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In this Blue Moon transmission Suki and Claire reunite 4 months after Claire's heart exploded. Claire gets to tell her story and there’s gratitude, tears, and extraterrestrial contact... naturally. You don't want to miss it! Claire Mooney Health Sparrow For Everyone follow us on instagram: @gettingpsychic…

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

2M ago1:05:31

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Set in small-town, post-crash Ireland, The Bee Sting follows the Barnes family—Dickie, Imelda, Cass and PJ—as the fabric of their lives first frays at the edges, then begins to unravel completely. The Barnes’ are endearing, and complex, and funny, and infuriating… In short, one of the most realistic and memorable portrayals of a family you’ll find …

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197: Babes In Toyland with Jessica Traynor 1:01:06

2M ago1:01:06

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Award-winning poet Jessica Traynor joins us to talk about 90’s alt-rock legends Babes In Toyland with some detours into their contemporaries Hole and Bikini Kill. We talk about female rage, taping late night MTV so you could watch in the next day, seeing your teenage heroes live, and lots lots more. Jessica Traynor is @JessicaTraynor6. You can find…

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37. Discernment in Spirituality with Mari Belzunce 1:13:06

1M ago1:13:06

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Today I welcome the amazing Mari Belzunce. Mari is a Breathwork facilitator, Hypnotherapist, Healer, Channel, Intuitive Coach, and Mentor. We discuss Breathwork, Remote viewing, and how Mari utilizes discernment and skepticism for better outcomes within her practice. Mari teaches us how to see auras and we have a delightful surprise guest appearanc…

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

1M ago54:57

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A woman tells her son about his early life. About the months and years that he will by now have forgotten. When he was a baby, then a toddler, and when she was going into battle every day. For him first, and only then for herself. It’s a battle fought on many fronts. Against exhaustion, against time, against the loss of selfhood, against an increas…

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196: Elliott Smith with Alan & Andrea 1:26:14

2M ago1:26:14

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This is a big one. We had a little gap in our schedule so Alan & Andrea decided to get all of their feelings about Elliott Smith down in podcast form. We talk about that voice, those melodies, that guitar playing, the time he and Louis theroux interviewed each other for Select Magazine, his creative partnership with Jon Brion and so much more. Side…

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Violence and Freedom through Destruction 1:00:16

3M ago1:00:16

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The biographies of several artists, all named G, form a kind of exoskeleton to Rachel Cusk’s latest novel Parade, encasing the book’s other captivating strands—the story of an unprovoked attack on a Parisian street, the story of a couple on a remote island, the story of a suicide at a museum, the story of the death of a mother. Elements which thems…

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36. Getting Out Of The Way 25:44

3M ago25:44

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Suki goes solo and takes an opportunity to update you on all thats been going on lately; Getting Psychic is working, coming out of the spiritual closet at work, how to step aside and receive major messages, learning Sourcepoint therapy and more. :) Claire Mooney Health Sparrow For Everyone follow us on instagram: @gettingpsychic…

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195: Kingdom Hearts with Claire Anne 1:18:46

3M ago1:18:46

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Claire Anne is the studio head of Dúlamán Studios and creator of upcoming YA “sci-fi cosplaying as a fantaasy murder-mystery” animated series Oribis. She joined us for a super-sized episode about a super-sized game series, Kingdom Hearts. We tried to unravel the looping complex story, the integration of Disney and Final Fantasy characters, the musi…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Claire Annelise Smith Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Getting Psychic

Suki McAdams and Claire Mooney

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The Shakespeare and Company Interview

Shakespeare and Company

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Living from God's Center | How to Live with Confidence, Peace and Joy

Claire Annelise Smith

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Juvenalia

Tall Tales

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201: The Fox And The Hound with Rachel Connolly 56:27

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Ferdia Lennon on Glorious Exploits 42:04

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41. Dr Meggie Smith on Being Unattached to What Heals 40:59

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Roxy Dunn on As Young As This 37:35

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200: Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Kate Nash 1:06:04

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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions 47:31

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40. From Angels to Elohim: Exploring Spiritual Realms with Phyllis Anne Douglas 1:03:51

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

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199: Starship Troopers with Callum Orr 1:05:12

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

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39. The Vortex Heals 42:47

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

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198: The Chronicles Of Narnia with Janina Matthewson 53:11

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

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38. The Heart Explodes with Claire Mooney 56:19

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

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197: Babes In Toyland with Jessica Traynor 1:01:06

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37. Discernment in Spirituality with Mari Belzunce 1:13:06

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

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196: Elliott Smith with Alan & Andrea 1:26:14

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Violence and Freedom through Destruction 1:00:16

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36. Getting Out Of The Way 25:44

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195: Kingdom Hearts with Claire Anne 1:18:46

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