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The Plantbased, Not Perfect podcast is all about striving to be our healthiest selves, while living in the real world. With a master's degree in Technical Writing, Elizabeth explains complicated health topics in a format that is easy to digest. After her mom almost died from congestive heart failure caused by a root canal infection, Elizabeth became passionate about living a healthy lifestyle free from disease. This led her into the plantbased world and eventually inspired her to create #pla ...
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Discover your next favourite book, or take a deep dive into the mind of an author you love, with The Shakespeare and Company Interview podcast. Long-form interviews with internationally acclaimed authors, recorded from our bookshop in the heart of Paris. Hosted by S&Co Literary Director, Adam Biles. Discover all our upcoming events here. If you enjoy these conversations, you can order The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews here. Past guests include: Ottessa Moshfegh, Ian McEwan, Ali ...
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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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If you are a #skintok follower like myself then you love learning about the latest skincare and products, but I am a firm believer in less is more and that truly, beautiful skin comes from within. Today I wanted to cover the top foods scientifically proven to help with glowy skin, how I incorporate them into my weekly diet, what to avoid for glowy …
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Last week we were joined in the bookshop by Hari Kunzru, whose new novel Blue Ruin is a deeply unsettling, and intensely thought provoking reflection on the impact capital has on people, but also on art, and those who create it. It is the perfect final instalment—alongside White Tears and Red Pill—in Hari Kunzru’s own trois couleurs —a loose trilog…
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In today's episode we talk about how to make living a healthy lifestyle fun and not seen as a punishment. I encounter many people who look at working out as a chore, eating healthy as a punishment or they think I do not enjoy the way I eat - which couldn’t be further from the truth - so I thought I would share my top tips to help you enjoy living a…
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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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Today's episode is a Q&A answering some commonly asked questions I get on Instagram. Is there research to support the Blood Type Diet? What is the difference between smoothies and juicing? Should you be avoiding grains in my diet? I share what the literature has to say about each topic and give my personal takeaways to help you live your healthiest…
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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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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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Today we chat about the simplest topic, but one that there is a lot of questions around: walking as a form of exercise. I always get asked if I get in 10,000 steps a day and I wanted to deep dive on this number to see if it has research behind it and what the science has to say? Is simply walking enough for health benefits and weight loss outcomes?…
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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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In this episode we dive into what the research has to say about the latest Tik Tok trend of raw milk. From the alleged benefits, nutritional value debate, bacterial content, allergenic effects and more, we compare pasteurized milk to raw milk and what the evidence shows on these claims. I share the key takeaways and talk about whether milk is a hea…
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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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In this episode I chat with Karen Koramshai - a chef, model, wellness coach and holistic health practitioner. We talk about her childhood in Brazil, growing up in the UK and working in magazines like Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, and Esquire before her wellness journey began. Karen shares her personal experience with breast implant illness and explanti…
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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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In this episode we dive into research on peanut butter and the controversy around aflatoxins. What the research shows, how the FDA regulates toxins, what growers and farmers do to ensure no aflatoxins in the EU and US. Steps to take with nuts and seeds to ensure mold doesn't grow when you are buying at the store or storing them at your house, as we…
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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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Today's episode is a summary of the famous health book Fit for Life by Harvey & Marilyn Diamond from the 80's. I cover the book's key principles, what the research says around each topic and my personal takeaways on: natural hygiene, high water content food, food combining and fruit consumption. We dive into the controversy around food combining an…
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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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In today's solo episode I thought I would give a life update and share what has been going on in my life: from the tattoo removal process, to my two week matcha experiment and a birth control pill update - we get into everything in my health journey, in hopes it might help yours. I also answer a question on how many date bites are too many date bit…
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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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You might be wondering if you really need to supplement with a multivitamin on a plantbased diet? In today's episode I am going to break it all down for you: from the key vitamins and nutrients we need to pay attention to and why, how we can get them through food first and what the research shows on supplementation. Plus, do they supplement in the …
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This episode is the audio from an IG Live interview with me and Nicole Anderson-James, the founder of Elemental Superfood. Nicole interviewed me on my thoughts and what the research has to say on the following topics: high protein diets, hormone health and how hormones are impacted by plants, tips to transition to a plant-centric diet and how I fin…
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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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Today's episode covers the top reasons you might not be feeling full even while eating a healthy diet, along with tips to help you feel satiated. From nutrient absorption, to how processed foods affect satiety, and why hydration and fiber play a role, we cover the key elements to look at if you are experiencing this issue. We also speak about volum…
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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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